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Why is a NYT bestselling author avoiding a researcher with fewer than 900 followers?

Why is a NYT bestselling author avoiding a researcher with fewer than 900 followers?

Short on time? Read the summary: → When professional academic inquiries are viewed as complaints or harassment, the consumer is the one who suffers. Factual Wellness centers the needs and perspective of people with chronic illness conditions. Paleo and AIP are frequently marketed to this population. * Sarah Ballantyne, a PhD in

A bestselling Paleo author now calls it pseudoscience and misinformation, so why is it still on her website?

A bestselling Paleo author now calls it pseudoscience and misinformation, so why is it still on her website?

Short on time? Read the summary: → Sarah Ballantyne, PhD (medical biophysics), is a bestselling author of Paleo books and Nutrivore, a food-scoring dietary philosophy. → Ballantyne has described Paleo and her former work as misinformation and pseudoscience but maintains an online presence on her Paleo-focused website. → Criticisms include the

An image of vegetables, seeds, olive oil, and egg, representing a GAPS diet food plan.

Is the GAPS Diet backed by evidence?

The GAPS diet is short for Gut and Psychology Syndrome. It was created and trademarked by Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD, a neurosurgeon from the U.K. who obtained additional training in neurology and nutrition. Campbell-McBride described the GAPS diet protocol in the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment