Foods
The term Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) first arose in 1978 when a patient with persistent gastrointestinal symptoms, in whom celiac disease and wheat allergy had been ruled out, achieved symptom relief after gluten was removed from her diet (1). A small study on eight female patients published two years later found that chronic diarrhea resolved…
Read More...With almost daily contradictory proclamations from the media of the latest nutritional news, the simple business of eating can become very confusing. Is it okay to eat butter and bacon or not? Are carbohydrates the very worst of foods or are they actually the healthiest? Is coconut oil a miracle food or just another saturated…
Read More...The Tsimane – A Window into the Paleolithic World The Tsimane (pronounced ‘chee-mah-nay’) are a traditional hunter-gatherer society who live in the rainforests of the Amazon region of Bolivia. There are only about 16,000 of them alive today with most living along a tributary of the Amazon River called the Maniqui River. They enjoy a…
Read More...Avocados contain a wide array of healthy nutrients that everyone should be looking for in their daily diet. They are a good source of panthothenic acid (Vitamin B5) and most of the other B vitamins, folate, Vitamin E, Vitamin K and Vitamin C, dietary fiber, copper and potassium. They also contain phytonutrients including phytosterols (beta-sitosterol,…
Read More...Why it Fails The Paleo diet can be an improvement on the eating habits of many people of today. It eliminates processed foods and refined carbohydrates, fast foods and fried foods and it embraces fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds in their natural states. Unfortunately, it also encourages large amounts of meat in spite of…
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