Archive for May 2008

Eagle Creek

Last weekend, I went on a 3-day backpacking trip with some friends. We endured rain, snow, difficult river crossings and a vicious mouse at...

One of the surprising things I noticed when I was poring over data from the NHANES survey (US CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination ...

I bought about a pound of almonds yesterday for a backpacking trip I'll be doing this weekend. I like to soak raw almonds, then lightly...

Lentils are a healthy food that comes with a few caveats. They have more protein and less carbohydrate than any other legume besides soybean...

As you may have noticed, I suspect fructose is involved in overweight and other health problems. It seems to have adverse effects on fat de...

At 38% and climbing in 2006, the Pima indians (Akimel O'odham) of Arizona have the highest rate of diabetes of any population in the wor...

I've been reading through some papers on a gut-brain connection that regulates food intake and blood nutrient balance. I've learne...

In the last post, I introduced you to the remarkable antidiabetic effect of gastric bypass surgery. It rapidly reverses diabetes in 83% of ...

What would you say if I told you there's a cure for type II diabetes that's effective in 83% of people, extremely rapid, and require...

I've been thinking a lot about natural building lately. Here in the US, we are practically forced into occupying homes that are expensi...

Liver was a highly regarded food among many hunter-gatherer and traditional agricultural societies. It's not surprising once you realiz...