Date: August 27, 2015 Source: University of East Anglia Summary: Eating foods rich in amino acids could be as good for your heart as stopping smoking or getting more exercise — according to new research. Eating foods rich in amino acids could be as good for your heart as stopping smoking or getting more exercise […]
Eating More Protein Doesn’t Help You Lean Out? Reanalysis of Often-Cited 36-Week Study Corrects Original Conclusion: Threshold Intakes and Changes (!) in Protein Intake Matter! I’ve written about both observational and experimental studies that show how increased protein intakes can improve your body composition. So why mention another one? Well, the study at hand which […]
Not everyone’s body responds the same way to different approaches to losing weight. The key is to find a match for your body and metabolism. Dr. Atkins, a well-known cardiologist, limited his patients’ intake of sugar and carbohydrates. As a result, many of his patients successfully lost weight and kept it off – even though […]
06.24.2015 by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today Upcoming diet recommendations from a government panel should not place a limit on total dietary fat, two researchers argued in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Earlier this year, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) released a draft of new dietary guidelines that has since been […]
Apr 11, 2015 02:57 PM By Lecia Bushak Be specific in choosing the types of proteins and carbohydrates you eat, because these little things might make a big difference in your weight loss or weight gain later on. A new studyout of Tufts University claims that making even small changes to the types of meats […]
3/23/2015 Dr. Dean Ornish strikes again with an editorial lambasting what he calls high-protein diets in today’s New York Times. I got an email first thing this morning from a South African journalist inquiring as to what I thought about it. Monday mornings are killers for me, so I thought I would jot off a quick response and […]
Sarah Hallberg | TEDxPurdueU Published on May 4, 2015 Can a person be “cured” of Type 2 Diabetes? Dr. Sarah Hallberg provides compelling evidence that it can, and the solution is simpler than you might think.
March 02, 2015 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this study examined gestational weight gain (GWG) in pregnant women and the effect of the protein:carbohydrate (P/C) ratio and added sugar intake. Participants were given a food frequency questionnaire at 25 weeks of gestation to record P/C ratio and added sugar intake reported in quintiles. They reported […]
Date: February 16, 2015 Source: Yale University Summary: Researchers have found that a compound produced by the body when dieting or fasting can block a part of the immune system involved in several inflammatory disorders such as type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and Alzheimer’s disease. In their study, published in the Feb. 16 online issue ofNature […]
AUT University’s Human Potential Centre has been commissioned by New Zealand’s Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) to write research reviews around current exercise and health-related topics that are relevant to the fitness industry. I recently wrote this review of the efficacy of low carbohydrate diets for health and performance. It is definitely longer than my usual […]
January 20, 2015 “Without leaves, without buds, without flowers; Yet they form fruit. As a Food, as a tonic, as a medicine; The entire creation is precious.” -weird mushroom poem of sketchy origin Mushrooms: They have B12! When exposed to UV light, they make vitamin D2. Protein, fibre, and selenium. Shall I go on? Maybe […]
Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer: The latest evidence BMC Medicine 01/20/2015 Lin PH, et al. – Prostate cancer (PCa) remains a leading cause of mortality in US men and the prevalence continues to rise world–wide especially in countries where men consume a ‘Western–style’ diet. The combination of all the beneficial factors for PCa risk […]
Nutrition, dietary interventions and prostate cancer: The latest evidence Full Text BMC Medicine, 01/20/2015 Review Article Lin PH, et al. – Prostate cancer (PCa) remains a leading cause of mortality in US men and the prevalence continues to rise world–wide especially in countries where men consume a ‘Western–style’ diet. The combination of all the beneficial […]
To this day, you still see products in grocery stores labeled, “low fat” as if this somehow translates into meaning the product is more healthful. Obviously the manufacturers of these products feel that there still is enough consensus in terms of the public’s perception that low fat is a good thing. So they persist in […]
The BulletProof Diet Roadmap Illustrated (PDF) “Where do I start?” This is something lots of people ask about the Bulletproof Diet. I spent a lot of time getting the core Bulletproof Diet infographic into a simple format so you will at least know what to eat. But even then, information overload is always a problem, […]
Are there any nonpharmacologic/nonsurgical treatments for emphysema that have been shown to be helpful? Discuss. (Post date: 12/29/2014) Are there any nonpharmacologic, nonsurgical treatments for emphysema that have been shown to be helpful? That was the question MedPage Today asked Joshua Sill, MD, of Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va. This is the final […]
Terry Wahls, MD, talks about her popular regimen for progressive MS. by John Gever Managing Editor, MedPage Today With no clearly proven treatments available for progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), the door has been opened for what are usually called alternative or complementary therapies. One that has gained many adherents in the MS community […]
Pauline Anderson Story Source December 22, 2014 If older patients are suddenly craving sweets, gaining weight, and developing swallowing difficulties, consider a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a new study suggests. Results show that patients with certain types of FTD eat significantly more carbohydrates and sugar than healthy controls or those with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and that […]
HDL is commonly referred to as “good cholesterol,” as clearly higher levels of this carrier protein are associated with a reduced risk for accumulation of atherosclerosis within the walls of arteries, especially the arteries that supply blood to the heart. While so much attention is focused on total cholesterol, as well as LDL, which unfortunately has been […]
Low Glycemic Diet Slows Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Macular degeneration is a leading cause of visual loss in elderly Americans. Worldwide, it represents one of the most common causes of irreversible blindness. To putstatistics related to macular degeneration in perspective, consider that the number of people living with macular degeneration is similar to the […]