In The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle by Doctors Michael and Mary Eades, they encourage us to make important fats a regular part of a healthy diet. Why? Doesn’t the USDA say no . . . → Read More: Eat Important Fats!
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Last time I wrote, I ranted about the very misleading information given by the USDA dietary guidelines about fats.
There are four types of Fat: saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and the dreaded trans fat. I am going to give a simple definition of all of these. . . . → Read More: What Kind of Fat The coconut is becoming more popular again. People are finding that it is good for you! I am amazed that you can find three or four different brands and refinements! When I first posted in September, 2010 it was hard to find two brands. You can also find many different varieties of water . . . → Read More: Revisiting the Coconut
There was a report on NPR on May 19, 2011 that we are the most obese nation in the world. Why? Is it because our “health experts” have pushed the low fat/high carb diet so hard? Or that our high food prices make it very hard to eat healthy? Or maybe our lifestyles . . . → Read More: Identifying the Causes of our Obesity Epidemic
We are in the middle of an “obesity epidemic,” something that wasn’t a problem half a century ago. The strange thing about this epidemic is that we are much more health conscience as a nation than we were all those years ago.
The government wants to lay the blame on the individual. Although . . . → Read More: Why We Are Obese – Part 1: The Government Knows Best 
We have been told coconut oil is not all that good for us. I was led to believe that it was really bad for me and I should avoid food that was prepared using it. THEN I read an article written by Heather Pratt, CNT in the August/September 2009, Natural Grocers Newspaper, that the coconut tree is considered the” Tree Of Life” in the Philippines. “Tree of Life” caught my attention. We mostly think of coconut as a decorative addition to frosting or that white stuff in trail mix. But the coconut is much more than that and is so good for us. . . . → Read More: Rediscover the Tropical Oils — Coconut The USDA has taken to heart the idea that calorie restriction is the way to conquer the obesity epidemic. They have taken this position because a misguided medical research community believes that weight gain is caused by a lack of willpower on the part of the American people and the belief that the body sees all calories exactly the same. . . . → Read More: How to Cure the Obesity Epidemic Our diet was filled with fat and cholesterol. Then, as a species we decided fat was bad and it has had some major consequences. The reasons behind our decision go against common sense and scientific reasoning. . . . → Read More: In Defense of Fat and Cholesterol I am what society deems as fat. That is to say, I am heavier than I should be for my height. I do not believe that I am fat. I believe that I have fat. Sometimes too much fat according to the tightness of my jeans. . . . → Read More: Fat |
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