A Culture Dying to Eat
Today is a pretty big day for us. We have been doing pre-production on Carb-Loaded since 2012. Oddly enough, I sent Eric an e-mail on July 8th, 2012. In it I was pitching to him the idea about a documentary covering carbs in the modern diet. 365 1/4 days later we launched our KickStarter campaign.… [Continue Reading]
Health food sticker shock is like a hostage negotiation with your health being held for ransom. We’ve all been there…You are standing at the checkout of your local health food store, and you are blown away by the price. They might as well send you a note that says GiVe uS $274.15 aNd we will… [Continue Reading]
A calorie is not a calorie. There are plenty of studies demonstrating how different kinds of food affect us in different ways – despite having the same number of calories. Recently another interesting study was published. The participants were served milkshakes that were identical in every way, except how rapidly digested the carbs were. The… [Continue Reading]
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]
A recent study from Denmark demonstrated that a gluten-free diet may eliminate the signs and symptoms associated with diabetes. Dr. Sildorf at Copenhagen University Hospital followed a five-year-old boy who was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. When the boy was diagnosed he began a gluten-free/ low-sugar diet and insulin therapy. After just five weeks, the… [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]
