Let’s talk about fats and fatty acids. One of our listeners asked us to address our thoughts on saturated vs unsaturated fats and the idea that polyunsaturated (PUFAs) fats are toxic. First and foremost, PUFAs are not toxic! Getting too much PUFA in the diet (>10% calories), be it omega-6s or omega-3s, can harm health be make cell membranes too fluid, but this isn’t toxicity. Even with industrial seed oils, they aren’t toxic and they aren’t inflammatory. Research has shown th

What if we told you that you could reverse type 2 diabetes? You’d call BS, right? Well you would be wrong! You can absolutely reverse type 2 diabetes under the right circumstances. All it requires is fat loss. The fundamental cause of type 2 diabetes has been described as the Twin Cycle Hypothesis, with the two cycles involving the liver and the pancreas. When you exceed your personal fat threshold, you begin to store fat in skeletal muscle, the liver, and the pancreas, causi

How many of you have prediabetic fasting glucose levels in the morning? This is a pretty common occurrence in the dieting world, particularly for small women, those who are very active, or those who don’t eat a lot of carbohydrates. It’s important to understand that this high glucose reading in the morning isn’t pathological, it’s adaptational. When you wake up, cortisol is released to get you going. Part of its job is to stimulate glucose output by the liver. When you are in

So many people think that fruit is 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 because of its sugar content, particularly fructose.⁣ ⁣ 𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿, 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁?⁣ ⁣ While sugars may be identical on a molecular level, 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. There is a huge difference between a sugar-sweetened beverage and a piece of fruit when it comes to how it impacts your health. ⁣ ⁣ Fiber, water, sugar concentration, and phyt