This is a continuation from last week where I was discussing the diet portion of the makeover. Stage 1: the first seven days are designed to overcome lipotoxicity within our cells causing insulin resistance. To do this we have to force our cells to want to burn any available fats in storage for energy. […]
The big new frontier in biomedicine is the vast landscape of the microbiome. Although it only amounts to a few pounds of muck in your colon, it contains 90% of the genetic material (DNA and RNA) in your body. There are thousands of different bacteria, fungi, and viruses that live in a healthy colon. […]
A couple of weeks ago a study was published by researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine on the results of comparing the effects of a 10-week diet high in fiber compared to a diet high in fermented vegetables. There has been a ton of research showing how the lack of fiber in the diet […]
Well I finally took the plunge. I have been edging up to it for over a year now, but I actually did it last weekend. I pulled out my trusty salad shooter and grabbed my freshly bought organic cabbage, daikon, bok choi, onion, broccoli, cucumbers, and carrots from the farmers market and went to work. […]