Although Diabetes II is a huge can of worms and no one has all the answers, I’ll take a crack at it. Obviously, 100 books can be written on this subject, and there have been more than 100 written. I’ll try and keep it relatively short. Again, no one knows all the answers here, Diabetes […]
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Sugar Addiction (part 4)
Sugar Addiction – being extreme is a lot easier than admitting that you might have an eating disorder. Many people who purport ‘sugar addiction’ have several of these things in common: They are really, really passionate. They evangelize and/or sell a low carb hi fat diet (LCHF). They might have some type of eating disorder […]
Gelatin, Broth and Marshmallows
Gelatin, collagen, bone broth or stock are healthy protein foods that are easy to include in your diet. They’re all basically the same food, just in different forms. Gelatin and collagen hydrolysate are the powdered forms of broth or stock. Broth/stock are made from animal parts (bones, hide, connective tissue), and used for soups and stews. […]
The Paleo Problem with Racism and Sexism
I was paleo, primal, ancestral (and gluten free) for a decade, before I learned how to do science better and stopped being a food snob. Also, flan and ice cream – both are forbidden in this diet, so there’s that. After awhile, I noticed that racism, misogyny and xenophobia (fat shaming) started showing up in the […]
The Problem with the Biggest Loser
This post will include some links I’m compiling on the Biggest Loser and its core problems. We know that the Biggest Loser is typically unhealthy for metabolism, but they also teach us what not do for psychology and coaching – they fat shame. Here is my article on the Science of Fat Shaming. https://urbanantonio.com/fat-shaming-and-obese-children/1448/ The workouts […]