I am reading research studies all the time. Sometimes they are the latest and sometimes they are papers I will uncover while researching a particular topic. Rather then relegate them all to twitter I felt I should collect them and post them once a month or so. So we’ll see how this goes.
I’ve decided to buy some organic cotton (OC) clothing and try it out. I placed an order with Rawganique.com because they had OC boxers, t-shirts, and socks. I bought a few of each to test how they feel in daily life. The prices were fairly consistent with department store prices. T-shirts were $15, boxers were …
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I think writing a fictional dialogue can be a useful exercise to explore ways of better presenting information. There were 2 passages in Sisson’s piece that stood out to me as being similar to conversations I’ve had as of late and thus worth quoting: Actually, you know how you asked how I never quite need …
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The similarity of the chemical composition of the universe to that of the human body has been remarked upon before. Since I am studying more chemistry as of late I thought writing these out would help cement the knowledge and might be of interest to others. Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon are 3 of the 4 …
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Metformin (Glucophage) is currently a popular drug prescription for treating Type 2 Diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. However 3 clinical trials from Chinese researchers suggest that Berberine, a substance found in several plants and historically used medicinally, is as good or better than Metformin. Summaries of the 3 studies and their references are listed below.
A couple of clients have asked about the media reports which have suggested a causal link between fish oil supplementation and prostate cancer. I do not want to spend a lot of time on this so here are the major problems with the reporting: No participant in this study was tracked on their use of …
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I came across this set of research articles investigating PCOS and thought it offered insight into the history of the research and some of the important findings. These articles are all freely available.
I came across this free full text article which concludes: Whey protein… enhances the release of several hormones… that lead to reduced food intake and increased satiety… The ability to amplify insulin secretion by whey protein may be safer than the commonly used therapeutic agents. The induced satiety, increased thermogenesis and comparable magnitude of blood …
I’ve been frustrated as of late by the strong urge of people, especially health and nutrition researchers and practitioners, to classify everything health related into 2 categories: things which are good for everyone things which are bad for everyone In my opinion the sum of all things that fit into both of those 2 categories …
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I’m reading Kilmer McCully’s book, “The Homoocysteine Revolution” and I’m enjoying it so far. It overlaps nicely with a lot of other material I’ve read and studied. I wanted to list the 3 enzymes he identifies as being linked to homocystinuria and 3 others that may be implicated. The goal is not to get hung …
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