The Paleo-Pegan Diet Puzzle

Diets are like the tide: they inexorably come and they go. Like clothing fashions, diets are a la mode. A recent Google search turned up over 100 different fad diets that are regularly searched. Here’s … Read more →

The Intrigue of Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting is a form of calorie restriction that has been recently popularized by a number of diets: 5:2 Diet, The Fast Diet, Leangains, Eat Stop Eat, The Warrior Diet, Alternate-Day Diet, among many. All … Read more →

Are Lectins Really Silent Killers

You probably didn’t know that the lectin in raw kidney beans have killed more people than Hannibal Lectin….er, Lector. Yeah, it turns out that lectin doesn’t play nicely with the human body. In fact, it’s … Read more →

Our Beefy Beefs About Beef

Beef is seriously yummy food….but the sad truth is that is bad for you and for our environment. The next time you take a big bite out of a juicy burger or mouth-melting filet mignon, … Read more →

Living a Long, Healthy Life

The search for the fountain of youth has bedeviled most all explorers, but it is more apparent than anyone expected. It’s not a place….nor a particular food. And it’s definitely not a pill. It’s the … Read more →