Archive - Empowered!

Antinutrient villain or bone health superhero? The secret life of phytate.

Maligned as a mineral-sapping antinutrient for decades, it turns out that phytate is good to the bone.

17 hrs ago •

October 2024

Unpacking the ‘ketogenic diet cures cancer’ myth: Part 2 - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "Unpacking the 'ketogenic diet cures cancer' myth: Part 2"

Oct 27 •

26:31

Unpacking the ‘ketogenic diet cures cancer’ myth: Part 2

Continuing my analysis of distortions and misrepresentations in Dr Thomas Seyfried's interview on Diary of a CEO.

Oct 25 •

Unpacking the 'ketogenic diet cures cancer' myth: Part 1 - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "Unpacking the 'ketogenic diet cures cancer' myth: Part 1"

Oct 20 •

35:34

Unpacking the 'ketogenic diet cures cancer' myth: Part 1

Dr Thomas Seyfried claims that a ketogenic diet can prevent and cure cancer. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence; let's see if he…

Oct 19 •

COVID insanity is NOT over

A bizarre reader tale

Oct 15 •

The astonishing rise of cancer in Generation X - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "The astonishing rise of cancer in Generation X"

Oct 12 •

17:53

The astonishing rise of cancer in Generation X

Cancer rates are increasing faster in Gen Xers than in any previous generation born in the 20th century. What's going wrong?

Oct 11 •

Diet, biological aging, and evolutionary trade-offs: The Twins Nutrition Study - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "Diet, biological aging, and evolutionary trade-offs: The Twins Nutrition Study"

Oct 6 •

17:47

Diet, biological aging, and evolutionary trade-offs: The Twins Nutrition Study

A new study shows reversal of biological aging on a healthy plant-based diet.

Oct 4 •

September 2024

Academia and the new dark age: Part 10 - Can a chatbot cure "conspiracy theorists" of wrongthink? - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "Academia and the new dark age: Part 10 - Can a chatbot cure 'conspiracy theorists' of wrongthink?"

Sep 27 •

15:43

Academia and the new dark age: Part 10 - Can a chatbot cure "conspiracy theorists" of wrongthink?

The blob wants to make sure you believe the official story about absolutely everything, and it's paying researchers to make sure you do.

Sep 27 •

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