by Michael O'Neill | Aug 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Researchers at Japan’s giant telecom, NTT Docomo, recently created a smartphone ketone (acetone) reader that may help low carb and ketogenic dieters stay aware of how their food choices affect their nutritional ketosis. Currently, the best approach for doing...
by Michael O'Neill | Aug 11, 2013 | Low Carb Books
It’s always a joy to hear from Jimmy Moore. He does a tremendous service to the low carb community through his blogging, his podcasts (here and here and here), and other works. So it was with no small amount of excitement that I recently received a review copy...
by Michael O'Neill | Aug 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Robert Lustig just announced that he’s launching a new initiative, responsiblefoods.org. This new non-profit is dedicated to raising awareness of the added sugar problem, and is looking for help. From his Facebook Post: If you haven’t heard, we’re...
by Michael O'Neill | Aug 1, 2013 | research
We’ve discussed Metformin a number of times before, so the news from this latest research caught my eye: long-term treatment with metformin (0.1% w/w in diet) starting at middle age extends healthspan and lifespan in male mice, while a higher dose (1% w/w) was...
by Michael O'Neill | Jul 31, 2013 | video
In this fascinating interview with Ed Bradley, Eric Clapton says his pattern of addiction started with sugar. It [the pattern of addiction] started with sugar. When I was 5 or 6 years old I was cramming sugar down my throat as fast as I could get it down. Sweets, you...
