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NUTRITIONAL ARTICLES INDEX
One must attend in medical practice not primarily to plausible theories but to experience combined with reason.
Hippocrates
Can you remember when food was something you could eat and enjoy — without having to worry about it?
Health today has become an obsession. Because of that we are beset by intolerant beliefs that at best are unproven hypotheses, and at worst, fraud.
For example: if a fatty diet really does cause heart disease, why has none of the fifty or so studies published to date managed to demonstrate any convincing evidence of it? And why, when we are eating 20% fewer calories than we were 20 years ago and slimming and exercise clubs are mushrooming, are we getting fatter?
Although the 'healthy' or 'prudent' diet to combat heart disease is probably the most widespread deception today, there are other equally important schemes designed to delude. The online nutritional information and nutritional facts explained in the articles on this website explore some of them.
Most have gained a foothold because modern medicine and dietary advice have given people less than their expectations. Others because the media, in exploiting to the full any story of disaster, and tending to blow it up out of proportion, give a base from which commercial concerns, anxious to protect and increase their share of the market, and ever mindful of their profit margins, can exploit our confusion to the full.
I have written these works because:
"On the large scale, history shows that an uncritical and misinformed populace is a breeding ground for all manner of intolerant beliefs and practices. The discovery that truth has to fight for its survival is not a pleasant one, but is an essential realisation in maintaining civilisation. And in a society as open and susceptible to fraud as ours is, truth needs all the help it can get." Anthony Garrett.
All articles are fully supported by references from peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals.
Low-carbohydrate: The best diet for weight loss and health 
This section contains several articles which discuss the low-carb way of eating. It
also looks at other aspects of diet such as: the dangers of slimming drugs; the
correct diet for pregnancy and bringing up children; and the optimum diet for athletic performance.
Diabetes: and diabetes treatment without drugs
Diabetes: What's the truth? DiabetesUK and the American Diabetic Association
say one thing — but the
evidence is quite different.
This section looks at conventional treatments for
diabetes, the evidence of harm, and at a better way to both treat and prevent diabetes.
Fats, cholesterol and heart disease
If the hypothesis that a fatty diet causes heart disease is true, why has over
fifty years of trials and studies has failed to confirm it? It's certainly not
for want of trying!
There are several papers and letters, not just by the
author, showing how we are misinformed and how medical references are misused.
Dr Mary Enig tells how a cholesterol level of 5.2 (200
in the USA) became 'healthy'.
STATINS
and other cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Cancer: Are there better ways?
President Nixon declared "war on cancer" in 1971. Despite the billions spent
since then no cancer is curable now that wasn't curable then. Yet there are
cancer treatments which have been proven to work — but doctors are
prevented from using them.
This section also looks at the benefits – and
harm – of medical screening.
Vegetarianism
People are turning to vegetarianism because, they believe, it is healthier, or
kinder to animals, or the planet. . . The fact is that vegetarianism is less
healthy; and if we all became vegetarians, we would starve.
This section discusses the argument for and against
vegetarianism to show that most of its claims are invalid.
By comparing the digestive tracts of a herbivore, a
carnivore and Man, it demonstrates that we must be a carnivorous species.
It also provides evidence of the very great harm
extreme vegetarianism can do to children.
Fluoride, tooth decay and harm
Fluoride — Health or Politics?
Fluoride in drinking water and toothpaste does not prevent tooth decay —
it
makes it worse. It also has other serious adverse effects. So why is it
promoted?
In this section both fluoridated water and medications
are discussed.
Food Scares
These days there seems to be one scare after another. If it isn't BSE in cattle
causing CJD in humans, it's pesticides in vegetables causing cancer.
This section looks at topics such as BSE and CJD;
acrylamide in carbohydrate foods; sugars and immune function; et cetera.
It also considers diverse topics from food additives to
bottled water.
Malignant Medical Myths
Other than my own books, there are few that I would promote. But some really stand out and deserve a wide readership. Malignant Medical Myths written by Joel M. Kauffman, professor emeritus of chemistry at The University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one such important book.
Articles by the late Wayne Martin
In January 1996 I had great good fortune when Wayne Martin, a
veteran cancer researcher and searcher for truth in medicine wrote to me. Wayne
Martin was a great friend ever since until his death in 2006. Having met and corresponded with
many of the
well known (and not so well known) scientists at the forefront of research into
diseases such as cancer and coronary heart disease for well over half a
century, he
has been of immense help
both to me and to many others. Here are some of his writings on coronary heart
disease and cancer.
Alternative or complementary medicine
As medical science discovers ever more treatments for the diseases of our
modern society, people's expectations grow and they demand more of medicine.
When these don't materialise, they turn to 'alternative' practitioners. Where
conventional medicine and alternative medicine differ is in their philosophies.
The difference can be between science, reason and an honest search for truth on
the one hand, and quackery, faith and the dishonest exploitation of human
suffering on the other.
Miscellaneous treatments and therapies
There are many unorthodox treatments that have a proven history of effectivenesss, but which don't fit into the various sections I have on this website. These are listed in this section.
Links to reliable websites
There are too many items to cover on one website – even if I had the time
to research and write them up. This is a list of reliable websites that cover
subjects I haven't or which expand on the ones I have.
Flight Archery
Last but not least, the other thing I seem to be good at – Flight Archery.
Here are articles about the sport, the equipment and
the technique of shooting for distance.
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