The Primalist Increasing the Transparency of Conflict of Interest Disclosures in Nutrition Research | Nutrition Nutrition research is among the most contentious fields of science. Although the totality of an individual’s diet has important effects on health, most nutrients and foods individually have ambiguously tiny (or nonexistent) effects.1 Substantial reliance on observational data for which causal inference is notoriously difficult also limits the clarifying ability of nutrition science. When the data are not clear, opinions and conflicts of interest both financial and nonfinancial may influence research articles, editorials, guidelines, and laws.2 Therefore, disclosure policies are an important safeguard to help identify potential bias. In this Viewpoint, we contend that current norms for disclosure in nutrition science are inadequate and propose that greater transparency is needed, including a broader definition of what constitutes disclosure-worthy information. Industry sponsorship is not the only form of financial conflict of interest germane to nutrition science. Mozaffarian D.
Stomach Exercise: Rub Your Stomach Away In Just 2 Minutes a Day? Did You Know…there’s a stomach exercise where you can rub your stomach away effortlessly using nothing but your hand — for only 2 minutes a day? This may sound hard to believe, but Dr. Stephen Chang, an M.D. and Ph.D. who’s trained in both Western and Chinese medicine, states that this simple 2-minute internal exercise, which does not come from Western medicine, but rather from the wisdom of ancient Chinese sages — has been used successfully as a self-healing stomach remedy for over 6,000 years. Whatever you do, don’t confuse this internal exercise with the external exercises of the Western world, such as sit-ups, crunches and other movements that only firm up the underlying stomach muscles … but do nothing to melt the fat surrounding those muscles. According to Dr. Here’s how to do the stomach-rubbing exercise: 1) Lie flat on your back on your bed or on the floor. 2) Rub your hands together vigorously for about 15 seconds, or until they feel hot. The stomach exercise also can help:
Paleo Breakfast : Recipes for a Paleo Breakfast When Diet Meets DNA: A Premature Love Story For those of you who aren't familiar with doctoral student Kevin Klatt, he's one of the most thoughtful balanced voices on nutrition around. This fall, I noticed Kevin chatting on Twitter about the realities and limitations of nutrigenomics and invited him to write a guest post on same. Happily, he agreed, and as with all of Kevin's writing, his piece is deep, thoughtful, and fair. If you're considering spending money on genetic testing as related to diet, please read his terrific overview before shelling out your hard earned cash. Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions and this year, buying a diet plan based on your unique genetics stands to be all the rage. The science of 'nutrigenetics', or the study of the interaction between genetic variation and dietary needs, is a real, although very immature, science. Nutrigeneticists have generally assessed the interaction of diet and genes in a couple ways. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Where's the evidence at on this?
The 7 Best Foods We Never Eat - Pantry staples - Revolution Health image Everyone knows veggies are a must in any healthy diet — the phrase “eat your greens” has been drilled into us since childhood. But fewer than 10 percent of Americans eat the recommended amount of fruits and veggies, a 2009 study found, and fewer still choose the dark green vegetables that boast a myriad of disease-fighting health perks. Even if you’re not a fan of dark green produce (we recommend you give it a second chance), you can still reap tons of health benefits from a variety of green veggies, fruits, and other foods you should be eating — but probably aren’t.
Paleo Diet Lifestyle | paleo diet tips and recipes Whole Health Source: Nitrate: a Protective Factor in Leafy Greens Cancer Link and Food Sources Nitrate (NO3) and nitrite (NO2) are molecules that have received a lot of bad press over the years. They are thought to promote digestive cancers, in part due to their ability to form carcinogens when used as a preservative for processed meat. Because of this (1), they were viewed with suspicion and a number of countries imposed strict limits on their use as a food additive. But what if I told you that by far the greatest source of nitrate in the modern diet isn't processed meat-- but vegetables, particularly leafy greens (2)? A New Example of Human Symbiosis In 2003, Dr. Nitrate Protects the Cardiovascular System In 2008, Dr. Subsequent studies showed that dietary nitrite reduces blood vessel dysfunction and inflammation (CRP) in cholesterol-fed mice (11). Mechanism The Long View Leafy greens were one of the "protective foods" emphasized by the nutrition giant Sir Edward Mellanby (15), along with eggs and high-quality full-fat dairy.
Easy way to reset your sleep cycle: Stop eating Not eating for 12-16 hours can help people quickly reset their sleep-wake cycle, according to a new study from the Harvard Medical School. This discovery can drastically improve a person's ability to cope with jet lag or adjust to working late shifts. Scientists have long known that our circadian rhythm is regulated by our exposure to light. The lead researcher Clifford Saper explains: The neat thing about this second clock is that it can override the main clock ... and you should just flip into that new time zone in one day. It usually takes people a week to fully adjust to a new time zone or sleeping schedule. How does it work? Simply stop eating during the 12-16 hour period before you want to be awake. For example, if you want to start waking up at 2:00 am, you should start fasting between 10:00 am or 2:00 pm the previous day, and don't break your fast until you wake up at 2:00 am. Why does this work? Like everything else in our evolutionary history, it has to do with survival:
GNOLLS.ORG - Home of J. Stanton and The Gnoll Credo Nutritional Support for Injury and Wound Healing Finding health via diet and lifestyle changes can make us feel superhuman—but, we’re not (sadly). While we may lose weight, get fit, and mitigate chronic illnesses, calamities can and do still happen. A slip of the kitchen knife, a tumble on the bike, or an emergency surgery could be all it takes to land you on the long and winding road towards wound healing. As anyone who’s suffered serious tissue trauma knows, the recovery process can be frustratingly slow and utterly inconvenient—not to mention really, really painful. Yet while there’s no way to totally fast-forward through the aftermath of injury, there are ways to expedite the healing process and reduce your recovery time as much as possible. How? What Happens When You Get Wounded? When you get hurt, your only conscious thought might be “OW!” Next, it’s time to start rebuilding the wound’s lost or damaged tissue. Here’s where having a nice, full reservoir of micronutrients and amino acids comes in handy. Key Players for Healing Zinc.
Maximum Muscle Building Routine If you’re someone who is hoping to pack on more lean muscle mass, it’s important that you’re training correctly using the right program approach. If you go about your workouts in the wrong manner you could in fact just end up losing lean muscle mass, rather than building it up. Fortunately, if you train properly and get yourself on a good, higher calorie diet, you’ll see your muscle building results progress incredibly quickly. The following workout program has been designed to be performed four days per week, breaking the workouts up into upper and lower body sessions. You’ll perform two exercises in a row, take a day off to rest, and then perform another two day cycle before breaking for the weekend. This allows you to target each muscle group twice, while ensuring plenty of rest for recovery purposes. Do your best to lift a weight that does have you fatiguing by the time you reach the final rep to ensure sufficient overload that encourages muscle growth. Monday: Upper Body Workout
Paleo Eats: 9/21/12 As a present to myself, I didn’t post my birthday eats. (Thanks for all your kind birthday wishes, by the way!) As I get older and more decrepit, birthdays just aren’t as exciting anymore — especially when I have to trudge off to work at night. After tucking the Double-Os in for the night, I drove to the hospital for another stint as the pill lady. I paused midshift to reheat some leftover cheater beef stew (a cow version of this recipe) and braised cabbage. After coming home and passing out for a few hours, I rolled out of bed to make dinner. …and chucked it into my pressure cooker. While the ribs were on the stove (on high pressure for 30 minutes), I washed some beet greens… …sautéed it with some red onion. When the ribs were cooked, I seasoned ‘em with a little more umami goodness… …and briefly stuck them under my broiler to add some color and char. Next, I halved some heirloom tomatoes and pan-fried them in butter. Here’s my beefy dinner! Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s off to work I go…