How to Get Your Mojo Back: Introducing the SexyBack Summit!

By on May 10, 2013 in Events, Classes & Groups | 0 comments

Are you suffering from low libido? Has your sex drive gradually drifted away? Are you looking for ways to connect more deeply with your partner, and cultivate a more rewarding and satisfying sex life? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should definitely check out Sean Croxton's upcoming SexyBack Summit. He's assembled a group of experts in all aspects of sexual health, including balancing hormones, supercharging sex drive, cultivating intimacy and connection, optimizing nutrition ...
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RHR: Early Evidence For Meat Consumption, The Cholesterol Controversy, and Additional Magnesium Sources

By on May 8, 2013 in Podcasts | 25 comments

In this episode I discuss a couple of interesting recent studies, and answer some questions. Enjoy! In this episode, we cover: 1:35 What Chris ate for breakfast 6:27 Early evidence for meat consumption 18:33 Solving the cholesterol controversy 38:22 More details from Chris's daily routine (and more treadmill desk) 44:00 Additional sources of magnesium 48:35 When should I stop breastfeeding? 52:49 What to do about anxiety during pregnancy Links We Discuss: Oldowan hunting behaviors at Kanjera South - John Hawks Blog Lipids and lipoproteins and risk of ...
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Choline and TMAO: Eggs Still Don’t Cause Heart Disease

By on May 6, 2013 in Food & Nutrition, Heart Disease, Myths & Truths | 41 comments

A recent study by published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has proposed a new link between eggs and coronary heart disease (CHD) that doesn’t involve cholesterol. A team of researchers, led by Dr. Stanley Hazen, showed that dietary choline—a nutrient found largely in eggs, beef liver and other animal foods—is metabolized by bacteria in our gut and then converted by the liver into TMAO. They demonstrated this with a “choline challenge”: feeding volunteers two ...
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What Causes Elevated LDL Particle Number?

By on May 3, 2013 in Diabesity, Heart Disease, Lab testing | 64 comments

To read more about heart disease and cholesterol, check out the special report page. In the last article in this series, I explained that LDL particle number (LDL-P) is a much more accurate predictor of cardiovascular disease risk than either LDL or total cholesterol. In this article, I’m going to briefly outline the five primary causes of elevated LDL-P. Conventional medicine is primarily focused on suppressing symptoms. If your blood pressure is high, you take a medication to lower ...
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The Roundup

By on May 1, 2013 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

Here is The Roundup, Edition 4, bringing you the best from around the web from the past two weeks! This week, I’m focusing on articles that address diabetes, obesity, and related metabolic disorders. Blast from the Past In 2011, I wrote an article explaining the many factors affecting the development of diabetes and obesity, and how many of the proposed mechanisms could conceivably contribute to the development of the disease. As obesity and diabetes research advances, however, the ...
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Review of Gather: The Art of Paleo Entertaining

By on April 30, 2013 in Food & Nutrition, Paleo Diet | 2 comments

Gather, the Art of Paleo Entertaining by Bill Staley and Hayley Mason, is a brand new Paleo cookbook designed to inspire year-round celebrations with family and friends. No gathering of loved ones is complete without a table full of delicious food, yet it can be difficult to prepare multi-course meals that can be enjoyed by those who are following a Paleo diet. Bill and Hayley’s book is proof that it’s possible to eat and entertain like ...
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