published by drclyde on May 19, 2013 - 2:13pm
My nephew Austin and I eating churros; my post exercise carb. I love trying out carb treats that any other time would reduce my health RIGHT after hard exercise, since at those time it actually HELPS my body. What a beautiful irony.
published by drclyde on December 22, 2012 - 2:49pm
Coffee is a weak diuretic at 300 mg caffeine (1) because its similar structure to a natural diuretic produced by the body (2), but moderate coffee is correlated to health benefits for diabetes (3), heart disease (4), Alzheimer’s (5), Parkinson’s (6), and has different effects on different cancer risks (7); for a review of disease risk reduction or increase with coffee see (8). Drink up to 2 cups, at most 3 per day, if you enjoy coffee.
published by drclyde on July 1, 2012 - 1:19pm
Summary: The Daniel Plan incorrectly calls nuts and grains protein sources, and ignores that fruits are not as healthy as vegetables, making it another “diet” rather than “common sense eating” as it claims. I do applaud, however, the integration of health initiatives within established communities to take advantage of their infrastructure to enable folks to pursue health together, dramatically increasing their shared experiences and success.
published by drclyde on April 30, 2012 - 7:57pm
published by drclyde on November 27, 2011 - 4:13pm
published by wheatgerm on November 26, 2011 - 8:32am
I am trying understand the need for PH balance in my diet. A company Young life http://www.lifeionizers.com/compare-all-ionizers.html sells filter systems for several thousand dollars that outputs water at a PH level 10 saying that our unbalanced diet requires that we have much more alkaline water. The also recommend eating lots of vegetables which helps keep the diet more alkaline. There is also a body of thinking that says dairy should be eliminated because it increases acidity.
Hi Clyde,
Is there any current research on the value or risk of consumption of sports drinks, especially for children? I see Gatorade is served at all of the Stanford sport camps on campus. Thanks. Looking forward to your class tomorrow night. -Mimi
I loved your class yesterday at Stanford. It rocked!!!
You are hilarious, informative and inspirational. Thanks for teaching an extra class next week.
- Andrea
published by drclyde on March 3, 2011 - 11:27am
I took Subway sandwiches to feed the medical students in my Food Pharmacology class yesterday. Because no sandwich place on the planet gives you enough vegetables to slow down the bread digestion rate enough to optimize health, I asked them for several trays of vegetables so the students could max out on their own. In the condiments bag was salad dressing in case anyone wanted to avoid the carbs altogether.
The Paleo Diet claims that beans and lentils should be excluded from the diet because they contain antinutrients. Phytic acid (reduces some micronutrient absorption) is just as high in nuts as they are in legumes, and yet nuts are not excluded from Paleo. Tannins are just as high in wine, and oxalates are just as high in spinach, but these are not excluded from Paleo. The "anti-nutrient" higher in legumes than other foods are lectins, natural phytonutrients that plants use as insecticides to protect themselves.
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