Sugar addiction is something that usually gets laughed off with a wink and smile. And yet, as Gary Taubes says in his latest book, The Case Against Sugar, if the increasing rates of diabetes were related to a pathogen instead of a lifestyle, we would be in the midst of an all out “war” on…
Chewing the fat: what you know about fat is not just wrong, but dangerously wrong • EAP065
Growing up we used to laugh about great-grandma’s can of schmaltz that lived in the corner of the kitchen. It’s taken the turn of more than a few decades to recognize the value of her peasant wisdom. And might have something to do with her making it into her 90’s. In this episode we chew…
The bitter truth about sugar • EAP057
People often joke about being addicted to sugar. After all, how could something as cute and celebratory as a cupcake be bad? But it is not just the cupcake, or the sugary energy drink, it is that sugar has found its way into most foods and the combined effect on our metabolism has spawned an…
Fermentation, the natural probiotics in your kitchen • EAP037
The classics of Chinese medicine describe the digestive system in terms of what today we’d call a compost pile. Indeed we symbiotically live with, and are dependent on, a population of microbes that outnumbers our “human” cells. Our modern day war on the bacterial world is perhaps a bit misguided. And rather than trying to…
Anti-aging, skin conditions and how your gut effects your face • EAP029
While skin issues appear at the surface of the body, in fact, they are the external expression of interior imbalances. In today’s show we learn about treating skin conditions from the inside out. We also delve into anti-aging treatments that both will knock a few years off your looks and help you to inhabit a…
The Asian Diet • EAP021
The Chinese have been looking at the relationship between food and health for 1000’s of years. There is an old saying in Chinese that says, “Let your food be your medicine.” Our guest on today’s show talks about food from a traditional perspective. And he has some eye opening ideas on how to turn your grains…
Unraveling environmental illness • EAP010
Environmental sensitivities can can masquerade as skin problems, neurological illness, depression, fatigue, rheumatism, recurrent sinusitis, digestive issues and more. Our guest today has had firsthand experience with this frightening and unexplained decline of physical and mental functioning. And in the process, it made her not only question everything about how conventional medicine goes about treating…
Mindful eating & sustained weight loss • EAP007
While in acupuncture school, Xander Kahn discovered that weight loss involved more than just what he was putting in his mouth. The effect of flavors, the importance of preserving and cultivating metabolic fire, and how our emotions and mindful (or not) habits help or hinder us; all this is part of the nourishment equation. Listen…
Getting Fat Adapted • EAP 006
A reproductive endocrinologist waxes rhapsodic about fat? Yes he does! Helping women to conceive is just one aspect of his work, straightening out their metabolism and endocrinological imbalances is another, and it’s not to be underestimated. Not only infertile women with of metabolic problems can benefit from a high-fat ketogenic diet. Anyone wanting to rebalance…
