Introduction In the modern era, metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance, fatty liver disease, and obesity are often regarded as exclusively pathological. Yet, nature offers a radically different perspective. These...

  Frank is in his late fifties, and was a little overweight. Mostly, he carried his excess weight around his midline, making his waist much bigger than his hips. As...

It’s a recipe that no one chooses; yet so many people have all the right ingredients. Metabolic syndrome is a collection of risk factors that, when combined, have the potential for...

“It’s time to take my blood pressure pill.” “Better take my insulin before I eat.” “My doctor says I need medication for my high cholesterol.” These are all common phrases...

Metabolic syndrome is a fairly recent development in our culture resulting from being overweight and inactive. Metabolic syndrome is no small problem when 47 million Americans find themselves in its...

Peptide hormones are both awesome and terrible at the same time. When people figured-out what GLP-1 did in the body, they found a way to market it. Let me first...

If you read “Make Your Own GLP-1,” you already know your body makes its own version of the hormone behind Ozempic and Wegovy and one of its biggest jobs happens...

Voltaire said, “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” I’d like to flip the script: the good is the enemy of the best. The Stoics saw it too —...

The nutrients, stressors, and toxins driving thyroid dysfunction — and what to do about them. One night I was at the house of a friend having dinner and across the...

If your energy crashes after meals, you’re tired but wired, and no amount of thyroid medication seems to get you stable  your blood sugar may be running the show. Most...

Managing blood sugar is only half the battle. Protecting your emotional well-being may be just as important for living well with diabetes. If you’re living with type 2 diabetes, you...