Diets
It’s finally out! The new food guide for Canada is here and, although I avidly followed its lengthy development process, I found it hard to believe that the end-product would retain its foundation in the best available scientific research and not be swayed by the strong opinions of the food industry. But, remarkably, it has.…
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The Inuit have often been cited in the past as support for a ketogenic diet. This is due to the incorrect belief that the Inuit have an unusually low risk of heart disease and that the reason for this might be due to ketosis (a high level of ketones in the bloodstream) caused by their…
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Carbohydrates have a reputation problem. This is no fault of their own but is due to widespread misunderstanding about what carbohydrates are. For instance it is commonly (and mistakenly) believed that carbohydrates are detrimental to human health; that the low-carb diet is the one to turn to for weight loss; that somehow the human body…
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Plant-based diets have been linked to significant improvements in physical health in a multitude of studies. But it seems that mental health can also be positively affected by a healthy diet. Major depression is a mood disorder manifested by feelings of sadness and hopelessness not related to events happening in a person’s life that interfere…
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Low-carbohydrate diets such as the keto diet and the Atkins diet have gained popularity as a quick way to lose weight. But is this short-term gain worth the long-term consequences? Recently the results of two studies have been released that stack up more data against eating the low-carb way. These are both very large prospective…
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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.
