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How Vitamins A, D, E, and K Interact - Part 2: Playing Together Nicely by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating In the last post, we explored the four fat-soluble vitamins - A, D, E, and K - and their effects on the body. Today, we’re going to look at a more important aspect of these vitamins: how they interact with each other. Just as with omega-3s and omega-6s, too much of one and not enough of the other can cause problems.Can’t We All Jus... Read on »

How Vitamins A, D, E, and K Interact - Part 1: The Players by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Last week, we discussed some of the various diseases that can result from vitamin D deficiency. Today, I want to look at the other three fat-soluble vitamins - A, E, and K - and see how these four vitamins function within the body.What Are The Four Fat Soluble Vitamins?Vitamin A - The Vision Vitamin Vitamin A is probably most well-known from yo... Read on »

Repairing Your Metabolism After An Eating Disorder by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I’ve been neglecting the Skribit app on the sidebar and decided to hit that for a topic. Today, we’re looking at the following question with 533 votes:How to correct a metabolism damaged during an eating disorder.This seems to be a hot topic given the number of votes it has. I’ll go ahead and admit that this is completely new... Read on »

Why High Fructose Corn Syrup Is Worse Than Sugar…And Why It’s Not by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I made the case before that high-fructose corn syrup really isn’t much worse for you than sugar. Further, I recently discussed two of the commercials from the corn lobby attempting to prove that high-fructose corn syrup is okay in moderation. Let’s open the book once again and look at high-fructose corn syrup again.Why It’s W... Read on »

Guest Post at Fitness Black Book - Clearing Up Fat Confusion by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Rusty over at Fitness Black Book asked me to write a primer on the types of fat. Check it out over at his site. It’s been up since Sunday, but I’ve been consumed and unable to post a link.Other Stuff You'll Enjoy: Relaunching The Fitness Spotlight - The Best of the Web for Health and FitnessCalling Guest Posters - UpdatedIntroducin... Read on »

What I’m Reading - The Promise Of Sleep by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I finished Dr. William C. Dement’s excellent book, The Promise Of Sleep earlier this week.What Is It About? Well, it’s about sleep. Whereas Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival looked at sleep through the lens of evolution and how it affects our cravings for food, The Promise Of Sleep looks more at the basics of sleep, sleep phase... Read on »

Thoughts On Michael Pollan’s Latest Article “Farmer In Chief” by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating A few days ago, I came across Michael Pollan’s latest NY Times article, Farmer In Chief (requires an account to read it…there are ways around that ). After reading it (a lengthy read) and taking some time to digest it, I wanted to offer some of my own thoughts on Pollan’s ideas.Rising Prices, Falling Quality He opens the let... Read on »

Book Review - Fat: An Appreciation of A Misunderstood Ingredient by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Ok so I love fat and would have a hard time dreaming up a more attractive book cover than this one. Opening it up and having a read did not disappoint. It really is a great book.It’s divided up in to four sections: butter, pork fat, poultry fat, and beef and lamb fat. A detailed culinary discussion of each is complemented by excellent r... Read on »

Does Red Meat Cause Colon Cancer? by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Colon cancer on four legs?I was involved in a discussion recently where the statement of “red meat causes colon cancer” was spoken. Figuring that to be a gross overgeneralization, I decided to do some sleuthing and see what the record shows regarding red meat and colon cancer. I meandered over to Google, typed in “red meat&rd... Read on »

Developing Hip Function: A Hallmark of Athleticism by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Quiz Time What do the following things have in common?Sitting at a deskLong distance runningImproper squattingChondromalacia and other knee problemsLower back painAnd what about these?An uppercutA homerun swingSprintingDunking a basketballThe inability to lie (Oh, you knew it was coming and I did you the favor of getting it out of the way early ... Read on »

September In Review by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Another month gone, another summer ended…where did it go? Let’s take a look at some of my favorite posts from the past month:Sept 2 - We ended our series on The Physiology of Fasting with Part 6: What Happens To Your Body When You Fast? - Q&A.Sept 4 - Greg looked at some great Real Foods that you can find in your local Polish g... Read on »

A Plant’s Eye View by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Here is an interesting talk by Michael Pollan on Ted Talks. It’s a different take on who is really in charge in cultivating plant-life. Is it us or the plants?Other Stuff You'll Enjoy: What I’m Reading: In Defense of FoodNutrition 101: The One Rule To Remember…Study Finds Organic Food Is BetterAutumn’s BeautyDo Salicyl... Read on »

Eight Ways To Lower Your Testosterone Levels by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Today I want to look at eight easy ways to get rid of that pesky hormone known as testosterone.What Is Testosterone? I’m sure most of us here know that testosterone is the primary mammalian male sex hormone. While it is a male sex hormone, ladies you have some testosterone coursing through your veins as well, about 1/40th to 1/60th as muc... Read on »

What Food Cravings Mean and How To Control Them by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Is this what happens when “The Crave” hits?Craving: an intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longingWe’ve all been there. You have a sudden, intense urge to eat something sweet or salty. It’s never broccoli. It’s probably not a salad. It’s nearly always chocolate. Or ice cream. Or pretzels. Potato chip... Read on »

Why “Snack Packs” Don’t Help You Lose Weight by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I’ve talked about this before, in discussing the fallacious “Heart Healthy Lunchroom” of my former employer. Now there is actually proof: Snacks In Small Packages May Lead To Overeating ( Abstract ).Yet new research found that people actually consume more high-calorie snacks when they are in small packages than large ones. And... Read on »

Steak and Grilled Vegetables by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Here is another easy meal that I threw together last week. As a single guy cooking for one, I really love being able to throw something together easily that is both delicious and nutritious. I looked at the vegetables that I had sitting around and quickly devised this one. I grabbed the two handfuls of green beans in the fridge, two yellow su... Read on »

The Corn Lobby Is REALLY Desperate. Do People Believe This Stuff? by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Which one is natural?Those that watch much of any television have probably seen the two new advertisements about High-Fructose Corn Syrup (see videos below). Today, I came across another great post by Ross Enamait about these two videos.Just as an aside, here’s why I love reading Ross’ site: he’s not afraid to say “It’s your fault and you’re th... Read on »

Digest - Eggs, Caffeine, Horsey ADHD, Childhood Nutrition, and…Hot Pockets? by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I have quite a long backlog of news articles that I’ve come across in the past few weeks. Since I was working on the Physiology of Fasting series though, I didn’t get a chance to post them. So here are a few:Mmmm….Breakfast!Truly incredible and edible. Adults who eat eggs for breakfast lose 65 percent more weightA study published online... Read on »

Much Truth In Art by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I came across these Photoshops of corporate logos on Worth1000.com this week. Here are a few that I found especially perfect.Head over to the Worth1000.com to check out the rest of them.Other Stuff You'll Enjoy: A Couple Posts From The EthicureanDigest: Food Additives, Da Vinci, The History of Mealtimes, and An Obesity ConferenceSkip Chase On S... Read on »

Part 6: What Happens To Your Body When You Fast? - Q&A by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Recapping The Goodness First, I’d like to give a quick bullet-point run-down of some of the effects of fasting that I reported on in the last five posts.Liver glycogen levels are depleted within 8-10 hours. Muscle glycogen falls by 50% over 24-hours, even without exercise.After depleting glycogen, amino acids are recycled to be broken down for ... Read on »

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