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Forks Over Knives and The China Study’s T. Colin Campell Chats with Jonathan Bailor

T. Colin Campell (from Forks Over Knives and The China Study) and I recently had a conversation on a public Amazon discussion board. Our chat started a bit rocky, but then became quite useful. Context The research supporting SANE was brought up by a reader on the aforementioned discussion board. T. Colin Campell then wrote (http://amzn.to/JtSwt5): “But fortunately, science […]

SANE Peanut Butter Pie. Go Ahead. Eat Dessert First.

Many members of SANE Community have shared all sorts of delicious ways to enjoy plain Greek yogurt. One way that I recently discovered involves using plain Greek yogurt to make what tastes like the filling of a peanut butter pie. The neat thing is that while this mixture can be put into a SANE pie […]

FAQ: Does Smarter Exercise Help With Sport Specific Goals?

Smarter exercise is primarily designed to unclog our fat metabolism system as safely and effectively as possible. If someone has different goals such as running a 5k, improving their golf swing, etc., there are ways of training primarily designed to help with those goals. While smarter exercise will improve our health and fitness globally, activity […]

NY Times – “For Weight Loss, Less Exercise May Be More”

Good article except when the author concludes: “the relationship between working out and losing weight remains complicated and tangled.” My $0.02: It’s quite simple once we’re able to let go of the myths and marketing of the past 40 years. Here’s a quick stab at simplifying: – It’s easier to eat calories than it is […]

Why Do I Feel So “Blah” During Winter and What Can I Do About It?

  by Catherine W. Britell, M.D. The alarm clock rings.  It’s pitch black outside.  It’s so cold out there; so warm under the covers.  You roll over and hit the “snooze” button.  After the third “snooze” you reluctantly slip out of bed and into the shower,  get dressed, eat a quick breakfast and rush out the […]

Eat Flaxseed Oil, Gain 100 Pounds?

Flaxseeds are one of the highest-quality and most SANE foods around. Their high fiber content makes them Satisfying…they fill us up quickly and keep us full for a long time. They’re completely unAgressive, and are therefore unlikely to be stored as body fat. They’re also Nutritious thanks to all the clog-clearing and fat-burning omega-3 fatty […]

Study Shows Obese Teens Eat **Fewer** Calories Than Peers

  “Overweight children aged from 9 to 17 years eat fewer calories than kids of normal weight in the same age group, researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine reported in the journal Pediatrics.” In other news, rather than digging deeper and seeking out the hormonal issue that explains this elegantly, researchers […]

A Few BMJ Researchers Conclude: Eating More Protein Requires a Reduction in Vitamin, Mineral, and Fiber Intake. What?!

<Unedited Rant Warning :)> The BMJ recently gave science a bad name reporting online that avoiding an extremely high-carbohydrate diet increases heart disease risk. Thankfully, we’ll likely avoid another Ancel Keys-esque “get data from 22 countries and only report the 6 that support your preconceived notions” as other researchers are already publically pointing out the […]