Polyunsaturated Fat Intake: Effects on the Heart and Brain

I'm revisiting the topic of the omega-6/omega-3 balance and total polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) intake because of some interesting studies ...

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Real Food X: Roasted Marrow Bones

Bone marrow is a food that has been prized throughout history-- from hunter-gatherer tribes to haute cuisine chefs. It's not hard to un...

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Google Flu Trends

I just discovered a wonderful new tool from Google.org, Google Flu Trends . Google.org is the philanthropic branch of Google. Flu Trends ...

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Can Vitamin K2 Reverse Arterial Calcification?

It certainly can in rats . In April 2007, Dr. Cees Vermeer and his group published a paper on the effect of vitamin K on arterial calcifica...

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Real Food IX: Idlis

Traditional cultures throughout the world went to great lengths to maximize the nutritional value of the ingredients they had. Fermentation...

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Cardiovascular Disease and Vitamin K2

Vitamin K2 is intimately involved in calcium metabolism. Matrix Gla-protein (MGP) is a vitamin K-dependent protein that is secreted in cart...

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Winterize Your Diet

As winter approaches, there are steps you can take to preserve your health and well-being. Here's a list of things I find useful: -Eat ...

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Book Review: Dangerous Grains

Dangerous Grains is about the health hazards of gluten grains. It's co-written by James Braly, an M.D. who specializes in food allergi...

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