How Lectins Invade A small spotlight has been put on lectins [more in depth analysis of lectins, consequences, and what to do about it] showing what can happen when we eat things that we aren’t designed to eat. There are thousands of lectins and not all of them are created equal. Some like gluten are well known…
High Fat vs Low Fat Diet? Which is better? Fat is Bad We’ve been told fat is bad, especially saturated fat, that it leads to heart disease and should be avoided or eaten in moderation. Some people have tried to differentiate between healthy fat and unhealthy fat. Fat is Good However the tide is starting…
Is Fruit Healthy? We’ve been told ad nausem – without question – that we should eat our fruits and vegetables. They are loaded with antioxidants and heart-healthy fiber. Right? But what if this advice wasn’t so good? In some writing that I’m working on, I titled a section “The Fruit Fallacy – An Apple a…
“Are GMOs Bad?” GMOs, Genetically Modified Organisms, are a complicated subject. You will hear how they are saving the world or ruining it. While watering my plants, I had a thought about GMO crops specifically. Then you can decide if you think they are good or bad. Here’s the tweetstorm version of it (and under my saved…
“Does Red Meat Cause Cancer?” Countless people have tried to pin cancer on red meat, but what’s the truth? It was a reason why Dr. Layne Norton, a very smart PhD who is not a slouch when it comes to nutrition and physiology, said a carnivore diet is a stupid idea – yet i did…
Intermittent Fasting Intermittent fasting (IF) is largely used for 2 reasons: Autophagy Calorie Control (fat loss) Should you do it? How often? Here’s how I like to look at it: Here’s my tweetstorm on the whole thing (the original Insta story is saved under I.F. fyi): Most people do intermittent fasting for 2 major reasons:…
What are humans designed to eat? This should be the most basic question underlying all dietary recommendations. The answer needs to take into account many facets like anatomy, physiology, and evolutionary history. In exploring this question there is 1 really big hint…(and it’s been right behind our eyes!) I first gave this hint in an…
Ketosis vs Ketoacidosis – What’s the Difference? Perhaps you doing a ketogenic diet or considering one? Maybe even the carnivore diet? Perhaps you started a ketogenic diet, got the “keto flu,” did some research and are now worried about ketoacidosis. I tried to clear this up in a tweetstorm and an instagram story (saved under “ketoacidosis”)…
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; You can only connect them looking backwards.” -Steve Jobs For the few people who dare to step up to the plate, dare to swing, dare to miss – an unseen consequence is “laying down invisible dots.” At the time you can’t see how these dots can ever connect,…
Keep Swinging: “Hey if you get up to bat, and you take a swing, good for you for stepping up to the plate and swinging. Because most people won’t do that. Most people will just stay on the side line, watch the other players. But they don’t dare step on the field, don’t dare step…