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Can you eat too much Spinach?
Learn about oxalates in green smoothies. They can be poisonous and you might want to avoid these trendy drinks.
George Elder
Nov 30, 20223 min read


Traditional Health
Why is it that when humans move from traditional diets to a Western Style diet they more often lose their ancestral health.
George Elder
Nov 19, 20222 min read


What are you feeding your gut bacteria?
What you eat determines the health of your gut and this determines your overall health. Read more here……
George Elder
Oct 19, 20227 min read


Arthritis, what to do?
Arthritis , what should I be doing to help myself?
George Elder
Oct 17, 20222 min read


Your DNA can be hacked
Some people blame their genes for their health, but this is unlikely here we show you how you can control the expression of your genes.
George Elder
Oct 10, 20222 min read


How to support good eye health
How your diet and lifestyle contribute to your eye health.
George Elder
Aug 6, 20229 min read


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, 20225 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
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