Monthly Archives: June 2010

Exploding Nutrition Myths #1: Agave and Glycemic Index

By preston | Published: June 24, 2010
There is a lot of misinformation and mythology out there in the world of nutrition.  To a nutrition geek like me, a lot of these myths are so debunked already that I take it for granted that many still mistakenly cling to them.  So I’m going to do my part and start this series of [...]
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How to Eat and Move

By preston | Published: June 15, 2010
Here is the follow up post to the Fad Diet entry.  In the last post, I outlined the problem with fad diets and really any ‘diet’ in general: The fact that they are unsustainable in the long term and don’t give you a healthy baseline for how to eat and move for the rest of [...]
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The Problem with Fad Diets (and any ‘diet’ really)

By preston | Published: June 8, 2010
The problem with fad diets (and any ‘diet’ really) is that they are unsustainable in the long-term.  Meaning that whatever success you have with them in the beginning is likely to be negated later when you fall of the wagon and regain the weight you lost.  The truth is nearly all diets work…in the beginning.  [...]
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Some science behind acupuncture

By preston | Published: June 1, 2010
An interesting paper published in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience last week has proposed some physiological mechanisms for pain relief underlying acupuncture treatment. Although is uses the mouse model and is not yet conclusive for humans, it points the way toward future research and furthers our understanding of possible benefits of these therapies.
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