Nutrition and lifestyle are the keys to longevity
A blog by Michael Butler
Articles and opinions for my family & friends about how I am living a healthier life informed by scientific research undertaken since being diagnosed with heart disease. Starting with the principle that each of us is biologically unique, everyone can use nutrition and lifestyle to achieve their greatest potential.
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- Agriculture 1
- Biology 1
- Book list 5
- Book review 3
- Carbohydrate 7
- Carnivore diet 1
- Chronic disease 16
- Chronic inflammation 1
- Circadian rhythm 1
- Dietary guidance 1
- Electrolyte 1
- Environment 1
- Evolutionary mismatch 6
- Exercise 2
- Fermented food 7
- Fibre 2
- Food 4
- Fruit juice 1
- Gardening 2
- Genetics 1
- Heart disease 9
- Holobiont 1
- Human Metabolism 14
- Human development 1
- Human evolution 9
- Human health and disease 11
- Human microbiome 8
- Human nutrition 12
- Immune suppression 1
- Immune system 1
- Industrially processed ingredients 3
- Inspiring stories 1
- Insulin resistance 3
- Ketogenic diet 6
- Low carbohydrate diet 1
- Macronutrient 4
- Meat-based diet 1
- Medicine 1
- Mental health 5
- Microbiome 9
- Microbiota 9
- Microbiota diversity 1
- Micronutrient 4
- Mountain biking 2
- Multiple sclerosis 1
- Nature 2
- Nutrient density 9
- Nutrition 19
- Paper review 8
- Plant-based diet 1
Cookbooks we use regularly
My wife and I initially struggled with how to eat more healthily. These 11 cookbooks gave us the confidence to get rid of the seed oils, sugars and starches, and grains that formed the basis of our unhealthy eating habits and the roadmap to adopt a new, healthy lifestyle. Eating healthily can be cheap, easy, quick, and delicious. No matter what we’re in the mood for, there are tasty recipes available.