Diet Debate: Is Paleo the New Vegetarianism? Did We Learn Anything?
WARNING: This post contains little science, but lots of speculation and sarcasm. If you are easily offended (i.e. a Vegetarian/Vegan/Fundamentalist Paleo dieter) or confused (i.e. a meat eater that has...
View ArticleDiet Debate: The Problems with Nutritional Science
In the previous post, I looked at how a lot of the common arguments used by advocates of the Paleo diet are actually quite flawed, and reminiscent in many ways of the typical cases given for...
View ArticleDiet Debate: The Problems with Paleo Science, and Why it Matters…
The previous post was concerned with the problems with nutritional science in general. In this instalment, I plan to look at how these issues, and others, pertain to the science used to validate the...
View ArticleWhat is Food? Part I: There is no such thing as food
The past couple of posts have been looking at the problems with nutritional science in general, and issues with the paleo diet concept in particular. I think that it’s important when it comes to...
View ArticleWhat is Food? Part II: A Source of Energy
In the previous post I asked the question, “What is Food?” In short, the conclusion was that there is no such thing as food! Rather, the term “food” is a label we apply to living organisms that we...
View ArticleWhat is Food? Part III: Too Much of a Good Thing?
What are you made of? It’s not an abstract question. I want you to think about what it is that you are actually made of. The answer? You are made out of food. Or rather, you are made out of the stuff...
View ArticleWhat is Food? Part IV: A Potential Source of Toxins
Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net In the previous posts we established that human beings survive by consuming other living organisms to provide energy and raw materials for growth, reproduction and...
View ArticleWhat is Food? Part V: A Potential Source of Pleasure
I love food. I love talking about food, I love cooking and preparing food, but most of all I love eating food. I certainly see foods as a source of energy and raw materials, and I am aware that certain...
View ArticleWhat is Food? Part VI: Making Decisions
In the first instalment of this series, I argued that there is no such thing as food. Rather that there are only other living organisms, some of which we choose to label as food, but that these labels...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name?
After some deliberation, I have decided to change the name of this blog. The new name will be Live Now, Thrive Later – http://www.livenowthrivelater.co.uk I still have great affinity and love for the...
View ArticleMy Definition – Exercise, Training and Activity
Image courtesy of Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net I thought it was about time I properly outlined my definitions of exercise, training and activity. I think it is important to differentiate...
View ArticleMy Top Reads of 2012
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren’t very new after all. ~Abraham Lincoln As always, I did a lot of reading on the subject of health, fitness and lifestyle over 2012, so...
View ArticleWhy Your Back Hurts and How to Fix it: Reloaded
Understanding Back Pain and other Chronic Pain Syndromes My series of posts on chronic back pain and joint pain have been some of my most popular posts, and I’ve had lots of positive feedback from...
View ArticleEfficient Cycling Technique
There is now a plethora of information available on efficient running and swimming. Techniques such as POSE and Total Immersion have garnered such a reputation that it is eventually starting to filter...
View ArticleDiet Debate: Wheat, Gluten and Health
Is Gluten-Free a Fad? An article published last week in Scientific American made its position on the above very clear: Most People Shouldn’t Eat Gluten-Free. In the article it is argued that dieters...
View ArticleAre Slim People Ever Lucky?
I overheard someone talking about a friend the other day, saying “She’s so slim, she’s so lucky!” As it happened, in this case, luck certainly had nothing to do with it. The individual in question...
View ArticleDiet Debate: Are Porridge Oats Healthy?
But what about porridge? This is a question that I get asked all the time, so I thought it was about time I wrote a quick post on it. Although the conventional wisdom holds all wholegrains in high...
View ArticleUpdated Blogroll
I’ve been meaning to update my blogroll for some time, and have finally got around to it. A few sites I’ve removed as the authors veered too far off into the world of woo and pseudoscience, but I’m not...
View ArticleHealth, Fitness, and the Art of Car Maintenance
I find that analogies are a very useful tool for conveying concepts and ideas, and have been using numerous car based examples verbally for years, so thought it was about time I put finger to keyboard....
View ArticleDiet Debate: Not So Fast? Intermittent Fasting Update
It has been three years since I wrote my last post on Intermittent Fasting, so I thought it was about time for an update. In this follow up post I want to address: Dr Michael Mosley’s Horizon...
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