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There’s a great post on Chris Masterjohn’s blog, Cholesterol and Health, about food and fertility: Butterfat contains arachidonic acid. As detailed in my PUFA Report, arachidonic acid is critical to fertility in both men and women. In men, it is necessary for the production of testosterone and sperm. In women, it is necessary for ovulation, [...]

I got my heavy metal urine analysis results back. I have very high levels of a number of metals, but I am highest in arsenic and uranium. So high, in fact, that it says I have reached the “tentative maximum permissible limit”. Both arsenic and uranium are not only highly toxic and carcinogenic, but they [...]

Just got back from the farmer’s market. Here are the meals I’m going to make this week (not in any particular order, although I know we are doing ribs tonight and brisket tomorrow night): BBQ Pork Spare Ribs with Beet Greens sauteed in chicken fat, tomato and cucumber salad — and broth Brisket with Sauerkraut [...]

Sunday morning Kate and I got up and I felt like doing something special for breakfast. So I made my favorite: Eggs Benedict. I hadn’t made it in a while but you know what? It’s really not hard. And what a healthy and delicious breakfast! All those egg yolks and tons of butter. This is [...]

This is Yensi, our wonderful nanny, smiling her beautiful smile. Look at those perfectly straight, white teeth! She never wore braces and has never had a cavity. And look at her gorgeous bone structure. High cheekbones and a wide palate. Yensi moved here from Guatemala when she was seven years old. As a child, she [...]