Toxic Oil – the book – post coming soon!

March 8, 2013

David Gillespie's new book Toxic Oil has created a storm.

David Gillespie’s new book Toxic Oil has created a storm.

There’s been a lot of hype, discussion and disagreement over David Gillespie’s new book Toxic Oil.

I’ve read it and read loads of criticism from mainstream dietary sources. I’m going to try to summarise the main points in the book and some of the key criticisms.

In the mean time, I take my hat off to David, for doing the work and writing about this important topic. The great thing that David does is ask questions and force the establishment to state their position.

This is freedom of speech at work.

Just recently David spoke to around 300 people. In the 20 minute presentation he raised concerning questions about seed oils.



I look forwards to your comments. Also, if you could ask David any questions, what would you ask him?

 

 

Will Following The New Guidelines Stop You Losing Weight?

March 8, 2013

diet_guidelines_coverI accept that it would be politically incorrect for the new 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines to tag themselves with any descriptive names like: low fat, low GI, low carb, high protein etc.

Of course, the guidelines promote ‘energy balance’ and the simplistic message that weight control is all about kilojoules (calories) in versus kilojoules (calories) expended.

The first sentence of Guideline 1 (of 5)  reads: “To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and choose amounts of nutritious foods and drinks to meet your energy needs.”

I have some problems with this:

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New Dietary Guidelines – What Do They Mean?

February 14, 2013

diet_guidelines_coverAfter years of deliberations, the 2003 guidelines have been updated, telling all Australians what the government thinks we should be eating. The task has been massive, especially sifting through the vast amount of input from various health bodies, consumer groups, food growers, manufacturers and retailers, as well as restaurants and fast food outlets.

I’ve looked at the guidelines through the lens of healthy effective weight loss and sustainable healthy weight control and plucked out excerpts that you may find interesting reading.

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