Why do people assume that everybody wants candy, no matter where you are? Has this become so normal? The other day I was at a lunch restaurant, where you can buy healthful foods, such as a salad full of nutritious ingredients (my choices: chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, feta cheese). I chose mineral water to go… [Continue Reading]

You can pretty much rest assured that your public health intervention is weak if the food industry thinks it’s a great idea and throws its support or backing behind it. Cases in point. A few weeks ago I was part of a round table discussion on public private partnerships between the food industry and public… [Continue Reading]

It goes without saying that I’m a HUGE fan of the paleo diet. Though I don’t call myself “paleo” — I prefer to say that I just eat real food — I think a diet and lifestyle based on ancestral living makes a whole lot of sense. And judging by the lean physiques and energetic… [Continue Reading]

Steve Jobs was vegan, on a high-fruit (fructose or fruit sugar) diet. He died of pancreatic cancer on 5th October 2011. Ashton Kutcher playing the Apple co-founder in the movie “Jobs”, went on a high-fruit diet, and ended up in hospital with inflamed pancreas. Article in USA Today: Ashton Kutcher suffers health scare prepping for ‘Jobs’ People eating high amounts… [Continue Reading]

If you are diabetic, pre-diabetic, insulin-resistant or just plain concerned about consuming too much sugar, take note. You need to know the rules of the Grain Game if you’re playing to win. #1. Grain (herein) refers to glutenous wheat, barley and rye as well as “gluey” oats, corn, and rice, et.al, sans gluten – lumped… [Continue Reading]

Many people replace sugar with artificial sweeteners in the belief that this will reduce their calorie intake and cause weight loss. It sounds plausible. Several studies, however, have failed to show any positive effect on weight loss by consuming artificial sweeteners instead of plain sugar. Instead, according to scientific studies, artificial sweeteners can increase appetite… [Continue Reading]

David Evans compiled a great reference book – Cholesterol and Saturated Fat Prevent Heart Disease – about the relationship of Saturated fat in the diet and heart disease, showing that there is no correlation between these two elements. The book contains 101 scientific papers (with the name of the authors and the year it has… [Continue Reading]

They’re calling it Type 3- Diabetes and it is directly related to your brain health. It seems that your pancreas is not the only organ that produces insulin in response to what you eat. Your brain does as well. Way back in 2005 this accidental discovery was made by a neuropathologist at Brown University studying… [Continue Reading]