MTOR: The Health Switch
It is emerging scientific truth that most of the diseases and health disorders of the West have a common underlying root cause: this is the hyper activation of the ‘stress switch'; mTOR. In this post I will list some of the innumerable health disorders which are the result of over activation of the mTOR ‘stress switch’.I […]
Quercetin: Powerful Hayfever, Asthma and Allergy Remedy (Plus a Whole Lot More)
Quercetin: Natural Hayfever, Asthma and Allergy remedy (Plus a Whole Lot More!) Did you know that there is a natural hay fever remedy, which is more powerful than prescription drugs?There are hundreds of reports of people being completely cured of their hay fever by taking this completely natural supplement.Hay fever is an allergic reaction to […]
AMPK – Metabolic Switch.
The machinery of the human body is vastly complicated. However, there is one signal at the heart of it all, which controls how well that machinery works. This is the enzyme, AMPK, which is found in the hypothalamus in the brain.Hypothalamic AMPK has such omnipotence over the health of the body because it controls the […]
Collagen for Health
I have been studying the mechanics of diet-health interactions for over 20 years. This has included analysis of the many and varied supplements available which have been found to improve health in various ways. Accumulating evidence from various lines of enquiry have elevated two particular food supplements above all the rest, in terms of sheer […]
Leaky Gut and Metabolic Health
The ‘endotoxemia’, which results from intestinal permeability (leaky gut), is a crucially important physiological event which, I will argue here, underlies a large number of the modern ‘western’ diseases. Preventing ‘leaky gut’ and endotoxemia is a very important target, if we are to prevent and/or reverse many of the ‘western’ diseases. It has been called […]
The Best Supplements to Burn Fat and Decrease Food Cravings.
As described in detail IN THIS POST, we now know that the energy regulator of the body, AMPK, regulates body fat and all of the diseases which are characteristic of ‘western’ society.AMPK inhibition in the hypothalamus in the brain, increases satiety, decreases appetite, increases fat ‘burning’ and increases the energy level and function of every […]
Carbohydrate Timing For Weight-Loss
Carbohydrate timing/cycling to break through low carb weight loss stalls. Background: The master health regulator in the brain, the hypothalamus, controls appetite, fat burning, body weight, metabolic health and many other health parameters. As I described in ‘The New Science of Low Carb’; when we lose weight, we experience a drop in leptin levels, which means […]
The Importance of Sleep for Weight Loss
Good sleep is essential for appetite and body weight control. The importance of sleep in regulating health and metabolism is becoming more widely recognised.A study found that when subjects were deprived of sleep, at 4 hours a night, for four days; they took 40% longer than normal to regulate blood sugar levels after a high […]
Alcohol and Weight Loss
Can I have alcohol on a low carb diet? Several studies have found that moderate drinkers are less likely to die, have reduced rates of heart disease and depression and they tended to have lower cholesterol, lower blood sugar levels, and suffer less from stress.As these health parameters are all indicators of hypothalamic function, it […]
Why Soy Protein is in Fact an Awesome Food for Weight Loss
There has been much debate about soy protein and its effects on health. The latest ‘cutting edge’ research strongly supports the idea that soy has been unfairly maligned, based on half truths and a lack of understanding of the complexities of human physiology.Misinformation and misunderstandings abound in the realm of internet ‘science’.Before we come to […]