In the field of nutrition, there are only three categories of nutrients-proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Protein recommendations have not changed through the years. Fat recommendations changed some forty years ago with no scientific background, creating an experiment on the American public with disastrous consequences. Carbohydrate [...]
Essential Fatty Acids
April 8th, 2010 · 9:26 AM
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The Supplemental Facts About Nutrition
July 14th, 2008 · 9:02 AM
Update (July 15, 2008, 7:24pm): I have negotiated with a supplement company to provide some basic supplements that I recommend in this article. You can access it via my supplements page.
I have been going through your emails and comments and thoroughly enjoying your thoughts, questions and recipes. Please forgive me if it takes a while [...]
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My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: