By: Charlie Barker In 2008 I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis after a flare-up that left me very anaemic and lasted 4 months. I was prescribed steroids, which worked, and put on mesalazine long term. I thought it was all sorted, when I got another flare up about a year later. The consultant said this… Continue Reading
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‘RD’elusion – Nutrition Pro Questioning Paleo…
As a Registered Dietitian (RD) that is openly paleo and advocates a paleo lifestyle in practice, I often get inquiries from other RD’s questioning the efficacy, safety, recommendations and/or overall idea of paleo. I recently received an email from one such RD and am going to take this opportunity to address the question and concerns… Continue Reading
New Year = New You!
Bulky sweaters, sweat pants, sweat shirts, elastic waistbands – it’s winter. Not only is this the season for comfort foods – but it’s also the season for ‘comfort clothes’. Unfortunately, when spring rolls around and it’s time to shed those layers of cloth we don’t always like the ‘permanent layers’ (um, yeah, that’s fat…) we… Continue Reading
Paleo: The Solution to My Battle with Colitis
Where do I begin? This journey started in October of 2004 when up until then I was a ‘normal’ teenage boy, going to grade 12 and playing as many sports as possible at school. I was the captain of both the volleyball team and the local A level hockey team. I was active all the… Continue Reading
Meat & Potatoes: Back on the Menu
Just in case you haven’t been paying attention lately, meat and potatoes are okay to eat again. It’s a pretty comical situation, really. Meat and potatoes used to be the basic chow of every American – at a time when Americans were the healthiest and tallest people in the world. I was a youngster in… Continue Reading
Fear and Loathing at the Dinner Table
This post was written by Amy Berger. Amy is working on her Masters Degree in Nutrition and holds a Bachelors in Creative Writing. She has put together an excellent primer on all things antinutrient. Enjoy! Phytates, oxalates, and goitrogens, oh my! If you’re new to the world of antinutrients, these harmful substances can seem as… Continue Reading
Eating right during pregnancy and breastfeeding “Why is it so important?
I highly encourage new mothers to nurse their babies. I think that nursing is the surest way to feed your baby, taking advantages of the hundreds of thousands of years our bodies have been figuring out what our babies guts need to become established and keep them healthy. Along with obvious advantages nursing has, like creating a… Continue Reading
Type 1 Diabetes: The Numbers Don’t Lie
Editors Note: Paleo eating appears to benefit quite an array of health conditions. Many are autoimmune in nature, all appear to share characteristics of systemic inflammation. Type 1 diabetes is one of the most devilish conditions to address because of the dual activity of autoimmune disease and increased systemic inflammation due to glucose dysregualtion. Standard of Care dictates that one should eat ample carbohydrates… Continue Reading
Fish Oil
Ahhh…fish oil. A whole industry built around supplying us with something that should be a natural part of our food supply. Prior to the 1970’s meat and dairy in the United states was still grass fed so we received ample amounts of the main constituents of fish oil, EPA and DHA, as part of our… Continue Reading
Of Mice and Morons
I’ve received a number of questions about this recent paper, the official title being “Pathway to diabetes through attenuation of pancreatic beta cell glycosylation and glucose transport” but the popular media title usually running something like: “High fat diet causes diabetes.” The only thing I’ve seen popularized more in the media, only to be subsequently proven… Continue Reading
