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Carbohydrates & depression 2
I do pretty well avoiding the black hole nowadays. Over the years (I’m now 47) I’ve worked through a lot of the emotional components that stem from my own family background & life history, & although I stay informed, I’ve … Continue reading
Carbohydrates & depression 1
Recently I learned of a dietary theory propounded, apparently, by the Dr. Richard Heller & Dr. Rachael Heller, authors of the The 7-day Low-Carb Rescue and Recovery Plan & various titles related to their diet known as the “Carbohydrate Addict’s … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Nutrition
Tagged carbohydrates, low vs moderate vs high carb, Melz state of my art (health/fitness)
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Low GI in the diet
In late December I started eating low glycemically for diabetes prevention — i.e., for control of blood sugar & fat loss both (not weight loss per se — I’d like to keep & add to my lean muscle weight), as … Continue reading
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Tagged glycemic index (GI), Melz health philosophy
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Nutrition or training — which is more important?
Tom Venuto’s Burn the Fat Blog today has some fine advice in answer to the question “Nutrition or training – which is more important?” Venuto writes: The first thing I would say is that you cannot separate nutrition and training. … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Nutrition
Tagged Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, cardio, Melz history, Melz state of my art (health/fitness), strength training
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High carb, low carb, or moderate carb?
The good folks at the Glycemic Index Newsletter have been engaged in some argument with low-carb proponents about whether low-carb diets are good for you. The GI people say “Slow carb not low carb”, but a fellow named James Krieger, … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Insulin resistance, Nutrition
Tagged carbohydrates, diabetes, glycemic index (GI), low vs moderate vs high carb, Richard Bernstein
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Organic hot dogs!
Happy day! Hot dogs from animals not only raised organically, but in pasture — health grass-fed animals instead of the grain-fed, feel lot, antibiotic-filled animals that most people still eat. For Natural Dogs, a Growing AppetiteBy KIM SEVERSONNew York TimesJuly … Continue reading
Coffee & diabetes prevention
Coffee Could Help Keep Diabetes Away 06.26.06, 12:00 AM ET MONDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Drinking lots of coffee cut women’s risk of developing diabetes in an 11-year study, researchers report. But it was the antioxidants, not caffeine, in … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance, Nutrition
Tagged diabetes prevention, in the news
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Fine-tuning, part 2: Diet
I wrote in my Start Walking blog about wanting to fine-tune my fitness activities; but I also feel need to tune-up my diet. (“Diet” as in “the way I eat” — not as in “I’m going on a diet.”) I … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
Tagged books & resources (nutrition), dietary fat, Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill (book), Know Your Fats (book), Mary Enig, tweaking my diet, Udo Erasmus
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Dejunkfoodifying the schools
Anchorage School District is pulling junk food & soda pop from vending machines in ASD schools.
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Tagged Anchorage School District, junk food, schools, soda pop, vending machines
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Eat your veggies
Vegetables may help arteries stay clear Reuters UK (Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:26 PM BST)By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A healthy dose of vegetables every day may help keep the heart arteries clear, a study in mice … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance, Nutrition
Tagged atherosclerosis, cholesterol, diabetes prevention, heart health, in the news, inflammation, scientific studies, vegetables
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