Nutrition and Immunity: Lessons for COVID-19
Philip C. Calder The role of the immune system is to protect the individual against pathogenic organisms. Nutrition is one of multiple factors that determines the immune response and good nutrition is important in supporting the immune response. Immunity can be impaired in older people, particularly those who are frail, in those living with obesity, […]
Fake Meat: Another Attempt for Global Control of the Food Supply
Joseph Mercola The fake meat industry is being touted as an environmentally friendly and sustainable way to feed the world. However, it’s an underhanded attempt to recreate the kind of global control that Monsanto and others achieved through patented GMO seed development. Lab-created meats may turn out to be one of the most health-harming ultra-processed […]
How to Fast for Metabolic Fitness and Hormone Balance
Joseph Mercola The vast majority of people eat across 12 hours or more, which is a recipe for metabolic disaster. Health statistics bear this out, showing that 93.2% of Americans are metabolically unfit. Time-restricted eating (TRE) is one of the most foundational strategies to stay healthy, and when done appropriately can also help balance your […]
Nutritional Care in Peptic Ulcer
Nathália Dalcin Vomero and Elisângela Colpo Peptic ulcer is a lesion of the mucosal lining of the upper gastrointestinal tract characterized by an imbalance between aggressive and protective factors of the mucosa, having H. pylori as the main etiologic factor. Dietotherapy is important in the prevention and treatment of this disease. … Dietotherapy, as well […]
Seed Oils: A Dangerous ‘Global Human Experiment Without Informed Consent’
Joseph Mercola Ophthalmologist Dr. Chris Knobbe says most chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease and macular degeneration are linked to the consumption of processed seed oils. Knobbe says the large consumption of omega-6 seed oil in everyday Western diets is so dangerous it is […]
Dem Bones: Do High Protein Diets Cause Bone Loss?
Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig The protein theory was rst presented in 19681 and followed up in 1972 with a study comparing bone density of vegetarians and meat eaters … The authors of the study attribute the decline in bone mass to the high protein diet of the Eskimos, especially its high meat content. […]
Extensive Use of Monosodium Glutamate: A Threat to Public Health?
Kamal Niaz et al. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is one of the most widely used food-additives in commercial foods. Its application has increased over time and it is found in many different ingredients and processed foods obtainable in every market or grocery store. MSG gives a special aroma to processed foods which is known as umami […]
Keto Therapies
Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies There are five variations of the Ketogenic Diet which have been published in medical literature as effective treatments for diseases that have an underlying metabolic dysregulation, such as epilepsy, cancer, and Alzheimer’s. The original Ketogenic Therapy, known as the classic Ketogenic Diet, or classic Keto for short, was designed in […]
