Understanding the Chemistry of Fats Ref: http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/the-skinny-on-fats/#understand Clearly something is wrong with the theories we read in the popular press-and used to bolster sales of lowfat concoctions and cholesterol-free foods. The notion that saturated fats per se cause heart disease as well as cancer is not only facile, it is just plain wrong. But it is…
By Lori Lipski The Weston A. Price Foundation http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/taking-the-fear-out-of-eating-fat/ For many years we have been told over and over again that fat is unhealthy, and most people actually do believe it. Therefore, in an attempt to be “healthy,” many people avoid eating fat. When I work with clients who claim they eat “healthy” I always…
References: http://www.westonaprice.org/, http://www.spacedoc.net/, Dr Malcolm Kendrick The statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are a class of drugs that lower cholesterol levels. The first results can be seen after one week of use and the effect is maximal after four to six weeks. Different statins: Lovastatin Fluvastatin Pravastatin Simvastatin – Zocor – available over the counter…
Part 2 of BBC2 Horizon documentary – ‘Should I Eat Meat?’ was aired last week and although it was talking about what animals were fed and how they were raised, it was all in relation to ‘carbon footprint’. The question Michael Mosley was asking was ‘How environmentally friendly are the various options for raising different…
There was a BBC2 Horizon documentary this evening by Dr Michael Mosley called ‘Should I Eat Meat?’. One interesting little bit of information mentioned was: An American study showed that eating red meat increased health/mortality issues A European study showed that eating some red meat was healthier than eating none. But no-one looked into WHY…
I’ve blogged a lot about how bad ‘low fat’ foods are (see my past blogs), so it was good to see Channel 4 Dispatches program – The Truth about Low Fat Food – last week. Besides highlighting the amount of added sugar in low fat foods, the one extra interesting point is that people eat…
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