Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

A little knowledge goes a long way

Posted on July, 9 at 10:06 am | Filed Under Health, Low Carb

To correcting the crazy media angle that always vilifies saturated fat and gives carbs and sugar a free pass.  For some reality based critique of ABCs latest anti fat screed, check out Michael R. Eades M.D.

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A good summary of Gary Taubes

Posted on May, 21 at 7:31 am | Filed Under Health

Here is a good summary of Gary Taubes’ Good Calories Bad Calories with an emphasis on thermodynamics and the general silliness that people gain weight because they eat too many calories.

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Visceral Fat Leads to Depression? More fuzzy diet thinking …

Posted on April, 29 at 3:54 pm | Filed Under Health

Rush University Medical Center researchers have publsihed a study that shows there is a connection between increased belly fat (visceral fat) and a high incidence of depression.   Read about it here. For some crazy reason they assme that because there is a relationship between these two conditions, it is the visceral fat that causes [...]

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Vitamin E and Male Pattern Baldness

Posted on April, 29 at 11:39 am | Filed Under Health

It seems that there may be a glint of hope for us dome tops … Here is a study linking oral Vitamin E (special kind of Vitamin E I gather) and improved hair growth:  Read study here.

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