While there are four tastes on the tongue that are well known (sweet, salty, sour and bitter), there is a fifth taste known as umami. Umami is sometimes called the savory taste, and it is one reason we like beer, …
Article: The Sweet Pain of Gout
While not well know, sugar, and especially the component of sugar known as fructose , makes uric acid when it is metabolized. One soft drink can raise your uric acid significantly. Here we talk about the relationship of sugar, sweet …
Podcast: With Jesse Chappus – How to TURN OFF Your Fat Storage Switch to STOP GAINING WEIGHT
Why does Nature want us to be Fat? How obesity is occurring not only in humans but in pets and zoos. How climate change can increase our risk for obesity. Are umami foods healthy or do they carry some risk …
Article – (French) Climate change and the possible link to the “Metabolic Syndrome” and more…
A French article on climate change, the heat waves in Europe, and the possible linkage not only with kidney disease, but with obesity, diabetes and the “metabolic syndrome.” View the article here.
Podcast – The Proof with Simon Hill, Is Fructose Driving Metabolic Disease?
A discussion with Simon Hill, major advocate for plant-based foods on his podcast, The Proof. Here we have an in-depth discussion of what causes obesity, why calories are important, but why the type of food is even more important. We …
Article – TIME Magazine article on the effect of heat waves on long-term health.
How Heat Waves Could Have Long-Term Impacts on Your Health https://time.com/6196564/climate-change-obesity-long-term-health-impacts/
Podcast – The Secret Cause of Obesity with Baroness Claudia von Boeselager
A great discussion with Baroness Claudia von Boeselager on her Longevity and Lifestyle Podcast. Here we talk about a secret cause of obesity, the role of dehydration and salt intake, and also how salt and sugar can also play a …
Podcast – A discussion with Travis Brown and Stephen Davis on uric acid and gout.
While most people think of uric acid as the substances that crystallizes in joints to cause a severe arthritis known as gout, more recent studies suggest uric acid may have also have a role in obesity, diabetes, kidney disease and …
Podcast – The Lindsey Elmore Show
A nice discussion with Lindsey Elmore on a biological switch that regulates our weight. When it is turned on, we try to convert more of our foods to fat, and when it is turned off, we try to turn more …