Cancer, other Diseases, and the Nutrition Connection – Part 1: High-Carb, Low-Fat Diets

I'm dedicating this series of articles to a friend  -- who just went through cancer surgery and is undergoing chemotherapy -- because much of the mainstream wisdom on diets and their effects on cancer, just like other Western diseases, isn't true or … [Read more...]

Added Sugar Contributes to Elevated Cholesterol Levels

Thank goodness scientists are finally looking at the dangers of sugar consumption!  It sounds counterintuitive: cut back on added sugar if you want to lower your cholesterol levels, but new research is finally supporting what a few people already … [Read more...]

Highly Recommended: Good Calories, Bad Calories

Do you want to lose weight or understand the causes of obesity?  Are you interested in knowing which calories are good and which are bad?  Do you want to know why the mainstream thinking on nutrition may be causing more obesity and other illnesses?  … [Read more...]

Why Fitness Hopeful Is Eating a High-Protein, High-Fiber, Moderate-Carb, Moderate-Fat Eating Plan

While Simply Determined talked about why she chose Atkins, I want to make the distinction that I'm not doing Atkins but another type of eating plan: a high-protein, high-fiber, moderate-fat, moderate-carb diet. I want to stress that there is no … [Read more...]