Some problems with eating grains

The food pyramid over the last 30 years has placed grains as the foundation of a “healthy diet”. The only science that this is based on is the “science of economics”…. An oxymoron if ever there was one. Here are some facts: Whole grains are very low in Vitamin C and beta carotene. Vitamin B6 is […]

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Exploring Obesity: Are One-Size Solutions Enough?

“If your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail?”  I have been reading through some old articles and came across this one, which discusses the then-new research from the UNSW School of Psychiatry, which suggested cognitive therapy to deal with obesity. This is very interesting as thoughts are certain things (e.g. neurotransmitters) […]

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Evidence-based medicine or skilful marketing?

With 75% of research now funded by industry one does have to question whether the so-called “gold standard of evidence-based medicine” is really what should be guiding our healthcare/disease-manangement system. It is interesting to think about why experts charged with the responsibility of defining health conditions and treatments have financial ties to different companies that […]

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Nutritional & Environmental Medicine

Has the need ever been greater? It would seem that the “evidence” suggests that the billions of dollars spent since 1975 on the war on cancer may not be working that well. What is going on in the world of cancer could also be true for heart disease (still the no.1 killer in Western world), […]

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