Evolving Health

I recently read what is entitled the " Protein Debate " between Loren Cordain, a paleo diet proponent, and Colin Campbell, a plant...

Any connection between autism and childhood vaccines? I don't really "believe" in much unless backed by science. I realize ...

There are some really wacked people on the Internet who try to blame the whole obesity epidemic on HFCS, fructose or agave and are misguidin...

Sucralose has been on the market for about two decades now and has been touted as a quite the wonderful artificial sweetener. The safety pro...

Men who drink a few too many Diet Coke or some other cola-like beverages daily may have fewer sperm, according to a new study. The study, p...

Louo han guo is a fruit that has been recently hyped up and marketed as a natural sweetener. What is it really? It's really just a sourc...

Low-carbohydrate diets may do wonders for quick weight loss (mostly from water loss) and to improve glucose and insulin levels, but they are...

This post came out of a question from someone who asked a question related to whether or not eating a very low calorie diet would lead to a ...

When you have undigested meat proteins in your colon, they will basically do what they do when thery are outside the colon: they rot. The ro...

Several studies have reported that green tea improves weight loss, which has largely been attributed to its content of caffeine. A pilot stu...

Every nutritionist knows (or should know) that a DASH eating plan is incredibly effective for helping patients to lower their blood pressur...

When a patient has hemorrhoids (most prevalent in males over 50) then it is always important to evaluate hydration and dietary fiber intake ...

Heartburn is an awful feeling that almost everyone has suffered from at some time in their lives. It's disheartening to hear that in the...

Vitamin D deficiency may actually contribute to Crohn's disease because the hormone modulates the immune system. According to endocrinol...

It is well documented that a diet low in insoluble fiber is considered the main etiological factor in leading to diverticulitis. The intake ...

When IBS is diarrhea-predominant, a doctor may prescribe an antimotility agent to assist patients with symptoms (1). He or she may also pres...

It is well known that dehydration is a potential adverse effect of a ketogenic diet, which is one higher in fat with adequate protein and lo...

I was curious to know what it is about animal protein in general that would affect kidneys more than vegetable protein. So I went searching ...

As a result of my profession in science communications, it is a fact of life that I come in to work to find 1-2 papers to read every morning...

I've been perusing through Dr. Batmanghelidj's book Your Body's Many Cries for Water . Yes, I'm well aware that it does not ...