Carb Syndrome Blog Articles
Food Fight: The Battle for Your Plate
As a practicing physician, I have spent decades studying the nutritional literature trying to figure out how I should advise my patients when it comes to a healthy diet. Vegan or Paleo? Atkins or Ornish? Low-fat or ketogenic? The options are as endless as their associated health claims.
Is Your Hunger Hijacked by Processed Food?
We have come to a place where most people agree that hunger should be eliminated in our country.
Wacky Washington – As Seen Through My Nutritional Lens
I often think that I see the world somewhat differently than most people. That’s because I tend to see things through what I call my “nutritional glasses”. When I look at human behavior I try to pick out those behaviors that might be strongly influenced by nutritional factors.
What the Heck Should I Eat?
My tips are a set of basic principles that allow for some flexibility to take into account individual differences and the fact that we don’t have all the answers. Even if we did discover some rigid eating program that guaranteed a long and healthy life, I doubt that I could get my patients—and likely myself, to follow it for any length of time if it didn’t include some pleasurable aspects of eating. For example, I don’t care what the science says, if I turned down a piece of my wife’s homemade baklava, my health might be just fine but my taste buds definitely wouldn’t be happy and marital harmony would be out the window! In my opinion eating a diet that lacks any pleasure certainly will make life seem like it lasts forever.
Does CarbSane Have CARB Syndrome?
After spending a lot of time in the world of low carb and Paleo, I can’t imagine how I missed her. The “her” is an anonymous blogger who calls herself CarbSane.
New Study: High Glucose Levels Can Fry Your Brain
Those who know me well also know that I have been harping about the adverse affects of high glucose levels on brain function for years. It’s nice to see that the researchers are finally getting around to studying this important issue. In early August the New England...
Weston A. Price Starts a Food Fight—With the Wrong People!
Overall I agree with most of the tenants of the Weston A. Price foundation and I often enjoy reading their quarterly newsletter Wise Traditions. When I read the latest addition, my jaw virtually hit the floor! In her President’s message Sally Fallon Morell decided to discuss “Myths and Truths about the Weston A. Price Foundation” and she then proceeded to slice and die the Paleo diet for various errors and imagined sins including lack of saturated fat, too much lean protein and avoidance of dairy, grains and legumes. She virtually stuck a dagger in the heart of Loren Cordain for his views on what constitutes a healthy diet. On some levels her attack almost seemed personal.
Is Your Brain Two Quarts Low?
I know, a brain isn’t quite like a car engine, but stick with me on this one. I learned the hard way what happens when you run your car engine when it’s low on oil. Years ago I somehow ignored that little red light on the dashboard and I managed to fry the engine on...
Autism and Diet: Is There a Connection?
This week my article on this topic was published in the peer-reviewed North American Journal of Medicine and Science.
Crouching Tigers, Soda, Cigarettes and the Human Brain
Our brain evolved to immediately sense hidden dangers in our environment like crouching tigers. Our ancient ancestors who failed this simple test ended up on Darwin’s short list, failing to pass on their genes to the next generation. Items in our environment that...