Category: Blog
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Men’s Health explains MCT Oil after criticizing your bullet proof coffee
Why do they have to attack the go morning beverage of people trying to stick to the Keto Diet? Can’t we all just get along?!? Your body digests MCTs differently. Because of their shorter molecular chains, MCTs are more easily broken down by your system and converted into medium-chain fatty acids. This efficiency creates a…
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Don’t fast just because our ancestors may have… do it because it works
The article starts out by kind of trashing the idea of intermittent fasting. It snarkily criticizes people for the use of common sense and logic behind the idea of prehistoric people not eating three meals a day and by necessity following an intermittent fasting lifestyle. Then it goes on to explain that the people being…
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Dr. Popper Pops off on the Keto Diet
I think if she wasn’t so dismissive I might be inclined to listen more. But the way in which she slams low carb proponents she comes off as angry as she says they are. Here’s a video of her comments. I don’t have any issues with people who buy into whatever dietary lifestyle works for…
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New book touts recent science on Intermittent Fasting
Fasting is one of the biggest weight-loss trends to arise in recent years. Endorsed by A-list celebrities and the subject of a spate of best-selling books, it was the eighth most-Googled diet in America in 2018. But fasting shouldn’t be dismissed as just another fad. At the Charité University Hospital in Berlin, I’ve employed what’s…
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This couple had such success on the Keto Diet they wrote a book about it.
A cancer researcher and kinesiology professor and a health journalist found out about the Keto Diet and after 6 years of success decided to write a book about the science behind it. Dave Harper and Dale Drewery are not only romantic partners, they’re keto diet partners as well. In 2013, the couple, who live in Vancouver and have…
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How many eggs a week are too many?
An article from the Cleveland Clinic tells us there is no current recommendation as to how many eggs are too many and then goes on to tell us that too many eggs are bad. I think if you’re suffering from heart disease then you need to keep a close watch on your cholesterol with your…
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Are MCT and BHB supplements necessary?
I’ve never tried any supplements of any kind because I’ve always found them unnecessary… for me. I can understand why some people might want to or might need to take supplements to get the results they want. It’s just never been something I’ve needed to explore. Part of the reason I don’t need them is…
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Nutrition Diva Podcast addresses the latest news on eggs and heart disease
You can’t eat eggs. You can eat eggs. You can’t eat eggs. What do we do?!? The Nutrition Diva Podcast tells you the facts behind the latest news. All of this evidence ultimately led the USDA to take cholesterol off the list of nutrients of concern. This decision was not an impulsive one. In fact, many…
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The Ketogenic Bible
I have read other books on the science behind low carbohydrate diets. I was keenly interested in this one because it focuses on the Ketogenic Diet in particular. Most people who know me know that I watch what I eat… meaning that I watch the food as I shovel it into my mouth. But, I’ve…