Polyunsaturated Fat Intake: Effects on the Heart and Brain

I'm revisiting the topic of the omega-6/omega-3 balance and total polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) intake because of some interesting studies ...

The Diabetes Diet Wars

So, you’re a type 2 diabetic and you want to know what to eat? It seems such a simple question. After all, scientists all around the world h...

Health is Multi-Factorial

Thanks to commenter Brock for pointing me to this very interesting paper , "Effects of fish oil on hypertension, plasma lipids, and tu...

Real Food X: Roasted Marrow Bones

Bone marrow is a food that has been prized throughout history-- from hunter-gatherer tribes to haute cuisine chefs. It's not hard to un...

Miracles and Wonders

What an interesting world we live in. As Paul Simon wrote, these are the days of miracles and wonders. When I was diagnosed with type 2 back...

Turning Points

There are turning points in all our lives. Some we only recognize in hindsight, while others are immediately obvious. My life changed comple...

Vitamin K2 in Marrow

I'm always on the lookout for foods rich in vitamin K2 MK-4 , because it's so important and so rare in the modern food system. I hea...

Snacks

One of the most common questions from newly diagnosed type 2s is "what can I eat as a snack". What follows are just a few ideas ba...

Experts

One of the most difficult things about incurable conditions, like type 2 diabetes, and how to treat them is the variety of opinions availabl...

Google Flu Trends

I just discovered a wonderful new tool from Google.org, Google Flu Trends . Google.org is the philanthropic branch of Google. Flu Trends ...

Can Vitamin K2 Reverse Arterial Calcification?

It certainly can in rats . In April 2007, Dr. Cees Vermeer and his group published a paper on the effect of vitamin K on arterial calcifica...

Real Food IX: Idlis

Traditional cultures throughout the world went to great lengths to maximize the nutritional value of the ingredients they had. Fermentation...

Cardiovascular Disease and Vitamin K2

Vitamin K2 is intimately involved in calcium metabolism. Matrix Gla-protein (MGP) is a vitamin K-dependent protein that is secreted in cart...

Winterize Your Diet

As winter approaches, there are steps you can take to preserve your health and well-being. Here's a list of things I find useful: -Eat ...

Book Review: Dangerous Grains

Dangerous Grains is about the health hazards of gluten grains. It's co-written by James Braly, an M.D. who specializes in food allergi...

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