by Dr. David Minkoff July 23, 2019 4 min read
The following is adapted from The Search for the Perfect Protein.
If you’ve ever heard of amino acids—which help the body make protein—you may have heard of essential amino acids. What, exactly, makes these amino acids essential?...
by Dr. David Minkoff July 16, 2019 5 min read
The following is adapted from The Search for the Perfect Protein.
If you watch much TV, you’ve undoubtedly seen a heartburn medication commercial at some point. The makers of Pepcid and Zantac confidently tell us we can eat a hoagie with sausage...
by Dr. David Minkoff July 09, 2019 4 min read
The following is adapted from The Search for the Perfect Protein.
What’s the common link between menopause and beauty concerns (sagging skin, hair loss) in women who are aging? It might surprise you to learn it’s a lack of protein...
by Dr. David Minkoff July 04, 2019 3 min read
There’s a lot of negativity that surrounds proprietary blends, but companies have a legitimate reason to use them---protecting recipes. The hard work and preparation that goes into producing a powerful multi-ingredient formula has been stymied...
by Dr. David Minkoff June 19, 2019 6 min read
The word “micronutrients” sure sounds nice.
Health marketers use it as a generic catch-all term, but usually without any specific meaning.
It’s easy to have an idea about what it probably is –– small nutrients, right? –– and it’s...
by Dr. David Minkoff June 18, 2019 6 min read
BCAAs (Branched-Chain Amino Acids) are all the craze these days. Pushed by supplements companies and hyped by paid sponsors, what are these supplements, what do they actually do, and are they worth it?
Some of the claims include...
by Dr. David Minkoff June 04, 2019 4 min read
by Dr. David Minkoff May 23, 2019 5 min read
So, we’re going to dig into a big one: macros – aka macronutrients.
Now you’ve probably heard about macronutrients, especially in relation to a paleo or ketogenic diet.
So, what’s the big deal? What’s actually important? What’s fluff? And what’s...
by Dr. David Minkoff May 22, 2019 5 min read
by Dr. David Minkoff May 09, 2019 6 min read
by Dr. David Minkoff April 12, 2019 3 min read
They discovered that they could create ascorbic acid in a laboratory much more inexpensively, much more efficiently and — better yet — much more profitably.
This is the exact process that was discovered: Scientists found they could use...
by Dr. David Minkoff April 11, 2019 10 min read
What’s interesting is that food product manufacturers know there are millions of people like you. (We say, “food product” because much of the time what they sell is not really “food” and much more of a “product”)
They know consumers around...
by Dr. David Minkoff
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