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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…

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.

New Book – from Steve Phinney & Jeff Volek

The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living is available now.  The co-authors, Steve Phinney and Jeff Volek, are both New York Times bestselling authors who have decades of clinical experience in low-carb dietary approaches to health, and have both published well-respected, and in some cases, classic research studies on low-carb, high-fat diets in the…