Diabesity – what’s that? Diabesity is the newly coined term for obesity + diabetes, and refers to the link between obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Since this is about the link underneath these conditions, you don’t even have to be obese to have diabesity. Does this matter to you? Half of […]
Last week I was scanning various Internet medical news feeds looking for good items to put in the newsletter when I came across a study of cancer recurrence in breast cancer survivors in relation to eating patterns. Specifically the study was looking to see if the timing of one’s eating pattern had any effect on […]
There is fat and there is belly fat. Most people think that the two are one and the same, but they are not. Fat on your hips and tush and fat on your chest and arms are energy storage depots for times when you do not have a regular food supply. In a healthy person […]
Two years ago I wrote a lengthy article on salt – its historical usage, its metabolism, and how much individual variability determines your salt need. Since that time I have become aware of more information about salt that has revealed to me that the saltshaker salt we add to our foods is not such a […]
It has been two or three years since I have written on the current information on osteoporosis. Since 26% of women will get severe bone loss leading to fractures, it is an important topic. While much of the basic physiology remains the same, the recommendations for preventing bone loss have changed. What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis […]
Several years ago I was introduced to the idea of brain fog as a consequence of brain inflammation. At the time the concepts were new and floating around in my brain as fairly complex biochemical pathways that produced nasty consequences. Over time I have been able to relate these concepts to real world experiences and […]
I hope you were better to your body than I was this last holiday season. I managed to skip over the first leg of the self-abuse cycle that starts at Halloween with the candy bags two weeks before Halloween that seem to have to be restocked the day before the ghosts and goblins arrived. I […]
If you have been a regular reader of my newsletters then you are probably aware that the underlying basis of most disease and bodily misery in our lives is too much inflammation. Inflammation is the slow fire that burns our cells and destroys our health. We have to have the ability to become inflamed in […]
Hi , Last week I discussed the three basic types of weight loss diets – low calorie, low fat, and low carb, and how the most effective diet is to combine all three. I also discussed how hormones control weight – particularly insulin. This means we want to keep insulin levels as low as possible […]
What does it take to build strong bones? If you listen to the standard media they will say calcium, but there is much more to this story. Calcium is not enough by a long shot. Read full article here… People like simple answers. Human nature is to either not trust or to ignore things we don’t understand. Our […]