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Nutrition

Are we Omni-carnivores or Herbivores?

by Fred Hahn on April 28, 2012

Blogs are fun places to read all sorts of wacky comments. Frequently the comments are more fun and sometimes more informative than the blog itself.
Today I received a really wacky comment to my blog on the ridiculously biased movie Forks Over Knives. I thought it would be fun to share the exchange.
The commenter’s [...]

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60 Minutes on Sugar

by Fred Hahn on April 12, 2012

My super tall friend Andreas Eenfeldt M.D., a pro-low carb, high fat diet physician posted the 60 Minutes segment on sugar called Is Sugar Toxic which aired a few weeks ago.
While it was great to see a segment on the evils of sugar aired on such a popular show, sadly, it fell short of hitting [...]

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Childhood Obesity is Easily Solved

March 18, 2012

Thanks to Google’s key word search, I receive a half dozen interesting but frustrating articles on childhood obesity on a daily basis. Every single one of them says the same darn thing – eat less fat, eat whole grains, exercise more, blah blah blah. Drives me nuts!
Childhood obesity is easily solved. What I [...]

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Are You Outsmarting Diabetes?

March 17, 2012

Or, are you being outsmarted by those who profit heavily from those who are diabetic?
Why aren’t there pictures of meat and green leafy veggies on the cover?
Food for thought.

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Will Too Much Red Meat Shorten Your Lifespan?

March 14, 2012

Heck no.
Zoe Harcombe dishes out the facts:
The raw data actually shows deaths rates falling with increased meat consumption up to the third or fourth quintile – and this is before all the other variables have been allowed for. This would suggest that meat consumption has a protective effect while weight, alcohol, calorie intake, lack [...]

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It’s the Carbs not the Fat

February 12, 2012

Click on the pic to see it better from the source. It is just GREAT! Had to share it. Enjoy.

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Words of Wisdom

February 11, 2012

Like…
Saturated fat directly causes cardiovascular disease
Pilates lengthens muscles and tendons
Free weights are better than machines
Cholesterol in your food goes directly to and sticks to your arteries
Weight lifting develops nonfunctional muscles
Cross Fit builds functional muscles
Specific balance training improves general balance
Weight lifting makes you tight
Whole grains are healthy
Meat is unhealthy
Veganism and vegetarianism are environmentally friendly practices
Vegans and [...]

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How Do You Know It’s Paleo?

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…

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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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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