In the first article of this series we talked about the negative impact of 4 common food toxins: wheat, industrial seed oil, fructose and processed soy. In the second article we discussed which fats, carbohydrates and proteins are the best source of fuel for your body. In this article we're going to importance of eating real food. "Real food" is: Whole, unprocessed and unrefined pasture-raised (a.k.a. grass-fed) and wild local, seasonal and organic Let's look at each of these ...
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In step #1, we talked about what not to eat. In this article, we'll talk about what to eat. Most of the calories we get from food come from protein, carbohydrates and fat. These are referred to as macronutrients. We also get other important nutrients from food, such as vitamins and minerals. These don't constitute a significant source of calories, so they're called micronutrients. For the last 50 years we've been told to follow ...
Imagine a world where: diabetes, heart diseases, autoimmunity and other modern diseases are rare or don't exist at all we are naturally lean and fit we are fertile throughout our childbearing years we sleep peacefully and deeply we age gracefully without degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and osteoporosis While this might sound like pure fantasy today, anthropological evidence suggests that this is exactly how human beings lived for the vast majority of our evolutionary history. Today, most people accept diseases like obesity, diabetes, infertility ...
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- Matt: Chris: Excellent discussion! Where do monounsaturated fats fit into the picture? Myself and many of my Paleo friends have been consuming quite a bit o
When it comes to fish oil, more is not better - Jim: I don't use it as often as I should, but my wife, my brother, and I have found EFT to be effective. In the past I have also found The Sedona Method to
9 Steps to Perfect Health – #6: Manage Your Stress - William: I should clarify, on the podcast you were talking about blood sugar dipping too low during the evenings when low-carb dieting, which prompted an insul
9 Steps to Perfect Health – #6: Manage Your Stress - William: This posting made me think of a comment you made on your podcast a few weeks back regarding low-carb dieting, blood sugar and adrenal response. I imag
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- Mar 06 2011 01:55pm The health establishment is finally realizing the truth about the "natural" sweetener agave syrup: it's way higher in fructose than HFCS (80% vs. 55%) and it has the same toxic effect on the body.
- Mar 04 2011 08:06am Paleo-schmaleo. If you're not managing stress, you're at risk for all of the health problems the Paleo diet aims to prevent.
- Mar 03 2011 09:34am This is a good complement to the next article in my 9 Steps series ("Manage Your Stress") which will be published tomorrow.
- Mar 02 2011 09:15am If you're worried about your hemoglobin A1c level, you should read this.
- Mar 01 2011 08:49am Episode 4 of The Healthy Skeptic Podcast is up! This week we cover hypothyroidism/Hashimoto's, leaky gut and autoimmune disease.
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