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Health tips & news from functional medicine practitioner Tom Sokolowski. Health tips and news from functional medicine practitioner Tom Sokolowski.

I help people with chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal and other health conditions who are ready and motivated to make changes in their diet and lifestyle. This page has been set up to share blog posts I write and the most interesting articles I find on the subject of health mostly from a biochemical, functional medicine/naturopathic and evolutionary/ancestral perspective.

19/12/2024

Are you still depriving yourself of the tastiest part of the chicken by removing the skin? Are you reducing not only your pleasure but your health by choosing low-fat options? Do you still need some convincing about the dangers of the low-fat diet?

This is the final part of a 4-part series on the fallacy of the low-fat and low saturated fat diets.

In the previous post of the series I focused on the health benefits of saturated fat. In this post I will give some more reasons why you should not be choosing low-fat options and I will give some simple guidelines on how much fat to eat.

The dangers of the low-fat diet Are you still depriving yourself of the tastiest part of the chicken by removing the skin? Do you still need some convincing about the dangers of the low-fat diet? This is the final part of a 4-part series on the fallacy of the low-fat and low saturated fat diets. In...

18/12/2024

So are you still afraid of fat and saturated fat? It would not be surprising after 6 decades of misinformed public health policy.

In part 3 of this series on the low-fat and low saturated fat diet I hope to erode away some more of that fear by focusing on the health benefits of saturated fat.

Exploring the many benefits of saturated fat So are you still afraid of fat and saturated fat? It would not be surprising after 6 decades of misinformed public health policy promoting the low-fat diet. In the previous post of this series I described the importance of essential fatty acids and of fat...

17/12/2024

When a falsehood is repeated time and time again we start to take its veracity for granted. That is why I am presenting a wide range of evidence in this series on the fallacy of the low-fat and low saturated fat diet.��

In the previous post of the series I described how the low-fat diet came to be promoted despite a lack of evidence for any benefits to heart health or for weight loss and I outlined some possible mechanisms for the corresponding increase in obesity in the industrialised world.��

In this second part of the four part series on the fallacy of the low-fat and low saturated fat diet I describe the role of essential and conditionally essential fatty acids, the importance of lipids for your brain and cell membranes and why fats have been essential for our evolution as human beings.��

I also discuss the micronutrients and beneficial non-nutritive plant chemicals that are increased in a full-fat diet.

Lipids and essential fatty acids for the health of your body and brain This is the second of a four-part series on the fallacy of the low-fat and low saturated fat diet. In the previous post I described how the low-fat and low saturated fat diet came to be promoted despite a lack of evidence for.......

16/12/2024

When we repeatedly hear a message throughout our lifetimes we often come to believe it without question. For many of us this has been the case with the message that fat and saturated fat cause weight gain and heart disease. ��

What if I told you there was never any good evidence in support of these ideas and that in fact fat and saturated fat are likely to benefit your health?��What if I told you that depriving yourself of the pleasure of fatty foods could in fact be harmful?

In this first of a four part series I explain the fallacy of the low-fat and low saturated fat diet, outline some of the history of the public health policy to encourage the reduction of fat and saturated fat and describe why foods low in saturated fat aren’t always better for you, instead, exploring some of the benefits of lipids – fats, oils, and other fatty substances such as cholesterol and phospholipids.

Exploring the history and evidence of the low-fat diet Have you dropped the full-fat cream and opted for chicken breast to avoid weight gain and heart disease? In this first of a four part series I explain the fallacy of the low-fat and low saturated fat diet, outline some of the history of the publ...

11/12/2024

How can you preserve your eyesight in the digital age? In this first video of two I outline some lifestyle modifications as well as key nutrients and foods to protect your eyesight.

How can you preserve your eyesight in the digital age? In this first video of two I outline some lifestyle modifications as well as key nutrients and foods to protect your eyesight. See Part 2, learn more about my work in London and Totnes, or find out about online consultations. SIGN UP TO THE NEWS...

10/12/2024

Stress is such a huge factor in health and I am always telling my clients to take time off to rest when possible, but sometimes life happens and there you are with a baby to look after in the night, or a loved one has become ill and needs your care and attention, or your neighbours are making noise at night and keeping you awake, and you still need to get on and do your work, pay the bills and look after the children.��

So what do you do in times of stress? Do you use stimulants like caffeine to pick you up during the day and alcohol to wind you down for bed?��

What if I told you there was a supplement that can improve your mental focus during the day, whilst keeping your stress levels down, boosting your mood and helping you to sleep at night?

And what if I told you this low-cost supplement actually protects your brain in the long-term rather than shrinking your brain as alcohol does? And what if this supplement also had health benefits for your heart, gut, liver and immune system and was non-addictive? Click on the link to find out more.

Theanine Health Benefits Beyond Mood, Sleep and Stress by Nutritional Therapist and London Naturopath Tom Sokolowski of Wisdom Nutrition.

05/12/2024

In the previous post/video in this 2-part series I described hormesis as a process by which certain stressors can make you stronger and have an anti-ageing effect and I described some of the underlying mechanisms.

In this post I focus more on the practical side of hormesis so that you can safely benefit from hormesis.

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger” is a well known maxim attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche. But is it true? In my previous post I described hormesis as a process by which certain stressors can make you stronger and have an anti-ageing effect and I described some of the underlying me...

04/12/2024

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger” is a well known maxim attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche. But is it true?

Some toxins and stressors can indeed make you stronger by a process known as hormesis.��This is the first video of a 2-part series in which I explain when toxins or other stressors are beneficial and when they become harmful.

Hormesis - Do Toxins Make You Stronger? Some toxins and stressors can indeed make you stronger by a process known as hormesis.

03/12/2024

Stress, fatigue, and weight gain are commonplace and this is not surprising given our modern lifestyle and the pressure to make ends meet.��However, not many people realise what a huge drain blood sugar imbalance is on their resources and how much it contributes to weight gain, fatigue and a poor response to stressful situations.

In this video I explain how best to balance your blood sugar and how this can increase your energy and your capacity to deal with stress while reducing unhealthy weight.

In this video, I explained how to balance blood sugar & help you lose weight, increase energy and deal with stress. Visit Wisdom Nutrition for articles/videos!

29/11/2024

Detox to reduce inflammation is the first step in my series 10 Steps to Reduce Inflammation, but the theme of detoxification will be continued in three further posts.

In this post the main focus is on how you can reduce your exposure to toxins.

Detox to reduce inflammation & improve detox by reducing inflammation. Practical tips to detox & reduce inflammation with lifestyle changes.

28/11/2024

Inflammation is recognised as a key driver in almost every health condition and minor ailment you may be concerned with and plays a role in both physical and mental/emotional health.

In this post I explain why you sometimes need inflammation and how it can get out of control and play a role in weight gain, heart disease, insomnia, depression, anxiety, PTSD, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, brain fog, aches and pains, CFS/ME and long covid.

This is the introductory post to my series “10 Steps to Reduce Inflammation”, in which I outline the most important things you need to know to reduce inflammation and improve your health, based on 10 years of clinical and research experience.

10 steps to reduce inflammation. Practical tips to reduce inflammation and improve your health with nutrition and lifestyle changes.

27/11/2024

If you suffer from gut issues, low energy, find your skin ageing more rapidly than you might hope, struggle to lose weight, or even have a more serious chronic condition such as heart disease or diabetes, poor antioxidant status may be at play. In this post you can learn about some of the causes of poor antioxidant status and one dietary approach that can significantly help to improve your antioxidant status, whatever the cause.

Plant foods' colours are due to toxins. Find out how these toxins paradoxically improve your health and how to maximise their antioxidant potential.

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