The term “diabetes” is used to describe a wide range of diseases of glucose metabolism; diseases with a wide range of c…

Insulin is often presented as a hormone that is at the core of the diseases of civilization, particularly because of th…

My article on volume 6, number 2, of the journal Cliodynamics has recently been published; it is titled “Wheat flour …

Often I hear from readers who have changed their diets and lifestyles toward a more evolutionarily sound direction ( …

Typically obesity leads to health problems via insulin resistance ( ). Excess calories are stored as fat in fat cells…

One of the biggest problems with modern diets rich in industrial foods is that they promote unnatural hunger patterns. …

The idea that protein powders should be consumed prior to weight training has been around for a while, and is very popu…

A great deal of discussion has been going on recently revolving around the so-called “carbohydrate hypothesis of obesit…

It is often pointed out, at least anecdotally, that potassium deficiency is common among low carbohydrate dieters. Pota…

For as long as diets existed there have been influential proponents, or believers, who at some point had what they thou…

My interview with Jimmy Moore should be up on the day that this post becomes available. (I usually write my posts on w…

One common outcome of doing glycogen-depleting exercise (e.g., strength training, sprinting) in combination with interm…

Let me start this post with a warning about spirits (hard liquor). Taken on an empty stomach, they cause an acute suppr…

The “great blogosphere debate” rages on regarding the effects of carbohydrates and insulin on health. A lot of action h…