Welcome to mind and body education and mastery!
Want to learn about why you may be at risk for diabetes, why you store extra weight, why you crave certain foods, or why you overeat or over drink? Learn about your mind and body in an entertaining, practical and easily-understandable format by browsing the collections below.
What are insulin resistance and diabetes, and how do you reverse them?
How and why do you store body fat, and how do you decrease how much fat you store?
What are urges, cravings and habits and how do you stop them?
What is emotional eating, and how do you stop doing it?
How does sugar and alcohol addiction happen, and how do you get over it?
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What is Metabolic Health?
What is metabolic health? Can you improve it? What makes it worse? Is there a point of no return?
Metabolic health is not a “state,” it is a continuum, and the lifestyle choices you make every day influence where you are on that scale.
How is it defined? Can you improve it? What makes it worse? What makes it better? Is there a point where you cannot become healthier? These questions and more are all answered in this article!
Glycemic Variability
Glycemic Variability! It’s important. It’s terrible!
What causes glycemic variability? And why should you care about it?
You should care because it makes you feel TERRIBLE! And it’s wreaking havoc with your body.
Want to learn more?
What’s all this about the Mediterranean Diet?
What is the Mediterranean Diet? And is it the best way to eat to prevent type 2 diabetes?
The Mediterranean Diet is cited as being the best choice for preventing type 2 Diabetes.
And it sure is! But maybe not for the reasons you think. And what exactly IS the “Mediterranean Diet” anyway?
Find out the answers, and a whole lot more, in the article!
Are You TOFI?
Could you be TOFI? And at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes?
No, not TOFU, TOFI!
Thin on the Outside, Fat on the Inside.
30% of US Adults are TOFI, and they are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
Want to know if you could be TOFI?
100% of nothing
When you try to follow a “diet plan,” ANY plan, aiming for perfection, you will experience 97% failure.
Want to know why? And how to have 100% success instead?
AI Knows The Dirty Truth!
AI knows the truth about processed foods!
I asked ChatGPT to write an article about processed foods and the results were interesting!
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Hemp Seeds!
Hemp seeds can help blood sugar control? Yes!
Hemp seeds pack a wallop of a nutritional punch! Plus, they can help you regulate your blood sugar control
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How Does Fiber Influence Your Blood Sugar?
Fiber is one of the “tools in the toolbox” to control blood sugar! But not just ANY fiber will do the trick.
There are quite a few “tools in the toolbox” to control blood sugar variability, which will aid in reversing insulin resistance and help with weight loss. Fiber is one of them! But not just ANY fiber works.
Should you eat before you exercise?
Which is best, exercising while fasting, or eating before exercising? Well, that depends on why you are exercising!
I get this question a lot, since my clients are just about all intermittent fasters. So what’s the verdict?
Nutrient Density!
Ever thought about the density of specific nutrients in the food you are about to eat? Thinking in this way can make a significant difference to both reversing insulin resistance and weight loss.
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Weight Loss Drug is a “Game Changer”!
What’s the scoop on the drug that is taking the obesity world by storm?
But is it really? Let’s take a deep dive into that “game changer” drug!
What do you know about Lactose?
Or Lactose Intolerance? I thought I knew quite a bit, but it turns out there were some surprises!
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It’s True, Insulin is the Big Boss of Fat Storage
How do you keep insulin levels low? You can become the master of the fat storage hormone!
But YOU can be the Big Boss of Insulin!
Want to learn how?
Starch! It’s not just for shirts….
Want to eat a “plant-forward” diet, but find it’s hard to manage your weight? Yup, that happens to many of us. Starches are to blame.
I have been experimenting with a “plant-forward” eating plan. More plants, less meat. And I’ve gained a few pounds!
What? It’s supposed to be healthier!
Yes, and it is in many respects. But for someone like me, who gains weight easily, there are “plants,” and there are “plants.” They do not all interact with my body in the same way. The starches, for instance, send my blood sugar sky high, and tend to encourage my body to store fat.
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Olive Oil!
Olive oil! Enjoy it liberally to promote your best health. But what are the different types? And do they make a difference in the health benefits?
Do you wonder what all the fuss is about with olive oil?
Well, it’s worth the fuss, that’s for sure!
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The Alzheimer’s Elephant
We’ve known for years that insulin resistance contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Now you can learn all about it too!
Prepare for a shocker: Insulin Resistance is a prime cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
And that’s good news! Why? You can reverse insulin resistance and dramatically decrease your risk for this devastating disease.
Did you know that insulin resistance is a major cause of high blood pressure?
Insulin resistance increases blood pressure. But wait! You can fix it!
Yup. And it’s entirely reversible.
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We got it wrong. Diabetes is not a blood sugar problem.
We got it wrong! Diabetes is not a blood sugar problem at all. It’s an insulin problem.
Elevated blood sugar is a CONSEQUENCE of the problem, but it is not THE problem.
Did you know that if you are at risk for type 2 diabetes, your insulin level could be elevated right now? And damage could be happening inside your body even before anything shows up on a blood test? And without any symptoms at all?
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What I learned from wearing a CGM
Blood sugar is a vital sign. Do you know what yours is doing?
Blood sugar is a vital sign.
After experimenting with wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor over multiple weeks, I have a new understanding of how my own body reacts to food and activity.
Are you interested in learning more?
What do you know about your blood sugar?
Is a CGM the next big thing in bio-tracking? I think so!
