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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Saturated Fat: Good or Bad?
Do we KNOW that saturated fats contribute to heart disease??? Nope.
You have probably heard it many times: to decrease your cholesterol and heart disease risk, stay away from cholesterol and saturated fat! But is that true? Does research bear that out?
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.
Want to learn more?
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!
If you have ever had a blood test to check your glucose level, you got a "snapshot" of what it was at that exact moment in time.
If you have ever gotten a "HgA1C" test, then you've seen a "snapshot" of your average blood sugar for the 3-month period of time leading up to that blood test.
But what you DON'T have is a continuous reading of your blood sugar during a 24-hour day, day after day. You have no idea what's happening when you are fasting, after eating, with exercise, and during sleep. You can't tell which foods YOU react to with a blood sugar spike and which foods work great for your blood sugar control!
That's where a continuous glucose monitor comes in.
Want to learn all about it?
I’m going Psycho!
What are Psychobiotics? And how do they improve your mental health?
No, not THAT kind of psycho!
I”m talking about Psychobiotics - those gut bacteria (and the foods that feed them!) that improve your mental health!
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What is your Cognitive Load?
Are you on “cognitive overload”? How is that impacting your health?
How much of your energy is going in to thinking about what, how much, why, and when you eat? Or exercise? Or do other things that promote your best health?
It all contributes to your “cognitive load,” and sometimes it can even be “cognitive overload”!
How can you reduce that load and make it more likely you will learn healthy habits?
I’m Hearing Voices in my Head!
I love the voices in my head - they help me do what I want to do!
And it’s really helpful to keep me on track with the behavioral changes I want to make for my best health!
Want to see how you too could hear voices in your head?
Get Bouncier!
Why is it useful to be bouncier?
Why is it useful to be bouncy?
It means you are resilient! And resiliency is the absolute key to success.
How can you get bouncier?
What is “normal person hunger”?
What is normal person hunger? It’s a belief that you made up!
It’s a belief, that’s what it is! And one that you made up.
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What is “Lean Stigma”?
What is “lean stigma”? And why does it matter?
