Category Archives: Diet

Magnesium Chloride, 80% solution

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Cat

By Cat, 2019;  Image, right, from Step to Health (8)  In my article Minerals: Magnesium (About) I discuss why magnesium is so important, foods that are high in magnesium, and supplemental forms of magnesium. In this article, I dig deeper … Continue reading →

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Minerals: Magnesium (About)

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Cat

by Cat, July, 2007; Updated Aug 2017 re: “chew chew chew” for mineral absorption. Image, right, from Step to Health (8); updated Aug ’22 re: research concerning magnesium deficiency (from a Nobel-Prize-winning research project) Magnesium is a very important mineral for … Continue reading →

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Minerals

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Cat

by Cat,  July, 2007; Updated Aug 2017 re: “chew chew chew” for mineral absorption; updated May 2019; updateOct 2019, re: iodine, sources to avoid What is a mineral, from a nutrient perspective? Wikipedia (6C) states, “As a group, minerals are … Continue reading →

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MTHFR Gene Mutation: Dietary and Testing Recommendations

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  Aug 12, 2017; updated May 4, 2019 The MTHFR gene is important because it is involved in the necessary conversion of  one amino acid to another: from homocysteine to methionine. The gene mutation means this conversion is … Continue reading →

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Ketogenic Diet: Carb/Protein/Fat (CPF) Counters (Tables)

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  June 22, 2013; updated Apr 2019 These counters provide nutrient information: (carbs, protein and fat) for various categories of foods (See “Includes” list below). Note that two types of carbs are indicated in the tables: Total Carbs, … Continue reading →

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Ketogenic Diet: Daily Outline

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  June 22, 2013; updated Apr 2019 This article is about the regular Keto diet (not the CKD version). Includes: 1.General recommendations; 2. Outline by meal, with calorie and gram data See also: 1. Diet and Health Menu; 2. … Continue reading →

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Healthful fatty foods and oils (and not-healthful fats to avoid)

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Cat

By Cat, April 2019 (Image, right, from an article on Signature Foods; link has been lost) I’ve been working on moving my health articles from my old iWeb site to this blog; in that process I review and update each … Continue reading →

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Cyclical Ketogenic Diet (CKD) and Metabolic Mitochondrial Therapy (MMT)

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  July 2017; updated April 2019 July 2017: I started the ketogenic diet in 2013, giving up all sugar/starch-containing foods (except for fresh fruits). That wasn’t so hard, because after the first 2 days of the diet, … Continue reading →

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Detox Diet Considerations

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  July 2007; updated Feb 2017; Apr 2019; May 2022 There are many foods that can aid the elimination of heavy metals, or help detox from the effects of heavy metal toxicity.  There are other foods that … Continue reading →

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Diet Solution and Metabolic Type

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  December 2010 (originally The Diet Solution and Metabolic Typing); updated Apr 2019 I first learned about metabolic/nutritional typing from the Diet Solution video (1). I never ordered the books, etc., but I do think their program has … Continue reading →

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