Diabetes
The ProblemType 2 diabetes is the primary chronic disease associated with increased insulin resistance. Currently, about 30 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, and another 100…
Tag: metabolism
Cancer
The ProblemCancer can be considered a “wound that never heals,” meaning it represents a continuing inflammatory state. Cancer causes a significant reprogramming of the cell’s metabolism…
Auto-Immune Diseases
The ProblemAuto-immune conditions occur when the immune system begins to attack normal tissue. Some of these conditions include classic auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus,…
Measuring Wellness
How can you tell if you are in the Zone? Your blood will tell. It is impossible to measure AMPK without a tissue biopsy. However, a…
What Is Metabolism?
Essentially, metabolism keeps us alive. Metabolism is an exceptionally complex and ongoing dynamic balance of anabolism (building up new tissue) and catabolism (tearing down damaged tissue). …
Cancer Drugs: How Far We’ve Come
Overlooked in the Covid-19 pandemic has been our failing war against cancer. The breaking of the human genetic code in 2000 set the stage for thinking…
COVID and Immuno-Nutrition
The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that our health care system is not as robust as we would want to believe. We don’t have a vaccine or useful anti-viral…
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chronic diseases
EPA and DHA: The Science Behind Why You Need Both Omega-3s In Your Diet
The primary benefits of omega-3s come from their ability to resolve inflammation through the hormones they generate. The two omega-3s that have been the most widely studied for…
The New Drug Breakthroughs That Often Don’t Exist
We are continually told of the great breakthroughs the pharmaceutical industry is making. Unfortunately, detailed analysis presents a different story. A recent article in the British…
