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This is the conventional wisdom. Unfortunately it is wrong. Since olive oil has an omega-6 to omega-3 ratio of 13.4 to 1, it would only be reasonable to expect that it would promote inflammation. Here is an article on olive oil that cites the scientific literature: olive oil nutrition From...

Exactly. The same biochemical pathway converts both O-3 and O-6 FAs into signaling molecules called eicosanoids. In general, the O-6 derived molecules promote high levels of inflammation while the O-3 derived molecules are significantly less inflammatory (and in some cases anti-inflammatory)...

The lack of positive results from most omega-3 supplementation studies most likely results from a failure to consider the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids. Here is a review from the scientific literature which addresses this issue: The importance of the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 essential...

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently decided to start giving personal health tips on Twitter. He advised people to have their blood tested every three months for everything available. The Pulitzer-winning health journalist Charles Ornstein took exception to this. Read about it here...

I did read the article by Dr. Eades. I found it to be grossly misleading about the diet advocated by Dr. Ornish. These two physicians promote very different diets. Dr. Eades favors a high protein diet while Dr. Ornish favors a whole-foods plant-based diet (which by default is low protein and...

I'm new here and this is my first post. One thing I liked about Dr. Ornish's column was that he stressed the importance of short-term vs long-term effects. In addition, he provided links to peer-reviewed scientific articles. I think that these should be the criteria for evaluating what...