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Diet and Acne Revisited
Diet and Acne Revisited Excerpt My contention in all of my scientific writings on the link between diet and acne is that chocolate, certain fatty foods (potato chips, French fries, pizza, doughnuts, etc.) and dairy together with other high glycemic load foods represent the major environmental trigger for acne. Back to The Paleo Diet Store If you have any questions regarding The Insider Vol 6 Issue 10 Diet and Acne Revisited please email us at info@thepaleodiet.com
What’s the Skinny on Ghee?
What’s the Skinny on Ghee Excerpt If you are not familiar with ghee, it comes from the Sanskrit word ghrita, meaning bright, and is clarified butter fat in which most of the water has been boiled off and the nonfat solids removed by continued heating, filtration, or decanting the remaining oil mixture. Traditional societies in India and elsewhere have produced and consumed ghee since at least 1500 BC. HOW IS IT MANUFACTURED? Milk butter or desi method Direct cream method Cream butter method Pre-stratification method All four commercial procedures to produce ghee rely upon heating at temperatures from 105° to…
A Chronicle of Hominids and Aurochs
A Chronicle of Hominids and Aurochs Excerpt Ever wonder how humans and cows first connected and how people came to eat beef steaks? We’re giving you the first look at the long line of evolutionary history between cows and humans that finally led to Big Macs. It could be argued that the single most important animal domestication event in human history was taming Bos primigenius (common name: aurochs). Of the world’s medium to large sized mammals, the global cattle population, 1.355 billion, (FAO 2007) is second only to humans, 6.67 billion (United Nations 2008:11). Cattle occupy 30% of the earth’s…
Peanut Particulars
Peanut Particulars Excerpt Most nutritional experts would tell us that they are heart healthy foods because they contain little saturated fat and most of their fat is made up of blood cholesterol lowering monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Hence, on the surface, you might think that peanut oil would probably be helpful in preventing the artery clogging process (atherosclerosis) that underlies heart disease. Your thoughts were not much different from those of nutritional scientists – that is until they actually tested peanuts and peanut oil in laboratory animals. Back to The Paleo Diet Store If you have any questions regarding The…
Omega-3 and Body Composition
Omega-3 and Body Composition Excerpt Evidence suggests that the omega-3 long-chain fatty acids EPA and DHA influence body composition. Animal studies dating back twenty years have shown that EPA and DHA reduce fat accumulation in rats, and preliminary evidence in humans also suggests EPA and DHA could be valuable in fat-loss programs. In 2004, Huffman, Michaelson, and Thomas have shown that a chronic low dose of 1.2 g/d EPA plus DHA increases fat oxidation during exercise. This has potential benefits for athletes, and for those with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and weight control issues. Back to The Paleo Diet Store If…
Ancestral Health
Ancestral Health Excerpt It is generally accepted that hunter-gatherer societies, and other less “Westernised” populations, exhibited superior health markers, such as body composition and physical fitness, when compared to Western populations. Consider the following 12 comparative study findings regarding health markers: 1. Lower total blood cholesterol in primitive populations versus average American populations. 2. Lower blood pressure among hunter-gatherers. Optimal blood pressure values are less than 120/80,5 and the average blood pressure among huntergathers is 100-110 mmHg / 70-75 mmHg. 3. Lack of association between blood pressure and age in Yanomamo Indians6 compared to North Americans. Back to The Paleo…
Genetic Changes and Modern Diet
Genetic Changes and Modern Diet Excerpt Exercise, sleep, sun exposure and dietary needs of every living organism are genetically determined. This is why it is becoming increasingly recognized that the profound changes in diet and lifestyle that occurred in the last 10,000 years are too recent for the human genome to have adapted. There certainly have been some genetic changes since the Agricultural Revolution that can affect certain dietary needs. These include an increase in the number of copies of the gene AMY1, which codes for salivary amylase (the enzyme responsible for starch digestion), various hemoglobinopathies, Adult Lactase Persistence –…
Hormones in Milk
Hormones in Milk Excerpt Because people co-evolved with their environmental food sources, the human genetic make-up was shaped throughout millions of years of relying on relatively homogenous nutrition. Many foods, new to the human genome, were rapidly introduced following the Agricultural Revolution. So many, in fact, that approximately 70% of the typical Western diet now comes from food sources that were rarely, if ever, consumed by our Stone-Age or Paleolithic ancestors. One of the many problems that have been seen to arise along with our change in diet is acne. By focusing on the foods our Paleolithic ancestors ate for…
Insulin, Betacellulin, and Estrogens
Insulin, Betacellulin, and Estrogens Excerpt We discovered that bovine insulin (BI) is present in commercially pasteurized milk and infant formulas. We also learned that BI has good oral bioavailability since antibodies to BI are a common phenomenon among children who have consumed infant formula containing cow’s milk. This is very important information for children who have a genetic predisposition for T1D because BI differs from human insulin by only three amino acids. The immune response induced by BI in these children may react with human insulin and lead to ß-cell destruction, especially if children are exposed to infant formula containing…
How to be Acne Free
How to be Acne Free Excerpt Most people think that acne is a disease of adolescence that just disappears after the teen years. Not so! In the United States, acne affects between 40 and 50 million people from children to adults. In young adults, some degree of facial acne is found in 54% of women and 40% of men. Those suffering from acne are estimated to spend millions collectively each year on over-the counter acne treatments. Surprisingly, the causes of acne have been known for more than 40 years. Acne develops from four processes: 1. Blockage of the follicle opening…
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