Dairy
Dairy has long been a controversial topic in nutrition. Is it good for us or does it contribute to inflammation and metabolic disease? The answer is that it depends on the person and the quality of dairy they are consuming. After educating ourselves about the fallacious arguments and flawed data demonizing saturated fat and cholesterol, […]
Saturated Fat/Cholesterol
Government recommendations based on the restriction of dietary saturated fat and cholesterol stem from a gross misrepresentation of the research data. These recommendations have led to decades of bad public policy and marketing hype, and have severely damaged the public’s understanding of basic nutritional science. Dietary cholesterol and saturated fat guidelines in this country were […]
Grains & Inflammation
InflammationExcessive inflammation is one of the main drivers of cellular damage, aging, and chronic disease in the body. At the acute level, inflammation is responsible for the essential life functions like wound healing and fighting infection. Our modern lifestyle, however, has contributed to a profound dysregulation of these inflammatory functions. Many lifestyle factors can contribute […]
What’s the Deal With Meat?
Meat consumption has long been a point of contention in our society. We are confronted by a plethora of often contradictory advice from a wide range of experts, each invoking scientific rationale to support his or her recommendations. Amid such confusion, what choices regarding meat should an individual begin implementing to improve health? As is […]
How do we use carbs?
Much like omega 6-fatty acids, carbohydrates and their main regulatory hormone, insulin, are not inherently deleterious to human health. Many of the problems we see with them come from their gross over representation in the modern Western diet. So, while for most people the journey toward achieving their health goals will entail periods of carbohydrate […]
Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting is a dietary strategy that allows for varying windows of time where no calories (either from food, drink, or supplements) are consumed. By itself, intermittent fasting is a protocol that does not direct attention to what foods are being consumed. Instead, intermittent fasting shifts focus to when calorie intake is occurring. The time […]
What is Ketosis?
Ketosis is simply a state in which the body is primarily using fat, and fat-derived molecules called ketones, for fuel instead of glucose. Our modern, industrialized, 21st century diet is predominately carbohydrate based, which leads to chronically elevated insulin and blood sugar levels. This process drives the accumulation of adipose (fat) tissue, and leads most […]