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I’d like to talk about Type II and Type III diabetes. These are largely preventable with a little awareness and modest changes in behavior. Type I diabetes is otherwise known as Juvenile Onset Diabetes and is an autoimmune disorder that knocks out the body’s ability to make insulin in the pancreas. The treatment is diet […]

The brain normally uses glucose for energy. It can also use ketones as they body goes into starvation mode, but glucose is certainly preferred. To keep the brain healthy, it is important to keep your blood glucose at a healthy level. Diabetes has now been shown to also have a detrimental effects on the brain, […]

Since May is Celiac Awareness Month, I’d like to focus on gluten sensitivity and celiac disease. In particular, let’s examine one of the primary, oft-quoted studies on the topic, which I think is misleading. I’m talking about the study by Fasano, in which he found that about 1:100 people checked with a particular blood test […]