Can foods like bread and potato chips be addictive? The main stream answer lends itself to apathy and denial - food is necessary for life...

I am starting a series of posts that will cover how the science of nutrition has become radically divided and controversial. I will use,...

The American Academy of pediatrics is now recommending bariatric surgery for children (see Medscape). What this amounts to is the...

I am starting a series of posts that will cover how the science of nutrition has become radically divided and controversial. I will use...

Fasting simply means not eating. Not eating for 12 hours or more - skipping breakfast can be a good start for people new to fasting. ...

There has always been plenty of low-carb food in restaurants but it has mostly been served with tons of carbs on the side. Recently,...

Recently I stumbled on an advertisement for Tufts Weight and Wellness center. What surprised me is that the ad was mainly promoting...

The idea that metabolic disease is associated with high insulin is clear. The solution is also straightforward; stop eating processed...

We live in a world where doctors routinely amputate the limbs of diabetic patients. The high insulin and sugar of metabolic disease leads...

I've written about opioid addiction specifically, but addiction in general is the bigger problem. For example, alcohol kills more people...

Recently there was a study organized by David Ludwig of Boston Children's Hospital. They were looking to see if changing the...

In the 1960's researchers became aware of inhibitory neurons in the spinal cord that control pain perception. They found that if a...

Diabetics and pre-diabetics have a much higher risk of heart disease, cancer and many other diseases and this correlates with high blood...

TL;DR: Why do health experts say we need more omega 3 foods in our diet as opposed to omega 6 foods? If you are eating heavy fried...

Many of the Omega 3's are critical in the body. This blog will focus on docosahexaenoic acid or DHA because it is a crucial part of cell...

An interesting study in Science Magazine shows the corrupt nature of the relationship between the US Food and Drug Administration and...

It's a well known fact that the rate of opioid overdoses is on the rise in the United States. 100's of thousand of people have died from...

The New York Times article "Scant Evidence Behind the Advice About Salt" takes a closer look at the evidence behind restricting salt for...

Leptin is one of the hormones of metabolism, it works synergistically with ghrehlin, insulin and glucagon. Its main role is to signal...