If you’re someone who’s been involved in the evolutionary nutrition community for some time, then you’re undoubtedly familiar with Resistant Starch (RS), which is a special type of starch that we humans are incapable of digesting without the help of the bacteria that dwell in our bowels. RS rose to fame some years back, spurred […]
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Casein: A Troublesome Protein Found in Dairy Products
Quite recently I put up an article here on the site in which I talked about the fatty acid profile of dairy products, pointing out that dairy foods have a lipid structure that differs markedly from that of the foods that we humans are evolutionarily accustomed to deriving our fats from, and that this is […]
Paleolithic Nutrition vs. Mainstream Nutrition: Where Does the Burden of Proof Really Lie?
If you’re someone who prescribes to an eating regimen designed on the basis of the dietary practices of our Paleolithic ancestors, then chances are you’ve come across people whose demeanor and expressions clearly reveal that they are skeptical of your nutritional approach, perhaps perceiving it as odd or dubious. If you’re someone who eats a […]
New Research Suggests That Probiotics May Do More Harm Than Good
In my previous article here on Darwinian-Medicine.com, I made the case that certain current implementations of the probiotic concept are pernicious. That post is the last in what has now become a fairly sizeable list of articles I’ve written about the potential downsides of probiotic supplementation; all of which are built on a similar line […]
My Beef with Probiotics: Why You Should Trust Your Gut, Not the Recommendations of Probiotic Manufacturers
Probiotics are high on the list of things I’ve written the most about here on Darwinian-Medicine.com. The principle reason why I’ve devoted so much time and space to the probiotic industry and its promotion and sale of supplements and nutritional products containing live bacteria is that I’m of the belief that the probiotic enterprise is […]
Why Isn’t Nutritional Therapy a Primary Therapy for Mental Illness?
It’s well established that the food we eat has a profound influence on our mental health and risk of developing psychiatric illness (1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 6, 7), and that gut dysbiosis, which closely relates to nutritional imprudence, plays a central role in the pathogenesis of a number of disorders of the mind. One […]
Ask Eirik: How Much Protein Do I Need?
One of the questions that nutritionists and personal trainers are asked fairly routinely is the question of how much protein that’s required to support the growth and maintenance of the human body at different life stages and under contrasting circumstances. I’ve previously offered my take on this issue in several regular articles here on the […]
The Aberrant Fatty Acid Profile of Dairy Products
Within certain sections of the ancestral health community, it’s a fairly common practise to consume significant quantities of dairy products such as cheese, butter, ghee, cream, and yogurt on a regular basis, even though such foods are evolutionarily novel additions to humans’ dietary repertoire. Many of the people who’ve promoted and popularized this nutritional custom […]
Obese ‘Paleo Diets’: The Black Sheep of the Evolutionary Health Community?
The Paleolithic diet, AKA the original human diet, is often portrayed as a very fatty diet. This is something you’ve undoubtedly noticed if you’ve explored the part of the blogosphere that encompasses evolutionary health-related topics and discussions. The diet that’s advocated by some bloggers is extremely rich in fat, providing as much as 55-70% of […]
Is the Seafood Industry Trying to Cover up the Dangers of Farmed Fish?
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 […]