Can a low-PUFA Diet Really Increase Your IQ?
Learn how your diet may be affecting your IQ. We used to think that our IQ was fixed based on our genetics. But now we know that just as our genes can change during our lives, so can our neurons.
Migraine Headache Diet Treatments that Work: Cut Your PUFA Consumption
Today's post will review two very interesting articles using very different sounding but actually similar strategies to improve migraine pain, low-fat vegan, versus targeted omega-3/omega-6 rebalancing
Dr. Cate on: Navigating Food Choices
Dr. David Perlmutter invites Dr. Cate Shanahan on Empowering Neurologist again to answer this crucial question more fundamental to our health than "What should I eat today?" It's something we grapple with daily, and how we answer that question can set the tone for how we feel for days, weeks, or months.
Is Walking Safe with Plantar Fasciitis?
When active people get sore feet, the diagnosis is often plantar fasciitis and the prescription is often rest. This post describes how, if you have plantar fasciitis and are an active person, staying active might be more therapeutic than staying entirely off your feet.
Dr. Cate on: Why Vegan Athletes Get Injured & the True Human Diet
In this episode of Peak Human Podcast with Brian Sanders, he invited Dr. Cate Shanahan to the show where she talks about a wide variety of subjects, including fat vs. Glucose metabolisms and why vegan athletes get injured.
Overeating is Bad for Mitochondria: Calories Count, PUFA Calories Count More
We often overlook the fact that simply overeating puts a stress on the system (and PUFA-rich seed oils are the worst). I think we should include a fourth macronutrient: time between meals. The longer you can go without a meal or a snack or a beverage other than water, the healthier your mitochondria will be.
Birth Month and Autism Risk
An astute reader of Deep Nutrition points out the connection between holiday season indulgences in high carb and vegetable oil rich foods and increased risk of autism.
Vegetable Oil and Sugar Block Fat Burn and Mitochondrial Function
In 2017, mainstream medicine has taken giant step towards science backed advice. Meanwhile, sports nutrition still espouses that sugar is the best fuel for athletes, that low carb diets deplete glycogen stores, and that polyunsaturated fats are the healthy kind of fat.
Dr. Cate on: Why Kobe Bryant Drinks Bone Broth
Abel James from Fat-Burning Man Podcast invites Dr. Cate Shanahan to the show where she shares how Gwyneth Paltrow and Kobe Bryant, big-time celebs hopping on the broth train. Dr. Cate also shares how we helped Dwight Howard conquer sugar addiction.
Study Shows 100% Pre-Diabetes Remission With High Protein Diet
The first ever diet trial to 100% resolution of pre-diabetes with diet is neither low fat nor low carb. It's high protein.
Fat Adapted Athletes Perform Better (video interview)
In this interview, we discuss the science behind real food-based, low-carb diets and sports performance. Additionally, we discuss the Four Pillars (common findings) of all healthy human diets
Dr. Cate on: Nutrition Expert With Tips On How To Eat Healthier
Dr. Cate Shanahan helps the Lakers eat better, and now she wants to do the same for you. In this interview on CBS Los Angeles, she shares her strategies and tips to help you improve your diet.
