We have a long way to go with the understanding of what happens in the uterus during pregnancy. But one thing is for sure, the uterus and intrauterine environment are major determinants of a baby’s health. A recent study has shown a close correlation between maternal weight and telomere length. This is very intriguing because […]
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I kid you not, this is a thing! At least in the minds of some. Several years back I wrote a joking blog post entitled something like “I want a date with Dr Suzanne Gundakunst”. I teased the good doctor about her hypothesis that gut bacteria were responsible for making people fat. Well it turns
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Having a long experience in taking care of sick dead and dying people as well as trying to preserve health and wellness, I have seen a lot of changes in the medical field. At the risk of sounding dated, most of them are not particularly good. Some of them are really nonsensical. So recently when
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There is not law or limit on capitalism. There are no police on the internet. And finally you cannot apparently be penalized for abject stupidity although honestly we can always hope that Darwin was right. In case you don’t know the Darwin Awards are awarded every year in ongoing fashion to some unfortunate individuals who
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Over the past decade I have been ridiculed on several occasions for my perceived ambivalence about artificial sweeteners. My stance on them has been as follows: “If they keep you away from excess sugar then I have no problem with their occasional use.” The advent of Stevia and its cousins in the past few years
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I have written a ton on these topics before and I refer you to here for more background. I’m guessing you already know this, but I’ll repeat it anyways. Telomeres are small segments of DNA at the end of every chromosome. They function like biologic time clocks determining when a cell will die. They are
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The best way for me to cover all the stuff I want to tell you is in simple bullet point form and that is what I am going to do. But first let me say one thing that is critical: If you are a healthy person this diet is not going to pose any serious
The Ketogenic Diet Part 5 What I learned and what you should know! Read More »
Here are the specific numbers I obtained on the various days after the 2 day induction I described in Part 3 of this series. I will be starting the numbering series with #1 which was the first day AFTER the induction. In other words this is the first day of the 8 day routine I
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Ok first if you have not read the first 2 blogs please do so because a lot of info is covered that you need to know: Part 1 and Part 2. Now here is what I did. I actually went on the “diet” for a total of 10 days with 8 of them being severely
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Ok today I am going to get into more detail and real experiences for you. I feel compelled to tell you that many other people including some famous and not so famous doctors have endorsed the Ketogenic Diet in its various forms. The Calorie Restricted Ketogenic Diet is very specific in its application. It is
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