In this episode, I discuss dietary management of familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). This question was asked on the Facebook Live episode from 06/16/2016, “Ask Chris Masterjohn, PhD Anything About Heart Disease,” but I was unable to get to the question within Facebook’s time limit. Please note that HeFH is a medical issue and the purpose of …
Fat and Cholesterol
Mastering Nutrition Episode 15: You Asked Me Anything About Heart Disease, Facebook Live, 06/16/2016
This past Thursday, we all showed up live on Facebook so you could ask me anything about heart disease. Here’s the video, and the audio recording as a podcast. Don’t forget this Saturday at 2:00 PM eastern time you can show up live again to ask me anything about methylation! Here is the full schedule …
Mastering Nutrition Episode 14: I Came LIVE On Facebook So YOU Could Ask Me Anything, and THIS Is What Happened!
This past Saturday I went on Facebook Live for the first time ever so you could ask me anything about health, fitness, and nutrition. It was incredible! Thank you to everyone who came and asked questions! Below you can watch the video or listen to the audio recording as a podcast. Listen on ITunes or …
Saturated Fat Does a Body Good
One of my November, 2015 Wise Traditions talks is now available online as an article: Saturated Fat Does a Body Good A few things you can find in the article: Saturated fat is about specific foods, not animal foods vs. plant foods; the diets richest in saturated fat derive it from coconut, and the American …
Introducing Mastering Nutrition… Wait For It… PODCAST! Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are now live!
I’m excited to announce that with this post I am launching Mastering Nutrition PODCAST! Here are episodes 1, 2, and 3: I would love it if you could give me feedback by heading to ITunes, subscribing, and leaving me a rating and review. If I get a positive response, I’ll begin releasing more content …
My New Wise Traditions Article, “Nutritional Adjuncts to the Fat-Soluble Vitamins,” Is Now Online!
My new article from the Winter, 2012 issue of Wise Traditions, the quarterly journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation, is now up online! The article gives a brief history of how the concept of synergy between the fat-soluble vitamins repeatedly eluded us through the twentieth century, with a a little peak at the rise …
My Interview with Dr. Mercola On Cholesterol, Vitamin K, Insulin, Blood Lipids, CT Scans, Calcification, and Heart Disease
From a Christmas-celebrator to the rest of you, Merry Sixth Day of Christmas! I hope you’re all enjoying whatever you might be celebrating during the season of expanding daylight and just plain enjoying life. Dr. Mercola posted a video interview today that we had recorded a few weeks back, about cholesterol, vitamin K, insulin, blood …
Are Egg Yolks Almost As Bad as Cigarettes At Causing the Accumulation of Arterial Plaque?
New over at Mother Nature Obeyed: Does Eating Egg Yolks Increase Arterial Plaque? Enjoy!
I’m 95% Confident This is a Good Definition of a P Value
New post over at Mother Nature Obeyed: I’m 95% Confident This is a Good Definition of a P Value In this post, I explain why I consider it legitimate to read “confidence” that something is not due to chance into a P value. I discuss the differences between Bayesian and frequentist approaches, the agreement between …
The Maasai, an Interlude: What Does All This Sociocultural and Historical Stuff Have to Do With Heart Disease?
New post over at Mother Nature Obeyed: The Maasai, an Interlude: What Does All This Sociocultural and Historical Stuff Have to Do With Heart Disease? Enjoy!