Not so long ago, I put up an article here on the site in which I briefly discussed some of the problems with aquaculture and farmed fish. In the post, I included a disturbing video, a documentary film to be more specific, that explores the dark side of the seafood industry. Shortly after I’d put […]
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How Dangerous is Salt? New Investigations Yield Disturbing Clues
Homo sapiens‘ intake of salt has skyrocketed over the most recent millenia, reaching shocking, unprecedented levels. A growing body of evidence indicates that this influx of sodium chloride into the human diet not only is at the center of the etiology of the hypertension epidemic, but that it has also contributed to driving up the […]
How Fermented Vegetables Can Help You Safely Get Through the Holidays
The Christmas season is something a lot of people look forward to and enjoy. It’s not all bliss and prosperity though. As everyone who celebrates Christmas knows, the festivities come with side effects, many of which are related to our health and well-being. Christmas is notorious for being hard on our bodies! It’s difficult to […]
Holiday Tip: Exercise Before You Eat
Eating is a key part of Christmas. Some would probably say that it’s the key part, as well as the thing they look the most forward to. Unfortunately though, eating isn’t without risks. This is particularly true in this day and age, in which junk foods abound, and during Christmas, when it’s common practice to […]
8 Questions with Trevor Connor – the Once-Broken Cyclist Who Changed His Diet and Became a National-Class Racer
Today I have the pleasure of sharing a unique interview with one of my favorite health & fitness writers – a man named Trevor Connor. I first came across Trevor’s articles a few years back and was immediately struck by the quality of his work. He comes across as being intelligent and knowledgeable, and manages […]
The Life-Saving Potential of Darwinian Medicine
Diseases and health problems such as breast cancer, heart disease, type-2 diabetes, and AIDS claim millions of lives every year. Darwinian theories can not only help us understand these types of conditions; they can also help us prevent and treat them. By incorporating Darwinian logic into health policy making and medical care, a number of […]
10 Scientific Papers That Can Transform Your Understanding of Health & Medicine
If you’ve followed this site for some time, you may have noticed that I occasionally put up posts in which I list scientific articles covering topics that have to do with Darwinian medicine. The papers I include in such posts are carefully selected, in the sense that I only include articles that I find particularly […]
How Salt Causes Hypertension: The Latest Science
It’s widely acknowledged among well-read, perspicacious nutritionists and nutritional scientists that all of the salt that’s entered into our diets over the most recent millennia, and in particular the past century, has had a devastating impact on our health. Salt has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of ailments, including various forms of […]
Mental Illness Typically Starts in the Gut
Over the past decade I’ve been reading and thinking quite a bit about the etiology and pathophysiology of mental illnesses such as chronic depression, autism, and attention deficit disorder. Throughout this process it has become increasingly clear to me that mental illness typically doesn’t start in the mind, but rather, in the gut. This statement […]
Darwinian Nutrition: A (R)evolutionary Paradigm That Can Bring Order and Structure to the Field of Nutrition
The field of nutrition is riddled with disagreement and conflict. Some people claim that we would all be best off we adhered to vegan diet principles; others hold the belief that the grain-heavy diet that’s pushed by governmental health agencies is a truly wholesome diet; and yet others again say that it doesn’t really matter […]