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The Many Benefits of Taurine - Part 1
The Many Benefits of TaurineWhat is Taurine?Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino acid, which is essential for carnivores (such as cats) but is only “conditionally essential” for humans and other primates....
Refuting the Prostate Cancer and Vitamin E Study
Refuting the Prostate Cancer and Vitamin E StudyThis newsletter was originally published in November of 2011. I am updating and revising it because many readers do not go that far...
Megadosing Vitamin D: Part 1
Megadosing Vitamin DThe question of how much vitamin D we need to supplement with is a subject that is both contentious and highly debated. And even more controversy arises when...
Megadosing Vitamin D: Part Two
Megadosing Vitamin D: Part 2CancerIt has been well established that higher serum levels of vitamin D are associated with lower risk of cancer progression and mortality, and many studies done...
This is a Protein: This is a Carb - Part One
This is a Protein: This is a CarbYou may already know all you need to about protein and carbohydrates, and, if so, consider this a refresher course. If you don’t...
This is a Protein: This is a Carb - Part Two
This is a Protein: This is a Carb - Part TwoSince much of the discussion in Part One had to do with building muscle and burning fat, I will continue...
This is a Protein: This is a Carb - Part Three
This is a Protein: This is a Carb - Part ThreeIs Soy Dangerous?It is time now for that closer look at soy protein. There is a lot of controversy surrounding...
Ideal Body Weight: Part One
Maintaining an Ideal Body WeightI will assume that, by now, most of my readers have a pretty good understanding of which foods are healthful and which are not. Still, many...
Ideal Body Weight: Part Two
Maintaining an Ideal Body Weight: Part 2Why Exercise Doesn’t Work for EveryoneA successful approach to weight loss must include exercise (even if it is only an hour of brisk walking...
Ideal Body Weight: Part Three
Maintaining an Ideal Body Weight: Part 3More About CarbohydratesWe now know that the body perceives all refined (or “simple”) carbohydrates to be the same as sugar. In other words, simple...
Ideal Body Weight: Part Four
Maintaining an Ideal Body Weight: Part 4I’ll finish this series off with a collection of those foods determined, by both Western science and Chinese medicine, to be the most valuable...
The Reason for Low Ferritin
The Reason for Low Ferritin(Addendum: As a kind reader pointed out (thank you Patricia), in the last newsletter I neglected to mention that there are omega-3 options that are not...
Prebiotics and Circadian Regulation
Prebiotics and Circadian RegulationDisruption of our sleep/wake cycle is commonplace in the modern world, and when our environment facilitates this misalignment in our biological rhythms, the result is a wide...
Vitamin D and Female Infertility/Zinc and Sleep
Vitamin D and Female Infertility Vitamin D performs countless functions, including supporting the thyroid, gut health, immunity, and reducing inflammation. All necessary for one to have a healthy reproductive system....
Vitamin D Overdose/Another Problem with Calcium/Don’t Eat Raw Kale/Homocysteine and the Brain
Vitamin D Overdose A recent case of vitamin D overdose involved a 54 year old male who had been taking large amounts of vitamin D daily, for 2.5 years. He...
Helping Schizophrenia and Calming the Brain
Helping Schizophrenia and Calming the Brain According to the World Health Organization, schizophrenia affects about 21 million people in the world. During some research into the subject, scientists at Johns...