Recently a friend of mine was told he had a high cholesterol level and was prescribed Lipitor. Apparently when he asked the doctor if there were any possible side effects, he was told there were none! I find this quite unbelievable… Since reading my blog about statins he has decided to put the prescription for…
I’m still amazed at how the low-fat theory is so deeply ingrained in people’s minds. Recently I’ve heard a number of stories of people who are convinced that if they eat ‘low fat’ all day then it’s okay to eat a whole Mars Bar before going to bed… Or those that won’t eat ‘fat’ but…
‘We are what we eat’ is certainly a very old saying and one that has been used by many people to denigrate all sorts of diet theories over the years. Well I think the best one is ‘if you eat rubbish then you’ll be rubbish’. I’ve just watched the BBC 3 documentary which follows Zoe…
It appears that the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) in the USA is fighting back against allegations that High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is increasing the risk of diabetes, liver disease and obesity by… Can you guess how? No, it’s not new scientific research or in-depth clinical trials, but by… Changing the name! If the CRA…
I haven’t mentioned this before, but my step-daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She has gone through surgery and has almost completed her chemo plan, to be followed by radiation therapy. At the tender age of 37, with 2 small daughters, it’s been an emotional time. As you might expect, we’ve all been…
Quite bizarrely, my last blog (Just Blown Away) about soil erosion and declining soil quality due to modern conventional farming methods was published on exactly the same day that Norman Borlaug died. And who is Norman Borlaug? I hear you ask. He is considered to be the father of modern grain farming because he developed…