Scientific Nutrition Update 40: Reproducibility Crisis

The reproducibility crisis is in my opinion the biggest crisis facing medicine right now. Many of the studies that are integral in medicine have either never been replicated or when replication was attempted it failed. This is important because these studies are used to inform policy and treatment decisions. Script (Remember I ad-lib and go … Continue reading Scientific Nutrition Update 40: Reproducibility Crisis →

Scientific Nutrition Update 25: Glycolysis

This episode is all about starting to teach the basics of biochemistry. In this case we are looking directly at the glycolysis pathway. If you really don't care about the underlying science feel free to skip this episode. Script: For today’s episode we are going to talk about glycolysis. This is one of those occasional … Continue reading Scientific Nutrition Update 25: Glycolysis →

Scientific Nutrition Update 22: Good and Bad Studies

In this episode I discuss five tools that can help you tell good studies from bad studies. This was a fun one to record, and I hope you enjoy. Script: For today’s episode we are going to talk about identifying good and bad studies. Now in episode 12 we discussed P-Hacking which is definitely bad … Continue reading Scientific Nutrition Update 22: Good and Bad Studies →

Scientific Nutrition Update 21: Reishi Mushrooms

This one was weird for me. I am immensely skeptical of any alternative treatments or medications, but there is some really interesting evidence that reishi mushrooms could help prevent cancer, and that they may help your immune system. Also if you want to purchase some FourSigmatic mushroom products and support this website, use this link. You'll get … Continue reading Scientific Nutrition Update 21: Reishi Mushrooms →

Scientific Nutrition Update 18: Fraud In Science

This episode exposes my biggest frustration with science right now, the complete and total disregard for good research practices, and the huge amount of fraud in science. It is honestly disturbing how prevalent this is. Study is here, check it out. Script: For today’s episode we are going to talk about fraud in science. This is … Continue reading Scientific Nutrition Update 18: Fraud In Science →

Scientific Nutrition Update 16: On Stephen Hawking

This was a hard episode to record. I greatly admired Stephen Hawking and his work. He was a man who fundamentally reimagined the cosmos, who could understand the implications of entropy of a black hole changing with respect to surface area of the event horizon rather than volume. But he was also a man who … Continue reading Scientific Nutrition Update 16: On Stephen Hawking →

Scientific Nutrition Update 12: Beans and Heart Disease and Cancer and P Hacking

This is my single favorite episode of this podcast that I have ever made. In it I discuss a recent study about beans, and use it to explain some of the problems with nutritional science. Check this one out: Study here Script: For today’s episode we are going to talk about the magical fruit, that’s … Continue reading Scientific Nutrition Update 12: Beans and Heart Disease and Cancer and P Hacking →

Cancer Fasting: Could Fasting Prevent Cancer

UPDATE: I NO LONGER ENDORSE INTERMITTENT FASTING AS A WEIGHT LOSS TECHNIQUE. PLEASE SEE HERE. Introduction to Intermittent Fasting Intermittent Fasting and Weight Loss Intermittent Fasting and Diabetes Intermittent Fasting and Cardiovascular Health Intermittent Fasting and the Brain We have already done a good job of analyzing many of the potential health and physiological effects … Continue reading Cancer Fasting: Could Fasting Prevent Cancer →

The Intermittent Fasting Brain

UPDATE: I NO LONGER ENDORSE INTERMITTENT FASTING AS A WEIGHT LOSS TECHNIQUE. PLEASE SEE HERE. An Introduction to Intermittent Fasting Intermittent Fasting and Weight Loss Intermittent Fasting and Diabetes Intermittent Fasting and Cardiovascular Health We have already shown some of the interesting features of intermittent fasting. However, we are now trying to assess whether or … Continue reading The Intermittent Fasting Brain →

Intermittent Fasting and Cardiovascular Health: Can IF help your heart?

Intermittent fasting may help rat and mice hearts, but can it be a secret weapon to help end human heart disease?