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The Food Pyramid - Science or Politics

Dr. Mike Eades says the food pyramid is the result of political lobby and not science.  Here he is interviewed by Bill O’Reilly.
I am interested in your reaction to this and your opinion of the food pyramid? I would also like to know if you like to see video like this or do you [...]

15May2009 | Bruce Bair | 1 comment | Continued
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Good Calories vs Bad Calories

A technical book written by Gary Taubes, a scientific writer, Good Calories Bad Calories, challenges the idea that eating fat is evil and that exercise is not the answer to the obesity epidemic. The answer is complex but lies in controlling our hormones, especially insulin, adrenalin and cortisol.
One of the reasons kids may be so [...]

12May2009 | Bruce Bair | 2 comments | Continued
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Paleolithic Diet - an opinon

Some think that our ancient ancestors ate this way and that we are genetically adapted to eat this way. What is your opinion?

8May2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Food Deception

I don’t want to be Mr. Negative and talk about how careful you have to be in reading information, so I will give you an example and let you conduct your own experiments. The companies that sell you food have found tiny loopholes in the law that require them to give you nutritional advice. Here [...]

3May2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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What is a Healthy Breakfast?

Healthy foods enhance your bodies response by stimulating your restorative processes. What?!  OK, good food keeps you full, has plenty of the stuff your body needs and keeps you from being hungry for several hours.  What does that?
Since there is no such thing as a carbohydrate deficiency disease, you do not have to eat carbs. [...]

30Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Cold Cereal for Breakfast - yes or no

Breakfast cereal was invented in the late 1800’s as part of the vegetarian movement at that time. The only cereal eaten for breakfast was eaten hot like oatmeal. One of the Kellogg brothers, operators of a sanatorium in Battle Creek Michigan, invented a multi grain biscuit to help the sanatorium clients with bowel problems.
He accidentally [...]

29Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Wellness Tip of the Day #10

Is there such a thing as a carbohydrate deficiency disease. I ask this because I am on a low carbohydrate diet. I do eat a little more fat and protein but those are not emphasized.  Carbohydrates are de-emphasized.
I still get some carbs, through vegetables but I am eating like a hunter gatherer would have eaten, [...]

16Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Wellness Tip of the Day #8

Should you take supplements? The answer is probably if you live in one of the industrialized nations of the world.
What supplements should you take?  If you have an indoor job, you should consider 1000IU of Vitamin D3 but without Vitamin “derived from lanolin” or “contains no vitamin A”.
Omega 3 fatty acids - DHA and EPA [...]

15Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Wellness Tip of the Day #4

I have written about your diet in these tips and have defined diet as what you are eating. I want to clarify that a diet is not for losing weight! Your diet is to improve your health, restore your body, give you energy and contribute to good health and longevity.
There are a lot [...]

11Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Wellness Tip of the day #3

This tip is about hormones that are influenced by eating. The number one hormone you want to control through selecting your diet is insulin.
Insulin is stimulated by absorption of glucose from consumption of carbohydrates. It is directly related to controlling blood sugar by helping our muscles and brain cells get glucose from the blood [...]

10Apr2009 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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