Category Archives: Brain Health
Live It NOT Diet! FAQs - Best Tests for Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Dementia
After last week’s post, and my Heart Disease Deception video I’ve had many questions regarding the best tests for determining your cardiovascular risk. And similarly, what biomarkers to look at when trying to assess your insulin sensitivity, and risk of diabetes and dementia. So, along with Ignoring Your Cholesterol Number, here are the tests to…
Ending the Vegetarian Debate Before it Starts
As stated perfectly in 1995 in the journal Current Anthropology: “The incorporation of increasingly greater amounts of animal products into the diet was essential in the development of the large human brain.” Yet so-called health experts continue to recommend and promote meat-free diets? Realistically, there shouldn’t be a ‘debate’ with information like this. As even…
The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Brain
We’ve talked about the nutritional needs of a healthy brain, and how a higher-fat lower-carb diet supports that. Not only because of the negative impact of sugar and the potential for insulin resistance and AGEs, but because our brain needs cholesterol and saturated fat. To build and support cells, and to properly transport and absorb…
Eat Eggs…WITH The Yolks!
One of my all-time favorite conversations with clients goes like this: Me - “So give me a typical day of eating for you?” Client - “Well, I eat pretty well. I usually start my day off with an egg white omelet…” Me - (insert shot clock expiration sound) Quite possibly the most ridiculous creation in…
Nature’s MCT Oil - That You’re Probably Not Consuming
The saturated fat in coconut and palm oil is predominantly a medium chain triglyceride (64% MCT), which has been shown to increase fat burning and metabolism. More than likely because of its ability to produce heat (thermogenic) and provide immediate fuel, so more fat is oxidized and less stored away as body fat. A 2001…
Ketogenic (Very Low-Carb) Diet for a Better Brain & Heart
As of late, ketosis has been dubbed ‘the metabolic advantage’ or ‘lipolysis,’ because it’s commonly confused with ‘ketoacidosis.’ The two are very different, and if you don’t know the difference, you can click here to learn more. Ketones are generated when the body breaks down fat, and act as an alternative fuel source to glucose…
It’s Ketosis NOT Ketoacidosis
People are often scared away from low-carbohydrate eating because they misunderstand, or learn from people that misunderstand (cough..dieticians…cough), the body’s natural adaptive process called ketosis. As even though we’re genetically designed to bounce in and out of it frequently, and go very long stretches with no ill-effects, they wrongfully associate it with ketoacidosis - which…
Go For a Daily Brain Walk
Walking supports the function of brain neurons - specifically those in the hippocampus, that are important for learning and memory. A study from 2012 in the journal Neurology looked at elderly adults and determined that: Those who were least active had a 230% greater risk of Alzheimer’s compared to those who were most active. Although…
