NAFLD-It’s Quite Staggering
NAFLD is on the rise and can be devastating. But there’s a lot we can do to prevent NAFLD and reverse it!
Diabetes
What’s YOUR Longevity Organ???
Muscle is your longevity organ. It predicts your quality of life and length. And diet as well as movement plays a role. This is about how to prevent sarcopenia
Signs and Symptoms of Insulin Resistance and Strategies to Reverse It
This is a sequel to my previous post talking about stubborn peri-menopausal and menopausal bulge, where I outline how the bulge can be attributed to hormones-not only sex hormones but insulin as well. Click here to view that post. In this post we’ll take a deeper dive into how to identify insulin resistance and …
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The Infamous Peri-menopause and Menopausal Bulge
So what’s up with the peri-menopausal and menopausal bulge? It seems to appear overnight and is SUPER hard to get rid of. Read on to find out the scoop on this unwelcome guest. There’s a strong hormonal component to abdominal weight gain. And in most people, that hormone is insulin which is a FAT storing …
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Hidden Reasons You Have High Blood Sugar #3-Nutrient Deficiencies
I want to remind you of something. Just because you haven’t been labeled with ‘Diabetes’ does not mean that you’re not having issues with blood sugar regulation. Type II Diabetes doesn’t just happen overnight. It’s a gradual progression and can start a decade before being diagnosed. It’s been estimated that 90% of adult Americans are metabolically …
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Hidden Reasons For High Blood Sugar-#4 Toxic Load
Are You Being Cheated? I have clients who are concerned about their rising A1C levels despite watching their diet, upping their exercise and taking medication. Their concern is legitimate because unchecked diabetes increases the chance of having painful neuropathies, kidney failure, cataracts, amputations and blindness. One major cause of elevated A1c and blood sugar is …
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Hidden Causes of High Blood Sugar-#5 Hidden Infections
I’ve worn a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) four different times over the past seven months so I have a pretty good idea of my average glucose baseline. I eat well, exercise consistently and get adequate sleep. I don’t have the physical signs nor lab values to indicate I have blood sugar issues. Yet, I found I was …
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Hidden Causes of Diabetes #1-A Compromised Gut
A compromised gut can raise blood sugar and is overlooked by mainstream medicine as a causal factor of high glucose and A1c levels. Our Digestive System has many important functions and if any one of them is not working, it can cause inflammation along with a whole host of other problems. And as you know by now, …
Hidden Causes of Diabetes #2-Medications
I don’t think most of us think about how common medications can cause a negative effect on blood sugar levels and diabetes but there are many that do, for a variety of reasons. This post is part of a five part series discussing hidden factors contributing to ‘pre-diabetes’ and diabetes. I look at these factors …
You’re Eating, Exercising, and Sleeping Right and…Nothing’s Happening!!!
Underlying causes of insulin resistance.