Macronutrients
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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Acquired Hazards of Meat This article continues on from Part One. Part Two looks at problems with meat that are not inherent in the meat itself but get attached to it during the life of the animal or in the processing of the meat. By their very natures, some of these problems can be minimized…
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Hazards Inherent in Meat Itself If you are a sometime reader of this blog you will be familiar with some of the perils of eating meat. Scientific evidence shows that meat consumption increases risks for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers as well as shortens the lifespan. The question is, what is lurking in meat…
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HDL Any change in diet inevitably affects our body chemistry. Many people make the change to a plant-based diet expressly to improve their blood lipid levels and indeed, LDL-cholesterol is usually greatly reduced by this alteration in food intake. However, some other aspects of blood lipids may change in ways that may at first glance…
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Triglycerides A change to a plant-based diet affects not only food choices but also body biochemistry. Often this switch is made to gain healthier blood lipid levels and we can rejoice when our cholesterol levels diminish, knowing that this result means that our potential of suffering a cardiovascular event such as atherosclerosis will decrease. But…
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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.
