I was a speaker at the Paleo f(x) conference last weekend. 1500 attendees—all interested in ancestral diet and fitness for health and performance. It was a treat for me to… read more →

BMI – The ubiquitous health assessment is wrong Why does your doctor, and every other medical office, use the body mass index (BMI) to assess your weight and health? Every… read more →

If you are on prescription metformin and you are initiating an exercise program . . . Bravo to your efforts! Exercise works better than metformin to control blood sugars, and… read more →

Researchers looked at the gene that signals the manufacture of a salivary enzyme, amylase, that begins the process of carbohydrate digestion. Some people have extra copies of this gene and… read more →

How do I use my skin-fold calipers? A skin-fold caliper is a device that measures the thickness of a fold of skin in millimeters (mm), with its underlying layer of… read more →

Single blood tests rarely provide meaningful information on their own. There are very few places in science—or life, for that matter—where a single piece of data gives a meaningful and… read more →

The following post is from Step Three of The Blood Code: Unlock the secrets of your metabolism. I know this seems complicated at first sight but once you know your… read more →

Not a surprise when seen through the lens of metabolic efficiency. The very environmental conditions that rewarded one, rewarded the other. And women were the recipient of most of this… read more →

Beware – Gene protects from type 2 diabetes https://www.nature.com/ng/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ng.2915.html I am not a mere contrarian, hear me out. I know some genetics researcher has drawn investors with this rubbish. The… read more →

Guidelines about dietary sugar (and salt and exercise) fall short. –Dr Richard Maurer Institutional guidelines rarely improve health. Sorry for that. Although the sugar guideline is a step in the… read more →