Challenging Mainstream Ideas On Weight Maintenance
You can lose weight by eating less but how do you know you are getting what you need nutritionally?
The Importance Of Watching Your Salt Intake
In 2016 the American Psychological Association reviewed a pattern of salt intake and reported a staggering 90% of Americans consume too much salt. People are getting more dependent on salt and craving salty foods. What is wrong with that?
Is Natural Sugar Good Or Bad For Children?
Is Natural Sugar Good Or Bad For Children? From 1980 to 2013 the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has increased by nearly 50%. Many blame the consumption of sugar for this, but there is a lot of confusion as to what type of sugar we are talking about and whether natural sugar is bad or…
Pickled Garlic and Spicy Sliced Beef Recipe
Pickled Garlic and Spicy Sliced Beef Recipe If you read my post, The Health Benefits Of Cooking With Fresh Herbs and Spices, you may be looking for more ways to incorporate spices and fresh herbs into your diet. Here are two recipes that pair wonderfully together in a meal, along with a vegetable or salad of…
Widely-Held Beliefs That Need To Be Overturned : Part 1 – Dietary Fats
Widely-Held Beliefs That Need To Be Overturned : Part 1 – Dietary Fats This week’s post is the first part of a blog series presenting examples of widely-held beliefs about four topics—dietary fats, cholesterol, sugar, and exercise –that I suggest need to be revised and updated. This is important health information that Americans should be…
Take A Second Look At The New Pasta Study Results. Do Not Be Misled
Take A Second Look At The New Pasta Study Results. Do Not Be Misled An April 2018 article published in a respected medical journal (BMJ Open) reviewed controlled experiments of adults who needed to eat a low-glycemic index diet. In the study, adults who ate pasta did not experience an adverse impact on their body…
March is National Nutrition Month : Free Yourself From Grains
March is National Nutrition Month : Free Yourself From Grains March is National Nutrition Month. To celebrate and spread awareness that our own nutritional choices and eating habits can prevent disease, I am offering the Surviving Cancer and Diabetes: The Real Cause & The Right Cure eBooks on Amazon for 99 cents from March 14-March 18, 2018. The following…
Grains: Their Unnatural Effect on Blood Sugar & How To Happily Avoid Them
Consuming grains creates a cycle of peaks and valleys in blood sugar which is unnatural compared to the old ways that humans ate. It is a perversion of human natural eating habits. It leads to weight gain and frequently high blood sugar, diabetes, and obesity. The human food intake system and regulatory behavior was established…
The Unintended Consequences of the Green Revolution and How to Avoid a Repeat
The Unintended Consequences of the Green Revolution and How to Avoid a Repeat About fifty years ago, geneticist Norman Borlaug developed high-yield, disease-resistant dwarf wheat that could grow better than any other wheat. This boosted global agricultural production and they called it the Green Revolution. This wheat adopted by farming communities around the globe, plus…
Reflecting on Years of Cancer Research
Reflecting on Years of Cancer Research My new book, Surviving Cancer, reflects many years of research and thinking about cancer. Having been diagnosed with cancer myself, I am grateful to have numerous new insights to offer anyone who has been diagnosed with a solitary cancer. My book offers ideas and recommendations that can help save lives. I…