If so much evidence exists that cancer is largely environmental, then why do so many researchers consider cancer a predominantly genetic condition of accumulated random mutations (Somatic Mutation Theory)? It [...]
Richard Nixon declared war on cancer in 1971. It's been close to half a century, and the war is hardly close to being won. If you simply look at how [...]
There is a strong relationship between cancer and obesity as discussed in our last post. Since I've spent several years arguing why hyperinsulinemia is the root cause of obesity and [...]
We've talked extensively over the last few years about obesity, metabolic syndrome, fasting, and type 2 diabetes. These are extremely important in the development of cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and [...]
Much new and interesting data support the benefits of fasting in diseases other than obesity and type 2 diabetes. This often relates to the role of nutrient sensors in the [...]
Many doctors are genuinely puzzled why much of the general public does not trust what they say. For example, there's the GOOP story. Gwenyth Paltrow sells lots of scientifically iffy [...]
By the mid 1990s, the landmark DCCT trial has established the paradigm of glucotoxicity, in type 1 but not in type 2 diabetes. Still euphoric from the trial’s success, it [...]
One of the more common questions is whether I recommend any supplements. I recommend very few of them. For longer fasts, I recommend a general multivitamin, although there is scant [...]
Insulin Toxicity The rosiglitazone debacle and the shocking 22% increased risk of death found in the ACCORD study focused researchers on the potentially harmful effects of some of these blood [...]
In order to understand how the body gains and loses weight, you must understand how it uses energy. The body really only exists in one of two states - the [...]