Paleolithic Diet.

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Dr. Gary Pack

To many researchers, the Paleolithic diet is the best for the way that our bodies function. A modern “Paleolithic” diet would consist of grain-free whole foods, roots, leafy greens, nuts, meats, eggs, fish and fruits. This diet produces healthy and friendly bacteria populations in our bodies which would promote good health. Currently, the evidence is […]

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Conditions: Chronic inflammatory disease, Diabetes, Hyperglycemia, Inflammation, Obesity

Foods: Eggs, Fish, Flour, Fruits, Leafy green vegetables, Meat, Nuts, Refined carbohydrates, Roots, Sugars, Whole grains

Miscellaneous: Aboriginies, Australia, Hunter-gatherer diet, Paleolithic diet, Refined sugars, Western diet

Manuka Honey Resistance.

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Honey has been used as a topical treatment for wound infections, and manuka honey* is known to be a broad spectrum antibiotic. Although resistance has been a problem with bacteria which produce biofilms (to protect themselves from antimicrobials) resistance of bacteria to manuka honey has not been demonstrated. Some studies have shown that treatment of […]

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Conditions: Bacterial infection, Infection, Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, Wounds

Foods: Honey, Manuka honey

Miscellaneous: Antibiotic resistance, Antibiotics, Australia, Biofilms, Broad spectrum antibiotic, Manuka tree (Leptospermum scopurium), Mimpenem, New Zealand, Polysaccharides, Rifampicin

Aging, Food, Culture and Health.

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

International studies have revealed a great deal of information on the importance of food intake to healthy aging. In this study, elderly Greeks were studied in Australia and in Sparta, Greece. The subjects were studied for quality of life and for survival. The important nutritional variables which were associated with a high quality of life […]

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Conditions: Aging

Foods: Fruits, Legumes, Vegetables

Miscellaneous: Australia, Greece, Longevity, Quality of life

Mediterranean Diet and Longevity in the Elderly.

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Longevity is believed to be the result of consuming a Mediterranean diet and this study was an attempt to evaluate that belief. Elderly people were studied in Greece, Spain, Denmark, and Australia, which their diets being followed up to their death or to the end of the study. There are a number of common factors […]

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Conditions: Aging, Cancer, Coronary heart disease, Diabetes, Mortality

Supplements: Bioflavonoids

Foods: Black tea (Camellia sinensis), Dairy, Fish, Fruits, Legumes, Meat, Milk, Monounsaturated fatty acid, Olive oil, Red wine, Vegetables, Whole grains, Wild greens, Wild onions

Miscellaneous: Australia, Denmark, Greece, Mediterranean diet, Spain

Skin Wrinkling: Can Food Make a Difference?

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

This article by Purba, et al, addresses whether skin wrinkling due to sun exposure can be correlated with the food eaten by people in different parts of world. Groups of people were studied in Australia, Greece, and Sweden, with some of the people being born in Greece but living in Australia and vise versa. The […]

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Conditions: Actinic damage, Aging, Gender, Skin wrinkling, Smokers

Supplements: Antioxidants, Calcium, Carotenoids, CoQ-10 (coenzyme Q-10), Iron, Magnesium, Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), Phosphorus, Plant sterols (Phytosterols), Retinol, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Vitamin E, Zinc

Foods: Alcohol, Berries, Broad beans, Butter, Cereals, Cheese, Cherries, Coffee, Dessert, Dried fruits, Eggplant, Fats, Fish, Fruits, Garlic, Leafy green vegetables, Legumes, Meat, Milk, Milk products, Monounsaturated fatty acid, Mousaka, Oils, Olive oil, Polyunsaturated oil, Prunes, Pudding, Strawberries, Sugars, Tea (Camellia sinensis), Vegetables, Yogurt

Miscellaneous: Australia, Caffeine, Greece, Polyphenols, Sun exposure, Sweden, UV (ultraviolet) light

Legumes and Survival in Older People.

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have sponsored this study on nutrition of the elderly called “Food Habits in Later Life’ (FHILL.) Food habits of people over 70 were studied among Japanese in Japan, Swedes in Sweden, Anglo-Celtics in Australia, Greeks in Australia, and Greeks in Greece. Nine […]

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Conditions: Elderly, Longevity

Foods: Alcohol, Beans, Cereals, Chickpeas, Dairy, Fish, Fruits, Legumes, Lentils, Meat, Miso, Natto, Nuts, Peas, Roots, Soy, Tofu, Vegetables, White beans

Miscellaneous: Australia, Greece, Japan, Mediterranean diet, Sweden, Union of Nutritional Sciences, World Health Organization

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