“Brevity is the Soul of Wit”- Shakespeare “Not”- Garth Davis and Denise Minger (In Other Words, This Is Long) PART I In the interest of time I have decided to break down Denise’s review into parts and will publish them […]
Continue ReadingI have been on cruise control since publishing my book but I suspected at some point there would be a response. And of course that day has come. Denise Minger, famed for her criticisms of The China Study, has taken […]
Continue ReadingDr. Robert Lustig did a study that was recently released that has the media screaming that sugar is killing us. No question junk food is bad for you. I would never advocate pure sugar. The problem is that this creates […]
Continue ReadingIn response to the huge amount of media attention – and confusion – around the World Health Organization’s report linking meat, and especially processed meat, to cancer, I’ve decided to make chapter 13 of Proteinaholic publicly available. Thanks to my […]
Continue ReadingI HATE the word “moderation.” What does that even mean? The Okinawans eat meat moderately: fish 2-3x week and pork once a week or, more traditionally, once a month with festivities. Our view of moderation still has an animal product […]
Continue ReadingI really think the media need to stop using shock journalism when it comes to nutritional science. This article from The Washington Post is sensationalism at its peak, and serves only to confuse the general public. Look at the cover, […]
Continue ReadingIn regards meat, and processed meat, as a carcinogen. Some people seem to not understand what a carcinogen means. A carcinogen is a substance known to cause cancer. Now just because you consume a carcinogen does not mean you will […]
Continue ReadingNothing drives me crazier than when the American Heart Association holds bake sales at the hospital to raise awareness for heart disease. It is like saying, “let me tell you about heart disease by giving you a food filled with […]
Continue ReadingThe same day Proteinaholic came out, this article by Josh Vorhees appears in Slate magazine: “Meat-Loving Republicans Cowed the White House Into Ignoring Expert Nutrition Advice.” I guess I don’t even understand why the USDA got a panel of experts […]
Continue ReadingI have been getting the usual requests to counter this argument and that argument on various different websites claiming that a vegan diet is bad for you. Most I ignore. I really do not feel like commenting on a “Doctor’s” […]
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