Green Tea and EMFs.

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Dr. Gary Pack

The significance to human health of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) is still controversial. The present study is to evaluate the influence of such fields on oxidative* human stress and to test whether green tea polyphenols** may alter it. Workers exposed to ELF-EMFs and some not exposed were tested with urine tests for oxidative damage […]

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Conditions: "Diseases of Civilization", Inflammatory disease, Oxidative damage, Oxidative stress

Supplements: Green tea, Polyphenols

Foods: Green tea (Camellia sinensis), Matcha green tea

Miscellaneous: Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMFs, Power lines

Diet-Dependent Acid Load.

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Genes and epigenetic mechanisms, by which we function today, were laid down between 50,000 and 100,000 years ago in Africa. Evolution has continued to this today. However, our basic lifestyles (diet, exercise) have changed drastically over time, and basic food patterns are considerably different today. With human world-wide migration, diets changed from the original patterns, […]

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Conditions: "Diseases of Civilization", Degenerative disease, Inflammatory disease, Osteoporosis

Foods: Fish, Shellfish

Miscellaneous: Alkaline diet, Epigenetics, Exercise, Genes, Lifestyle, Paleolithic

Paleolithic Diet in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease.

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

The Paleolithic diet improves blood sugar control and cardiovascular risk factors in diabetes patients compared to a group fed the normal diabetes diet. The evidence is that human metabolism has not changed fast enough to keep up with the changes that have been made in the modern food supply, hence the benefit of the Paleolithic […]

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Conditions: "Diseases of Civilization", Cardiovascular disease, Chronic diseases, Diabetes, Environmental toxins, Hunger (satiety), Hyperglycemia, Hypertension, Metabolic syndrome, Obesity, Sedentary life style, Weight loss

Supplements: Calcium, Fiber, Vitamin D

Foods: Berries, Dairy, Eggs, Fish, Fruits, Grape seeds, Legumes, Nuts, Olive oil, Processed food, Roots, Salt, Sugars, Vegetables, Wild animals, Wild plants, Wine

Miscellaneous: HDL-cholesterol, Hunter-gatherer diet, Insulin, LDL-cholesterol, Mediterranean diet, Paleolithic diet, Triglycerides

Dietary Acid, Paleolithic Diet and Health.

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

The study of the diets of our ancestors from 50,000 to 100,000 years ago is believed to be relevant for us today, because our genes were naturally selected at that time. There has been some evolution of humans over time, but our basic chemical and physiologic functioning is unchanged. Our early Paleolithic ancestors came from […]

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Conditions: "Diseases of Civilization", Acid-base balance, Arteriosclerosis (atherosclerosis), Cancer, Degenerative disease, Diabetes, Hypernutrition, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Sedentary life style

Miscellaneous: Epigenetics, Evolution, Genetics, Hunter-gatherer diet, Insulin, Inuit Native Americans, Paleolithic, Paleolithic diet

Benefits of a Paleolithic, Hunter-Gatherer Diet.

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Dr. Gary Pack

The modern American diet is believed to contribute to “diseases of civilization.” Paleolithic was the period of the genus Homo that started 2 million years ago and ended 10,000 years ago with the onset of agriculture (Neolithic period). Our Paleolithic ancestors ate lean wild meats, marrow, organs, fruits, vegetables, and nuts. They ate no dairy […]

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Conditions: "Diseases of Civilization", Arteriosclerosis (atherosclerosis), Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, Insulin resistance, Metabolic syndrome, Obesity, Osteoporosis

Supplements: Potassium

Foods: Cruciferous vegetables, Fats, Fruits, Grains, Legumes, Marrow, Milk, Nuts, Oils, Organ meats, Wild meat

Miscellaneous: Cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, Paleolithic diet, Triglycerides, Western diet

Net Acid Load of Preagricultural Homo Sapiens.

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Dr. Gary Pack

The nutritional needs of humans (Homo sapiens) result from “natural selection” over millions of years. For most of that time our diets have been wild animals and wild plants. The diet of mankind for the past 10,000 years has been radically changed by agriculture and industry. The result is mal-adaptation, since there has been insufficient […]

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Conditions: "Diseases of Civilization", Acid-base balance, Acidosis (acidity), Arteriosclerosis (atherosclerosis), Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, Kidney stones, Osteoporosis

Supplements: Cystine, Methionine

Foods: Cereal grains, Green tea (Camellia sinensis), Leafy green vegetables, Meat, Nuts, Roots, Sugars, Wild animals, Wild meat, Wild plants

Miscellaneous: Hunter-gatherer diet

Paleolithic Diet Versus the Western Diet.

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Environmental changes, including diet and lifestyle, which took place 10,000 years ago have been too recent for the human genome to make a proper adjustment. As a result “diseases of civilization” have emerged. The types of foods and food processing developed in the recent Neolithic and Industrial Periods have changed the following elements of our […]

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Conditions: "Diseases of Civilization", Acid-base balance, Aging, Asthma, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Coronary heart disease, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Hypertension, Insulin resistance, Kidney stones, Metabolic acidosis, Metabolic syndrome, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Renal (kidney) disease

Supplements: Calcium, Fiber, Magnesium, Omega-3 fatty (linolenic) acid, Omega-6 fatty (linoleic) acid, Vitamin A, Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), Zinc

Foods: Alcohol, Almonds, Beer, Cereals, Cottonseed oil, Dairy, Fermented foods, Flax seed, Fructose, Glucose, Grains, High fructose corn syrup, Margarine, Monounsaturated fatty acid, Olives, Polyunsaturated oil, Salt, Sesame seeds, Sucrose, Sugars, Trans fats, Vegetable oils, Walnuts, Wild animals, Wild plants, Wine

Miscellaneous: Diet, Evolutionary discordance, Genome, Hunter-gatherer diet, Lifestyle, Na/K, Neolithic diet, Nutrients, Paleolithic diet

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Green Tea and EMFs.

Diet-Dependent Acid Load.

Paleolithic Diet in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease.

Dietary Acid, Paleolithic Diet and Health.

Benefits of a Paleolithic, Hunter-Gatherer Diet.

Net Acid Load of Preagricultural Homo Sapiens.

Paleolithic Diet Versus the Western Diet.

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