What is a good low carbohydrate diet? For me, and many people I know, the answer is: a low calorie one. What this means, in simple terms, ...

The hypothesis that blood cholesterol levels are positively correlated with heart disease (the lipid hypothesis) dates back to Rudolph Virch...

There is a significant amount of empirical evidence suggesting that, for a given individual and under normal circumstances, the optimal we...

Our body naturally produces as much as 10,000 IU of vitamin D based on a few minutes of sun exposure when the sun is high. Getting that much...

Insulin is often presented as a hormone that is at the core of the diseases of civilization, particularly because of the insulin response el...

Platelets ( ) are particles that circulate in the blood of mammals. They react to blood vessel injuries by forming clots. Platelet counts...

The evolutionary pressures placed by periods of famine shaped the physiology of most animals, including humans, toward a design that favor...