Now that looks like a perfect week! Too bad I am stuck inside most of the day…

Eat real foods

Take care of your digestive tract

Have Seed Oils Caused a Multi-Generational Obesity Epidemic? The title says it all; another great article from Stephan at Whole Health Source.

In 2009, Dr. Ingeborg Hanbauer published a paper showing that when mice are fed a diet with a poor omega-6:3 balance (77:1), after three generations they develop adult obesity (5). Mice fed the same diet with a better omega-6:3 balance (9.5:1) did not develop obesity, and remained smaller overall.

Articles about fat not making us fat have been floating around a lot in the past month or so, but I love how Charlotte at The Great Fitness Experiment sums it up and shares her feelings on the matter. My favorite quote:

“Stampfer’s findings do not merely suggest that saturated fats are not so bad; they indicate that carbohydrates could be worse.” The article goes on to discuss research that shows that eating a diet high in refined, processed carbohydrates is correlated with heart disease.

“We don’t rise to the level of our expectations – we fall to the level of our training”
-Archilochus, Greek Soldier

P90X Program review – personally I have not done this program or am I interested in it, but I have heard quite a buzz about it. Lots of interesting comments, both from those who agree and disagree with the author.

The Most Important Principle of Healthy Eating – exactly what it says it is, and in my opinion one of the most well-rounded articles I have read recently on nutrition.

A look at Cedar Lake Creamery – where I get most of my milk from. sure the glass bottles are a pain, but I think its worth it for quality milk. (and thanks to this article I am re-thinking skim milk)

Fatty foods may cause cocaine-like addiction – Blog posts and articles are popping up everywhere about the recently released research about fatty foods being addictive, but this is the best review of the study that I have read (its not the fat, its the sugar and starches).

Eat a cookie – turn on your fat gene – interesting research was released recently in the The FASEB Journal indicating that a diet that is high in fat and in sugar actually switches on genes that ultimately cause our bodies to store too much fat.

Flipping the Fat Switch – similar to the above article, but with some great personal insights from the author

The Frightening Uncertainty of Genetically Modified Foods – Yet another reason to avoid processed foods as much as possible: at least 93% of soy and 80% of corn in the United States is genetically modified.

Mayo Clinic’s misleading diabetes information – intentional or not, this is just wrong.

Michael Pollan Interview transcript – In 1960 we spent 18% (of GDP) on food and 9% on healthcare. Now we spend 8% on food and 17% on healthcare – think about that

I don’t know what you did, but you made bunny cry. Sad, sad bunny. Next time try to be nicer – think of the bunnies

Now I really, truly understand osmosis.