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The phrase "plant-based diet" is being tossed around a lot these days. The Skeptical Cardiologist never knows what people mean when they use it and so must assume that most of the world is also puzzled by this trendy term. For some, a "plant-based diet" is what vegans eat. Veganism combines a diet free of animal products with a moral philosophy that rejects the "commodity status of animals." Vegans are the strictest of vegetarians, eschewing milk, fish, and eggs. One plant-based diet advocate in the introduction to a  special issue of the  Journal of Geriatric Cardiology  wrote that "a plant-based diet consists of all minimally processed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, herbs, and spices and excludes all animal products, including red meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy products." You will notice that this cardiologist "excludes all animal products" and that the qualifying phrase "minimally processed...

Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids are essential fats, meaning you must get them from the food you eat, as your body can’t make them. They’ve been associated with numerous health benefits, such as a reduced risk of heart disease ( Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015 ), reduced inflammation ( Biochem Soc Trans. 2017 ) and improved mood ( Front Physiol. 2018 ). Fish oil and flaxseed oil each contain an impressive amount of omega-3 fatty acids. The main types of omega-3s in fish oil are eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ( NIH ). On the other hand, flaxseed oil contains the omega-3 fatty acid known as alpha-linoleic acid (ALA) ( Trusted Source ). Flaxseed oil also contains  linoleic acid , an omega-6 fatty acid. Linoleic acid and arachidonic acid (AA) are the Omega-6 fatty acids that have been found to possess potential cancer protective properties. The human body converts linoleic acid into GLA (Gamma-Linoliec Acid), and the latter get converted into A...

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Travis Christofferson has written three books on metabolic health optimization. His third one was " Ketones, The Fourth Fuel: Warburg to Krebs to Veech, the 250 Year Journey to Find the Fountain of Youth ." Interestingly, optimizing your metabolic health appears to be an effective way to mitigate the severity of a COVID-19 infection. The reason for this is because when you're metabolically flexible, you're not insulin resistant, and insulin resistance and diabetes are significant risk factors. The ketogenic diet was a standard of care in the 1920s for pediatric epilepsy, but once antiseizure drugs came out in the '30s, it was shelved and eventually forgotten. Fasting encountered the same fate. As noted by Christofferson, therapeutic fasting was huge in the '60s, yet the benefits of this strategy eventually fell by the wayside of medical history as the low-fat movement took hold. "[Nutritional ketosis] made this remarkable res...

With rampant   spike protein damage to DNA , not only from the vaccine but also from covid infections, optimum levels of NAD+ could be vital for your recovery. This article covers only the basics on NAD+, and cuts-to-the-chase on how to inexpensively supplement to increase levels. Now FB is censoring this post, which makes me believe all the more strongly that this content is true! Excerpts by  Dr. Joseph Mercola . Mercola’s ‘Story at-a-Glance’: NAD+  (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)  is one of the most important biomolecules in your body . It’s involved in the conversion of food to energy, maintaining DNA integrity and ensuring proper cell function. Together, these functions help protect against or delay aging and disease. NAD levels dramatically decline with age, contributing to aging and chronic disease states.  NAD is used up by DNA repair  and enzymes involved in inflammation and immunity, such t...