Do Low-Carb Diets Hurt or Help Brain Function?
Before I discuss what the research currently shows about low-carb diets, cognitive function and mental health, I need to get something out the way. Whenever […]
Nutrition
Blue Zones … Or Twilight Zone? (Part 2)
In the previous article, we learned how Blue Zones author Dan Beuttner has an anti-meat bias. We learned how he included the Seventh-day Adventist stronghold of Loma Linda […]
Blue Zones … Or Twilight Zone? (Part 1)
Meet the longevity hotspot that wasn’t really – and the long-living group Dan Buettner suspiciously left out of his books. In 2008, National Geographic published […]
The Link Between Vegan/Vegetarian Diets and Poor Mental Health: Cause or Effect?
Which came first: The diet or the depression/anxiety/suicidality?
Low-Carb Shills Are Still Trying to Prove the “Metabolic Advantage” – and Still Failing
It’s been a while since I’ve written about the mythical “metabolic advantage” claimed for low-carbohydrate diets. It’s a subject I figured I’d already done to death, but it turns out some people just won’t let up.
Real Meat vs Fake Meat
Real meat is a natural, nutrient-dense product fuelled by solar-powered bio-mass. Fake meat is a heavily industrialized, unnatural and nutritionally inferior imposter.
Yet Another Study Suggests Intermittent Fasting is Way Overrated
Along with carb-paranoia and veganism, one of the more popular diet trends in recent times is “intermittent fasting” (IF). Long time readers will know the concept leaves me cold; the research to back all the lavish claims made for IF simply doesn’t exist. More research has emerged indicating IF is not all it’s cracked up to be, in the form of a recent randomized clinical trial that studied the effect of IF in middle-aged participants.
Why a Vegan Diet Will NOT Make You Fitter or Stronger – Or Make Your Dick Harder
The Game Changers claims a vegan diet is the ultimate for athletic performance and will give you steroid-like muscle growth. The movie even claims animal foods lower testosterone, while eating vegan will make your dick harder! This article explains why these claims are complete and utter horseshit. Oh, and you’ll also learn why Arnold Schwarzenegger is a blatant hypocrite.
A (Scathing) Review of James Wilks’ Vegan Film “The Game Changers”: Part 1
The Game Changers is a vegan ‘documentary’ that claims to be “Fueled by the Truth.” In reality, it is fueled by pseudoscience, dodgy anecdotes and rampant bias. It is quite possibly the worst nutrition documentary I’ve ever watched – and I’ve watched some stinkers.