Nutrition Research

Physician and biochemist Cate Shanahan, MD, examined diets around the world known to help people live longer, healthier lives - diets like the Mediterranean, Okinawa, and Blue Zone - and identified the four common nutritional habits, developed over millennia, that unfailingly produce strong, healthy, intelligent children and active, vital elders generation after generation. These four nutritional strategies - fresh food, fermented and sprouted foods, meat cooked on the bone, and organ meats - form the basis of the Human Diet.

Is a vegan diet healthier? Should I try going low-carb? Is it always a bad idea to skip a meal? Are superfoods all they're cracked up to be? Is fat still bad for you? Can I eat to improve my chances of conceiving? Recognising that there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to nutrition, this...

Vegetarianism, veganism, and food on Ayurveda are at the height of fashion today. But if it is healthy for people overseas, can it be healthy for Russians? Russian cuisine has been evolving for centuries, taking into account the climatic characteristics of the country. And perhaps it is not worth it to refuse the food of our grandmothers. The author of this book explains which foods will actually help you become stronger and improve your health.