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!

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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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Want to read an inspiring story about Type 1 Diabetes?

Type 1 Diabetics make no insulin and thus have more challenges that those of us who make insulin do not have. But this inspiring story applies to all of us!

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What do Diabetics Die From?

It might seem like a morbid topic, but it is actually pretty interesting!

Who knows, by knowing what could cause sudden death in a diabetic, you could save a life! Including your own!

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Insulin Resistance and Covid are linked.

I know, I’m sick of hearing about Covid too.

But I do love science, and it is actually pretty interesting to learn why it is that you are at much higher risk of dying from covid when you are insulin resistant!

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Do you know your ApoB level?

What the heck is an “ApoB” test, you ask?? It’s an important indicator of your cardiovascular risk.

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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!

We Need a New Approach To This Pandemic!

No, not THAT one. The one that is far more dangerous and prevalent, and which we are failing to get a handle on.

Why is it important to know what your blood sugar is doing if you are not someone with diabetes?

1 our of 3 people in the US right now has pre-diabetes, and 90% don’t know it. You cannot look at someone and suspect prediabetes, and yet the idea that you can is still prevalent, even among health care providers. That bias drives a lack of both testing and discussion.  

YOU might be metabolically unhealthy - how would you know?

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Seed Oils!

What’s the problem with seed oils?

Well, it turns out quite a heck of a LOT, and I think after reading about it, you’ll be rather shocked that they are still a major player in our food supply!