Category Archives: Health & Longevity
Best Way to Prevent Cancer
Attempting to follow the message from the media on how to prevent cancer can be overwhelming. It seems like every week there’s conflicting evidence on dairy, red meat, and fat intake. Should I be eating more fiber? Will animal fat increase my breast cancer risk? Do fruits and vegetables lower my risk of colon cancer?…
Why Supplement Magnesium?
Magnesium deficiency is likely an issue for you, as it is for many. Regardless of whether or not you’re eating a high-quality diet and following a flawless stress-free lifestyle. This is because magnesium-rich foods don’t provide much magnesium. And generally speaking, even the Nutrition Nazi’s are lucky to get 15-20% of the daily requirement –…
WGA – The Other Gut Buster in Wheat
The gliadin proteins in wheat open and penetrate the gastrointestinal lining because of their unique ability to activate zonulin – not only increasing the permeability of our gut, but forcing our body to launch an immune response. This can present itself as inflammation, or a more serious degenerative condition – depending on our genetic susceptibility.…
High Protein Diets Do NOT = Kidney Damage
If you’re eating a high-protein diet, you’ve probably encountered this statement: “That’s too much protein. Aren’t you worried about your kidneys?” If you’re not, and perhaps considering switching to one, this unfortunate misconception may be exactly what’s preventing you from embracing it. The problem is, the research that’s commonly referenced to support this claim looks…
Zonulin – Connecting Wheat & Leaky Gut
Our gut does a lot more than simply break down food and absorb nutrients. It acts as the barrier between our insides and the outside world, determining what’s allowed in, and what’s a threat that needs to be destroyed. Health issues arise when this barrier is compromised, and/or the signaling of what should come in…
Walking is a Man’s Best Medicine
The average North American may only perform 5,000 steps day, but we’re designed to be performing at least twice that. With the hunter gatherer humans that came before us executing an extremely large volume of daily physical activity, and this daily practice altering the expression of a significant number of genes related to heart health,…
Eat Fish or Take Fish Oil
Our bodies can’t make omega-3’s, which is why they’re classified as ‘essential’ fatty acids (EFAs). This means we need to consume fish or high-quality meat on a regular basis, or we run the risk of deficiency. Vegetarians will attempt to tell you otherwise, but plant foods only contain short-chain omega-3’s (ALA) – which have an…
Get Lean With Green Tea
We’ve already discussed the benefits of coffee, but tea is just as impressive – with Green Tea (specifically) bringing the most health benefits. Though it could also be because it’s the most commonly studied… Green tea stimulates fat burning and muscle building, supports the immune system, regulates blood sugar, improves insulin sensitivity, and even prevents…