Straining for an answer

So … if you don’t swallow (sic) the dietary and biochemical arguments of Ivor Cummins, Zoe Harcombe and others, return to my mentor Malcolm Kendrick it’s stress I say, it’s stress – or strain as he prefers to call it.

I think there’s a way of embracing both, they both come together in metabolic syndrome as far as I can see, or understand it. I feel the dietary argument is worth pursuing in its own right as whole food, minimally processed, non-sugary sweet food must be good for you – surely!!! However I also recognise the need for us all to reduce the stress we live with and put ourselves under, and have always intuitively felt that stress/strain was the root cause of CHD.

Now where did I put that mindfulness book, perhaps I could read a few pages on my walk today.

The Fat Emperor

I think this video is well worth the watch. It’s the up-to-date story from Ivor Cummins (The Fat Emperor) of his search for and discovery of the root causes behind Coronary Heart Disease. It debunks Cholesterol as a cause (at best LDL is a very weak indicator), and then leads on to what he (and many others) believe are the probable causes of CHD – namely Insulin Resistance, which can be controlled and reversed by dietary means (as well as exercise, giving-up smoking, reducing stress, sleeping well and taking certain supplements). It also highlights the value of CAC testing, which I have referred to before.

I’ve watched several of his talks before but this is an excellent introductory one, given in November 2017 to the FIT-CEO corporate health and productivity conference in Dublin.