5 nutrients that might help your body fight off coronavirus
Read Time: 11 min We look at the research around key nutrients that have a proven role in defending against respiratory viruses and lung infections.
Whilst there are many environmental and genetic factors that affect our health, our foods choices play, perhaps, the most significant modifiable role. Yet doctors have almost no nutritional training. Fortunately, the literature is full of important studies and discoveries that can help us all stay ahead of the curve.
Many of the following articles are highly referenced so you can check out the studies for your self if you are so moved. Start reading, and learn how to take charge of your health today.
Read Time: 11 min We look at the research around key nutrients that have a proven role in defending against respiratory viruses and lung infections.
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 …
Read Time: 8 min A major factor in ageing is a decline in collagen. In this post we look at eight ways to increase collagen synthesis.
Read Time: 25 min Glycine is one the simplest amino acid yet has some remarkable and unexpected functions within the body. Due to an evolutionary bottle-neck all we are chronically deficient in this essential nutrient.
Read Time: 4 min French study finds sugar-sweetened beverages, including pure fruit juices, linked to an increased risk of cancers, but artificially sweetened and unsweetened drinks were not.
Read Time: 11 min Modern diets have an excess of omega 6 compared to omega 3 compared to our evolutionary norm, and appears to underpin many contemporary diseases. Here’s what you need to do to get yours back in the sweet spot.
Read Time: 3 min In March 2019 the first ever Carnivore Conference was held at Boulder University, Colorado with a great list of speakers. THE BOULDER CARNIVORE CONFERENCE …a day …
Read Time: 8 min • Carbs, not fat, linked to CVD
• Sadiq Kahn bans butter, eggs and bacon from transport adverts
• Zero fat marketing
• Victorian diseases return
• Keir interviewed by French ‘zine
Read Time: 6 min A huge UK study involving 3 million people over 18 years finds the healthiest BMI is at odds with NHS advice about “healthy weight”.
Read Time: 12 min Have we been duped? A deep look into the science of plant-based diets reveals a distinct lack of supporting evidence and considerable potential for harm.
Read Time: 8 min • Veganuary Blues
• Meatless Burgers
• Eat-Lancet Report
•Vegan diets need supplements
Read Time: 9 min Over the last 100 years the Inuit have transitioned from hunter-gatherer to a largely Western diet. We look at some of the historical and contemporary evidence to see what we can learn about nutrition.