Nutrition "science" is so inconsistent and contraindicatory that as much as we want to have some reliable data, there is nothing we can hold on to. All we get is more confusion and misleading information. 

Let's take the humble egg. In the late 1970s,...

"People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet." Temple Grandin

Statins have been long praised for saving thousands of lives with relatively low risk of side e...

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Søren Kierkegaard

Since the 1970s, the Paleo diet has been in and out of fashion. The idea that humans evolved eating specific foods that keep them healthy was first inspired by a...

“Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale.” Elsa Schiaparelli

How many times have we heard that sugar i...

"Every step we make can be filled with peace, joy and serenity."  Thich Nhat Hanh

How many steps a day should we aim for to stay reasonably fit and healthy?
In our goal-oriented world, where everything needs to be measured with a high level of precis...

“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.”

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Until a decade ago about 99% of people worldwide rarely seemed to be giving gluten much thought. Now, the fear of gluten has become so pronounced that almost...

“When nothing is sure, everything is possible.” Margaret Drabble

Do we need to see a doctor once a year? Some researchers contest the need for the annual check-up suggesting that from a health perspective these visits are useless and irrelevant others...

“Those that can heal can harm; those that can cure can kill.” Celia Rees

Many people believe that taking supplements represents a magic bullet for disease prevention and a longer, healthier life. It’s been estimated that one in two adults take some fo...

“All disease begins in the gut.” – Hippocrates

We are what we eat, and so are the bugs within us. The contribution of what we eat to the gut microbiota (formerly called gut flora) has a powerful effect on our physiology. The intestine microbiota is th...

“Compassion is the basis of morality.” Arthur Schopenhauer

Suffering is an integral part of our human existence. As challenging as it might be, suffering also has a bright side - beautiful acts of compassion. All major religions and decades of clinic...