by Darag | Jan 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s January 1 or 2 depending on where you live and it’s time to look at those New Year’s resolutions after a time of excess. I’m still carb tolerant enough to be able to let myself go a little (I do mean a little) over Christmas and New Year...
by Darag | Jun 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
I found Ted Naiman through a FaceBook post of Gary Fettke’s. It’s delightful to see someone else who’s opted for a simple and to the point delivery of why and how to eat LCHF....
by Darag | May 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
If there is one slide I’ve had the most emotional reaction to and attack from in my workshop it’s this one: I’m currently rethinking my position on plant oils that can become easily oxidised/rancid without you knowing it. Unlike animal fats that you...
by Darag | Apr 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Will an apple a day keep the doctor away? It certainly got Adam and Eve into trouble and it can get us into trouble too. How much trouble depends on how sensitive to carbohydrates you are or, in other words, how insulin resistant you are....
by Darag | Apr 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s a good thing that news reports all over the world are coming out in favour of butter. There are some great historical clips in here including Ancel Keys and his dramatic visual of tipping over test tubes to indicate people dying. You can get a sense of how...
by Darag | Jan 15, 2015 | Health
I decided to become a vegetarian when I was in medical school. For me, part of the reason was health. The ‘fat was bad for you’ idea came into full force when I was training to be a doctor and I didn’t want to have my arteries block up like I was...
by Darag | Dec 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Click the link below to watch or read the transcript: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4126228.htm This was a great documentary that aired recently in Australia. It looks to me like Maryanne Demasi is passionate about how the current recommendations for a...
by Darag | Dec 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Christmas, a time for joy and celebration. Looked forward to by many, dreaded by some. One of my favourite old nursery rhymes holds 5 keys to making Christmas as special as it can be. Christmas is coming… What do you think are the spirit of those opening words?...
by Darag | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Some people do better if they track their intake. Write down what you have for meals and snacks List grams of carbs per day Tick off the glasses of water Note what you did for exercise Make notes about how you feel from one meal to the next You should be able to click...
by Darag | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
In this video Dr David Perlmutter describes three studies that support cholesterol as one of our allies. Definitely not an enemy. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IIOFO3m9IA&index=98&list=PL703A2C1ACB86FD95[/youtube] It’s interesting to note...
