Nutrition: The Anti-Aging Factor
Sylvia Onusic Aging has been predetermined in our genes, experts say, and cells can only divide forty to sixty times before they reach the “HayTick Limit,” a theory advanced in 1961 by Leonard HayTick at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Structures at the end of chromosomes called telomeres protect cells from deterioration or fusion […]
Movement as Nutrition
Katy Bowman Katy invites us to return to movement. She explores how we came to be such sedentary people, mostly indoors for the better part of the day. This is true for adults and children alike. We all have movement deficiencies. Katy explains how this is essentially a nutritional deficit of sorts.
Saturated Fat Phobia Lacks Scientific Basis
Kimberly Hartke In March, the journal Annals of Internal Medicine published a meta-analysis of seventy-six scientific studies on the effect of various fats on heart disease, Association of Dietary, Circulating and Supplement Fatty Acids with Coronary Risk … The conclusion researchers drew after reviewing these studies was “Current evidence does not clearly support cardiovascular guidelines […]
Principles of Healthy Diets
The Weston A. Price Foundation When Dr. price analyzed the foods used by isolated peoples he found that, in comparison to the American diet of his day, they provided at least four times the water- soluble vitamins, calcium and other minerals, and at least TEN times the fat-soluble vitamins, from animal foods such as butter, […]
World’s Largest Nutritionists Group Accepted Millions from Food, Pharma and Big Ag in Exchange for Favors
U.S. Right to Know The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) accepted millions of dollars from food, pharmaceutical and agribusiness companies, had policies to provide favors in return, and invested in ultra-processed food company stocks, according to a study published Oct. 24 in Public Health Nutrition. … The study describes a “symbiotic relationship” between the […]
A Seasonal Shift for Body, Mind and Spirit
Tiffany C. Brawn The human body is heavily influenced by seasonal, regional, and cosmic rhythms of nature, affecting the expression of body, mind, and Spirit. The turning of the seasons, especially during cycles of chaotic weather patterns and social upheaval, can be challenging to navigate. Developing lifestyle practices that help to manage chronic stress, understanding […]
Vegetarianism and Nutrient Deficiencies
Christopher Masterjohn Not all vegetarians develop overt health problems in such a short length of time from abandoning animal foods and some—especially those who eat eggs, milk, or occasional fish and shell sh—may maintain good health for decades. A strictly vegetarian diet, however, clearly lacks nutritional qualities that an omnivorous diet possesses. If the people […]
Nutrition and Health. The Issue is Not Food, Nor Nutrients, So Much As Processing
Carlos A. Monteiro Orthodox teaching and practice on nutrition and health almost always focuses on nutrients, or else on foods and drinks. Thus, diets that are high in folate and in green leafy vegetables are recommended, whereas diets high in saturated fat and in full-fat milk and other dairy products are not recommended. Food guides […]
