The Dairy Series – Part 5 This article is the fifth part in a series looking at various aspects of dairy. During the series I am covering range of issues including intolerances, different types of dairy produce (specifically pasteurised, raw, full fat and skimmed), whether we need dairy for calcium and, ultimately, where I feel [...]
Tags:acid-base·Acid-base balance·Bone density·Dairy·Diet·Supplements·Vitamin D
Always check your references Back in February, when writing about acid-base balance, I blithely said that if acid load is too high in the diet then the body will try to rectify the balance. One of the methods the body uses, known as hypercalciuria, is to leach calcium from the bones which then neutralises the [...]
Tags:acid-base·Bone density·Diet·Women
As promised last week, this week I am doing a series of three posts to provide some more in depth information about three key nutrition areas that I have tried to target in the improvements to Chris’s diet: Omega 3 and 6 ratio Acid-base balance Different carbohydrate sources I’m explaining why these are areas to [...]
One of my responsibilities at home is to continually research and improve our own diets to enable both me and Chris to achieve our goals. Recently I’ve done quite well at meeting my own nutritional goals. However, while I have been cutting, Chris has been working on turning into the Incredible Hulk and has some [...]
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