Last week, I talked about how building and maintaining muscle mass is crucial when it comes to preventing heart disease. And how focusing on one number — like cholesterol — is far too myopic. Here’s the truth: cholesterol is not the enemy.The real drivers of cardiovascular disease—heart attacks and strokes—are inflammation, insulin resistance (a.k.a. prediabetes […]
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Over the past years, I’ve talked about the food and lifestyle changes that lower insulin and blood glucose levels.And just in case we forget, here’s a refresher of why this is so important… both elevated insulin and glucose levels can cause weight gain, inflammation, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attacks and stokes, Alzheimer’s, and cancer.
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NAFLD is on the rise and can be devastating. But there’s a lot we can do to prevent NAFLD and reverse it!
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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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Underlying causes of insulin resistance.
You’re Eating, Exercising, and Sleeping Right and…Nothing’s Happening!!! Read More »
What if every day you woke up and: … liked what you saw in the mirror? … felt no aches and pains? … had a digestive tract that worked? … felt energized? … felt purposeful, focused and joyful? … felt restful? … were disease free?What would your life be like? What things would you be
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It’s the middle of November and I’m echoing the sentiment of where has this year gone? I had so many topics that I’d wanted to write about and bring to you and there just never seems to be enough time to get it all down. This month I decided to write about hidden sugars in
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Perhaps The Most Powerful Tool You Have… The most powerful tool you have to transform your health or to keep your health is your fork! Use it well and you will thrive. Use it poorly and you will more than likely suffer. In my practice, I find that the less a person uses their fork,
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As I was throwing together a spinach salad the other night, I picked out a leaf and popped it in my mouth and could not believe how sweet it tasted. And I thought to myself, I wish everyone else could taste what I am tasting. I know, I’m strange but that is what happens when
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Why cooking can save your life… (this is an excerpt taken from a post on Dr. Mark Hyman’s blog)The cure for what ails us, both in our bodies and in our nation can be found in the kitchen. It is a place to rebuild community and connection, strengthen bonds with family and friends, teach life-giving skills
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