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10 Reasons To Supplement With Glycine

November 25, 2025October 13, 2019 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 25 minGlycine 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.

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Categories Nutrition Tags anti-oxidant, Article, collagen, diabetes, glycine, heart health, NAFLD, osteoporosis, popular, schizophrenia, sleep, type 2 diabetes

The Case for Sustainable Meat

October 1, 2025April 13, 2018 by Keir Watson

Read Time: 10 minMeat, we are told, is bad for the planet. But is it that simple? Keir argues that the anti-meat rhetoric risks destroying the very environment is claims to be protecting.

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Categories Food & Environment Tags Article, climate change, Environment, grass-fed meat, popular, rewilding, sustainability, sylvopastoralism

Jordan Peterson on Diet and Health 2

July 10, 2023February 13, 2018 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: < 1 minPeterson goes into more detail about the low carb paleo diet that has helped him and his daughter get on top of their autoimmune diseases.

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Categories Odds & Ends, Video Tags autoimmune diseases, carnivore diet, elimination diet, Jordan Peterson, Paleo, popular, Short, zero carb diet

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

July 10, 2023November 19, 2017 by Keir Watson

Read Time: 6 minLower cardiovascular disease and mortality among countries that consumed more fats and animal protein. Another nail in the coffin for the diet-heart hypothesis?

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Categories Nutrition Tags Article, CVD, diet-heart hypothesis, French paradox, popular, saturated fat

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

May 25, 2019August 19, 2017 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 5 minInfluential celebrity promotion is fuelling a rise in vegan diets, but can this ideologically driven movement really be healthy? Above: Keeping up with the Kardashians star …

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Categories In the News Tags Article, iron deficiency, popular, protein requirements, vegan, vegetarian

UK vegetarians DON’T live longer than meat eaters study finds

December 11, 2019January 18, 2016 by Keir Watson

Read Time: 6 minThe Oxford EPIC study finds that vegans and meat eaters have similar all cause mortality. No evidence that red meat causes bowel cancer.

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Categories Nutrition Tags all-cause mortality, Article, EPIC, pescatarian, popular, vegan, vegetarian

The chemical warfare on your plate

June 11, 2019June 7, 2015 by Keir Watson

Read Time: 9 minThe fascinating story of how natural insecticides in plants can be good for us, but how wheat has evolved the ability to turn an insect’s immune …

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Categories Gluten, Nutrition Tags Article, chemical warfare, coeliac, coeliac disease, fruit and vegetables, Gluten, hormesis, insect immunity, natural insecticides, phytonutrients, popular, Simon Murch, villous atrophy

Why we pass on the semi-skimmed and low-fat dairy

May 25, 2019November 26, 2014 by Keir Watson

Read Time: 2 minRecent study finds that full-fat dairy products are associated with reduced obesity.

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Categories Nutrition Tags abdominal fat, Article, cancer, Central obesity, clotted cream, crème fraiche, dairy products, dementia, featured, full-fat dairy, heart disease, infographic, popular, skimmed milk, whipping cream

New Study Vindicates William Davis: Modern Wheat is more Toxic than Ancient Varieties

May 25, 2019February 16, 2014 by Keir Watson

Read Time: 2 minStudy shows modern wheat aggravates IBS more than ancient strains.

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Categories Gluten, Nutrition Tags bread, British Journal of Nutrition, cancer, coeliac, diabetes, IBS, popular, retinopathy, rheumatoid arthritis, wheat, Wheat Belly, William Davis

3:1 Keto Lunches

November 21, 2023February 10, 2013 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 3 minHere are some tips for achieving a truly ketogenic diet; Super low-carb & ketone producing.

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Categories Nutrition, Recipes Tags ketogenic, lunches, popular

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