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  • The Real Environmental Impact of Red Meat: Part 1

    After reading my recent articles about red meat, I hope none of you are concerned that eating it will negatively impact your health. But I realize that nutrition is only one of the factors that motivate people to limit or eliminate red meat consumption; one of the primary reasons many go vegetarian is their concern ... Visit Article

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Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

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We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries, ... More

Paleo Diet for Weight Loss, Inflammation Management and More

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Editor's  Note:  Love to see business open specifically addressing Paleo Lifestyle Design.  Congratulations to this new business in Alexandria, Virginia. Core Wellness & Physical Therapy now offers "The Paleo Consult" to aid clients and patients in a lifestyle modification that benefits those looking to lose weight, manage chronic pain, autoimmune diseases ... More

The Science of A Healthy Weight

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"I want more muscles! I go to the gym three or four times a week with a personal trainer. I can afford that now. I can't put on weight though, no matter how much I eat." -Christopher Parker Many of us struggle in all sorts of aspects of our lives: to ... More

The Benefits of BCAAs

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I started using branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) in high amounts in 1994 after meeting with one of brightest minds in exercise physiology and medicine, Dr. Mauro DiPasquale, who wrote Amino Acids and Proteins for the Athlete: The Anabolic Edge. His contention was that if money was an issue, taking supplements ... More

Eat Like a Caveman to Protect Your Brain From Shrinking (Opinion)

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs are some of the most toxic drugs used in the field of medicine, and while it is my strong recommendation not to use them, conventional physicians often offer them as a first-line treatment. This is especially tragic because there are other options for fighting MS, namely nutrition ... More

Why you should eat more (not less) cholesterol

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For decades now, the general American population has been neurotically avoiding cholesterol-rich foods for fear of developing heart disease, thanks to the promulgation of the unfortunate Diet-Heart hypothesis. (1) Those of us that follow a paleo diet are well aware by now that dietary cholesterol does not significantly affect cholesterol levels ... More

My new favorite book on nutrition and health

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I read a lot about health and nutrition. I mean a lot. Sometimes several books a week, along with papers from the scientific literature. I’m a total research nerd. I admit it. One complaint I’ve had for a long time is that there hasn’t been a single book I can recommend ... More