Sabtu, 31 Juli 2010

Let's start with a bit of melancholy. I do so love this piece (right click to open in new tab) by Ralph Vaughan Williams. My 10th grade band director,...
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Kamis, 29 Juli 2010

In my last post on the link between low cholesterol and suicide, I made note of some general trends between low cholesterol, suicide (particularly violent...
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Selasa, 27 Juli 2010

Lithium is an interesting sort of mineral salt. It sits on the periodic table right above sodium, and can fool our kidneys into thinking they are the...
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Minggu, 25 Juli 2010

So far we have linked zinc deficiency to anorexia, ADHD, and depression. Meaning that patients with these conditions have a tendency to have lower serum...
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Sabtu, 24 Juli 2010

I'll get back to zinc tomorrow. But today I heard this piano solo on XM radio (right click to open in a new tab if you want to listen and read), and...
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Jumat, 23 Juli 2010

Today I will review more specific and up-to-date information about the interplay between zinc and depressive disorders and inflammation. Let's summarize...
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Kamis, 22 Juli 2010

When one makes a study of evolutionary medicine-type issues (that is, all chronic Western disease mediated by inflammation and diet and lifestyle so far...
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Selasa, 20 Juli 2010

When one looks in the books and on the internet about a "paleolithic-style" or "evolutionary-based" diet, one will likely be confused at the end of it....
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Minggu, 18 Juli 2010

UCSF medical school is running an 8 year prospective cohort study following patients with heart disease. The goal of the study is to gain some perspective...
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Sabtu, 17 Juli 2010

Tartrazine, also known as Yellow #5, is a coal-tar derivative azo dye found in a lot of processed food, including Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Doritos,...
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Kamis, 15 Juli 2010

Here's the title to a June 2009 article in the Harvard Mental Health Letter: "Diet and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Can some food additives...
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Senin, 12 Juli 2010

I was deficient in vitamin D. Of course. I paid attention to the official word about sunshine - it's bad for you. Ultraviolet radiation chops up your...
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Sabtu, 10 Juli 2010

Have you read this book: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen?I love that book. McDougall manages...
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Jumat, 09 Juli 2010

The paleoblogosphere is humming with excitement the past few days over the glorious work done by raw food blogger Denise Minger in her personal examination...
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Kamis, 08 Juli 2010

A study from the Journal of the American Dietetic Association hit the press in April of 2009 with a rather provocative association - young adult and adolescent...
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