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01/20/2020

The new science behind food addiction.

Can foods like bread and potato chips be addictive? The main stream answer lends itself to apathy and denial - food is necessary for life and not the same as dr

12/29/2019

Counting calories may not be the best approach.

I am starting a series of posts that will cover how the science of nutrition has become radically divided and controversial. I will use, as my main source Dr.

12/25/2019

Obesity Crisis for Children

The American Academy of pediatrics is now recommending bariatric surgery for children (see Medscape). What this amounts to is the medical establishment giving

12/15/2019

Get healthy for the New Year!

I am starting a series of posts that will cover how the science of nutrition has become radically divided and controversial. I will use Dr. Richard Feinman'

12/11/2019

It's important to promote the success stories.

I tried the keto diet to help me manage my type 2 diabetes without relying on insulin — and I’ve never looked back.

12/08/2019

Feeling some brain fog this winter? Intermittent fasting might help.

Fasting simply means not eating. Not eating for 12 hours or more - skipping breakfast can be a good start for people new to fasting. But the real benefits of

09/01/2019

https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2019/08/23/intermittent-fasting-immune-system?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&fbclid=IwAR053Idf0JCFUgtErcOyH8lPXCQmblv2EHHWpJqrq2FH_IRcWJVQGFyNQyU

New studies on mice and humans offer a few explanations for how fasting might temporarily confer certain health benefits.

08/18/2019

Greater Boston Keto had a great time at Joan Walker's farm.

07/21/2019

Megan Ramos at Keto Fest. Talking about the history of fasting.

07/20/2019

Ken Berry and Carrie Brown. Happening now at Keto Fest New London CT

07/20/2019

Shawn Baker and Scott Myslinski talking about Carnivore and Keto at Keto Fest New London CT.

07/01/2019

Harvard medical tells us what we already know in this article: Abdominal Fat and what to do about it.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/abdominal-fat-and-what-to-do-about-it.

The bottom line is that abdominal belly fat is bad for you. They don’t tell us where this “bad fat” comes from – that is high insulin. They also fail to tell us that carbs and sugar cause the high insulin.
With advice like this we are all going to get very sick.

Though the term might sound dated, middle-age spread is a greater concern than ever. As people go through their middle years, their proportion of fat to body weight tends to increase — more so in women than men. Extra pounds tend to park themselves a...