by admin | Jan 27, 2015 | Wellness Doc
While doing research for information on gut microbiota, I have been astounded once again by the range of material on the web. It spans anywhere from cutting edge science to soft science with some reasonably practical advice to downright hokey nonsense. Unfortunately...
by admin | Jan 19, 2015 | Wellness Doc
We know that changes in gut microbiota consistently go together with obesity and diabetes. But as discussed last week, correlation doesn’t mean causation. So I looked at landmark studies in mice which seem to confirm that altered gut bacteria cause obesity or...
by admin | Jan 18, 2015 | Fit in 90 Days
3 points away … 3 points away from an official Diabetes diagnosis. That’s what this past Friday looked like for me. When I had my physical back in September my labs were ok. They weren’t perfect but they were alright. So in December I noticed a few...
by admin | Jan 15, 2015 | Wellness Doc
I have not previously discussed studies performed on mice or any other animal. With regard to diet, we simply have not found an animal model which correlates with human metabolism and eating behavior. One thing we know is that farm animals are consistently fattened up...
by admin | Jan 12, 2015 | Wellness Doc
Good science starts with careful observation and the formation of hypotheses which are then tested. When we observe various phenomena, we often find things that tend to occur together. This is called correlation. Our temptation is to assume that things which naturally...
