Whey protein has been around for ages, and has a lot of research suggesting it is safe over the long and medium term. Additionally, it is made from natural sources, and whey has been an ingredient in many foods for a long time. There are findings showing it helps improve exercise […]
Having thought about the ideal place to live and the impact of geography on health, I wanted to write about some considerations. A few are, does mental health improve when living outside urban areas? Does it make sense for people with breathing or heart health concerns to live outside city […]
There are a number of research papers conclusively recommending low carbohydrate diets over low fat diets. A few examining several past studies have found greater weight loss resulting from restricting carbohydrate consumption compared to when cutting down fat. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(15)00367-8/abstract Sticking to a low carbohydrate diet for 12 months gave better results […]
Vitamin D has been linked to some possible health advantages. This vitamin appears to be singled out as having the most pay-off for risk involved in my opinion. Many other vitamins appear more dangerous supplements. Particularly at higher doses! e.g. http://annals.org/aim/article/718049/meta-analysis-high-dosage-vitamin-e-supplementation-may-increase-all Vitamin D may help reduce the elderly: Some highly-cited work […]
To complement the research done on supplement effectiveness, it’s useful to review the other side of the strength equation : the actual exercise. It’s no good taking supplements and pursuing a sedentary lifestyle. That will result in weight gain (not in a good way) and won’t help you reach your […]
One way to lessen the risk of blindly believing misleading scientific results is to look at meta-analysis. This searches for patterns between numerous different studies to see if results are repeatable. One interesting article showing the use of this meta-analysis is Nissen and Sharp’s 2002 study on nutrition supplements. They […]
Flaws in Scientific Methodology Just because science is presented as an unbiased and fundamental source of truth doesn’t make it so. There are numerous examples of how science is flawed: it is a pursuit carried out by humans with their own intellectual or emotional flaws. Emotional shortcomings Many scientists are out there […]