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NTA AU/NZ Library List
Videos
Articles
2025 | Worried About Cholesterol?
2019 | Is Cancer a Metabolic Disorder?
2018 | 'No evidence' having high levels of bad cholesterol causes heart disease
2016 | I asked 8 researchers why the science of nutrition is so messy. Here’s what they said
2016 | Before you read another health study, check who's funding the research
Research Papers
Alami, F et al. 2022, The effect of a fruit-rich diet on liver biomarkers, insulin resistance, and lipid profile in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized clinical trial.
Ben-Dor, M et al 2021, The evolution of the human trophic level during the Pleistocene
Campbell, A.W., 2014, ‘Autoimmunity and the Gut’, US National Library of Medicine
Danan, A et al. 2022, The Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Mental Illness: A Retrospective Analysis of 31 Inpatients.
Diamond, David, Bikman, Benjamin T; Mason, Paul 2022, Statin therapy is not warranted for a person with high LDL-cholesterol on a low-carbohydrate diet
Dugani, SB et al. 2021 Association of Lipid, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Biomarkers With Age at Onset for Incident Coronary Heart Disease in Women
Epidemic Answers – A List of Research Papers
Fasano, A., Sapone, A., Zevallos, V. and Schuppan, D., 2015. 'Nonceliac gluten sensitivity'. Gastroenterology
Fuentes, B et al. 2022, Bed Sharing Versus Sleeping Alone Associated with Sleep Health and Mental Health.
González-Saldivar. G et al. 2017 Skin Manifestations of Insulin Resistance: From a Biochemical Stance to a Clinical Diagnosis and Management.
Hill, ER et al. 2022, Red and processed meat intakes and cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus: An umbrella systematic review and assessment of causal relations using Bradford Hill’s criteria.
Irish, A.K., 'Randomized control trial evaluation of a modified Paleolithic dietary intervention in the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a pilot study', Degenerative Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease » Volume 7, Dove Press
Konijeti, G.G., 2017, 'Efficacy of the Autoimmune Protocol Diet for Inflammatory Bowel Disease', US National Library of Medicine
Leonard, M.M. and Vasagar, B., 2014. 'US perspective on gluten-related diseases'. Clinical and experimental gastroenterology
Mansi, AI et al. 2021 Association of Statin Therapy Initiation with Diabetes Progression A Retrospective Matched-Cohort Study. JAMA Intern Med. Published online October 4, 2021
Ning Ding et al. 2022, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Incident Hypertension in Multi-Racial/Ethnic Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Hypertension
Ravnskov, U, 2018, 'LDL-C does not cause cardiovascular disease: a comprehensive review of the current literature', Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology
Rubio-Tapia, A., Hill, I.D., Kelly, C.P., Calderwood, A.H. and Murray, J.A., 2013. 'ACG clinical guidelines: diagnosis and management of celiac disease'. The American journal of gastroenterology
Sethi, S and Ford, JM 2022, The Role of Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy on the Brain in Serious Mental Illness: A Review
Valk, R et al. 2022 Saturated fat: villain and bogeyman in the development of cardiovascular disease?
Watad, A., David, P., Brown, S. and Shoenfeld, Y., 2017. 'Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants and thyroid autoimmunity.' Frontiers in Endocrinology
You W, et al. 2022. Total Meat Intake is Associated with Life Expectancy: A Cross-Sectional Data Analysis of 175 Contemporary Populations.
NTA AU/NZ Approved Library List
Animal Moves: How to move like an animal to get you leaner, fitter, stronger and healthier for life | Darryl Edwards
Ayurveda: Life, Health, and Longevity | Robert Svoboda
Body Type Diet | Elliot D. Abravanel, M.D.
Brain Energy | Christopher M Palmer
Break the Mold | Dr. Jill Crista
Caffeine Blues | Stephen Cherniske
Cows Save the Planet | Judith D. Schwartz
Digestive Wellness | Elizabeth Lipsky
Dangerous Grains | James Braly, Ron Hogan & Jonathan Wright
Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care | Dr. Bernard Jensen
Drop Acid | Dr David Perlmutter
Eat Fat, Lose Fat | Mary Enig, Ph.D and Sally Fallon
Eat Naked | Margaret Floyd, NTP, CHFS, HHC
Effect of Heat-Processed Foods | Francis Pottenger, Jr., M.D. (request the study)
Fast Food Nation | Eric Schlosser
Fat Flush Plan | Ann Louise Gittleman, M.S., C.N.S.
Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill | Udo Erasmus
Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D., Dyslexia, A.D.H.D., Depression, Schizophrenia | Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, M.D.
Healing with Whole Foods | Paul Pitchford
Herb, Nutrient and Drug Interaction | Mitch Stargrove
Life Without Bread | C. B. Allen, PhD, W. Lutz, M.D.
Metabolic Typing Diet | William Wolcott & Trish Fahey
Our Stolen Future | T. Colborn, D. Dumanoski, J. Myers
Oxytocin Factor | Moberg, Francis & Uvnas-Moberg
Pottenger's Cats | Francis Pottenger, Jr., M.D.
Pottenger's Prophecy | Gray Graham
Primal Body-Primal Mind | Nora Gedgaudas, CNS, NTP
Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Essential Guide to Understanding the Human Body | Xu Xiangcai
Protein Power | Michael & Mary Dan Eades, M.D.'s
Sugar Blues | William Dufty
The Color of Food: Stories,of Race, Resilience and Farming | Natasha Bowens
The Crazy Makers | Carol Simontacchi
The Detox Book | Bruce Fife
The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods | Michael Myrray, N.D., Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., Lara Pizzorno, M.A., L.M.T
The Fast Track Detox | Ann Louise Gittleman
The Homocysteine Revolution | Kilmer S. McCully, MD
The Nutrition Solution | Harold J. Kristal, D.D.S. and James M Haig, N.C.
The Nourished Kitchen: Farm-to-Table Recipes for the Traditional Foods Lifestyle | Jennifer McGruther
The Pulse Test | Arthur Coca
The Second Brain | Michael D. Gershon, M.D.
Water the Ultimate Cure | Steven Meyerowitz
Why Some Like it Hot: Food, Genes and Cultural Diversity | Gary Nabhan
Why Warriors Lie Down and Die | Richard Trudgen
Worlds Healthiest Foods | George Mateljan
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