Those of you who have achieved a ketotic state—i.e., endogenous or physiologic ketosis generated via fasting or curtailing dietary carbs and increasing fats—are familiar with how higher blood levels of ketones feel... Read More
Conventional dietary advice to preserve cognitive health is the same as that for cutting cardiovascular risk: cut your fat and saturated fat, eat less meat, and include plenty of whole grains. Obviously, this is completely contrary to... Read more
For decades, we have been advised to cut back on salt and sodium intake because of its effects on increasing blood pressure and potential consequences such as kidney and heart disease. More recent investigations, however, suggest that sodium was not the main culprit ... Read More
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is proving to be more common than previously suspected, occurring in 20% of people with no symptoms, 50-75% of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as many as 100% with fibromyalgia. Read More
Statin drugs provide a small benefit to some people, but at substantial health (and financial) cost. Find all about LDL Particles, a superior method to quantify LDL. Read More
There are additional strategies that can add to your success in minimizing or fully reversing type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. If you have type 1 diabetes or the latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood (LADA) form of diabetes, the following strategies... Read More
Arthritis is not an easy issue to deal with, as it involves not just inflammation that is reversible, but deterioration of cartilage and bone that is not fully reversible... Read More