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7answers
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What do you think of the AMA classifying obesity as a disease?
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/obesity-disease-doctors-group-says-6C10371394
While I do believe more has to be done to fight obesity, I fear that this will just lead us more and mo …
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10answers
192 views
Paleo and vaccines
I am really surprised with what seems to be an overwhelming support of vaccination in the paleo community. Why is this? Anyone who has researched the issue cannot deny there is a v …
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4answers
258 views
Eggs increase heart disease risk
As a recent paleo convert, who has had much success, and who enjoys eating eggs every day, I wasn't too happy to see this article today:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/health/e …
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4answers
184 views
The underappreciated role of muscle in health and disease?
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/84/3/475.full
Any thoughts on this article? I found it interesting how muscle mass seems to be protective against stress, cancer, diabetes, heart …
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3answers
75 views
sister due for an angiogram and I am worried(:
Hi all
I need advice. I am going today to the west coast to visit my sister who is waiting for an angiogram after a tress test. Her cholesterol is "high to very high"(she was only …
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2answers
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IS GLUTEN DAMAGING OUR BRAINS ?
I've stopped eat gluten one years ago because of my ibs, which is now 80% better.
But I'm continuing to read everyday about the secret damages that gluten does.
I read about glut …
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5answers
175 views
Which diets did NOT improve your chronic/terminal/mental disease?
Hi guys, I want to ask you all for help. There are a lot of accounts out there of people curing their serious illness and/or improving their health to an amazing level, by eating a …
2
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3answers
136 views
Meat eating causes disease?
Hi,
I am a 1 year paleo lover, but have recently been doing my research and found a question i would love to know more about..
if anyone has insight please let me know!!
i have …
1
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5answers
263 views
Can someone please help me understand cholesterol numbers!!
I am so confused about cholesterol numbers!! I just got a call today from my doctor's office with lab results that really shocked me. I expected a raise in Cholesterol numbers afte …
1
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6answers
238 views
Is insulin resistance, and possibly leptin resistance the root cause of Neolithic disease?
And if not then why is it associated with nearly every modern Neolithic disease?
Well I've looked around and it seems that most diseases or illnesses have a root in insulin re …
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6answers
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Acid/alkaline balance in paleo diets
The acid/alkaline balance is said to be important in preventing disease. IN 1931, Otto Warburg won the nobel prize by showing that cancer cannot develop in bodies with slightly alk …
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2answers
185 views
Red meat, espcecially bacon, linked to cancer and heart disease? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Recent Longitudinal Study: Red Meat and Higher Mortality
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/health/research/red-meat-linked-to-cancer-and-heart-disease. …
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1answer
139 views
Schamberg’s Disease
Anyone else out there have schemberg's disease? I was recently diagnosed with it and after doing a lot of research there seems to be no cure or known cause. I've heard that a few …
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3answers
270 views
Fat Does Not Cause Heart Disease… Best Article?
I've finally persuaded my mother to try eating a high fat / very low carb diet, in order to treat her type 2 diabetes. In just one week, the results are amazing (a couple days ago …
1
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4answers
200 views
Great discoveries about Multiple Sclerosis !
As all u my paleofriends know, MS is a very severe autoimmune disease.
The most affected country are the most far to the equator, the canada is the most affected, and in europe, th …