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Saturated Fat is Good for you
Serious mistakes in early research suggested that saturated fat was bad, but we now understand it is critical to good health and longevity.
George Elder
Jul 3, 20223 min read


Are Nitrates in Bacon OK?
The summary of one study claimed: “These results indicate that dietary nitrate may serve important gastro-protective functions”.
George Elder
Jun 27, 20226 min read


Why Diets Fail
Your body will resist a diet and adapt to the changes which is why they fail. There is a different and successful approach available.
George Elder
Jun 19, 20222 min read


Are Blue Zone diets really ideal?
It is a myth that Blue Zones are bastions of superior diets. while they have benefits, poor research has misleading us.
George Elder
Mar 18, 20224 min read


Red meat risk for Health
An insight into the rubbish that is often claimed to be scientific nutrition research.
George Elder
Mar 2, 20223 min read


Just reduce calories
Why the old "eat less, move more" mantra is a load of rubbish for weight loss.
George Elder
Jan 15, 20224 min read


Are Vegetable Oils Killing Us?
Vegetable oils (also called seed oils) are a nutrition and health disaster which you should avoid at all costs.
George Elder
Oct 3, 20218 min read


Is Fruit really healthy?
Is fruit really good for us? Can we eat too much fruit? Why is it linked with vegetables in our nutrition guidelines?
George Elder
Sep 15, 20215 min read


Planned Eating
Taking some time to plan your eating can make a huge difference to your available nutrition
George Elder
Sep 13, 20214 min read


Your Microbiome is you
Learn why your microbiome is so important and some steps you can take to nourish it.
George Elder
Sep 13, 20213 min read


Cancer and your Diet
I read that cancers growing in a laboratory are fed insulin and glucose and don’t survive on ketones
George Elder
Aug 24, 20215 min read


I have Type-2 diabetes
Type-2 diabetes is a silent killer and is wreaking havoc on your body. Along the way it will damage your body irreversibly.
George Elder
Aug 12, 20214 min read


Diet to protect from viruses
Focus on reducing the food that a virus can use to nourish itself. A high level of the amino acid, arginine in your body assists viruses.
George Elder
Aug 2, 20213 min read


How much protein should I eat?
There are many opinions about dietary protein levels. Here I have attempted to simplify the information to help you choose the best levels.
George Elder
Jul 13, 20215 min read


What is Metabolic Health?
When a person has metabolic syndrome, a major indicator is excess fat around their middle. They might be called apple shaped.
George Elder
Jun 22, 20214 min read


Antioxidants to beat Cancer?
A proliferation of free radicals in your body creates oxidative stress, causing inflammation, contributing to a number of diseases.
George Elder
Jun 9, 20213 min read


Keto friendly Pizza Recipe
When switching to Low-carb (Keto) we went looking for a good replacement pizza recipe.
George Elder
May 29, 20212 min read


Are whole-grains, healthy?
“Healthy Whole grains” come with a whole bunch of baggage which for many people can cause serious health problems
George Elder
May 25, 20215 min read


Are carbohydrates addictive?
A high GI meal increased hunger and selectively stimulated brain regions associated with reward and craving in a period after the meal.
George Elder
May 24, 20213 min read


Changing your genes!
If a ketogenic diet can reduce brain seizures and lower blood
pressure, then what you are eating really matters.
George Elder
May 15, 20213 min read
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