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Our weekly visit to the supermarket is usually characterized by an “ignorance is bliss” mindset. Most of us have little to no idea where the food that we eventually put on our tables actually comes from, and we probably prefer not to know. Due to the combination of the industrialization of agriculture, the decrease in [...]
If you’ve been in the diet world for any length of time, you’ve been exposed to the concept of calorie counting. There are a few basic rules of thumb everyone seems to embrace: All calories are created equal Calories in – calories out = weight change The only way to lose weight is to exist [...]
When I first started investigating keto, I didn’t really need to lose any weight. Sure, I was a few pounds overweight, but when I approached my doctor about running initial blood tests to have a baseline before I started, he asked me: “You’re in good shape—why do you need to go on a diet?” [...]
Is Stevia Safe? Now that the dangers of excess sugar are well known1, new developments have uncovered some natural sugar substitutes. One of the most common of which is known as stevia. The stevia leaf is an herb originally from South America, but can now be found all over the world. The herb is naturally sweet, about 200 [...]
The ketogenic diet is nothing new. It’s a low-carb diet that has been around for quite a while with countless studies to back it up. The research behind it and years of support strengthen the power of this diet. The whole idea is to lower your carbohydrate intake in order to burn fat and improve [...]
For people interested in the health food movement, it is not uncommon to come across some new or rare fruit from the Amazon Rainforest that is said to cure everything from pimples to bad digestion to cancer. After reading of the supposedly numerous natural cures for cancer and other serious illnesses, one logically becomes skeptical [...]
Six weeks down, seven to go! We’ll count this as my halfway-point update, so I’ve included quite a bit of detail here. TLDR: keto is fantastic and working phenomenally well. The Weight Loss I’ve lost a total of 18.6 pounds, continuing to average a net loss of 3 pounds per week. This is delving into [...]
As our collective health knowledge evolves with the years, consumer habits change. Companies must adjust with the times. Noodles & Company, which had a strong debut in the nineties with continued success into the two-thousands, hit a road bump recently as consumers began cutting carbs. Fighting public perception These days, the most successful companies keep [...]
Ancient Nutrition’s signature bone broth and keto-approved supplements may be popping up in an unexpected place—your local doctor’s office! Ancient Nutrition has recently announced a new agreement with Natural Partners--an online platform that allows practitioners to purchase supplements and other health products at wholesale prices. Company executives hope that this new partnership will open a new [...]
New research published in the scientific journal Cell Chemical Biology1 shows that when the body burns fat, it also creates unique compounds that counteract the toxic substances created through metabolizing sugar. Study co-author, Mogens Johannsen, says “You can remove some of the toxic by-products from the sugar metabolism by eating fats or following a low-calorie or [...]
Wondering whether healthy eating choices are catching on? If so, look no further than the innovation happening in the global food industry. As consumers turn away from junk food towards healthier options, companies that are willing to innovate reap huge rewards. The trend towards healthier choices has also created space in the market for a [...]
This year marks the latest change in the age-old battle over school lunch, with the present administration walking back the minor changes made by its predecessor. In January, Sonny Perdue, head of the Department of Agriculture (which sets the guidelines for school lunch), lifted the regulations that were a totem of Michelle Obama’s efforts to [...]
