wolf carnivoreOct 7, 20194 min'Nutritional Nihilism' ? Yes !The NutriRECS Report last week that stated there was no good evidence for excluding meat from your diet has dealt a body blow to the nutr...
wolf carnivoreAug 28, 20196 min3. Where Does Philosophy Come Into It ?Philosophy enters the picture because at its heart the nutrition debate is about ETHICS, what it is to eat well, to live well, and ethica...
wolf carnivoreAug 2, 20195 min2. Nutrition - Where Does Science Fit In ?If science isn’t there to tell us what to eat, then what is its function in nutrition ? It is to demolish the mainstream position. Why ? ...
wolf carnivoreJul 25, 20196 minThe Micronutrients - Forget Them Too“Nicotinic acid cures pellagra, but a beefsteak prevents it”. This quote from Sigerist appears in Michael and Mary Dan Eades’ ‘Protein Pow...
wolf carnivoreJul 24, 20194 minThe Macronutrients - Forget ThemMainstream nutrition breaks food down into three macronutrients – carbohydrates, protein, and lipids. Is this helpful ? No, it leads us a...
wolf carnivoreJul 11, 20195 minGlucose - Should We Be Eating It ?I say NO. But who am I to make such a statement ? What qualifies me to do so ? Let me respond to these questions, and clarify the basis o...
wolf carnivoreJul 8, 20199 minWeighing Up The Quality Of EvidenceThe articles below were cited as supporting evidence by a vegan during a twitter debate with me last week. So I took a look at the first ...
wolf carnivoreJul 7, 20194 minProtein From Plants ? Bad Idea (unless you're a plant)Proteins form the building blocks of our bodies. Plant proteins build plants, we are not plants (at least I'm not, are you ?) Humans shou...
wolf carnivoreJul 5, 20199 minScience & The Problem Of ComplexityControlled clinical trials are among the gold standard of nutrition science. So how do they fare against tradition and experience as a re...
wolf carnivoreJul 3, 20198 minIs Meat The Problem Or Is It The Over-Production Of Grain ?This article is part of the current 'War On Meat' (see here). It is also the result of faulty reasoning. Meat is not the problem, over-pr...
wolf carnivoreJun 30, 20195 min'Theory' Or 'Testimony' - Which to Follow When Your Life Depends On It ?Polar explorers had to decide what foods to take with them on their expeditions. 'Scott of the Antarctic' listened to the nutrition 'expe...
wolf carnivoreJun 28, 20195 minFreedom & Food Sovereignty ? Is That Our Ethical Stance ?In his tweet, Dr. Shawn Baker enters the terrain of ethics, our conception of the good life, and stakes out a position for the Carnivore ...
wolf carnivoreJun 26, 20196 minThe Nutrition Space Is A Feminine One - Take NoteThe perspective of the nutrition mainstream is a feminine one. This is not a criticism, simply a statement of fact. It reflects a deeper ...
wolf carnivoreJun 18, 20196 minThe Guidelines - Based On Evidence Or An Article of Faith ?The Australian Dietary Guidelines claim to be the product of 'evidence based science'. They are not, instead they rest on an article of f...
wolf carnivoreJun 17, 20196 minQ. How Many People Follow the Guidelines ? A. 2 out of 10,561"Adherence to dietary recommendations in Australia is poor". How poor ? As few as 2 out of 10,561 according to one study. But why ? Could...
wolf carnivoreJun 14, 20199 minWhy This War On Meat ? What's the Agenda ?Media headlines recently ran with yet another study claiming to prove how bad meat is for our health. The study did nothing of the kind. ...
wolf carnivoreJun 13, 20195 minTuberculosis - A Disease of Modern Living. Weston Price on the Isle of LewisModern health care claims the eradication of tuberculosis in the West through anti-biotics as one of its greatest triumphs. But the truth...
wolf carnivoreJun 10, 20193 minFood Labels - What If There Weren't Any ?Well, maybe we would buy our food from PEOPLE we knew, and trusted ? As opposed to relying on brand reputation, and printed lists of ingr...
wolf carnivoreJun 10, 20196 minFood Labels - How To Read ThemMy nutrition textbook has a section on how to read food labels. Easy. If the object in your hand has a label, do not buy it, do not eat i...
wolf carnivoreJun 9, 20193 minLDL Is Not The Bad GuyThe idea that LDL is the 'bad' cholesterol is pivotal to the entire approach of mainstream nutrition. If this falls, the whole thing coll...