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If You’re not Producing Ketones, You’re not Eating a Ketogenic Diet: Four Common Keto Mistakes

There’s a lot things that you will hear about ketogenic diets, from them being ‘optimal diet that humans have evolved on’ to ‘a dangerous starvation state’. While reconciling some of the statements out there is not the remit of this article, I can testify that

A Response: Why Do I Consider Diet Advice from COP26 as Propaganda?

BACKGROUND: I recently made a presentation to professionals on nutritional options to modulate testosterone in men. During the presentation, I touched on the role of soy/plant-based/low fat diets and research that shows them to adversely affect testosterone status, adding that such data should be considered

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The Science of Lowering Estrogen For Weight Loss: How Receptor Action Determines Fat Storage

Through the estrogen receptors that are so densely situated in fat cells, estrogen promotes fat storage in sites beneath the skin. It does so by shutting down the cell’s adrenaline receptors (this will be important later), receptors that would normally sense the ‘request’ for circulating

COVID-19 in 2021 (Part III): 21 Papers That are Being Ignored

(This is Part Three of a three-part series. Click here for Part One and here for Part Two). 1. Apolone et al – did COVID spread for six months before we noticed? Published in November 2020, this was one of the first papers to make

Covid-19 in 2021 (Part II): Assessing ‘The Science’

(This is Part Two of a three-part series. Click here for Part One and here for Part Three). One thing that most of us can agree on in these polarized times is that decisions should be made on the basis of scientific evidence rather than

COVID-19 in 2021 (Part I): An End Within Sight?

(This is Part One of a three-part series. Click here for Part Two and here for Part Three). There once was a time when we could assess the evidence, make conclusions and then discuss how best to integrate these findings into policy. This has not

Telling People What the Evidence Says vs Showing Them the Evidence

Everyone is inundated with claims of 'what the evidence says', but how about we actually take a look?

Perspectives: On Conspiracy Theories, Censorship and Segregation

PERSPECTIVE A On segregation We all know that excluding the anti-vaxxers from society is a good thing and that, although segregation has got a bad rap, we know it’s the right thing to do because it’s backed by science. And sure, some people will point

Helicobacter Pylori

Natural Treatment for H Pylori: How Do Eradication Rates Compare Against Triple Therapy?

H Pylori is one of the most recently discovered organisms; as far as the medical literature is concerned, it has only just celebrated its 38th birthday. And while it can (and indeed does) live peacefully in many, H Pylori issues represent one of the

What are the Studies Saying? Actual Risk, Relative Risk and NNT

“Don’t hate the playa, hate the maths”. It’s fair to say that medical statistics is not a particularly sexy subject. But if you’re being served something and asked to swallow it, it can pay to read the label… And the quickest and easiest way

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