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The Skyrocketing Use of Seed Oils

Video | What are Seed Oils? | Concerns | Causation or Correlation | A Better Path Forward

Cooking fats come from different sources. Tallow, lard, and butter are derived from animals. Olive and avocado oil are pressed from those fruits, and seed oils are extracted from seeds.

Over the past few decades, we’ve seen an explosion in the use of vegetable-based seed oils as they have replaced the more traditional animal-based fats. 

How has that replacement worked out for us? This blog post shares facts and concerns surrounding seed oils so you can make decisions for yourself. 

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Cholesterol and Keto Simplified

Video | Understanding Cholesterol | Cholesterol Uses | Inflammation and Cholesterol | LDL Particle Size | What to Do

A paper published in 2022 shows low-carb dieting to be beneficial for 12 of 13 cardiovascular risk factors (1).

The one outlier is LDL cholesterol, which can increase on a low-carb or keto diet. Why does that happen, and is it a deal breaker when it comes to following a keto diet? This blog post addresses those questions and builds your understanding of cholesterol. 

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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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