Frederic Patenaude's Blog, page 18

Random Thoughts

This is going to be a fairly random post, with a few ideas that have been on my mind lately.

Death

On Saturday, my dear aunt Lise died.

Taking Back What I Said

Writing this “article” contradicts the point I’m going to make. But I’ll do it any way.


Earlier this week, I was pretty silly suggesting that this is a great time to “start new projects” — I mean, during the pandemic.

Pandemic Projects

I’ve been hearing a lot of opinions on the current crisis, and I could again comment on them, but today I’m going to focus on something more positive.

We Went Too Far

Before the coronavirus crisis, there were many warning signs that our society was simply going too far, in excesses reminiscent of the famous orgies of the Romans before the fall of their empire.

Health Bloggers’ Response to Coronavirus

In my last email, I talked about Coronavirus and why the threat is real and not hype.

So I’ve been following what health bloggers have been saying on the topic.

The Virus Is Real

I generally don’t write my articles and try to tie them up with current events. But with the latest news around the coronavirus, many bloggers have been giving their two cents and tried to find some sort of conspiracy angle to the Coronavirus story.

Should You Take Probiotics?

Many people seem to agree that probiotics, in a supplemental form, are universally good for everybody and we should be taking them every single day.

Mastering Diabetes

Back in 2005-2006, when I was involved with Dr. Doug Graham’s 80-10-10 Diet, I had heard legends of a young Type-1 diabetic named Cyrus Khambatta, who was doing amazingly well controlling his diabetes (with dramatic reductions in insulin use) while pounding down giant date smoothies.

What I Eat in a Day

A reader recently asked me what I eat in a day.

My comment and the post that came with it (yesterday’s article) was accidentally deleted when we switched servers for our websites.

Vegetables, White Sugar, and Other Obsessions

I’d like to share with you my thoughts on a few topics that seem to be somewhat of an obsession for many, if not most, health gurus, including the vegan ones (with a few exceptions).