Carb Syndrome Blog Articles
Why Hasn’t AI Identified CARB Syndrome?
I’ve introduced a new disease model to the medical and scientific communities that centers on a simple but serious idea. Ultra-processed food acts like a neurotoxin, and over time, it can trigger a form of brain dysfunction I call Carbohydrate Associated Reversible...
The Mystery of the Modern Missing Plague – The CARB Syndrome Project
Throughout human history, common diseases have been defined and identified by three characteristics: 1. The typical symptoms of the condition. 2. The clinical course of the disease over time. 3. The abnormal physical findings and lab tests associated with the...
Why Millions Are Being Misdiagnosed With Depression: The CARB Syndrome Overlap
Today, more people than ever before are being diagnosed with depression. But paradoxically, fewer people than ever are experiencing the symptoms that historically defined depression—such as appetite loss and weight loss. Instead, most modern “depressed” individuals...
Why Modern Depression Is Different: Understanding CARB Syndrome and the Rise of Weight-Gain Depression
For decades, depression was understood as a condition marked by a predictable set of symptoms: low mood, loss of interest, hopelessness, slowed thinking, poor concentration, sleep disturbances, and—historically—loss of appetite and weight loss. In classical medical...
The Mystery of Our Obesity Epidemic
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you are undoubtedly aware of our current obesity epidemic. According to the World Economic Forum, in the U.S., adult obesity rose from 11.6% in 1990 to 31.3% by 2024, while childhood obesity increased from about 5.5% in the mid-1970s to over 20% in 2023. Before the past 70 years, the obesity rate remained low and relatively stable. What the heck is going on? I decided to ask AI and received this answer:
The Autism–Diet Connection
If you listen to the so-called autism experts, they can’t even agree on whether the incidence of autism is increasing. More individuals are now being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, but some believe it’s because we are doing more screening and have become...
The Healthiest Diet? Don’t Get CARB Syndrome!
It is a confusing mess for the average person trying to figure out what to eat–low-carb, Paleo, Ketogenic, Zone, vegan, intermittent fasting, Mediterranean—are you getting dizzy yet?
Sickcare is Not Healthcare
As a physician with over 45 years of clinical experience, I have a unique perspective on sickness and health. Humans have dealt with illnesses and trauma, leading to poor health, since the dawn of mankind. Until the last 100 years or so, treatments were quite limited...
The Obesity-Eating Disorder Connection
Eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, night eating disorder, and other similar conditions are rarely included in discussions of obesity. In the past, they were often considered to be opposite conditions. I’m here to correct this distorted...
What if Your Smartphone is Dumb?
Over the past century, mankind has, rather suddenly, moved into the age of information, where every Tom, Dick, and Harriet can access all the information in the world with the smartphone in their hand. We’ve moved from the age of memorization to the age of technology,...