A look at the laughable evidence used by the IARC to wrongfully condemn red meat. — The soft, leather seats and bustle of the coffee shop belied the importance of the meeting. It was going well so far, skipping along with nods and positive noises, and then everything changed. Upon hearing some of my recommendations, the healthcare consultant, with eyes wide, hugged his knee like a…

A nutritionist’s blunt advice on how to feel better and live longer — Life expectancy is going backward in both the U.S. and the U.K. This isn’t a blip like World War I plus the Spanish flu combo. This is a downward trend since 2015. When’s it going to stop? What’s happening to our quality of life? For one thing, chronic disease is…

And may work for humans. — The trendy ketogenic diet, known as keto, is effective for weight loss, but may also have some deeply therapeutic mechanisms. Cancer researchers tinkering with macronutrient ratios have just stumbled upon what some scientists have been saying for years. ‘Keto’ has anti-cancer properties. The ketogenic diet 101 A ketogenic diet puts people into the physical…

Your chances of becoming obese increase by fifty-seven per cent if a friend of yours has grown into a lofty BMI. But not so fast— there’s another hidden mechanism at work. — Most of the world is overweight. Obesity’s grind is reversing our average life expectancy. In 2017, obesity diseases directly caused eight per cent of global deaths. Rising healthcare costs are clearly attributable to the surplus condition and the hoard of illnesses clinging to it. If we don’t stop this pandemic…

A simple, surprising for some, factual list. — I’ve chosen 100 grams of everything. Enriched, or fortified things are not included, because I may as well just include vitamin pills! DV= per cent of your recommended daily value. Where there is no DV = not established, or relevant i.e. it’s not essential because it’s made inside our bodies. Vitamins Vitamin A (Retinol) …

Hunter-killer cells need this nutrient to fight off infections and cancer. But, the odds are even that you’re deficient. Here’s the most bioavailable form and the fastest-acting way to take it. — Researchers in Switzerland have just managed to fortify a particular cancer and infection-fighting immune cell. Delivering an everyday nutrient—in which half of us are deficient—to these hunter-killer cells, the scientists witnessed an immune-boosting effect. Digging into past research they added validation to their findings. …

Does drinking with a meal weaken digestion? I’ve spent the last few weeks pleasantly surprising myself. — Pouring water into a bowl of acid will cause a reaction, raise the pH and weaken the solution. This is a simple fact. Nutrition science is full of these delicious causes and effects even when the truth is more nuanced. Drinking water, or similar, as you’re eating is obviously going…

I was in serious trouble. Despite wearing the most advanced hearing aids on the market, I couldn’t use the telephone. But after years of trial and error, I discovered how to recover my precious sense. Here’s what I think is happening. — The first sign of my illness was a vertigo attack pinning me to a cold tiled floor. It felt like a vicious case of food poisoning, but after hours of turning my guts inside out, I still felt dizzy and sick. …

The amino acid you’ve never heard of may help get you to the Land of Nod, even after you’ve had a few. — Everyone struggles with getting off to sleep sometimes. The cause may be obvious or not, but one thing’s for sure: there’s nothing worse. Insomnia, loosely classified in the literature but understood clearly by those affected, is on the rise. …