I saw a posting today on The Heart Scan Blog about how naltrexone might promote weight loss. See http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-do-morphine-blocking-drugs-make-you.html.

BTW, this blog and Dr Davis' http://www.trackyourplaque.com/ site are a very good source of information if you are concerned about heart health, IMO.

really interesting. i have always felt that there was, for me anyway, an addictive quality to carbs, i didn't realize wheat in particular was the culprit.
thanks for posting this.
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I read a book about low starch diets, and the author described starchy foods as 'nature's anti-depressant'. I think that could be why people find it so difficult when they try to cut things like bread out of their diets.

Like most diet advice given on Internet and in popular books, Dr. Davis' advice and conclusions are pulled out of the thin air.

Come on Nutella-couldn't they say (& haven't they said) the same about TSM? Lack of data does not a research method make.
Also, I miss you-where have you been on the forum? You were such a tremendous source of support to me and others, and I hope you'v been doing well the past few months.

I suppose they could. And yes, the lack of data certainly should make one cautious about the claims. In my mind, TSM has quite a bit more going for it than most "evolutionary biochemistry" theories put forward by the latest wave of nutritionists. What amuses me most is that there are as many diet opinions as there are dietitians and that they contradict each other most of the time, yet everyone proclaims his theories to be grounded in solid science.

I don't post a lot. I think I posted somewhat steadily over last few month. A comment or two every week or two, maybe. Last I reported was 51 weeks and since then my weekly numbers are 15.0(0), 11.0(2), 10.5(2), 12.5(3) and 16(0). (AF in parenthesis). So more of the same.

Thanks my favorite chocolately hazelnut spread.
there are as many diet opinions as there are dietitians and that they contradict each other most of the time, yet everyone proclaims his theories to be grounded in solid science.
Sounds like there are at least as many diets as there are purported cures for alcoholism-and they all contradict each other in some way or another, and they're all right (at least we can agree on one thing).
Your numbers look excellent and congratulations--thanks for providing me early encouragement in the forum.