Getting Your Omega-3 to Omega-6 Ratio Right is Essential
Joseph Mercola While omega-3s have an anti-inflammatory effect, the omega-6 found in seed oils tend to be proinflammatory. Maintaining a healthy 3:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 is important, as chronic low-grade inflammation is a hallmark of most chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Omega-3 fats are essential polyunsaturated fats your body needs […]
The Devastating Consequences of Replacing Butter with Margarine in Our Diet
Natasha Longo The Diet Dictocrats told us to drop butter decades ago and switch to a so-called healthier substitute called margarine made with what they claimed would be less harmful polyunsaturated fats. Their promise was it would prevent disease. People around the globe questioned this advice, especially those who have valued butter for its life-sustaining […]
Eat Well: A Guide to Intermittent Fasting, Time-Restricted Eating, and Healthy Habits
FLCCC Alliance The question of how to remove spike protein from the body has been coming up with increasing frequency in recent months, as people are rightly concerned about its lingering effects. The FLCCC recommends intermittent fasting as one of the most effective ways to induce autophagy, the process by which the body clears out […]
Fortification and Health: Challenges and Opportunities
Johanna T. Dwyer et al. an007443 124..131 Fortification is the process of adding nutrients or non-nutrient bioactive components to edible products (e.g., food, food constituents, or supplements). Fortification can be used to correct or prevent widespread nutrient intake shortfalls and associated deficiencies, to balance the total nutrient profile of a diet, to restore nutrients lost […]
Food Fortification and Supplement Use – Are There Health Implications?
Mridul Datta and Mara Z. Vitolins Dietary supplements are a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S., and their use is increasing exponentially. Additionally, many foods and beverages are increasingly being fortified with single or multiple vitamins and minerals. Consequently, nutrient intakes are exceeding the safe limits established by the Institute of Medicine. In this paper, […]
Why Broth is Beautiful: Essential Roles for Proline, Glycine and Gelatin
Kaayla Daniel The notion that the body can create proline and glycine is, of course, the reason that neither amino is considered “essential.” The ability to manufacture them easily and abundantly as needed, however, is probably true only of people enjoying radiant good health. Common sense suggests that the millions of Americans suffering from stiff […]
Gout
Tom Cowan The understanding of gout gets into some of the most interesting questions about the history of medicine and the understanding of physiology and its relationship to human disease. It is also interesting because there are many misconceptions that abound about gout, among both laymen and medical professionals. … gout is better understood as […]
Aches, Pains and Diet
Vesanto Melina Stiffness, arthritis, and aching joints: what have these to do with diet? The causes of various forms of arthritis are complex and sometimes little understood. Yet recent research indicates that foods can significantly affect arthritic symptoms for certain people.
