New Bloggers and YouTube Feeds

Let me introduce you to some bloggers and YouTubers whose feeds I've added here. (Click on the three lines at the top right and scroll down to see their feeds.)

Nina Tiecholz, author of the book The Big Fat Surprise, writes Unsettled Science for "people who share an interest in better understanding how the world of food politics. Getting to the truth about nutrition is so difficult—why is that? And how can we make it better?"

Dr. Suneel Dhand is a "Physician specializing in Internal and Lifestyle Medicine, with a focus on Metabolic Health and Natural Medicine." Dr. Dhand's videos of him reading reported news and studies about COVID earned strikes from YouTube; nevertheless, he's still there interpreting news and studies and criticizing processed foods.

Dr. Vinay Prasad is a "hematologist oncologist and Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at University of California, San Francisco." He has a substack (blog) and a YouTube channel. (Where does he find the time?) Regarding medical interventions: "RCT or STFU." (Randomized, controlled trials or shut the fuck up.)

Dr. John Campbell is a "retired Nurse Teacher and A and E nurse based in England. I also do some teaching in Asia and Africa when time permits. These videos are to help students to learn the background to all forms of health care. My PhD focused on the development of open learning resources for nurses nationally and internationally." Like Dr. Dhand, he's gotten YouTube strikes simply for reading and interpreting COVID news and studies.

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Lowcarb team member said…

Thank you for the links.

All the best Jan

June 11, 2023

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