We are getting buried in health ‘news’ these days:We are told we need vitamin D supplements because we are not out in the sun enough.Post-menopausal? You need to take supplemental calcium.We all need more calcium for strong teeth and bones.Everyone needs multivitamins.Fermented foods are termed probiotics and are essential to our diet.We need to cut our Read More …
Wild foods are rich sources of phytonutrients which might be from the chemical defense system of plants or compounds which we (or our gut bugs) make from them as we digest the defense chemicals turning them into nutrients. Phytonutrients are a lot like tiny super-heroes that end up in our gut, blood and organs and are Read More …
The Backstory I was a Baby Boomer with below average health trying to overcome constant tiredness, gout attacks, being overweight and catching all the colds going around. It was just before Xmas 2004 when I had a gout attack swell my knee to elephantine proportions and which saw me on crutches in Phuket, Thailand. I got home Read More …
Turmeric – a spice of lifeKaruah Activated Turmeric™ Get Some Now Have you seen our Karuah Activated Turmeric™ in the store as yet? It is a complementary product to the Holy Trinity to Health – I like to think of it as the 4th Musketeer. Together, they synergistically take aim at metaflammation which is now regarded Read More …
The Useless Concept of CaloriesI follow Dr Jason Fung and his articles on Medium and his piece on calories is well worth reading. Really good information …. until the oversimplification of the problem of obesity in the last few paragraphs. Insulin is a part of the problem but probably equal to that of leptin, another hormone which regulates satiety. Both Read More …
Anti-ageing and LIFE extensionThis article on anti-ageing and life extension was prompted by what I consider to be a ridiculous concept of embracing a prescription pharmaceutical drug with its unwanted, undesirable effects which come with a few more benign ‘benefits’. The author was convinced that an anti-diabetic drug, Metformin, might deliver positive outcomes with respect Read More …
Not all sugars are badWe do need to delve into a little biochemistry to learn that not all sugars are bad sugars. Our metabolic processes and especially our brain need glucose to function. Sometimes we even need to convert fat and proteins into glucose through a process called gluconeogenesis. We also store glucose as glycogen in Read More …
Wild Foods and Gout Wild foods and gout is a topic about which I am often asked. This probably reflects the growing incidence of gout which was once only a condition suffered by fat, old men who ate rich foods including red meats, shellfish, bread and drank copious quantities of red wine and beer. Just as with Read More …
The Best DietDietary Choices and Choices of DietsWhat is the best diet? We all know that the next new diet is probably in preparation as you read this and it will add to the plethora of diets we see promoted. These include celebrity diets (who would listen to an actor for long term nutritional advice); or Read More …
A Comment on Changing What We Taste in FoodThis post of mine is a reply to a story about changing the tastes we perceive as we eat and the work being done to see if changing what we taste can lead to healthier food choices. I posted this in the journal’s comment section but I tend to get Read More …
