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Brillat-Savarin’s incredible secret!

28 Feb 2026 3 minute read 1 comment BitcoinBerg

What he already knew about our health (and what we have forgotten) Introduction: A Two-Century-Old Mystery Imagine a man living in Paris during the Restoration, without microscopes, blood tests, or state-of-the-art laboratories. Yet this man managed...

The Great Dietary Reset: Is the USDA Pyramid Finally Facing its “Galileo Moment”?

8 Jan 2026 2 minute read 0 comments BitcoinBerg

For over four decades, the Food Guide Pyramid stood as the “North Star” of public health. But as metabolic disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes reached epidemic levels, a haunting question emerged: What if the map was wrong? With the recent 2026 USD...

Why we are all getting sick

6 Nov 2025 2 minute read 2 comments BitcoinBerg

IntroductionWestern societies are experiencing a worrying increase in chronic diseases, the causes of which are difficult to explain based on traditional theories. This analysis examines the available epidemiological data and explores alternative hyp...

Debunking: 3 myths about health and nutrition

5 Nov 2025 2 minute read 0 comments BitcoinBerg

Myth n° 1: Low-fat diets are the solution to the obesity epidemic Dr. Walter C. Willett is chair of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, the world’s largest nutrition research unit, and a professor of medicine at Harvar...

THE GOD-FOOD: Why This One Ingredient is the GOAT

29 Jun 2025 5 minute read 5 comments YouveBeenGreeked

I'm into my fitness - I've had abs since I was about 14, I think. So naturally, I've come to study nutrition and diet. When you start studying micronutrients, a noticeable pattern emerges. Out of the dozens of essential nutrients the human body needs...

Reclaiming Ourselves: Why We Trade Vital Knowledge for Mindless Distraction

25 Jun 2025 1 minute read 1 comment Andy Savage

I just watched a video that hit me harder than I expected. It was about something simple: how older people can stop their legs from deteriorating with age—just by getting the right nutrients and movement. But it made me realize something bigger. We t...

The Diet 2025 Week Three (BREAD.... ugh.....)

29 Jan 2025 6 minute read 2 comments 7th Decade Redhead

It was one of those weeks where my body fought back. I'm sure it realized I was going for a long-term calorie deficit, and it responded with a 'hell no we ain't doin' that."  I stepped on the scale to discover I'd lost 0.8 of a pound.  My app is set...

End of Week Two of The Diet 2025 (Staring down the tortilla chips and green sauce and the great walking revelation .....)

20 Jan 2025 9 minute read 1 comment 7th Decade Redhead

This week was easier than last week. I'm on a roll and I'm a believer that success breeds success.  Here is a summary of last week: Pounds Lost: 1.8 (6,300 calories) Calories consumed: 8,167 Total Calories Burned: 14,467 (6,300+8,167) BMR Calories Bu...

Yoga.... I Tried It.... (It might not be what you think it is.....)

16 Jan 2025 6 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

If you have kept up with this blog, you may remember me posting about my husband breaking his heel the last week we were at camp, which required me to do most of the work to break down our campsite, drive the 2,000 miles back to our home, and then ba...

End of Week One of The Diet 2025 (It's a numbers game.....)

13 Jan 2025 5 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead

Monday is 'get on the scale' day (oh joy) and I was dreading it. I don't know why, because I believed I did really well my first week.    I was happy to see I lost 2.4 pounds last week. While I was happy to see this, I was hoping for more of a first...