Category: Thoughts & Opinions
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET III – Fruits
The following applies to fruits: Ripe ones are more laxative and fresh ones even more so than dry ones. Berries are warming, moisturizing and facilitate the bowels. Ripe pears warm, moisturize and facilitate bowel movements, while hard ones are astringent. Ripe winter pears cause bowel movements and cleanse the bowels, while unripe ones are astringent.…
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Very Low Energy Ketogenic Therapy (VLEKT) – Is it worth it? NOT worth it
Very Low Energy Ketogenic Therapy (VLEKT) is a nutritional approach used primarily for weight loss and management of obesity-related comorbidities. The characteristics of this diet (VLEKT) are a daily caloric intake of less than 800 calories. In these calories, the carbohydrate content should be less than 50 g, there should be a fat percentage of…
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET II – Foods containing flesh (meat, fish, seafood)
Meat ¨Regarding animals intended for food, everyone should know the following: Beef is tonic, astringent and indigestible. Its meat is heavy for the body, as is its milk. Goat meat is lighter than beef and more laxative. Pork gives the body more strength than beef and goat meat and facilitates bowel movements quite a bit.…
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The Immune System is DIRECTLY Related to Obesity
Obesity is a state of chronic low-grade inflammation, termed “meta-inflammation” (metabolically driven inflammation), which results from complex interactions between the immune system, adipose tissue, and metabolic organs. This persistent inflammation creates a persistent immune activation that contributes to insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and an increased risk of cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, and metabolic diseases. Adipose Tissue Excess…
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HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET I
“Many people, when they hear someone analyze a subject, refuse to listen to someone else analyze the same subject. They do not know that the mind can understand what has been said correctly and discover for itself what has not yet been said.” “I believe that anyone who is going to write correctly about human…
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3D Printing of PlantBased Meat – A Nightmare of the Future
3D printing is an emerging technology capable of producing plant-based “meat”. A recently published article (August 2025) in sciencedirect reviews the 3D analog printing of plant-based “meat”. This review summarizes and critically analyzes the scientific studies related to the 3D printing of plant-based “meat”. Plant proteins, oils and water are the main ingredients for the…
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DNA Diet ?
DNA is responsible for providing the information needed to create the structure and function of our body. We can inherit a gene that has the property of causing problems in our health, but the sequence of our DNA can also change randomly, which is called a mutation. Certain mutations in DNA can lead to the…
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3 Basic Factors That Determine Our Body Weight
Our body weight, our ideal weight and our body composition in general are determined by the following factors: Genetic factors The heredity that we transfer from our parents and ancestors, the DNA, has an important role in regulating our weight. The 3 basic categories of body types have a purely hereditary background. The ectomorphic type…
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5 Main Reasons Why We Don’t Follow a Diet Plan
Our psychology is very important in order to be able to follow a diet plan correctly and long-term to lose weight.Our thoughts, emotional state and behavior affect the way we deal with a diet plan.Failure to follow or maintain a specific diet plan is not always due to a lack of willpower, but also to…
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Plant Based “Milks”(?)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided that liquid products that come from plant sources and have a texture similar to milk can use the word “milk” on their labels. Soy, almond, coconut, pea, peanut, sesame “milk” are such plant products/beverages. Of course, just because the FDA said so does not mean that these…
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