Loren Cordain wrote the Paleo Diet in 2002. It’s become a hotter seller than ever. Loren gives several reasons why, including the rise of CrossFit Gymns. Listen (4 Minutes)
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Scientists and Clinical Experts
Reversing Type 1 Diabetes with Diet – Another Case Study
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It’s supposed to be impossible to reverse Type 1 diabetes, which is a form of diabetes where the Beta cells in the pancreas, which produce insulin, are basically stressed to death or at least, into paralysis. All this means a Type 1 diabetic loses the ability to produce life-giving insulin. A Type 1 diabetic must…
A Diet for Reducing Cancer Treatment Side Effects
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Cancer cells crave sugar and don’t do well at burning fats. So it makes sense that reducing the sugar that’s available to cancer cells might slow them down, while at the same time, improve energy for a person undergoing cancer treatments. It’s not an approach you’ll hear much about in the United States, but this…
Sweet “Treats” – The New Heroin?
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If you “feel” addicted to sweets, is it safe to abstain except on weekends? Maybe not. A 2009 study shows the addictive power of sweet treats, at the same time that a new campaign by the American Dairy Counsel was launched to get more children to drink more sweetened chocolate milk. Lead researchers include Pietro…
Hospital Blood Sugars – Christopher Fox, MD
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Keep your blood sugars low in the hospital, and you may heal faster. That’s the take-home message from this talk, presented by Chistopher Fox, MD, of Boulder Endocrinology in Colorado. Dr. Fox gave this presention at a diabetes education symposium in Boulder around 2008. Listen – Hospital Blood Sugars (30 minutes)
Animal Blood Sugars – CSU Vet Scientist Dave Van Metre
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Cows live off the microbes in their stomachs.
Chef Ann Cooper on Healthy School Lunch
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Do school lunches and snacks have to be sweet and filled with processed foods before kids will eat them? Listen to the Renegade Lunch Lady, Chef Ann Cooper, at Boulder Valley Schools, hear what happens when school lunch gets healthier. Listen (30 Minutes) Healthy School Lunch Chef Ann Cooper This program first broadcast on KGNU
Nutrition Think Tank – Lab Results and Report
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Here is a before- and after- summary of the lab data for the 2004 Nutrition Think Tank, which was led by Dr. Ron Rosedale. Labs tests were generously donated by Esoterix Lab (now Nichols Lab, I think), and included a standard cholesterol panel plus more in-depth tests, such as for the hormones leptin and insulin. …
Nutrition Think Tank – Part 6 – Fat Burners
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In August, 2004, the Nutrition Think Tank has been on a low-carb, adequate protein, high-quality fat diet for roughly 6 weeks. Many participants report their bodies are now “fat-burners,” instead of metabolically depending on carbohydrates. Spirits are high as Think Tank members tell Dr. Ron Rosedale about losing weight, seeing blood pressure drop, and other benefits. In addition to enjoying the…
Nutrition Think Tank – Part 5 Withdrawal Symptoms
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Listen (roughly 1 hour) This recording takes place about three weeks into the 2004 Boulder Nutrition Think Tank healthy eating program. Some people are feeling great, with high energy and a significant reductions of symptoms such as aching joints, water retention, high blood pressure and so on. But others are feeling LESS energy, headachey or…
