Reading the French study about smoking and Covid-19 I woke up pretty much just like Proust transported back in time by the smell of madeleines, transported back in the by the smell of the stupidity I witnessed at one of the sponsored workshops I attended at the American Nutrition conference that took place in Boston in 2018. Feeling cold (because … Read More
Dietary supplements affecting blood clotting
In the global uncertainty Coronavirus has abruptly threw us all in, many people are taking all sorts of dietary supplements and herbal remedies in the hope they will increase their immunity. But official reports published by clinicians fighting Covid-19 state that disordered blood clotting is present in most infected patients severely affected. (1) In the case of Coronavirus infection, we … Read More
Coronavirus – batshit crazy spring rolled Devil’s baby
The story of the virus with a beer name (Coronavirus, so: Have it with lime!) began at a market. On December 30, 2019, in a small fish and meat market where 1500 worked, in a crowded Chinese city with 11 million inhabitants, some workers got sick. And because they felt quite sick, each decided to go see a doctor in … Read More
Vitamin D supplements – hype and physiology
Vitamin D supplements are more and more popular nowadays, this vitamin being promoted to do anything from preventing cancer or osteoporosis to French fries. The image of a universal panacea is increasingly promoted by both health workers and patients contributes to the fact that in 2019 the sale of vitamin D supplements registered a profit of $ 1.1 billion, players … Read More
Cholesterol lowering, between laziness & superficiality
Cardiovascular disease prevention by statins alone works as efficiently as the lovely story: “There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. And it all ended up with Everybody blaming Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.”
Is meat carcinogenic?
In articles dedicated to analysing the validity of the link between “animal protein” and cancer, I explained why this association is deeply shallow. You can read the first part, explaining the difference between animal protein and plant protein, here, and the second part, explaining that dairy is not carcinogenic, here. Basically, while saying “the animal protein is a carcinogen”, you write on … Read More
Potatoes + meat = LOVE
I don’t know how others were raised, but my mother raised me with potatoes and meat. And my mother did not know much about popular nutrition trends then, but I think neither Jamie Oliver’s mother, because based on his shows it seems like he also grew up with potato and meat. Really! I saw with my own eyes how they … Read More
Don’t worry = No sugar?
In consensus with the industries that produce chronic dieters, the 2013 analysis done by Shankar argues that we don’t have sufficient evidence either to recommend nor to not recommend artificial sweeteners (1). Some research shows that the use of artificial sweeteners is associated with a modest weight loss (2). Other research shows that the use of artificial sweeteners is associated with … Read More
The French paradox – between theory & practice
In 1819, the Irish doctor Samuel Black observed that angina pectoris is much less common in France than in Ireland (1). Today, after 160 years, statistics show a lower cardiovascular mortality in wine-drinking countries than in beer or spirits drinking countries (2). Then, many studies on the complex links between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease have created a great interest … Read More
Made in Romania
Romania’s entry into the European Union has had a massive impact on Romanians, whether we are talking about consumers or talking about food producers. Consumers had access to products in the Single Market, and local producers were required to have the same systems of traceability in the food chain as all producers who want to sell on the European Union … Read More
7 essential questions if you have water retention
If you’re retaining water, you’re probably part of the group of people with weight problems who want to lose weight yesterday. And, as you probably know, unlike starvation, dehydration produces incredible weight loss results in the short term. Whether it’s about slimming teas, drugs or supplements that “eliminate water retention” or ketogenic diets, nothing seems to be as effective as … Read More
Top 3 factors that contribute to holiday weight gain & what to do about them
If you’re tired enough of gaining (at least) 2 kg in each holiday (kilos that you will usually go back down only temporarily, if ever), if you get sick from your stomach only to the thought that you’ll need to get started again another diet just because you were in a simple holiday and if you’re frustrated because, no matter … Read More
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