Food pathogens could be living in your kitchen towels. When I was growing up my mom cleaned with bleach. Now, my entire family are bleachers. We all like to bleach, nothing says clean, like the smell of bleach. Maybe it saved our lives. It is a great way to keep your kitchen and your kitchen towels from poisoning you. Food …
Jumping to Conclusions
Eggs, butter, and jumping to conclusions You might be wondering what do these have to do with each other? Everything. In the wonderful world of only reading the headlines, don’t bother with the facts, jumping to conclusions is a real danger. Let me explain. Last weekend was the long weekend in Canada and I went to meet some family and …
Boost your immunity
I hate being sick I have spent all weekend inside feeling terrible. It was a beautiful weekend and I missed all of it. I blame the man for being sick, he had it first. He says he felt much worse because it has been scientifically proven that the man flu is more severe… I have repeatedly reminded him that this very small …
Lost your words?
Do you find yourself searching for words? You know that moment when the word you want just isn’t there. Some people think it is due to ageing. In that case, I was born old. Sometimes I joke that English isn’t my first language. If you have ever found yourself at a loss for words, the one that was just there, …
Is Sugar Really that Bad?
Sugar is not a health food. It is not pure evil either. Sugar is the new villain in the obesity wars, but is it really? When various governments advised people to cut down on fat food manufacturers exchanged fat in foods for sugar, no one ate less and everyone proclaimed “low-fat diets don’t work”. I am sure that you can …
Protein
What about protein? If you eat a plant-based, or vegan, diet you will be asked about protein. There are a few facts about protein that everyone should know. How much should I eat? For most people 0.8 grams/kilogram of body weight is sufficient. There are a few groups of adults that need more, pregnant women, growing children, and endurance athletes. …
Fat vs Sugar
Which is worse? In the fat vs sugar wars, this is a false choice. Neither is a health food. However we do need a little, and I mean very little, fat in our diet. The exception to this is very young children (under the age of 4) who need more fat for normal development. Saturated fat, fat from animal sources, …
Food infection
Western diet and your immune system Every time you eat high fat, high sugar, high calorie and low fibre meal your immune system is stimulated to fight infection. Your immune system reacts to these foods as if you have a bacterial infection. There is a very strong inflammatory response to this type of diet. This diet may sound vaguely familiar. High …
Are Mushrooms the Fountain of Youth?
Do you like mushrooms? They are one of those foods that people like, or don’t like. You are a mushroom fan or you are not. I have definitely been in the “not a fan” category for a long time. Then I read Dr. Greger’s book How Not to Die and one of his recommendations was to eat mushrooms regularly. I thought I …
Keto, is it worth it?
Ketogenic diets, do they live up to the promise? The latest food trend is the ketogenic diet. An extremely high-fat diet, which eliminates carbohydrates as a food group and relies mostly on fat as fuel. Following a keto diet means eating 80% fat, less than 5% carbohydrates and 15% protein. If your diet is less than 5% carbohydrates, then you …
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