[UPDATE: Recent research has been published that casts doubt on the hypothesis that BPA is estrogenic in humans. Please see this article for more information.] In previous articles here, here and here, I wrote about the dangers of an environmental toxin called bisphenol-A (BPA). BPA is a chemical that is found in several plastics and plastic additives. It’s in the water bottles some folks carry to gyms, the canned tomatoes and coconut milk they cook with, and ...
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My fantastic podcast host and producer, Danny Roddy, has decided to move on to greener pastures. He's done an incredible job with the show and I've enjoyed our rapport, so I'll miss him. I'm sure you will too.
This means I'm on the hunt for a new host/producer (the same person, ideally) for my podcast. Actually, for my internet radio show. I've finally decided on a new name for the program: Chris Kresser's ...
In this episode we discuss the following topics:
A recent study demonstrating that low cholesterol is associated with higher risk of death in women
What truly normal blood sugar levels during pregnancy are, and cut-offs for pre-diabetic and diabetic women during pregnancy
Whether there's any science behind breaking weight loss plateaus by adding carbs back in the diet
Best practices for people with Hashimoto's
Why there has been such an explosion in food sensitivities, celiac disease and leaky gut
The connection between ...
In the last article in this series we discussed some common myths and misconceptions about Low T3 Syndrome. In this article, we're going to look at causes and mechanisms.
As I mentioned briefly before, researchers now believe that the fall in T3 seen in acute and chronic illness is most likely due to either impaired production of T3 in the thyroid (due to a change in the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis) or to a decrease in thyroid binding proteins. ...
On Wednesday the 19th I'll be on the excellent new Balanced Bites podcast with Diane Sanfilippo of Balanced Bites and Liz Wolfe of Cave Girl Eats to discuss digestive health. Topics covered will include:
FODMAPs
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
Gut pathogens
Maintaining healthy gut flora
The best nutritional approaches for gut healing
Leave your questions in the comments section before the end of the day on Thursday (the 13th).
Diane and Liz have a great show. If your eyes ...
I write a lot about diet and nutrition, and there's absolutely no doubt that the food we eat is one of the most important factors that determines our health.
But it's a mistake to assume that food is the only consideration that matters when it comes to health, and that all health problems can be solved simply by making dietary changes. Unfortunately, this seems to be an increasingly common assumption in the Paleo/Primal nutrition world these ...
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