Worried about virus “variants”?
For days now the news has been the arrival of virus “variants”, the first of which popped up in the UK. Now they appear to be in 36 of the US states. And that is just today. So now the worry is whether the vaccine …
It's All About the Food
Inflammation
Decision Time – Which Diet is Right for You?
With any luck at all, you have been following my articles on diet choices. You learned about the standard American Diet (appropriately called the SAD diet), Paleo, Keto, vegetarian/vegan, and carnivore. If you missed any, you will find them by clicking on the names above. …
Vegan or Vegetarian? Or Maybe Carnivore?
We are on a quest to review the major diet “types” talked about in the nutrition world today. Pushing past Paleo and, Keto, we arrive here: what about vegan, vegetarian, or carnivore? One of the things that the Paleo, Keto, and even the Mediterranean diet …
So – What about Inflammation
Inflammation is a hot health topic but I often wonder if folks understand what that means to them personally. Really important for those with diabetes, heart and various autoimmune diseases. These are people with extreme inflammation. From a dietary perspective, grain and legumes (beans) are …
Peter, Miriam, and Jack Autoimmune Recoveries
In this posts, Autoimmune , I tried to bring you up to speed on autoimmune disease. In another post , There was no way that food could be causing this, I shared three autoimmune recovery stories and promised to post more. True to my word, …
“There was no way that food could be causing this,” she said.
“I said there was no way that food could be causing this,” were Margaret’s words. “But I was wrong.” And indeed she was. In my last post, Autoimmune, I explained how autoimmune diseases happen. I promised to share the experiences of people who have accomplished …
Autoimmune – what is it?
Today’s question: “You keep talking about autoimmune diseases and I don’t think most people have these. So what is that and what’s the big deal?” Answer: An autoimmune disorder occurs when your body’s immune system attacks and destroys healthy body tissue by mistake. There are …
What to do about arthritis flares!
“I have arthritis and am sometimes in constant pain. I thought maybe it was gluten related so I eat gluten free bread but that didn’t help. The doctor says I have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and none of the medicine is working. What do I …
What bothers men the most? A big waist or erectile dysfunction?
There seems to be no end to the number of ailments aggravated or caused by diet. And it seems to be tough for people to give up eating the stuff they just love in the interest of avoiding body fat or an ailment. But some ailments, …
“Those with cardiovascular disease not identified with diabetes…are simply undiagnosed.”
Any heart disease in your family? Do you have any kind of heart or artery disease? Odds are really good because cardiovascular disease is the primary cause of death in America. And maybe you are kinda worried about that heart attack, stroke, or aneurysm. …