Fasting can be broken down into 5 stages. These 5 stages are based on where the body gets its glucose from. The body has two main sources of fuel: glucose (sugar) and fat. Most cells can use either fuel source with the main exception being the brain which cannot use fat (triglycerides) directly for energy, also the retina, parts of the kidney, red blood cells, etc. But most of the body can use glucose and fat for energy, kind of like a hybrid car that can run on gasoline and electricity. Click below to watch the video: The body also stores energy…
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5 Stages of Fasting
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Long-Term Effects of a Keto Diet
Has someone told you that low-carb and keto diets are great for weight loss, but they’re not sustainable? Or that eating this way is safe for the short-term but harmful over the long-term? Time to dispel both of these myths! Let’s get thing one straight right at the start: as long as your food provides enough vitamins, minerals, protein, and essential fats, and you consume enough calories (energy) to fuel the activities you choose to engage in, there’s no reason you can’t follow a low-carb or keto diet for the rest of your life. Carbohydrates are a non-essential macronutrient to consume.…
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Top 5 Health Tips...EVER!
I want to share with you the top 5 health tips…EVER! Yes that’s dramatic and a bold statement but stick with me. I'm actually going to share with you the top WORST tips of all time and thereby share with you the top 5 tips. So what are the MOST important health tips you should focus on? Let’s find out. Watch the video below: 1. Keep insulin normal This is probably THE most important of all the 5 tips as it has so many downstream advantages and benefits such as preventing a whole host of metabolic dysfunctions such as type 2 diabetes, insulin…
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Are You Eating TOO MUCH Sugar? 11 Signs You Are
You were designed to eat a low sugar diet. Eating too much sugar causes all sorts of damage (and aging) to the cells, tissues and organs in your body. Your body has signs and symptoms to let you know you are eating too much sugar. In this video I will share with you 11 signs your body is telling you you are eating too much sugar. Click the video below to watch: I want you to cut the sugar out so let's jump into this list of 11 signs you are eating too much sugar. 1. Weight gain Now you most likely…
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Is Insulin Bad?
A month ago I shared the importance of lowering your blood sugar because high blood sugar is the major problem in type 2 diabetes and fat gain. BUT what if I told you that eating too many carbs could be causing your health problems even if your blood sugar is normal? It’s true! This is where insulin enters the picture. You’re probably used to hearing about insulin as a hormone that helps to lower your blood sugar. In fact, if you use insulin injections for type 2 diabetes, your doctor prescribed these for you for exactly this purpose because if he didn't, you could have…
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28 Insulin Resistance SYMPTOMS. Do You Have Any?
Let's go through all of the symptoms of insulin resistance which is probably one of the MOST common health problems in the world today. A recent study showed that 88% of Americans have at least one marker of metabolic syndrome which is defined as having any 3 of the following 5 signs: 1. High abdominal obesity 2. High blood pressure 3. High fasting triglycerides 4. Low HDL 5. High fasting blood glucose Click the video below to watch: Think of it, 88% of Americans have at least one of these signs of metabolic syndrome. Crazy eh! I bet other countries such…
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LOWER Your Blood Sugar and MASSIVELY Improve Your Health
There are two pathways: the pathway most people take—the one that leads to more medicine, more debilitation, and dangerous consequences from type 2 diabetes. And then there’s the path I want YOU to take: the one that leads to less medicine, more zest for life, and TOTAL REVERSAL OF TYPE 2 DIABETES as well as other chronic health conditions. That’s right: you don’t have to “control” your type 2 diabetes and all the conditions related to it. You can reverse it completely (and the conditions related to it) and NOT HAVE IT ANYMORE. And the amazing part is, there’s really only one thing you…
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Does a Low Carb Diet KILL Cravings?
When your goal is weight loss, the most important thing a way of eating has to do is…CONTROL HUNGER! You can’t stick to a diet that keeps you hungry all the time. No one can. It goes against basic human biology. No amount of willpower or discipline can make you stick to a way of eating that leaves you physically uncomfortable. If you ever dieted to lose weight in the past, did you: Power through hunger all day only to dive head-first into junk food at night? Deal with constant, intrusive thoughts of food? Ignore the nonstop rumbling of your empty-feeling stomach? Plan your next meal…
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What You Need to Know About Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance is a medical condition finally getting the attention it deserves. So what do you need to know about it and what can you do about it. One of the great things about the recent attention to insulin resistance is it’s something we can address before it can develop into type 2 diabetes. And if we can diagnose insulin resistance, address it and reverse it, then people might never go on to get type 2 diabetes and will therefore dramatically improve their health. Some of the important issues in regards to insulin resistance are as follows. Watch the video below: Now insulin resistance…