Disclaimer: I am not a nutrition specialist. What is on this page is for the benefit of my patients who have health challenges and is meant to help educate them so they can make up their own mind about how to manage their health.
My interest in nutrition comes from the concern I am passionate about optimizing mental function for my vision therapy patients. What follows are a few guidelines for better health through proper nutrition from experts that I trust.
The reason poor diet leads to ADD/ADHD and why we need high quality fats in our diet for proper brain function.
For those who know someone with dementia: Mary T. Newport, M.D.
One of the most problematic foods in the modern diet is wheat. Here is a good summary of Dr. Davis' book Wheat Belly.
A major problem that prevents weight loss is that people eat foods that inflammatory. A great way to solve that is a rotational diet so you can determine if you react to certain foods. A great resource to do this is JJ Virgin's diet.
Another major problem is sugar consumption. Here is a Dr. Lustig explaining how we came to have so many problems with sugar in our diet.
Why carbs and sugar are the reason cancer is increasing.