David Gillespie

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  The editors of this site appear to be quite selective about which of my posts they publish. So I won't be publishing any further updates. If you wish to read the rest of this series it is available on my...
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  Google yourself a picture of a Necker Cube. It's interesting because almost all of us can see it two different ways. When I first look at it, I see a cube whose front face is bottom left. But if I...
• Commented on Desk Jobs Make People Fat
  The problem with exercise is that it just doesn’t burn that many calories. And any calories that it does use are very easily replaced with very small changes in diet. A quick bit of maths on a calorie counter tells...
• Commented on How to Break a Sugar Addiction - Part 2
  ok JimK, I'll bite ... which claims are 'ridiculous [and] untenable'? Cheers David. PS I couldn't care less if you buy my book ... in fact just for you, I've removed any mention of it from my profile....
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  Chemical addiction is something that is still not completely understood by medical researchers. What they do know is that certain stimulants such as amphetamine, caffeine, cocaine, nicotine and now fructose stimulate the release of dopamine in our brains. But anything...
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  If fructose were a new drug would it be certified as safe for use by humans? It's a thought that occurred to me more than once as I dug into the history of fructose studies (usually involving rodents). Intentionally feeding...
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  Giving up smoking is dead easy! I bet that got some ex-smokers' attention. A smoker is addicted to nicotine. Nicotine is found in cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, nicorettes and insecticide. It's not the kind of thing you're likely to come across...