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What I Want to Be When I Grow Up

Ever since I can remember, I had a deep, burning desire to have a striking physique. In Kindergarten we were asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” to be presented at our graduation ceremony. I had watched a lot of sports on television at that age, and loved boxing and greats like Marvin Hagler. Marvin had deep, ebony skin tone and was very lean and defined. Put some sweat...

Dietary Fat

Dietary fat is generally the most feared of all food substances. From the beginning of time until the middle of the 20th century; however, fat was the most highly-regarded and honored of all food substances.? Why the 180? In the middle of the 20th century, up and coming scientist Ancel Keys developed a theory that fat caused heart disease, which was, and still is, the leading cause of death in...

What Are the Causes of Heart Disease and Does Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease?

Oh god, my hands are trembling just t-t-t-t-t-typing the word ?cholesterol. It’s so scary. It is one of the definitive words of an aging, hospital-ridden, overweight baby boomer. It’s a symbol of having choked down one-too many ribeyes and a few too many plates of bacon and eggs(because the causes of heart disease and cholesterol all involve our favorite foods). Cholesterol is...

Dr. Colbert on Obesity

More on the hot topic of omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids later, as the review of Brian Peskin’s video series on the topic has the wheels in my brains spinning. For now, thanks to Darya Pino of Summer Tomato where I found this truly fine assessment of obesity in...

David Brown on Omega 6 Fats

One nutrition researcher who claims to have been “studying nutritional controversies” for decades is David Brown of Kalispell, MT. David contacted me nearly two years ago, and we’ve kept in close contact ever since. In our health travels, we’ve both come to similar conclusions on the two greatest dietary evils – omega 6 fat and refined fructose. With...