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After two hours, sunscreen that includes zinc oxide loses effectiveness, becomes toxic: study

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Odds & Ends

I Was a Lifelong Vegetarian. I Decided to Taste What I Was Missing | Bon Appétit

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In the News

Eating more dairy fat linked to lower risk of heart disease | The Times

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In the News

Cheese Actually Isn’t Bad for You | WIRED

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Evolution, Video

Evolutionary Orthodontics arrives

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Bad Medicine, Video

Jordan Peterson resurfaces after medical hell that nearly killed him

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Recipes

Osso Buco Ragù

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Recent Posts

Knepp Wild Range Meat review ★★★★★

Local ORGANIC Farm Shops During COVID-19 Lockdown

Coronavirus hysteria – is the cure worse than the disease?

5 nutrients that might help your body fight off coronavirus

Grain-Free Wholemeal Keto Rolls

Why did it take so long to crack scurvy?

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10 Reasons To Supplement With Glycine

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10 Reasons To Supplement With Glycine

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The Case for Sustainable Meat

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Jordan Peterson on Diet and Health 2

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Carbohydrates, not animal fats, linked to heart disease across 42 European countries

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Thinking of going vegan or avoiding red meat? Read this first…

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About this blog

My blog was created to support the patients who come to see me at Rosemary Cottage Clinic, but many of the articles have gained world wide attention, with over 40,000 visitors per year. Explore this site to find:

  • 100+ scientifically-backed articles
  • 60+ recipes for specific diets
  • 100+ interesting posts on Paleo, Keto, Carnivore and Gluten-Free diets

Evolution and Diet

Evolution, Video

Evolutionary Orthodontics arrives

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Read Time: < 1 min Great new video about improving facial and dental form according to cutting edge evolutionary thinking

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Paleo Diet

Did cooked tubers drive human evolution?

Keir Watson
Read Time: 12 min Recent claims that starchy tubers drove human brain evolution are put under the microscope. Studies of the Hadza suggest otherwise.

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How can bitter foods be good for us when they taste so bad? – Resolving the paradox

Keir Watson
Read Time: 13 min Keir Watson presents his carefully argued hypothesis based on evolutionary considerations of hunter-gatherer feast-famine cycles, that explains why bitter foods stimulate cellular functions essential for health.

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Recommended

Milk & Alcohol – was the good Doctor on to something?

GUEST POST from Miki Ben-Dor: “Big brains needed carbs” (???)

Why were ancient teeth healthier than ours?

Marrow Bones

Seafood, Sex and Evolution (3 videos)

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Videos

Jordan Peterson resurfaces after medical hell that nearly killed him

Mob Grazing Regenerates Soil and Captures Carbon [VIDEO]

Jordan Peterson on Diet and Health

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The Gluten Iceberg…

because there is so much more…

…just under the surface

Why no one should eat grains. Part 1 – The tip of the Iceberg

Read Time: 12 min Familiarise yourself with the research around coeliac disease and you will understand why eating gluten is playing Russian roulette with your health. Introduction Whilst ‘only’ 1% …

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Why no one should eat grains. Part 2 – The definitive guide to Non Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity

Read Time: 19 min A detailed examination of the current science on this recently recognised gluten pathology. Includes new videos from world class researchers.

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Why no one should eat grains. Part 3: Ten more reasons to avoid wheat

Read Time: 22 min Beyond coeliac disease and NCGS – we look at the many ways that wheat can affect everyone. Includes new groundbreaking research.

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Why no one should eat grains. Part 4: whole grains – the whole truth

Read Time: 11 min Grains dominate the world food supply, but have many negative health consequences independent of gluten related disorders. We consider their downsides and show that whole grains including oats do not live up to the ‘heart-healthy’ hype.

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Latest Gluten Posts

Gluten

Wheat Toxicity: A Quick Update

Afifah Hamilton
Gluten

What's Behind the Rise in Gluten Toxicity? Hypothesis 2 – Food Glues

Keir Watson

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Gluten Update April 2017

Why no one should eat grains. Part 4: whole grains – the whole truth

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RECIPES

My recipes are designed to help people who are on a restricted diet for health reasons.

I have included plenty of recipes for breakfasts, lunches and dinners, along with ideas for snacks, deserts and cakes: all without the use of grains in any form. Many include options for goat or sheep dairy, or dairy-free.

Options for Christmas and other celebrations will help you stay on track.

✓ Gluten-free and Grain-free
✓ Dairy-free versions
✓ Paleo and Carnivore
✓ True Ketogenic recipes
✓ Low-Carb, Low-Sugar, Zero-Carb

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Example Recipes

Five Spice Squid with Roast Aubergine

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How to make your own beef jerky

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Chocolate truffles

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Summer Berry Jellies

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Curried Eggs

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Low carb chips, made from swede

Low-Carb Chips

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Reviews

What a shop!

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Two seafood products – review ★★★☆☆

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A Celebration of Eggs

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Bad Medicine

Fake News #1 – Low carb diets linked to risk of birth defects

The Contagious Diseases Acts 1864 and The History of Spermatorrhoea

Coronavirus hysteria – is the cure worse than the disease?

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Food and the Environment

Pannage pig in the New Forest

Pork – tradition and nutrition

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Read Time: 21 min Following her appearance on BBC4’s Any Questions, Afifah looks at the nutritional value of pork. She reports on little-known health benefits, even for bacon.

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Wilding by Isabella Tree — Book Review

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Safari in deepest Sussex – now you can experience the Knepp re-wilding project for yourself!

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Knepp book launch party plus campsite photo review

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Health Hack – Infographics

Health Hack #3: Muesli that's worth eating

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Health Hack #1: An alternative to fizzy drinks

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Health Hack #4: Seafood and eat it

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Herbal Medicine Articles

Echinacea

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Herbal medicine, Nutrition

Mistletoe in Cancer

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Herbal medicine

A quick tour of my clinic

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Herbal medicine

Mulled wine – packing a healthy punch

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Red Light Phototherapy

Red light phototherapy (1/3): The Skin

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Red light phototherapy (2/3): Brain, Muscles and Eyes

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Stonehenge with sunrise

Red light phototherapy (3/3): Hair regrowth, Pain reduction, Wound healing and Practical applications

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Sunlight and Vitamin D

Human photosynthesis – beyond vitamin-D

Animal products that protect you from UV damage

Why April 15th is D-Day in the south of England

More posts about Phototherapy, sunlight and Vitamin D

20 Diet Memes to Rate and Share

Vegetarian and Veganism

Depressed Vegetarians for Corbyn is a thing?

How vegetarians bad-mouth themselves!

Thinking of going vegan or avoiding red meat? Read this first…

Veganism, extremism and domestic terrorism

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Read Time: 10 min Behind veganism is an ideological movement linked to extremism, violence and terrorism. We take a look behind the “Meat is Murder” narrative.

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West Sussex History of Medicine Lectures

Why did it take so long to crack scurvy?

Read Time: 19 min Captain Cook impressed the Royal Society with his successful use of saurkraut to ward off scurvy Image: ‘Oatehite’ by Isaac Robert Cruickshank (1789-1856) Thoughts on a …

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Great Losses of the Great War

Read Time: 4 min During the First World War, the British Officer Class suffered the heaviest losses. Mr John Reynard reminds us of some of their stories.

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The Contagious Diseases Acts 1864 and The History of Spermatorrhoea

Read Time: 6 min Comments on two lectures: (1) The Contagious Diseases Acts (2) The History of Spermatorrhoea — the little known ‘Male Hysteria’

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More WSHOMS posts

Coffee

Coffee – its light and dark side

March News Round-Up

5 everyday ancestral foods with proven health benefits

Fake News Awards

Fake News #2 – Best diets for 2018 awards

Fake News #1 – Low carb diets linked to risk of birth defects

Does the discovery of 170 000-year-old roast veggies “Kill the paleo diet?”

Folate

Gluten and Schizophrenia – does it all start in the womb?

Curly kale crisps

Brussels sprouts – Not just for Christmas

DHA, EPA, Fish Oils

April News Round-Up

Improve Your Omega-6 to Omega-3 Balance

Male fertility ~ a fishy business

Cholesterol

Public Talks – 2014 update

Dr Malcolm Kendrick – Autumn Seminar – Tickets now available

Eggs – Not just for Easter

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