An honest Splendid Spoon review of their plant-based meal delivery service. The good, the bad, and even the ugly. What Is Splendid Spoon? Splendid Spoon is a subscription-based meal delivery service that is made up of completely plant-based, gluten-free and non-GMO meals. Everything comes ready-to-eat and the packaging and is 100% recyclable. Delivery and Packaging My […]
Category: Endothelial Dysfunction
I recently attended the Plant Based Prevention of Disease (P-POD) virtual conference. Much of the information presented was what I was mostly familiar with as a plant-based nutrition science addict! I was pleased to listen to presentations on Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease by Dr. Dean and Dr. Ayesha Sherzai (a.k.a. ‘Team Sherzai’); Preventing Heart Disease with […]
So let’s talk about metabolic health, diet, weight loss, and arterial function. Let’s start with a joke….. How many Keto/low-carb proponents does it take to change a light bulb??? NONE – because they prefer to stay in the dark! Joke number two: How many plant-based doctors and dieticians are getting paid big speaking fees from […]
The Ketogenic Diet or Keto Diet craze (also referred to as a low carb high fat diet / LCHF and sometimes the Paleo diet) drives me nuts. I know the science on this very well, and have personal experience with a LCHF diet, but you cannot convince the keto crazed people otherwise. It’s like a […]
Making a complicated subject uncomplicated: Endothelial Dysfunction. Endothelial Dysfunction is what causes Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease (Atherosclerosis), Erectile Dysfunction, Inflammatory Conditions, and Aneurysms. (Rear more about Erectile Dysfunction here: ‘Erectile Dysfunction, Cardiovasular Disease and Diet’). Basic Definition: When the paper thin lining (endothelial cells) of your blood vessels and heart become damaged. Cause: Too […]
It is true that vegan men have 13% HIGHER testosterone levels than meat eaters and 8% higher than vegetarian men. It is according to this study: This 2000 Cancer Research Campaign study: Hormones and diet: low insulin-like growth factor-I but normal bioavailable androgens in vegan men (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2374537/pdf/83-6691152a.pdf) has the results. The study included 696 men […]
Erectile Dysfunction Defined: The inability of a male to maintain an erection sufficient for satisfying sexual activity. Endothelial Dysfunction and ED: Endothelial dysfunction is the cause of both vascular disease and erectile dysfunction. The inner lining of every artery, including the penile arteries, is a single layer of cells called the endothelium. When this wallpaper-like […]
