The Brain is 60% Fat? What the FAT?
Where do they come up with the brain is 60% fat? Your brain has been called the most complex...
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Concussion Post 20 – Outside Magazine Article: CTE in Extreme Sports
A recent article in Outside magazine highlighted the problem of CTE (Chronic Traumatic...
Read MoreWHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER EATING LIVER AND HOW TO DO IT – PART 2
Liver Myths Many have been misled to believe the liver is a “filter” and thus filters and stores toxins. The liver is actually the body’s “metabolic engine” and its main role is to neutralize toxins (such as drugs, chemical...
Read MoreWhy You Should Consider Eating Liver and How To Do It – Part 1
Why You Should Consider Eating Liver and How To Do It Chinese proverb – “eat what ails you” Today, we do a lot of things better than our grandparents … but eating liver is an area where our generation has really dropped...
Read MoreWhy Over Half of America is Fat and Pre Diabetic – Post 7
Saturated Fat – the Devil is in the Details Saturated fat is often stated in debates as a cause of heart disease, which is why you sometimes hear it’s bad to eat meat, eggs, coconuts, and other forms of saturated fat. But...
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Why Over Half of America is Fat and Pre Diabetic – Post 6
Ketogenic diet and blood bio-markers The last post was about the benefits of ketones and a well...
Read MoreWhy Over Half of America is Fat and Pre Diabetic – Post 5
To pick up from the discussion last week on ketones… The rapidly expanding knowledge of ketones. We’ve known for many decades that ketones are another fuel for the heart and brain and that’s one of its key roles. There are...
Read MoreWhy Over Half of America is Fat and Pre Diabetic – Post 4
Treating the problem What we’ve come to appreciate is that nothing is more potent at switching cells over to burning fat, than restricting carbs. No drug, no supplement, no amount of exercise training, or no amount of fish oil...
Read MoreWhy Over Half of America is Fat and Pre Diabetic – Post 2
The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study The WHI study is arguably the largest and most expensive state women’s health initiative which was an 8-year prospective study in postmenopausal women and essentially showed that a low...
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Food for Thought Podcast with Jeff Browning
Food for Thought Podcast with Jeff BrowningIn this podcast veteran elite ultrarunner Jeff Browning...
Read MoreWhy look at gut health?
A “community” of bacteria exist in the gut, the adult gut microbiota contains up to 100 trillion microorganisms, including at least 1,000 different species of known bacteria, with more than 3 million genes (150 times more than...
Read MoreIs it worth paying more for “pharmaceutical grade” CoQ10? What about “natural” or “live source” CoQ10?
CoQ10 is not sold in the U.S. as a prescription drug, so no CoQ10 can technically be “pharmaceutical grade.” There is no reason to pay more if you see this meaningless term. However, a manufacturer is allowed to...
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