Ketogenic diets – where REAL risk lies
Ketogenic (very low-carbohydrate) diets are becoming mainstream to treat a wide range of life-threatening and life-altering metabolic and neurological illnesses, ranging from type 2 diabetes [more]
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Diabetes – can you conquer it? Yes! A new book shows you the way
By Marika Sboros Can you conquer your diabetes? Sure you can. However, conquering it is a journey, not a destination. Fortunately, as the ancient Eastern [more]
Nutrition crisis: healing the harm from bad science
By Marika Sboros Crisis, you say. What crisis? If you’re talking nutrition science, it’s not just one crisis. Take your pick from related crises around [more]
Cancer: Fung sees the future, cracks the code
By Marika Sboros Are you or is anyone you love battling cancer? If so, you need Canadian nephrologist (kidney specialist) Dr Jason Fung on your [more]
Dr David Unwin on nutrition during a virus pandemic
By Marika Sboros UK GP Dr David Unwin is receiving high praise globally from medical colleagues and other experts for his new low-carb study. It [more]
Naiman weighs in on low-carb versus low-fat wars
By Marika Sboros Among the plethora of diet books weighing down virtual shelves, I came across a quirky one: The P:E Diet by US physician [more]
Bikman on the hidden epidemic, why we get sick, how we heal
By Marika Sboros Every now and then comes a book that all physicians, scientists, researchers and lesser mortals should read. Why We Get Sick is [more]
Dr James Muecke eyes sugar, T2 diabetes: a ‘real pandemic’?
By Marika Sboros Australian ophthalmologist Dr James Muecke has clear vision. He wakes each day and sees in graphic, gory detail a threat hanging over [more]
COVID-19: is diet a weapon for protection, survival?
Revised* By Marika Sboros You could wait around hoping for a vaccine to fight COVID-19 or you could use a weapon already here, close at [more]
COVID-19: is there an ancient path to beat modern viral pandemics?
By Marika Sboros Is there a simple, scientific way to protect us all from the latest coronavirus pandemic and viral pandemics in future? Are governments [more]
Fasting – benefits of life in the fast lane
By Marika Sboros Life In The Fasting Lane (Harper Wave) is a brave, new book on one of the oldest, traditional healing modalities. The [more]
Infertility: ‘miracle’ foods beat drugs for PCOS?
By Marika Sboros Canadian naturopathic physician Nadia Pateguana has an enviable reputation for getting people pregnant. How did Pateguana acquire that unusual reputation? It’s in [more]
Israel wakes up to keto and low-carb
By Marika Sboros Dr Mariela Glandt is the brains behind Israel’s first keto, low-carb, high-healthy-fat (LCHF) conference. The event draws leading LCHF and nutrition experts [more]
Heikkilä: Is he Finland’s Noakes or Fettke?
By Marika Sboros Is it most correct to call Dr Antti Heikkilä Finland’s Tim Noakes, Gary Fettke? What about Shawn Baker, Annika Dahlqvist or Èvelyne [more]
Shawn Baker: heavyweight medicine man in praise of meat
VITAL SIGNS By Marika Sboros US physician and orthopaedic surgeon Dr Shawn Baker once dreamt of owning a cheesecake factory. He also dreamt of being [more]
Facebook: why did it really take down a top low-carb group?
By Marika Sboros What’s really behind Facebook’s deletion of one of its biggest low-carb groups, the Banting 7 Day Meal Plans? The social media titan’s [more]
Fasting: quick ways to get rid of unwanted side effects
By Marika Sboros Fasting really is as old as the hills of ancient Greece. It’s a bedrock of traditional healing systems across the globe to [more]
Exercise: you’re never too busy for its magic!
By Marika Sboros I’m a big fan of exercise – as we all should be. It makes intuitive sense that exercise is good for overall [more]
Trump: he’s officially obese, shorter – and more!
By Marika Sboros It’s official. US President Donald Trump is obese and shorter than he claims to be. Trump physician Dr Sean Conley has released [more]
Statins revival: doctors in fiery pact with devil or drug industry?
By Marika Sboros If you think robust evidence of serious health risks has dealt a terminal blow to the billion-dollar statin industry’s heart, think again. [more]