Author Archives: Health

In Defense of Low-Fat Eating

The video above features a lecture by health consultant and author Denise Minger at the 2016 Icelandic Health Symposium. Her 2014 book, “Death by Food Pyramid,” explores the roots of our beliefs about food and provides readers with tools to navigate conflicting dietary claims, and she does so in this lecture as well. While Minger’s… Read More »

Is Ghee Better Than Butter?

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published May 14, 2018. For anyone unfamiliar with the term ghee, another name for it is clarified butter. One difference between ghee and regular butter is that the former doesn’t have as many dairy proteins, and there are a host of health advocates who maintain… Read More »

Candida Albicans — How It May Affect Your Health

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published October 2, 2016. If you’re not optimally healthy, could Candida be at fault? In this interview, the late British osteopath and naturopath, Dr. Leon Chaitow, author of “Candida Albicans: Natural Remedies for Yeast Infection,” discusses its dangers — and more importantly, how to address… Read More »