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RHR: Does Red Meat Increase Your Risk of Death?

By on March 28, 2012 in Podcasts | 40 comments

I'm sure by now most of you have heard about the news reports about the Harvard study which claimed that red meat increases your risk of death.  In this show I present 4 reasons why you shouldn't take these claims seriously.  I also discuss several reasons why eating red meat is beneficial to your health, as well as one little known reason that some people may need to limit red meat consumption (hint: it has nothing ...
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How too much omega-6 and not enough omega-3 is making us sick

By on May 8, 2010 in Food & Nutrition, Myths & Truths | 70 comments

In the last article we discussed the problems humans have converting omega-3 (n-3) fats from plant sources, such as flax seeds and walnuts, to the longer chain derivatives EPA and DHA. Since EPA and DHA (especially DHA) are responsible for the benefits omega-3 fats provide, and since EPA and DHA are only available in significant amounts in seafood, it follows that we should be consuming seafood on a regular basis. But how much is enough? ...
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Medical care is 3rd leading cause of death in U.S.

By on April 26, 2008 in Medical Industrial Complex | 26 comments

The popular perception that the U.S. has the highest quality of medical care in the world has been proven entirely false by several public heath studies and reports over the past few years. The prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association published a study by Dr. Barbara Starfield, a medical doctor with a Master's degree in Public Health, in 2000 which revealed the extremely poor performance of the United States health care system when compared to other ...
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