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A Grim Portrait of American Health and the Chronic Disease Epidemic
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Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
A bold new vision for optimizing our health now and in the future What if depression, anxiety, infertility, insomnia, heart disease, erectile dysfunction, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's, dementia, cancer and many other health conditions that torture and shorten our lives actually have the same root cause? ****Our ability to prevent and reverse these conditions - and feel incredible today -* is under our control and simpler than we think.
John Parenti fuels up for how he wants to feel
Member Profile: Who: John J. Parenti II, MS, RDN, 32 Where: Miami-Fort Lauderdale Most Useful Takeaway: You can’t just go to sleep, and everything cancels out to restart the next day. The blood doesn’t rest. 1. How did CGM come onto your radar? How did you get to thinking about blood sugar? Being a dietitian, I learned in my undergraduate and graduate work about Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and the impact that high blood sugars can have on one’s health.
What is postprandial blood sugar and why does it matter?
[Click below to listen to an audio version of this article] Part 1: https://www.levelshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/What-is-Post-Prandial-Blood-Sugar-Part-1_Joshua.mp3 Part 2: https://www.levelshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/What-is-Post-Prandial-Blood-Sugar-Part-2_Joshua.mp3 The most common tool for assessing your metabolic health—that is, how well your body processes and uses glucose—is the fasting blood sugar test; your blood sugar uninfluenced by a recent meal.
New research highlights the damage caused by processed food
In this regular column, we look at three recent studies related to metabolic health, highlight the key findings and offer our perspective. This month, research on the role processed food plays in obesity and metabolic dysfunction.
The ultimate guide to understanding your cholesterol panel and metabolic blood tests
Most of us get a standard panel of blood tests—cholesterol, glucose—every year or two at a physical. We assume that if any particular result is too high or low, the doctor will let us know. In other words, no news is good news. Maybe we Google a number if it looks higher than the standard ranges, but even when we do, it’s difficult to know what one sort-of-high number means. This is not the path to optimal health. We believe you should be empowered to make sense of those results yourself.
Research shows why you should exercise after breakfast
[Click below to listen to an audio version of this article] https://www.levelshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Research-Shows-Why-You-Should-Exercise-After-Breakfast-_-Jamal-West.mp3 Matthew Laye is an Associate Professor at The College of Idaho and chair of the Health and Human Performance Department.
110 Foods unlikely to spike your blood sugar
There’s no one-size-fits-all for a metabolically healthy diet. How we each respond to food goes beyond the macronutrient content of the food itself. You might respond well to bananas and have a big spike when you eat rice, while someone else may have the opposite response. Individual differences, such as the composition of our gut microbiome, our micronutrient status, how well we sleep, exposure to stress, physical activity, and our genetics, can all contribute to those unique reactions.
Why fructose is bad for metabolic health
[Click below to listen to an audio version of this article.] https://www.levelshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Why-fructose-is-bad-for-metabolic-health_Joshua.mp3 Fructose is a simple sugar that occurs naturally in ripe fruits, sweeteners like honey, palm sugar, maple sugar, and agave syrup, and in small quantities in some vegetables like asparagus, onions, and peppers. When combined with glucose, it’s used to manufacture table sugar (sucrose).
Does cold exposure improve metabolic health?
The idea of making yourself cold to improve health—with an ice bath, cold air, or dip in an icy lake—has been around for centuries. But in the past decade, research suggests there may be more benefits of cold exposure than we thought, like increased glucose uptake and improved insulin sensitivity. The basic idea is that when we expose our bodies to cold temperatures, they have to work harder and expend more energy to stay warm.
Why I want everyone, with or without diabetes, to have CGM access
[Click below to listen to an audio version of this article.] https://www.levelshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Why-I-want-everyone-with-or-without-diabetes-to-have-CGM-access_Joshua.mp3 Living with Type 1 diabetes has always been an adventure. Every day feels like a journey into the unknown: neither my physicians nor I understand how and why my blood sugar fluctuates. When I got my diagnosis more than 20 years ago, managing that uncertainty meant finger pricks every two hours.
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