The MCT Issue: The Carb-Appropriate Review
Issue 4 | Volume 2 | April 2020 In this issue: This month The Carb-Appropriate Research Review goes deep on MCTS. Find out what medium-chain triglycerides are, how they work, what conditions and outcomes they may help, and how to use them most effectively. Featured article All About Medium Chain Triglycerides Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) are […]
All About: Medium Chain Triglycerides
Medium chain triglycerides offer the potential to elevate ketone levels and have a number of evidence-based application. In this post, Dr Cliff Harvey looks at the evidence behind the use of MCTs.
Are Low-Carb & Keto Diets ‘Bad’ for Ovarian Cancer?
There has recently been significant discussion in clinical circles about the appropriateness of the ketogenic diet for the treatment of ovarian cancer. In this article, I summarise the available research on ketogenic diets and ovarian cancer to shed some light on whether it is or isn’t appropriate…
All You Need to Know About Keto
Ketogenic diets have become massively popular in recent years but they are misunderstood and often overcomplicated. Cliff Harvey is a clinician and researcher with over 20 years experience with keto. In this article, he simplifies the main concepts behind the ketogenic diet.
Can a Ketogenic Diet and Ketones Improve Brain Health?
Ketogenic diets and ketones themselves offer a promising treatment option for neurodegenerative disorders and cognitive decline.
Is the Ketogenic Diet Really a ‘Cure’ for Cancer?
The ketogenic diet is often touted as a ‘cure’ for cancer. But is this justified? Could there be risk from using a keto-diet for cancer?
Chris Miller ‘The Health and Fitness Guy’
The Carb-Appropriate Podcast Ep.15 Chris Miller has a wide and varied background in health and performance. He has completed graduate and post-graduate qualifications in history, health science, Chinese medicine, and much (much!) more. He has worked with many Olympians, world level and professional athletes. Chris is the founder of Primalthenics and uses primal movement training […]
Keto-flu, ketogenesis, and Carb-Tolerance: Part 2
A Summary of Our Research: How did people ‘feel’ on a keto diet? Very little research has been conducted on people’s subjective experiences of diet. The study of this is incredibly important because if we are to properly understand diet and prescribe, based on holistic effects, we need to know how people feel! We analysed […]
Paul Cadman
The Carb-Appropriate Podcast Ep.13 Paul ‘Cadsy’ Cadman is a nutrition and performance coach specialising in custom nutrition, supplementation, and training programming for endurance athletes. I love chatting to Cadsy as he is a self-experimenter who’s always willing to do the hard yards, walking the talk, before applying it with his athletes. Paul has had great […]
What do I eat?
The 2019 edition One of the most common questions any nutritionist gets is “So, what do YOU eat?” This is not necessarily the best question for a client to ask, because what I do, will not always be what you should do. On the other hand, the example of someone putting healthy nutrition habits into […]
The Carb-Appropriate Review
A monthly research review by Cliff Harvey PhD (c) Are you sick of reading boring research reports that you don’t understand? In this monthly review, Cliff breaks down nutrition, health and performance topics, and summarises the latest, trending research in plain English The Carb-Appropriate Review only costs $10 USD per month (that’s about the cost […]
Dan Plews PhD
The Carb-Appropriate Podcast Ep.12 In this episode I chatted again to my buddy Dr Dan Plews. Dan Plews is a PhD researcher, coach, and weapon endurance athlete. His research has looked extensively at the application of Heart Rate Variability for measuring fatigue and recovery in athletes, along with hydration, electrolytes and more. Dan is the […]
Joe ‘Keto’ Rogister
The Carb-Appropriate Podcast Ep.8 In this episode Cliff is joined by Joe ‘Keto’ Rogister. Joe is a pioneer of both social marketing and new-business development in Australasia and helped to introduce exogenous ketones to the market in this part of the world. Pruvit ketones can be found at: https://cliffharvey.pruvitnow.com/ In NZ, contact the team at www.nutritionstore.online for info […]
Dan Plews PhD
The Carb-Appropriate Podcast Ep.2 Dan Plews is a researcher and endurance coach. He performed much of the research on heart rate variability (HRV) and is also a pioneer in the field of fat-adaptation and ‘mixed fueling’ (i.e. ketones and carbohydrates) for endurance activity. Oh…and, he’s also a weapon of an athlete, having recently smashed his […]