Category Archives: Nutrition

What is down-regulation? No, it doesn’t have anything to do with football, four downs and you give up the ball!   Down-regulation is a phenomena associated with cell receptors. Cell receptors are like identical key switches that are activated by … Continue reading

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HOMEMADE PROTEIN BARS After a workout is the best time to get some quick protein, here’s a homemade way of satisfying that need without bogging yourself down with a meal or something too sweet. I like to make my own … Continue reading

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Balancing Health by Balancing Hormones

A quick note As part of my continuing education for my acupuncture license and credits towards my certificate in Applied Clinical Nutrition, this weekend I’ve been attending a seminar called “Balanced Hormones, Balanced Health” given by Dr. Ronda Nelson, PhD. … Continue reading

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Fish Oil and Prostate Cancer Study – Analysis

There’s a new study that came out yesterday that links the use of fish oils and prostate cancer.  Here is my short analysis. My statistics teacher in college on our last day of class, “If you don’t remember anything else, … Continue reading

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  One of the simple joys in life is getting back in touch with nature after a day in an office, like going into the garden, putting your feet on some fertile soil, smelling the strong natural scents and picking … Continue reading

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Where Health and Leadership Cross Paths

Since health and nutrition concerns are often vastly different from leadership issues,  I am currently working a new blog which will focus on leadership development. I will keep the current leadership articles here on BestBuckBuck but will later republish them … Continue reading

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Conducting Herb Research – Friend or Foe? The principles of “complex” therapeutic agents are exemplified by herbal decoctions. In Chinese herbal medicine, prescriptions commonly have multiple ingredients which are boiled down in a process that often takes 1-2 hours. Herbs … Continue reading

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What has happened to our food?

Here is your casual armchair talk of one the major causes of our American health crisis. I’ll skim the subject and I’ll write about it from a nutritional standpoint. ENTER THE SUPERMARKET Over a hundred years ago, the supermarket became … Continue reading

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How Organics are Reported – case analysis

In 2012, the was a study out of Stanford University comparing the nutritional differences between organic and non-organic produce. This is how the study was summed up by the mass media in their 20-second reports (paraphrasing): “There is no difference between … Continue reading

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Good Buck Buck is essential for Detox

I wanted to follow up on my “flagship” buck buck theme with some thoughts about my approach to clinical nutrition. As an acupuncturist I see a variety of patients, most people come to me with some kind of muscle weakness … Continue reading

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