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Are grains and gluten bad for you?
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Ever had a hangover from eating a big pizza? The reason for it may lie with the humble grain.
Many doctors are now speaking out against “the staff of life” and research is mounting which will hopefully dislodge the grain as the staple food of humans…
Opioids
Makes you think of the Chinese opium dens and extract of poppies doesn’t it?
These are powerful chemicals that have a profound effect on our physiology and psychology. Heroin, Codeine and Morphine are all opioids… Read more
What are carbohydrates and are they good for you?
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Carbohydrates are sugars in various forms such as glucose and fructose (found primarily in fruit), sucrose, lactose (found primarily in milk), starch, glycogen and cellulose (indigestible cell wall of plants).
High carb foods are grains, roots, tubers (e.g. potatoes) and fruits…
Interestingly, humans can convert protein into carbohydrate which explains why some cultures have very low “carb” diets and are healthy.
However, studies tend to show that 55-75% of calories from carbs is best. This is the amount recommended by the World Health Organisation. Carbs contain 4 calories per gram… Read more
What is a natural diet for a human being?
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In all our dietary confusion these days, surely this question is the one we should start with?
Researchers it seems, analyse the tiny details of this and that and very little attention is paid to the big picture…
“What is a natural diet for a human being?”
To answer this most important question we need to look at our genetic inheritance. In nature, an animal’s biology is exquisitely balanced with its environment.
Environments generally change slowly over millions of years and the creatures adapted to those environment have plenty of time to change… Read more
