by Dr. Bill Wilson | Nov 5, 2013 | Blog Articles, CARB Syndrome - Articles
A recent study by Joseph Schroeder at Connecticut College suggests that Oreos are as addictive as drugs of abuse, at least for rats. The study showed that both Oreos and cocaine seem to light up the nucleus accumbens or pleasure center in the rat’s brains to an equal...
by Dr. Bill Wilson | Oct 28, 2013 | Blog Articles, CARB Syndrome - Articles
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...
by Dr. Bill Wilson | Oct 22, 2013 | Blog Articles, CARB Syndrome - Articles
We have come to a place where most people agree that hunger should be eliminated in our country. No child should go to school or bed hungry and families should have access to enough food to eliminate hunger. This is now viewed as a basic human right. It forms the...
by Dr. Bill Wilson | Oct 10, 2013 | Blog Articles, CARB Syndrome - Articles
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...
by Dr. Bill Wilson | Sep 23, 2013 | Blog Articles, CARB Syndrome - Articles
It wasn’t the first time I had heard this question when a patient posed it to me in the hospital the other day. The patient was a male in his mid-forties and years ago he was morbidly obese and eventually developed type II diabetes. He lost well over a hundred pounds...
by Dr. Bill Wilson | Sep 12, 2013 | Blog Articles, CARB Syndrome - Articles
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. The other day I was preparing to write an Amazon review on Jimmy Moore’s excellent new book “Cholesterol...