Macronutrients
In recent years, close examination of rice and rice products has exposed a dark side of this healthy grain. Most rice contains significant levels of arsenic, a toxic poison. This may sound shocking but arsenic is a natural part of our planet Earth, being present in the soil and water as well as in plants…
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The world of fatty acids is a complicated one. There are saturated fats and unsaturated fats, trans-fats and hydrogenated fats, essential fatty acids, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. First things first – let’s sort these out. Fatty acids in general are long chains of carbon atoms bonded together with either single or double bonds and with…
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The use of oils in or on our food has become very confusing. First we are told to cut down on oils and fats to keep us healthy and prevent weight gain. More recently headlines declare that fats and oils are in fact good for us and we should eat all we want of them.…
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A Presidential Advisory Unmasks a Definitive Answer On June 15, 2017 the American Heart Association published a meta-analysis of studies in the form of a Presidential Advisory concerning dietary fats and their relationship to cardiovascular disease (CVD) (1). A Presidential Advisory is initiated by the president of the American Heart Association when action is needed…
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These days it is commonplace to see headlines in the media proclaiming “Butter is Back” or “Why Full-Fat Dairy May be Better Than Low-Fat” and book titles like “Eat Bacon, Don’t Jog: Get Strong. Get Lean. No Bullshit.” (1,2,3,4,5). What is happening here? We have believed for decades that consuming too much saturated fat leads…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
