Frederic Patenaude's Blog, page 24
August 26, 2018
The Blue Zones Revisited
About ten years ago, Dan Buettner, a journalist working for National Geographic, published a book called “The Blue Zones” that is now almost a classic in the genre.
August 24, 2018
How to Process Tomatoes Easily
Right now it’s tomato season! And at the market near where I live, farmers are selling huge boxes of Italian plum tomatoes, which are used for making tomato sauce traditionally, among other things.
August 6, 2018
Drinking a Gallon of Water Per Day
Whenever I have traveled to tropical countries, I have noticed that only the tourists, mainly from America, drink vast amounts of water.
July 30, 2018
The Outrageous Things McDougall Says About Sugar
We’re not addicted to sugar. We’re addicted to the combination of sugar and fat (with a preference for fat).
In a recent webinar, Dr.
July 25, 2018
The Inconvenient Truth About “Carbs”
If there’s a trend that drives me nuts, it is the obsession with avoiding “carbs.”
When someone says something like, “Oh, I don’t do fruit because they’re full of sugar” I almost want to hug them and cry.
July 23, 2018
Have a Cold Beer
I’m writing this in the middle of a heat wave in Quebec, where the temperatures are reaching 42 Celsius (107 Fahrenheit) with humidity, which for some of you guys living in the desert might be nothing, but for us Northerners, calls for one thing… a cold beer!
July 18, 2018
Ciguatera: The Killer Toxin in Fish
I had never heard of Ciguatera until I traveled to the South Pacific, where it is a public health concern. Ciguatera is a food poisoning disease caused by ingesting fish contaminated by a certain micro-algae.
July 9, 2018
Living in the City Revisited
A couple of years ago, I published an article on “living in the city vs. living in the country” that generated strong reactions.
June 18, 2018
The 20% That Leads to 80% of the Results
In my last article, I talked about the numerous health practices, that in my opinion, do not matter in the big picture.
June 13, 2018
How Health Headlines Lie to You; Relative vs. Absolute Risk
Are you worried about your cancer risk? Are you confused by the studies you see mentioned in the media about how certain substances and behaviors affect our risk of contracting cancer or developing certain diseases?
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