What do you know about fatty liver?

No, I don’t mean Foie gras, although actually that is what Foie gras is - fatty goose liver. I mean HUMAN liver. It’s one of the more common and dangerous consequences of insulin resistance, and at the time of this writing, it is estimated that 50% of the adult population in the US has it.

Want to read all about it? It’s fascinating!

Fat Cells! They are Amazing Little Creatures.

How does the type of fat cell influence insulin resistance? Which types do you have?

Our Beliefs are Part of the Problem

Is homemade better for metabolic health? It makes sense, right? Food companies add all kinds of chemicals that we don’t find in our kitchen.

Nursing School Makes Me Sad….

I am a clinical instructor at a school of nursing.

Recently, a group of students gave a presentation about nutrition and type 2 diabetes. It included information about counting calories. As I sat there sadly listening to sad old information, I felt incredibly discouraged. Here was a new generation of young nurses who will be giving their patients sad old advice that is just plain wrong. Count those calories. Weight loss is a math problem. Weight loss is NOT a math problem!!!

Want to know the two things that must happen for successful weight loss?

Are we practicing “Evidence-Based Medicine” when it comes to nutrition advice?

No, we are not, and I’ll tell you why. I’ll also tell you why it matters! And what we can do about it.

What do you know about the pros and cons of the Carnivore Diet?

In the metabolic health circles I travel in, the Carnivore Diet is a frequent topic of conversation. I wanted to learn more about it, and it’s actually pretty interesting! Want to learn more?

What’s the “OFC” and Why Should You Know About It?

The OFC is the part of the prefrontal cortex that helps make decisions, and that has EVERYTHING to do with changing urges, cravings and habits!

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Can you increase GLP-1 through diet?

Why yes you can! Mother Nature did not come up with that hormone for no reason at all!

You can harness the benefits of the GLP-1 appetite suppression hormone with diet alone. No expensive and potentially dangerous injections needed!

Want to learn how?

Sugar Free, Unsweetened, No Added Sugar - what does it all mean? And why should we care?

Food companies love food labels! They can think of all kinds of ways to make that label LOOK like it’s a healthy product, but when you look under the hood….not so much.

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Personal Responsibility. It shouldn’t be applied to food choices.

Why do I say that? Because I don’t believe it’s possible to be “personally responsible” for food decisions when we fail to have accurate information on which to make those decisions.

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What do you know about the effect of artificial sweeteners on your blood sugar and insulin level?

If you thought that “sugar-free” also meant “it won’t affect either blood sugar or insulin”….well, that turns out to be false information, and the reasons are surprising!

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BMI Is a terrible tool!

But maybe not for the reasons you think. There are several different kinds of fat, and it’s the KIND of fat you have, not so much the amount, that matters to metabolic health.

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USDA Food Guidelines - Good? Bad?

What is the history of those guidelines? How are they applied? Why do they matter? Have they worked to help us be healthy humans?

Is Following a Vegan Diet a Good Strategy for Best Metabolic Health?

Maybe, maybe not. It would require some data points!

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Diabetes Medications

Well, if you HAVE type 2 diabetes, and you are taking medication for it, you’d want to know what those medications are doing inside your body, right?

And if you are PRE-DIABETIC, you might want to know what the future holds for you without lifestyle change!

And if you are neither one, knowing how those medications work helps you understand your own physiology, which in turn helps guide you in your food choices.  Want to read more?

“Eat Lots of Fruits And Vegetables”

How often have you heard that phrase? As if those two categories of food affected your metabolic health equally? That is far from the truth.

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Food Addiction is a Real Thing!

I didn’t use to believe it, but I sure do now.

It’s a real thing, and it is caused by the food, NOT by YOU. Want to know more about it, including how to recognize it and what to do about it?

Water!

Yeah, I know, you already have an idea that water is “good for you,” but do you really understand WHY? And what if I told you that WHEN you drink it can affect your blood sugar? It’s really interesting!

What should you know about your blood sugar?

Do you know about what YOUR blood sugar is doing? Do you KNOW it’s doing just fine? A full 30% of prediabetics are of normal weight and have no idea they have a metabolic problem. Could you be one of them? If you did start checking your blood sugar, what are you looking for? Learn all of that and more in this fascinating article!

What are the Current Theories as to Why We Get Fat?

There are two main schools of thought as to why we get (and stay) fat. Both have some validity, although I think there is at least one clear loser - the theory we’ve been operating under since about 1950!