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  • Catch up sleep may help with metabolic syndrome

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    I guess sleeping in on the weekends can help out if you’re burning the candle at both ends on the weekday. Who knew! Patients and Methods: A total of 1,453 individuals were selected from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Weekend CUS was divided into four categories: ≤ 0 hour, 0– 1 hour,…

  • Poor metabolic health increases vulnerability to COVID-10

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    If there was ever a time to get your metabolic health in order it’s now. The biggest risk factors for having severe reactions or even death, other than age, with regard to COVID-19 is obesity, Type-2 Diabetes, and other associated conditions from metabolic syndrome. Despite our nation’s ability to produce so much healthful food, fewer…

  • Ketogenic diet and hay fever

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    I’ve seen some things across the Internet about how people adhering to a low carb diet has helped with their hay fever. I don’t suffer from seasonal allergies myself so I mentioned it to my wife who takes regular medication to combat the symptoms. She decided to stop taking the medication since she is in…

  • Citrus Beef & Olive Stew

    Citrus Beef & Olive Stew

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    Ingredients 2 lb. Boneless Beef Chuck – Cut into 1″ cubes 2 Carrots – Cut into 1/2″ rounds 2 Anchovy Filets – Patted Dry 2 tbsp Olive Oil 2 cloves Garlic – Thinly Sliced 1 Yellow Onion 1 cup Kalamata Olives 1 cup Beef broth or stock 1 Bell Pepper 1 Orange – For the…

  • What is metabolic syndrome?

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    I’m not a doctor so this will be a broad layman’s understanding of metabolic syndrome. Please do your own research and speak with your doctor. I’ve provided a few links at the bottom with some good informaiton. This is the first in a series of short articles on the topic. What is it? The term…

  • Low Carb MD Podcast: Dr. Ariel Ortiz

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    Give a listen to this week’s Low Carb MD Podcast. They interview Dr. Ariel Ortiz and discuss metabolic health and how it relates to COVID-19. Keep up with all their episodes at http://www.lowcarbmd.com/

  • Worse outcomes for COVID-19 patients with Diabetes

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    If there aver was a time to reduce your carb consumption this is it. Those with diabetes seem to have a much worse time with the COVID-19 virus. More than ever before Metabolic Health is important. While anyone is susceptible to contracting the new coronavius, people with diabetes or metabolic syndrome — a cluster of…

  • Ketogenic diet as therapy through the pandemic

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    The reason I’ve stayed with the ketogenic diet is because it’s transformed my mental well-being. After a lifetime of struggle with anxiety and mood swings, I am now a relatively relaxed, calm, and stable human. My energy levels are through the roof: Now that my metabolism burns fat instead of carbs, I sleep one or…

  • Metabolic Health and COVID-19

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    We are only just beginning to guess why insulin resistance allows the novel coronavirus to be so damaging. We know that insulin resistance leads to chronic inflammation, and that it otherwise impairs our immune response in myriad ways. In the insulin resistant body, fat cells are overstuffed, and they spill fat into the bloodstream. Fat…