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Metabolically Healthy Obesity? Could This Be You? Are You Better Off?

Video | Metabolically Healthy Obesity | Metabolic Flexibility | Healthier Fat? | Are You Better Off?

Can a person be overweight or obese and still have a healthy metabolism? A study published in 2020 shows that while you can’t deny that obesity contributes to reduced life expectancy, impaired quality of life, and disabilities, there are people who have markers of a healthy metabolism despite having a high BMI.

Could this be you? If so, are you better off in the long run? Those questions are answered in this blog post.

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Memory Foods, Snacks, and Habits

Video | BDNF | Foods to Avoid | BDNF-Boosting Foods, Snacks, and Drinks | Fasting | Ketones | Exercise | Sunlight | Putting it All Together

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) plays a critical role in learning and memory, and its decline is closely associated with mental deterioration, especially in aging and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. 

Enhancing BDNF through diet and lifestyle habits has been shown to slow cognitive decline and improve brain function.

This blog post shares how type 2 diabetes factors into a declining level of BDNF and the delicious foods and easy-to-follow lifestyle changes that boost this important growth factor. 

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Top 10 No-Added-Sugar Snacks [No Cooking Needed]

Video | Fruit | Nuts | Nut Butter | Yogurt | Cottage Cheese | Cheese | Hard-boiled Eggs | Beef Sticks | Hummus | Pork Rinds

Ideally, you want to fill up on hunger-satisfying foods at mealtimes to limit or avoid snacking. But life is unpredictable, and sometimes you just need a little something. Finding satisfying snacks without added sugars can be challenging, but plenty of delicious and healthy options exist. Here are ten great choices that require zero cooking.

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Trigger The Ozempic Weight Loss Effect Naturally – Here’s What to Eat! Yum!

Video | How Ozempic Works | GLP-1 | GLP-1 Agonist | Boosting GLP-1 Naturally

Doesn’t it feel like we blinked, and suddenly Ozempic is everywhere? Ozempic is a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes that also promotes weight loss. It is effective. But, it comes with some complaints. Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation. And the cost of Ozempic is a significant barrier for many.

This blog post explains how Ozempic causes weight loss by mimicking the action of a naturally occurring hormone called GLP-1 and how you can boost that hormone by eating great-tasting foods.

If you love eating and you’d like to experience the benefits of Ozempic but don’t want to endure costly weekly injections that could leave you feeling nauseated for the rest of your life, I invite you to read on.

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Test Your Carb Tolerance with a Saltine Cracker?

Video | Salivary Amylase (AMY 1 gene) | The Cracker Test | Test Analysis | Blood Sugar Response | How You Feel

How many carbs can you eat daily to maintain or lose weight? An unsalted cracker might just tell you the answer. That is according to Dr. Sharon Moalem, who proposed in his book, The DNA Restart, that the speed at which a saltine cracker breaks down in your mouth determines how well your body breaks down carbohydrates and, therefore, how many you can eat in a day without suffering consequences like weight gain. 

You might be thinking, that sounds silly. I agree. It does sound silly. But I listened to his book and his argument and was intrigued enough to eat a few crackers. 

If you are also intrigued, read on, learn the mechanism behind the experiment, and try it at home.

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The Symptoms of High Cortisol and How It Makes You Gain Weight

Video | Understanding Cortisol | Cortisol and Fat Storage | Symptoms | Testing | Management | Takeaway

Weight gain, particularly around the abdomen, high blood pressure, mood swings, and fatigue.

These are just some of the signs of high cortisol, the hormone commonly referred to as the stress hormone. 

At normal levels, it performs vital functions necessary for survival. However, if it is chronically elevated, it can block fat loss and encourage fat gain. This blog post explains how chronically high cortisol affects your body, an at-home test to see if your cortisol levels are out of whack, and ways to manage cortisol for better health. 

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Reducing Belly Fat with a Low-Carb, Polyphenol-Rich Diet

Video | Belly Fat Vicious Cycle | How Polyphenols Help Reduce Belly Fat | Polyphenol-Rich Foods | Takeaway

Deep belly fat, or visceral fat, that is stored around the abdominal organs is linked to significant health risks, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers.

There are proven strategies for reducing belly fat. One that I’ve covered extensively on my blog is a low-carb diet. Another strategy is to boost your intake of polyphenols.

But here’s the thing: Polyphenols come from plants, and because plants make carbohydrates through photosynthesis, boosting polyphenols means you boost your carb intake.

Is there a way to marry these two strategies? In other words, can you enjoy your polyphenols and have your low-carb diet benefits, too? Absolutely, and not only is it enjoyable because of the great foods you get to eat, but it is also easy to follow and effective.  

This blog post shares how polyphenols help to reduce belly fat and the low-carb foods that contain them. 

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