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Medical science has misunderstood obesity for decades. It’s not the cause of insulin resistance. It’s the result. Learn how seed oils contribute, as described in my Energy Model of Insulin Resistance, published in Frontiers in Nutrition Science.
What a bummer. The day after Christmas, I took a fall and hurt my knee. At the time, I didn’t think much of it—just a bad bruise, maybe a strain. I kept walking on it, waiting for it to get better. But it didn’t. After a couple of months with no improvement, I finally got X-rays. That’s when I found out I’d been walking on a fairly serious crush fracture. Looking back, I probably made it worse by not resting it properly from the start. Once I came to terms with the fact that I needed to stay off my…
Introduction: Clearing Up Confusion About Omega-6 Linoleic Acid in Seed Oils Seed oil causes inflammation, but not for the reasons most people talk about. This matters because we need to identify the real health enemy. If we don’t get that right, everything else falls apart. You might have heard that seed oils, like soybean or corn oil, are inflammatory because of a fat called omega-6. You may also have heard that seed oils’ omega-6 causes health problems like diabetes or heart trouble. That’s a myth we need to bust! Omega-6 isn’t the real villain. The real problem is Oxidation The…
JAMA Internal Medicine published the first-ever study comparing butter to seed oils. But they skewed the data to the point of absurdity. Time and again, I’ve seen supposedly peer-reviewed studies making conclusions that defy common sense. Especially seed oil studies. This latest journal is one of the worst examples I’ve come across. I’m going to break down what they did and how they got away with it in this article. Their paper is especially important. It’s the first, to my knowledge, to compare seed oils head to head with butter. More than 70 years have passed since health authorities started…
Hangry is not normal hunger. Normal hunger is usually brought about by smelling food. It’s also common to feel normal hunger around our normal mealtimes because our digestive system has its own internal clock that keeps excellent track of time. (This is why your dog or cat always seems to know when it’s dinner o’clock.) Ordinary hunger does not make us angry or irritable. And unless we’ve gone for days without eating, normal hunger is a light stomach-grumbling sensation that goes away when we ignore it. Hypoglycemia makes us hangry. Hangry on on the other hand is hard to ignore.…
If you’re a health professional you should know that you can’t implicitly trust medical news outlets. They may be manipulating you!
You might think salt makes you bloated. It’s actually something else. We hear all the time that salt is bad for us. So my patients who notice swelling or bloating after eating salty junk food naturally assume salt caused their symptoms. But of all the ingredients in junk food, salt is the least likely to cause health problems. I grew up surrounded by messaging that salt was bad but I was always skeptical. Probably because my dad, a doctor, always snatched up the shaker and doused his food in salt before even tasting it. He’s done that his whole life,…
The Blue Zones book has powerfully influenced medical thinking on nutrition. But the Blue Zones website and Adventist Healthcare system contradict the reality of people’s diets that are presented in the book itself.
Did you know that the cut off for “high” cholesterol used to be nearly twice as high as it is today? The number considered low enough has had to shift downward multiple times. Cholesterol-lowering “targets” are lower today than ever before. And lately, heart attacks are increasing.
Is the calorie-free sweetener erythritol safe? The FDA did not evaluate long-term use, and new research suggests it may cause blood clots in people with high blood pressure and other risk factors.
Is fasting more effective for weight loss than regular dieting and calorie counting? Dr. Cate reviews the most important studies and wraps with her recommendations based on 20 years of experience.
If you struggle to lose weight you may feel like your metabolism is “slowing down.” But what’s really going on is your metabolism is breaking down. This is not normal aging, and it’s fixable. But you have to understand what’s broken if you want to fix it
People with lactose intolerance can actually enjoy many delicious types of dairy products. Find out what dairy products are naturally lactose free, what has the most lactose, and what strategies people are using to become more lactose tolerant.
Library of videos on statin harms and how the industry continues to suppress the truth about these cholesterol-lowering pills.
Find out why seed oils make sunburned skin more inflamed and how avoiding them protects your collagen and keeps you looking young
Toxicologist finds same toxins in French Fries cooked in seed oils and cigarettes. This may explain why fries are the most fattening food.
To lose weight we need to burn more body fat than we build. But the hateful 8 seed oils block fat burning. Find out how.
Going through menopause is miserable for millions of women. But it can be (almost) a breeze! if you eat to optimize your metabolic health. In fact, while I was living in Hawaii, I noticed a particular group of patients breezed through menopause. Discover their secrets!
