Lancet study re. alcohol use. These data support limits for alcohol consumption that are lower than those recommended in most current guidelines.
Category: lifestyle
beans the magical fruit
Of course, this blog post is about the magical health properties and not the poem, but here goes: Beans, beans, the magical fruit The more you eat, the more you tootThe more you toot, the better you feelSo we have beans at every meal! Both beans and lentils are part of the legume family. Difference between…
social prescribing
Social prescribing, sometimes referred to as community referral, is a means of enabling physicians, nurses and other primary care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services. Social prescribing is taking off in the UK as this article from the Guardian suggests. Ways to Wellness is one such program in Newcastle, UK. Social…
fasting exercise
If one is seeking to achieve weight loss with diet and exercise, a good strategy might be to not eat until after exercise. NY Times article on this: Summary of the article : working out on an empty stomach in the morning may not prompt us to overeat later and might, instead, lead to calorie…
food for thought
Michelle L. O’Donoghue interview on Medscape with Caldwell Esselstyn and Kim Williams. https://wb.md/2YHcteE I love Esselstyn’s phrase – “nothing with a mother or a face”. How does he respond to “can I do plant based diet halfway?” – “Yes, you can have a small heart attack or stroke or a modest amount of erectile dysfunction…
supplements
Vitamins and supplements are DRUGS! They are NOT substitutes for healthy living. NIH DIETARY SUPPLEMENT FACT SHEETS – check this before taking any supplement. Supplements are not regulated by the FDA. The manufacturers do not need to prove health benefits and so they use vague promises. Doctors who sell this snake-oil out of their offices…
planetary health diet
Animal products industry is the most destructive industry on the planet. 1/2 of Earth’s surface (North America, South America, Europe and Australia combined) is being used to produce animals for your consumption or growing produce to feed them. Vaclav Smil from MIT does a great talk on how we are “harvesting the biosphere“. Humans and…
fake “meats”
If you want to eat fake meats for convenience or environmental reasons, sure, knock yourself out. However, they are ultra processed foods by definition and far from being healthy. Don’t get me wrong – I take the kids out to Meta Burger in Denver as a treat once every 2-3 months. But I am not…
plant based diet can prevent 1/3rd of deaths
Dr. Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard Medical School, while talking at the Unite to Cure Fourth International Vatican Conference said: “We have just been doing some calculations looking at the question of how much could we reduce mortality shifting towards a healthy, more plant based diet, not necessarily totally vegan, and…
ultra-processed foods
Punchline first: Basically don’t eat any (ultra processed) foods that have INDUSTRIAL ingredients, are ADVERTISED or come in PACKAGES! See the prior blog on processed food. Processed food like substances are often subsidized by the government and have led to rising rates of obesity. Even though you eat vegan food, if it is processed, it…