by Dan Williams | Nov 23, 2010 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition, Psychology
The availability of food is directly correlated with the amount of food we consume. This probably isn’t a surprise. Evolutionally speaking, with food being scarce in our environment of evolutionary adaptiveness, it was a survival advantage to eat when we could. We can...
by Dan Williams | Nov 17, 2010 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition, Psychology
Alcohol in moderation has been shown to have a raft of health benefits. The ‘in moderation’ premise however ensures that the negative effects of our usual drinking patterns soon outweigh any positives. So the basic rule is that drinking less (alcohol) is better for...
by Dan Williams | Nov 12, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Nutrition
The word we use to describe one of the essential macronutrients is the very same word that we use to describe an unwanted body shape. Fat never stood a chance. How is it possible for anyone to think anything other than the fact that fat makes you fat? Now, we don’t...
by Dan Williams | Oct 14, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Nutrition
Osteoporosis refers to a loss of bone mineral density – resulting in bones losing strength and becoming more brittle. While significant on its own, the nature of this condition is amplified by the prevalence of falls and the resulting bone fractures in osteoporosis...
by Dan Williams | Oct 13, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Nutrition
People with diabetes are constantly challenged by oscillating blood glucose levels. The magic of exercise, and the reason for its vital importance in the treatment of diabetes, is that muscular contractions have the exact same effect on the body as insulin. Exercise...
by Dan Williams | Oct 2, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Nutrition
Let’s look to the research. This excerpt is taken direct from: American Association for Cancer Research (2009, April 22). Charred Meat May Increase Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer. ScienceDaily. Retrieved September 26, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com...
by Dan Williams | Sep 27, 2010 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition
Most of the food we eat should perishable. Tinned tuna can be a convenient exception. Fresh tuna is best – more of the healthy OMEGA-3 Fatty Acids – but for pure convenience you can’t beat fish in a can. That being said – it isn’t just fish in that can. It’s usually...
by Dan Williams | Sep 21, 2010 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition
Every meal you consume should have a balance of protein, carbohydrates and fats. Let’s play a quick game. What did you have for breakfast yesterday? What constituted the protein, what constituted the carbohydrates, what constituted the fat? How about any snack you...
by Dan Williams | Sep 5, 2010 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Nutrition, Uncategorised
Fats are good. They get a bad wrap, but we need them. But what happens to fat when it’s cooked? Heating olive oil actually causes a negative chemical change in the fatty acids, releasing ‘toxic oxygenated aldehydes’. These TOA’s cause oxidative...
by Dan Williams | Aug 31, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Nutrition
‘Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution’. We shine this light on obesity and see what it reveals. We must first journey back to our ‘environment of evolutionary adaptiveness’. This is just a technical term for the time...
