Science Behind BalancePoint
When the BalancePoint protocol was created by Binx Selby over two years ago, it was the result of an inventor’s flash of insight into a way to change the metabolic path in the body to metabolize or “burn off’ cholesterol. Mr. Selby soon began to find that his protocol worked every time for anyone who committed to following it precisely for two weeks. Using scientifically monitored tests, these first protocol participants consistently dropped their LDL cholesterol by an average of 40 to 50 mg/dl within fourteen days. Because of this 100% success rate, the focus was initially not on why the protocol worked, but on how to help people try it for themselves and learn how to achieve the fast-track results they wanted. It was enough that the protocol worked—and worked very well—without having to get into the “why” behind it.
Several elements of the protocol, such as the use of high fat, were non-traditional and even controversial at the time. Since then, new research has been appearing in the medical and scientific literature which has corroborated the scientific basis of what Mr. Selby intuitively and independently designed. While no one has put together all the elements into one protocol like BalancePoint, individual mechanisms and elements of the BalancePoint protocol are becoming more understood.
What this section of the website will present is an explanation of key points of the dietary protocol. Some of these include:
- Why very high fat or lipid content of the diet may be counterintuitive but works better than low fat in reducing or reversing cardiovascular disease
- Why all grains (monocot) can cause inflammation, leading to cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome
- Why milk and dairy can be problematic, again in causing inflammation
You will see that what the BalancePoint protocol does with elements such as the above is to create in the body an ideal environment in which it can naturally heal itself.
This brief introduction is meant to give you an idea of where we are headed in both this section of the website and in our research. Please check back frequently because this section will be continuously updated.
Articles (click on the title to find the article unless otherwise noted)
Inflammation
“A Malignant Flame” - 7.07 Scientific American, p. 60-67
This article gives a thorough explanation of how inflammation has become a leading cause of many chronic ailments including cardiovascular disease.
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“Agrarian Diet and Diseases of Affluence” - 5.10.05 BMC Endocrine Disorders
Click here for a printable pdf version.
“A Paleolithic diet confers higher insulin sensitivity” - 11.2.06 Nutrition & Metabolism
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“A Paleolithic diet improves glucose tolerance” - 6.22.07 Diabetologia: Clinical and Experimental Diabetes and Metabolism
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“Inflammation, Athlerosclerosis” - 4.21.05 New England Journal of Medicine 352;16, p. 1685-1695
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Diet & Food
“Chocolate and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” - 1.03.06 Nutrition & Metabolism 2006, 3:2
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“Cocoa Intake, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Mortality” - 2.27.06 Archives of Internal Medicine 2006, 166:411-417
“Diet and Primate Evolution” - 8.93 Scientific American, p. 86-93
Note: This article is not available online. You will need to be a subscriber to Scientific American Magazine in order to backorder the article.
“Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet” - 7.4.06 Annals of Internal Medicine 145:1-11
The link above is a pdf version.
“Effects of Polyphenols in Olive Oil” - 9.5.06 Annals of Internal Medicine 145:333-341
The link above is a pdf version.
“Food for Thought” - 12.02 Scientific American , p. 106-115
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“The Health Benefits of Paleocuisine” – 7.13.07 Science (Published by AAAS) Vol. 317, p. 175
Note: You will need to be a subscriber to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in order to access the entire article. The article is short.
“Hunter-Gatherer diets – a different perspective” - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2000;71:665–7
“Up Close and Edible: Olive Oil” - 6.1.07 Newsweek (web exclusive)
