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How Do You Know It’s Paleo?

by Fred Hahn on January 18, 2012

A client sent this to me the other day. He doesn’t remember where he found it so I can’t give proper credit. Anyway, it’s a total hoot.

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29 Billion Reasons…

by Fred Hahn on January 12, 2012

…to lie about cholesterol.
Take a look. The documentary trailer is short and sweet.
I can’t wait to see how many lawsuits get tossed at Pfizer, Merk and the rest of the statinators for lying to people about what these drugs can do.

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Why is Santa Fat?

December 20, 2011

This is something I’ve been pondering for a while.
You’d think Santa would be portrayed as thin and muscular since he has to run around on every roof top in the world, climb down and up millions of chimneys carrying heavy sacks of stuff, all accomplished in under 24 hours.
What Santa must achieve every [...]

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Eating Razor Blades

December 9, 2011

Not a very good idea right? I agree. So then, why do so many people eat them?
Allow me to explain.
When I talk to clients about diet, without question fat loss is the most sought after goal. But that’s not my goal for them – not exactly. My primary goal for clients [...]

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The Power Plate – Old Nonsense Reborn

December 7, 2011

Back in the old days, a weight/cellulite removal device hit the market claiming to jiggle the fat right off of you.
Of course, it was just a load of marketing nonsense no different than so many other baloney devices that hit the infomercial sphere every day. If it were true, chewing gum would make your face [...]

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Carb Addiction

November 28, 2011

Comic can be found here.
In a recent article on aging, Professor Cynthia Kenyon, a U.S geneticist, has discovered that too much insulin production caused by too many dietary carbs may very well be a cause of premature aging. I found the article intriguing – and a great example of carb addiction.
From the [...]

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Don’t Bother Me With The Facts

November 17, 2011

I’m always amazed at people who argue against known facts – like the folks at the Flat Earth Society or ghost and demon hunters.
The Earth is ovular. Ghosts and demons don’t exist.
I’ve been recently discussing the issue of diet and diabetes on Dr. McDougall’s forum. (Note: You may have to join the [...]

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Lipitor Goes Generic December 1st!

November 15, 2011

And Pfizer, of course, is hopping mad!
So what would any smart and profit-driven company do to combat this? Sweeten the deal for pharmaceutical benefit managers so that they encourage the pharmacies to not sell the generic brand.
Lovely.
You can read all about this here.
Frankly, I’m not surprised by this. What I am surprised [...]

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Strength – It’s Good.

November 10, 2011

I won’t say too much about this paper other than to say “Read it.”
Comments are appreciated!

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Associated With Doesn’t Mean Caused By

November 6, 2011

Don’t forget this!
So when you read things like this:
“Carbophobia: The Scary Truth About America’s Low-Carb Craze.” A diet containing hefty amounts of saturated fat, which is prevalent in red meat, processed meats, dark-meat poultry, high-fat cheeses and butter is associated with a significantly increased risk for high cholesterol, hypertension, arterial blockage, stroke and heart [...]

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