People have been engaging in fasts for thousands of years, sometimes for religious reasons and other times to enhance their mental focus, or for other reasons. Fasting parallels the natural lives of many animal species from penguins to grizzly bears. Many animals fatten up during a season of plenty, so that they can survive when food is scarce. Continue reading
In last week’s post, I discussed the CRAN diet (Calorie Restriction with Adequate Nutrition). It’s a diet that is intended to prolong healthy life by drastically reducing calorie intake. Anyone who follows the diet will lose excess weight as a side benefit, but that is not the purpose of the diet. Continue reading
Are you tired of counting calories or juggling the percentages of carbs, fats, and proteins that you consume in an effort to improve your health? You can discard all that bother by adopting the carnivore diet, which is simplicity itself. Eat nothing but meat, preferably fatty beef, and drink nothing but water. Don’t worry about sticking to a schedule for meals. Just eat whenever you are hungry, and keep on eating until you feel full. No need to worry about measuring servings. Continue reading
Earlier this year, I wrote an article titled A Diet that Could Save Your Life. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the Western world, and high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a major risk factor for heart attacks and strokes, as well as other serious health problems. I described the DASH diet, which advocates limiting salt intake to lower blood pressure. Continue reading
By the strictest definition of the term, practically everything we eat is a processed food.