Archive for January, 2010
Gum Disease Linked to Obesity
Tweet Whenever we see the words “linked to” or “associated with” we have to be careful. What the researchers are saying is that two manifestations have been observed together; however, they understand that one does not necessarily cause the other. However, it is fair to infer that perhaps that which actually does cause one manifestation [...]
In: Diabetes, Diet, Sugar, Teeth
8 Secrets for All-Day Energy
Tweet The magazine, Prevention, recently published an article listing eight ideas for people to keep their energy levels up throughout the day. They sifted through the latest research on sleep, metabolism, stress, and chronobiology to identify the times when people are most vulnerable to fatigue — and, with expert help, devised a foolproof plan to [...]
In: Diet, Exercise, Running
Mother’s Gum Disease Linked to Infant’s Death
Tweet Scientists from Case Western University worked with a 35 year-old mother to investigate the loss of her baby. Earlier studies by these researchers showed that an oral bacteria called Fusobacterium nucleatum could spread from the bloodstream to the placenta in mice. The woman wanted to know if it was possible in humans. Bacteria from [...]
In: Diet, Immune System, Teeth
Rock-n-Roll Phoenix!
Tweet Had a great trip to the great city of Phoenix, AZ. I met a good friend of mine named Adrian and together we ran in P.F. Chang’s Rock-n-Roll half marathon on Sunday. Neither of us eat carbohydrates of any sort (in the understood sense) and we both ran in Vibram Five Fingers shoes. It [...]
What About a Zero Carb Diet? The Response!
Tweet I rarely ever respond to other bloggers because I simply lack the time or the inclination. However, my inbox was full of messages like, “did you see this?” I have seen it and fortunately for us ZC’ers, history has also seen these arguments. What I detest more than anything else is when people sit [...]
In: Diet, Disease, Populations
