by admin | Aug 21, 2015 | Wellness Doc
Last weekend, I helped my mom prepare food for a bridesmaids’ luncheon for my sister. Showers, parties, weddings, and luncheons tend to be breeding grounds for high carb foods. I wanted to share two fabulous low carb appetizers that my mom prepared. I must be honest;...
by admin | Aug 4, 2015 | Wellness Doc
In the previous post, I attempted to bring some perspective to the Mediterranean diet. A discussion of this popular diet came up in the midst of profiling monounsaturated fats because of its copious use of olive oil which is 70% monounsaturated fat. (Oleic acid) So...
by admin | Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Having previously discussed a rational approach to eating saturated fats, I’ll now move to monounsaturated fats. A primary source of monounsaturated fats is olive oil which is a staple of the ever popular “Mediterranean diet”. But what is the...
by admin | Jul 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
The previous post mentioned that protein, while a critical building block of life, is occasionally overeaten. Why would one overeat protein? A major reason is that fear of fat leads many to eat mainly lean muscle meats or low fat dairy. Traditional indigenous cultures...
by admin | Jul 6, 2015 | Wellness Doc
In recent posts, I have joined many other scientists and clinicians in an attempt to exonerate saturated fat as the primary cause of heart disease. Having presented some evidence that saturated fat is not “artery clogging”, I intend to share some of...
