Podcast – 13th May 2011
Paleolithic diet and diabetes, thyoid disease and miscarriage, sunlight, vitamin D and Crohn’s disease For RSS feeds, click on http://www.podcastmachine.com/podcasts/8966 and then the ‘RSS feeds’ button to the right. For help regarding the playing, downloading and subscribing of the podcasts, click here.
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Sunlight and vitamin D linked with protection from inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn’s disease is one of the two main ‘inflammatory bowel diseases’ (the other being ‘ulcerative colitis’). The condition is generally believed to be ‘auto-immune’ in nature – which means the body’s immune system is reacting against its own tissues (in this case, the bowel wall). Crohn’s disease can affect any part of the gut, and [...]
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Thyroid problems can be at the root of miscarriage and premature birth
In conventional medicine it is my experience that we tend to struggle a bit with the diagnosis and management of certain conditions, and near the top of the list (again, in my experience) is low thyroid function (hypothyroidism). Conventional wisdom dictates that ‘normal’ levels of thyroid hormones mean normal thyroid function. The ‘screening’ test for [...]
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Paleolithic diet much better for diabetics than conventional ‘diabetes diet’
Over the weekend I spent some time looking at the evidence in the area of ‘primal’ or ‘Paleolithic’ eating. I was aware, I think, of much of the evidence in this area (and I’ve even reported on relevant studies here and here), but it seems I missed a quite-important study that I am going to [...]
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Podcast – 6th May 2011
Sleep and insulin resistance, ‘solar power’ for human beings and emotional eating.
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Getting adequate sleep appears to help insulin functioning and blood sugar control
There was an interesting, I think, study published this week in which the association between sleep habits and certain metabolic processes were assessed in diabetics and non-diabetics [1]. The study assessed sleep habits by self reports and something known as ‘actigraphy’ (the measuring of sleep through a device worn on the wrist). Health markers assessed [...]
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‘Solar power’ for human beings
A very good friend of mine’s daughter is planning to write a dissertation for a school project. She previously had a stress fracture and then turned out to have very low levels of vitamin D. When I offered advice regarding testing and taking of vitamin D, I mentioned that the vitamin D might have some [...]
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Is ‘emotional eating’ always due to emotions?
Some individuals have themselves down as ‘emotional eaters’. The idea here is that they sometimes feel driven to eat foods as a result of their emotional state. Usually, this is in response to ‘negative’ states such as stress, anxiety or sadness. In a moment, I’m going to suggest two approaches that, in my experience, can [...]
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Podcast – 29th April 2011
‘Healthy’ sterols can damage the heart, raised overall blood sugar levels linked with increased risk of death, British Medical Journal reminds of the importance of setting health policy based on all the evidence.
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British Medical Journal seeks to re-evaluate medical ‘evidence’
Much of medical science exists to tell us if a treatment (e.g. a drug or dietary approach) has benefits, and what the risks of this treatment might be. Often in studies, a drug being tested is pitted against a placebo (inactive) treatment. Results of these experiments help discern if the drug in question has any [...]
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