Category Nutrition

Preface About ten years ago I found out that what I really like to do is learn new things.My learning process is very different from most. I do not take courses at the local university, I do not have a…

Preface Toward the end of the 20th century, an all-out war was declared on cholesterol, a kind of waxy substance found in our bloodstream and body cells, but scientific evidence and some collected facts about cholesterol (that were conveniently forgotten)…

Let us tell an old story anew, and we will see how well you know it. Our story begins with a beloved US president Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower and the heart attack he suffered in September 1955. Pressure was put…

We have been through this fascinating journey of health via nutrition, Elinor (my partner) and I. It has changed our lives forever and we cannot look back. It is easy to dismiss someone asking what you eat and how you…

I decided to write this post after hearing many people describing themselves as ‘healthy’ without even understanding what a ‘chronic patient’ is. You see, as someone who, as a child, frequented the local family doctor and local pharmacy, I remembered…

I have spent more than half of my life being sick and an unfortunate recipient of our modern Healthcare system.  This is what I’ve learned about it all: The Healthcare system is mostly about dealing with symptoms, not actual health…

A short disclaimer This post is written around my opinions and I do not intend to bring evidence of any kind for what is written here. You may take it as an opinion but science exists to support most of…

It has become one of those things you just let pass you by because they are obviously a fact, aren’t they? Fitness equals health, it is written in all the papers. Now before I raise some serious issues with that…