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Vitamin K2 and Cranial Development

thumbnail One of the things Dr. Weston Price noticed about healthy traditional cultures worldwide is their characteristically broad faces, broad denta...

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: The Final Word

thumbnail Over the course of the last month, I've outlined some of the major findings of the Tokelau Island Migrant study. It's one of the mo...

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Gout

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Gout is a disorder in which uric acid crystals form in the joints, causing intense pain. The body forms uric acid as a by-product of purine ...

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Asthma

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Asthma may be another "disease of civilization", uncommon in non-industrial cultures. Between 1980 and 2001, its prevalence more t...

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Diabetes

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This post will be short and sweet. Diabetes is a disease of civilization. As Tokelauans adopted Western industrial foods, their diabetes p...

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Weight Gain

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Between 1968 and 1982, Tokelauans in nearly all age groups gained weight, roughly 5 kilograms (11 pounds) on average. They also became slig...

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Health

thumbnail Let's get right to the meat of this study. It's relevant to the hypothesis that saturated fat is a cause of cardiovascular disease....

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Dental Health

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I'm always on the lookout for studies that can confirm or deny the information in Nutrition and Physical Degeneration . Traveling aroun...

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: Background and Overview

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Tokelau's troubles began in 1765 with its 'discovery' by British commodore John Byron. Traditionally, residents of the three sma...

More on Hydrogenated Fat

thumbnail I stumbled on an interesting history of hydrogenated vegetable oil on the website Soy Info Center . It turns out, margarine was made out o...