May 24, 2011 | Uncategorized |
“Oxidation of sugar is metabolically efficient in many ways, including sparing oxygen consumption. It produces more carbon dioxide than oxidizing fat does, and carbon dioxide has many protective functions, including increasing Krebs cycle activity and inhibiting toxic damage to proteins. The glycation of proteins occurs under stress, when less carbon dioxide is being produced, and the...
May 4, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Howdy folks, we interrupt Ray May for this highly-anticipated guest blog post by none other than Brock Cusick, frequent 180 commenter, follower since the dawn of http://180degreehealth.com/, and author of the blog http://cusickonnutrition.blogspot.com/. While we can never expect any two people to have identical views, even when those two people grew up watching the movie...
Nov 18, 2010 | Uncategorized |
I had to laugh as the Mayor of Hair Danny Roddy contacted me, wondering if I had heard what was being said about me at this year’s Weston A. Price Foundation conference this past weekend. I had not, but I followed his lead and snooped around on Twitter where there was a tidbit about Stephan Guyenet being asked about overfeeding reducing insulin resistance. ?Ah, you’ve been reading...
Oct 13, 2010 | Uncategorized |
From the beginnings of my health nerdfest, I have always made a habit out of thinking through the eyes of the human body. In my experience, the body is a million times smarter than the mind ? even my mind, which is like a holy deity of vast intellectual wisdumb. In other words, I try to make sense of certain physical reactions and hormonal states in context of real life. Like for example,...
Oct 5, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Make no mistake, there are some insulin haters out there. They have managed to pollute the minds of good folks like you and me into thinking that insulin is like Insulin Bin Laden ? a bad dude with no redeeming qualities. Newcomers to www.180degreehealth.com are often still under the influence of low-carbism. Yeah, I know Taubes had a lot of references. I get it. I read the book multiple times...
