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Fatty Liver: What Is It? Do You Have It? How Is It Treated?

Medically reviewed by Dr. George Kosco, DO on February 14, 2020

Definition | Video | How It Develops | Tests & Risk Factors | Treatment Options

Fatty liver is a common disease. It is strongly influenced by a poor diet that is high in refined carbs and fructose. These troublesome nutrients are found in fast food meals, soda, and the 3C’s (cookies, cakes, and candies). 

In this article, I’ll explain how to tell if you have a fatty liver and how, if caught early, it is treated.

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What Can You Eat on a Low Carb Diet?

Meats  & Fish | Dairy | Fats & Oils | Vegetables | Nuts & Seeds | Nut Butters & Flours | Fruits | Video

Low carb diets are becoming increasingly popular, but which foods are low in carbohydrates? In this post, you’ll find 100 healthy low carb food choices so you understand what you can eat on a low carb diet. 

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Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of Your Day?

Video | Jumpstart Metabolism | Overeat Later | Starvation Mode | Kids | Eat Breakfast If…

If you’re like me, you grew up with the understanding that breakfast was the most important meal of your day. But is that a fact or a myth?

In this post, we will dive into breakfast to find out if it is necessary to rev up your metabolism and prevent muscle loss.

We’ll also take a look at the research to see if there is any truth to the thought that skipping breakfast backfires causing you to overeat later in the day. 

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Sweeteners in Coffee & Fasting Round 2! Erythritol, Monk Fruit, Xylitol, Allulose

Jump to: Erythritol Conclusion | Monk Fruit Conclusion | Xylitol Conclusion | Allulose Conclusion | Final Results | More Coffee Tests

We are back doing more testing on sweeteners in coffee and their effect on fasting.

In this post, we tested erythritol, monk fruit, xylitol, and allulose in our coffee. We want to see how these sweeteners will affect our blood ketones and blood glucose, and determine if they will break an intermittent fast.

Here are the results!

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Giving Up Sugar is Hard. Here are 5 Things That Help

Video | Sugar Addiction | Diet | Hunger | Cut Your Sweet Tooth | Set Goals

No food is worse for your waistline than sugar. When you eat or drink it, it puts your body in a hormonal state that favors fat storage. But giving up sugar comes at a price.

Like other addictive substances, when you stop taking in sugar, your body goes through withdrawal. So, your reward for stopping sugar is a few days of irritability, headaches, and fatigue. In this post, I’ll share five things that I’ve found helpful when coaching people to a sugar-free lifestyle.

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