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19 Alimentos de Reacción Cruzada con el Gluten

July 24, 2019

1. Numerosos artículos de blogs online informan “19 Alimentos de Reacción Cruzada con el Gluten”. 2. Una inspección cercana revela conclusiones cuestionables y una exageración y extrapolación significativas de las fuentes de información originales. 3. Las conclusiones alternativas presentadas en este artículo pondrían en tela de juicio la existencia de muchos alimentos de reacción cruzada con el gluten informados en blogs online. 4. Se pueden aprender lecciones acerca de investigaciones...

Manic Depressive Bipolar Disorder and the Ketogenic Diet

July 17, 2019

First used in the 1920s, the ketogenic diet is established for its efficacy in treating intractable epilepsy and is best known clinically for this role. Even today, the mechanisms underlyin its efficacy are complex and not fully understood. However, it likely involves metabolic adaptation in cellular signaling pathways, decreased neuronal excitability, and neuroprotection. As such, it is possible that the ketogenic diet may prove to be an effective treatment for other neurological diseases,...

Ketogenic Diet as a potential treatment for Autism

July 17, 2019

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental syndrome. It begins before three years of age and is characterized by pervasive deficits in social interaction, impairment in communication, and stereotyped patterns of interests and activities. To date, no known causes have been identified that fully explain the occurrence of ASD. Instead, the etiology of ASD appears to be attributed to complex behavioral phenotypes as well as the involvement of various genetic and environmental...

Hope for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) with the Keto Diet

July 10, 2019

First used in the 1920s, the ketogenic diet is most known for its established efficacy in treating intractable epilepsy and is best known clinically for this role. Researchers have asked whether it could also help in other neurological diseases, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Here is what mouse studies have found, and why no human benefit has been shown...

Response to Impossible Foods attack on Regenerative Ag

July 8, 2019

Recently, the Internet has been ablaze with ardent debates on the role of agriculture and how our diets contribute to the global crises we face. Passionate supporters of vegan diets and lifestyles point to the loss of biodiversity that comes with cutting down rainforests to raise cattle for the meat demand of western consumers, while regenerative ranchers and farmers point to studies done by the Savory Institute (among others) that show how holistic management of livestock can improve soils...

What is Xanthan Gum and Is It Good for You?

June 30, 2019

The gummy, purified secretion of the bacteria Xanthomonas Campestris, is best known by its completely trivial name ‘xanthan gum.’ Xanthan gum is a common food additive that is prevalent in many grain-free and gluten-free foods.

What is Xanthan Gum and Is It Good for You?

June 30, 2019

Xanthan gum is a common food additive found in many products. Should you be concerned about consuming it?

Rickaroons: Energy Bars that Give You More than an Energy Boost

June 24, 2019

In decades past, energy bars, or nutrition bars, were mainly marketed to gym enthusiasts and performance athletes needing a quick boost of energy and vitality.

Is Guar Gum Keto?

June 11, 2019

How many times have we been warned that if we “See an ingredient we don’t recognize, our body won’t either.” Many keto dieters and paleo dieters alike have adopted this food ideology, almost without question.

Is the ketogenic diet safe during pregnancy?

June 10, 2019

While the ketogenic diet increases in popularity, so does its increased use in women of child-bearing age for seizure management, as well as management for other metabolic or neurological disorders. This raises the obvious question as to whether or not the ketogenic diet is safe during pregnancy. However, there is a distinct lack of information related to the effects of a maternal ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet that is characterized as being high in fat and low in carbohydrates was...