by Michael O'Neill | Jul 26, 2012 | research, video
Denise Minger’s analysis of T. Colin Campbell’s The China Study is famous by now (though certainly not without critics). Here’s her recent talk on it from the 5th Annual Low Carb Cruise. I particularly enjoyed Part 4, where she quotes from...
by Michael O'Neill | Jul 18, 2012 | Motivation
Name: tehlavs Starting Weight: 215 Current Weight: 150 Duration of Weightloss: 6 months Exercise: none Three weeks after her husband, a sailor in the US Navy, deployed overseas, tehlavs decided it was time for a change. At twenty-seven and overweight since childhood,...
by Michael O'Neill | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
A low carb, ketogenic diet seems overwhelming to some people at first. They read the research, the plans, the books, the outlines, etc… but somehow still manage to end up confused about what to eat. While I find keto to be one of the easiest diets to create...
by Michael O'Neill | Jul 4, 2012 | research
This question comes up quite frequently, and I’m going to stay away from answering it in terms of absolutes. The notion that there’s one diet that works best for everyone is pretty ridiculous, so we just won’t go there. With that said, there are a...
by Michael O'Neill | Jun 28, 2012 | research
If you are a male, and you are overweight, you might consider asking your doctor about testosterone therapy. Many men who are overweight have low testosterone anyways, so get it checked regardless. Research points to a connection between testosterone replacement...
by Michael O'Neill | Jun 28, 2012 | video
In this the last episode of The Skinny on Obesity, Robert Lustig looks at the societal costs of obesity, including: inconvenience discomfort death $65 Billion dollars in reduction of productivity 50% increase in absenteeism $147 billion dollars a year in medical costs...
by Michael O'Neill | Jun 27, 2012 | research
We’ve been fighting this notion that “a calorie is a calorie is a calorie” for some time now, but it looks like the establishment may be finally understanding the implications of its own research. In a new study published in the Journal of the...
by Michael O'Neill | Jun 24, 2012 | paleo, Uncategorized
Yeah, paleo meets Starwars with this delicious chocolate. I based my recipe off Chocolate Covered Katie’s recipe on her blog, except I skip the vanilla and use stevia to sweeten. I also splurge for the Organic Peruvian cacao powder, and add some coconut shavings...
