Nutrition

Everything you need to know about what to eat and how to make it…And what NOT to eat!

PATIENT ABOUT TO HAVE A CORONARY CALCIUM SCAN
Heart Disease
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July 3, 2026

The Truth About Coronary Calcium Tests

What A Coronary Calcium Test Can—and Can’t—Tell You About Your Heart Attack Risk The way most doctors use these tests exemplifies structural failures of the healthcare industry as a whole. I’ve gotten numerous requests to write an article on coronary calcium tests over the years. Then I met George, whose experience within the medical system finally pushed me to do it. As you’ll see, these tests are widely misused. But it’s not just that cardiologists misuse the coronary calcium test. The entire system fails to follow protocols I was taught are necessary for proper patient care. The healthcare system now…

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Sugar
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January 10, 2026

The Best Cure for Post Holiday Sugar Cravings

How to Stop Sugar Cravings After the Holidays If you struggle with sugar cravings, the holidays can feel like a complete derailment of your progress. But it’s not as bad as it feels. These cravings are not a personal failure—they reflect an underlying metabolic issue that was never fully resolved. Until that issue is addressed, post-holiday setbacks are not only common, they’re predictable. That underlying issue is insulin resistance. Sugar and carbohydrate cravings are best understood through the lens of metabolic health. When insulin signaling is impaired, the body has difficulty regulating energy availability, which intensifies cravings and makes willpower…

Guidelines & Research
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January 6, 2026

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Are Beginning to Acknowledge the Problems with Seed Oils

Why It Matters That Seed Oils Are Being Recognized as Ultra-Processed The US Dietary Guidelines will be released in just a few days. They are expected to make a historic change regarding refined seed oils. Departing from decades of guidance that treats these oils as an unqualified nutritional upgrade, they’re calling out the fact that most seed oils are ultraprocessed, and their health effects merit closer examination. (You may have been led to believe that seed oils’ health effects have been thoroughly examined. They have not. And I’m writing another article that exposes why the nutritionists who claim to cite…

Why Avoiding Seed Oils Protects You Far More Than Going Glyphosate-Free
Aldehydes
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November 11, 2025

Why Avoiding Seed Oils Protects You Far More Than Going Glyphosate-Free

If you’re trying to get healthier, you probably want to know where to focus your food efforts. Should you spend extra on organic to avoid glyphosate? Or avoid seed oils? Which change will actually protect your health the most? This post will help you understand that there is one clear answer according to science.

Is Cold-Pressed Sunflower Oil Actually Heathy?
Seed Oils
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September 4, 2025

Is Cold-Pressed Sunflower Oil Actually Heathy?

“Cold-Pressed” Doesn’t Mean Healthy—When We’re Talking About Seed Oils Most people assume that “cold-pressed” means the same thing as “virgin” or “extra-virgin”—and therefore assume the oil must be healthy. That assumption feels reasonable, because with oils like olive oil, cold-pressing does usually mean the oil was not industrially processed. Sunflower oil, like all seed oils, is different from olive oil. In this article, I’ll explain why cold pressing sunflower oil (or any seed oil) oils does not make the seed oil healthy, what you want to look for instead, and why you’ll never find the healthy version of sunflower in…

Row Of Supplements For Sale
Nutrition
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December 12, 2024

Why My Magnesium Supplement of Choice Was Magnesium Oxide But Not Any More

TLDR: Studies claiming it doesn’t get absorbed are suspect. But it may not be great for folks with gastritis. For me personally, it was all about the size, but the form I used to buy is no longer available. So I’ve switched to a magnesium glycinate tablet that I can bite in half. My approach to supplementation in general is minimal. I mainly recommend minerals and vitamins. (To learn which ones and why click HERE.) One of the most common questions I get is Why do you recommend magnesium oxide and not one of the other more bioavailable magnesium formulations?…

Low Smoke Point Olive Oil On High Heat–Is It Safe?
Olive Oil
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June 10, 2024

Low Smoke Point Olive Oil on High Heat–Is It Safe?

Olive Oil has a Low Smoke Point. Can you still cook with it? We’ve all heard a thousand times high smoke point oils like soy and canola are the oils of choice for cooking–especially high-heat cooking. This is a particular concern for professional chefs who typically cook with temperatures far higher than those used by a home cook. If the oils aren’t smoking that must mean, the thinking goes, that they are chemically stable. No smoke, no free radicals, no toxins. No problems. But I want you to set aside, for a moment, everything you’ve been told about smoke point…

Are Products With Soy Lecithin Safe To Eat? (Like Chocolate & Ice Cream)
Causes of Disease
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February 23, 2020

Are Products with Soy Lecithin Safe to Eat? (Like Chocolate & Ice Cream)

Page Content: What is Lecithin and why is it in so many foods? Is soy lecithin bad (high PUFA)? What about Sunflower? Everything that applies to SOY lecithin also applies to SUNFLOWER lecithin How much soy lecithin is there in chocolate, ice cream and other products? Should I avoid chocolate or other foods that contain soy lecithin? What about other problems with soy like GMOs and phytoestrogens? If you’ve been reading labels lately, you might have noticed soy lecithin showing up on the ingredients list. If you haven’t, take a look the next time you buy prepared foods like chocolate,…

Can You Really Cook With Olive Oil?
Nutrition
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February 10, 2020

Can You Really Cook with Olive Oil?

The whole concept of smoke point may have been created by the edible oil industry to sell us their cheap, flavorless and (now we know) unfortunately quite toxic products.

Dr Cate Shanahan's List Of Good Fats And Bad Including The Hateful Eight
Seed Oils
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April 9, 2017

Good Fats vs Bad Fats: The Truth About Seed Oils

This page was created to serve as a resource listing good fats and oils versus bad fats and oils. The goal is to serve as a clearinghouse for discussions around why a given fat or oil is good or bad for human health, and to include recommendations for the healthiest cooking practices.

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