Loren Cordain is a professor at Colorado State University. He’s an expert on paleolithic lifestyles. His most recent book is the Paleo Answer. We... »
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Wheat Belly – William Davis MD
“Lose the wheat, lose the weight, and find your path back to health.” – William Davis, medical director of Trackyourplaque.com
Sam Henderson – Ketones, Alzheimer’s and Nerve Protection
If you can cut your carbohydrates down and do that for most of your life, it’ll probably greatly reduce a lot of disease state, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, lots of other conditions. If you can stick to that kind of diet, obviously I think that’s the way to go.
Ron Rosedale – Neurodegenerative Disease, Hormones and Diet
Listen (61 Minutes) Ron Rosedale, there is an increasing rise in neurodegenerative diseases right now. That’s not what we want. RON ROSEDALE No, we don’t want diseases, period. Unfortunately, it is part of life. The major problem is not that we’re getting the diseases, but that we’re getting them more frequently and younger. The rise [...]
Alzheimer’s Disease and Diet – Sam Henderson’s “Milkshake” Idea
LISTEN: Ketogenic Diet and Alzheimers – Sam Henderson Sam Henderson is back in the news, with the Wall Street Journal reporting on his new Axona “milkshake” that provides medium chain triglycerides for better memory in people with mild cognitive impairment. We’ll share a recent interview with Henderson soon, but in the meantime, here’s one from [...]
Asthma, Allergies, Autoimmune Disease – and the Hygiene Hypothesis
LISTEN (18 Minutes) Industrial nations have seen a strange and troubling rise in allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases, including Celiac disease and Type 1 Diabetes. In this interview, we talk with experts from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center and with National Jewish Health Immunlogist Andy Liu in Denver and what they think is [...]
Ron Rosedale – The Toast Test
LISTEN (4 minutes) Ron Rosedale A long time ago, maybe 15 years ago, when I was in Asheville, North Carolina, before leptin was discovered, I was doing a lot of research on my patients about insulin, to see what lowered it, what raised it. I remember one boy who came in, brought in by really [...]
Bone, Serotonin and Leptin – Gerard Karsenty
Note – This Post has been updated now to include a transcript with additional explanations. The updated transcript has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Karsenty.
Ron Rosedale – Healthy Bones
LISTEN – Ron Rosedale on Healthy Bones part 1 (39 Minutes) LISTEN – Ron Rosedale on Healthy Bones part 2 (32 Minutes) Here’s an in-depth conversation with Ron Rosedale about how bones evolved, and what kind of hormone signaling helps bones stay healthy. Ron Rosedale, recently, health news has featured many articles that have to [...]
Ron Rosedale: Why Calcium Supplements Increase Heart Attacks
Download Video (7 Minutes) Here is a radio broadcast explaining why taking calcium supplements might increase the risk of heart attacks while doing little to promote stronger bones. It references research such as that in the British Medical Journal, and it features an explanation by Ron Rosedale. Thanks to Fiona Westby for producing this video.
Steve Phinney and Richard Johnson: Ketones, Uric Acid, High Fat and Health
STEVE PHINNEY – “When I’m asked how long ketoadaptation takes, I generally respond that some aspects of it take 6 weeks or more.” RICK JOHNSON “Low carb diets (might be improving) insulin resistance in part because of reduction of dietary glucose that reduces endogenous (body-manufactured) fructose.