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Everything You Need To Know About Exogenous Ketones

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 01:12:37 GMT

Can taking ketone supplements benefit your health?

Dr. Latt Mansor has a Ph.D. in Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics and he has done extensive research in the area of exogenous ketones. In this podcast, he discusses the potential for ketones to improve metabolic function, brain function, heart function, athletic performance, and much more...

He highlights some of what he has discovered during his research with exogenous ketones and working with HVMN, a company that formulates exogenous ketone supplements. Dr.Mansor has done extensive research in the area of exogenous ketones. In this podcast, he discusses the potential that ketones have to improve metabolic function, brain function, heart function, and athletic performance... He highlights some of the interesting details that he has discovered in his research with exogenous ketones and working with HVMN. Connect with Dr. Latt Mansor on social media:

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Discover what the science has to say about the potential that ketones have to improve metabolic function, brain function, heart function, and athletic performance.

It has been shown time and time again in studies that ketone bodies are the most energy-efficient fuel and yield more ATP per mole of substrate than pyruvate and increase the free energy released from ATP hydrolysis. Meaning that ketones are a more efficient fuel for the body, especially the brain and heart (1).

Elevation of circulating ketones via high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets have been used for the treatment of drug-refractory epilepsy and for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease. Many studies have shown that ketones may also be beneficial for muscle and brain in times of stress, such as endurance exercise. Ketones are the preferred fuel for the brain.

Ketones cross the blood brain barrier and can be used by brain cells as an energy source. It's no surprise that many people in ketosis feel a boost of mental clarity and focus (2).

Increased physical performance and cognitive performance was observed in a study titled, Novel ketone diet enhances physical and cognitive performance, and is consistent with the increase in hydraulic efficiency seen in the working rat heart perfused with ketone bodies vs. glucose alone. The conclusions of this study stated:

"Mild ketosis is useful in the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. Studies in cells, animals, and patients, suggest that it may be useful in common neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, as well as in insulin-resistant states, such as trauma, heart failure, and diabetes."

Ketosis markedly improved both physical and cognitive performance in the rat, suggesting that feeding an energy-efficient ketone diet could be used to treat human metabolic disorders (3).

Mild ketosis that results from the conversion of free fatty acids to ketone bodies in the liver is a physiologic response to prolonged fasting or a ketogenic diet (also known as a fasting mimicking diet) in humans (4). Elevated blood ketone bodies replace glucose as the major energy substrate for the brain (5). Therapeutically, elevation of circulating ketone concentrations by feeding high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets has been used for more than a century for treatment of drug-refractory epilepsy (6) and, more recently, for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease (7). The usefulness of these high-fat diets, however, is limited by poor patient tolerance and elevation of blood lipids, which offset many of the benefits of ketone metabolism (8).

Epidemiological studies suggest that insulin resistance accelerates progression of age-based cognitive impairment, which neuroimaging has linked to brain glucose hypometabolism. As cellular inputs, ketones increase Gibbs free energy change for ATP by 27% compared to glucose (9).

The ingestion of exogenous ketones alters the metabolic response to exercise and may improve exercise performance (10). This is why many athletes are now supplementing with exogenous ketones to enhance physical performance. Ketogenic diets and orally administered exogenous ketone supplements are strategies to increase serum ketone bodies serving as an alternative energy fuel for high energy demanding tissues, such as the brain, muscles, and the heart (11). The benefits of ketones have been seen not only on the brain, muscles and heart, the ketone bodies acetoacetate (AcAc) and β-hydroxybutyrate (βHB) have been proven to have beneficial effects on multiple organs.

By serving as an alternative substrate for energy, and by modulating inflammation, oxidative stress, catabolic processes, and gene expression, ketones have far reaching benefits on multiple organ systems (12). Growing evidence supports an adaptive role for ketone metabolism in heart failure to promote normal cardiac function (13).

Metabolic dysfunction is a ubiquitous underlying feature of many neurological conditions including acute traumatic brain injuries and chronic neurodegenerative conditions. A central problem in neurological patients, in particular those with traumatic brain injuries, is an impairment in the utilization of glucose, which is the predominant metabolic substrate in a normally functioning brain ((14). Now they is hope for people with traumatic brain injuries if the ketogenic diet and perhaps supplemental (exogenous ketones) are used.

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Treating Mental Illness With A Ketogenic Diet

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:24:55 GMT

Metabolic Dysfunction Is At The Root Of Mental Illness

If you have an mental illness, you have an inflamed brain (and nervous system). The latest research shows us that mental illness is a metabolic disease. No different than obesity or diabetes or Alzheimer's disease. In fact, these are all very similar when you look at their cause. And... we do know their cause. If you look at the research, the cause is clear.

What if nutrition plays a much for important role in regulating moods and promoting mental health than doctors once believed? The future of nutrition and the role of the ketogenic diet in the treatment of mental illness may very well hold hope for millions of people who have no hope.

Mental illness is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart. I have several friends and family members with mental illnesses. In fact, my long time best friend, who suffered from manic depressive disorder (bi-polar disorder) committed suicide when we were in our late forties. Her daughter was best friends with my daughter. Our families had known each other since our kids were in kindergarten. The suicide was utterly shattering to myself, our families and of course our young teenage daughters.

Anyone who is affected by mental illness could learn a great deal from the recent groundbreaking new book written by Dr. Chris Palmer called Brain Energy . I can’t recommend this book enough for anyone who wants to better understand how nutrition plays a role in brain function and how brain function is impacted by metabolic function. This book is also available on Audible.

Along with many doctors such as Dr. Palmer and Dr. Georgia Ede, who are recommending dietary changes for their mentally ill patients, Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride has been talking about this same how diet affect mental health (particularly for autistic children) for decades. In her book, GAPS: Gut and Psychology, Syndrome : Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D., Dyslexia, A.D.H.D., Depression, & Schizophrenia, she connects the dots between brain function, metabolic function and the gut microbiome. She has helped thousands of people reverse their mental and emotional symptoms by making dietary changes. I was so impressed with Dr. Natasha’s work, after my daughter cured her debilitating gastritis and depression, that I became a certified GAPS™ practitioner 6 years ago. I am passionate about the gut-brain connection and helping people restore their microbiome along with their metabolic function.

There is hope for you if you have a mental illness. The combination of medications, lifestyle and dietary practices can make a huge difference for many people (even people who are not finding benefits with traditional pharmaceuticals)!

We know that ketones affect the brain and metabolism in a very profound way. When a ketogenic diet is applied to people with mental illness, the changes can be life-changing and most importantly, nutritional therapies offer hope to those who may think they have tried everything.

The videos below feature some of my absolute favorite doctors who are all discussing nutrition and mental health.

It is no longer acceptable to separate the brain (and the emotions) from the body, and simply treat symptoms with medications, which very often do not make people better. Some people spend years trying different medications only to give up entirely. Now there is hope for millions of people with drug resistant mental illnesses.

Two Amazing Books That Can Support People Who Are Struggling With Mental Health

Using a Ketogenic Diet To Treat Schizophrenia With Dr. Palmer

Keto and Bipolar Disorder With Dr. Georgia Ede

Amber O'Hearn, Major Depressive Disorder

Overcoming Psychiatric Disorders With Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride.

Mental Illness With Dr. Paul Saladino

Our Descent Into Madness With Dr. Georgia Ede

Suicidal Depression Lifts After Dietary Changes With Mary Beauchamp

Does Food Affect Mental Health With Dr. Chris Palmer

Ketogenic Diet For Traumatic Brain Injuries

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:36:12 GMT

The Ketogenic Diet Has A Powerful Effect On The Brain

After a head injury, Nate suffered from seizures until he discovered the ketogenic diet. Listen to this powerful interview where Nate tells his story of how he finally, after years of taking medications, has been able to get off of all of his prescriptions drugs and is seizure free.

The original diet of choice that physicians would prescribe for seizures was a ketogenic diet--before anti-seizure medications came along and took over this recommended dietary intervention. Many of these same anti-seizure medications are used today to treat mental illness. Why doctors today do not recommend dietary changes is unfortunate for the many who are struggling and don't respond to the anti-seizure medications. Here is a remarkable story of how one young man was able to reverse his debilitating seizure disorder by changing his diet after struggling for most of his life.

Nate Klipfel is a natural bodybuilder, USPA Drug Tested Nevada State Record powerlifter, personal trainer, nutritionist, yoga instructor, and long-time skateboarder who tells the story of how he overcame a debilitating seizure disorder, depression, anxiety, addiction, mood disorder, and years of chronic pain until he discovered the ketogenic diet.

You can find Nate @fellowshipofthenate on Instagram, Tic Tok, and Facebook. Also, Lean Dog Fitness in Henderson, Nevada.

It took Andrew many months to discover the most important foods to avoid to prevent his seizures. He finally discovered that his brain responded remarkably well once he removed some specific foods from his diet...

When he added these foods back in--the seizures returned. If you struggle with seizures or brain trauma, you do not want to miss this incredible interview!

The world's top experts in the field of brain research share their insights in the videos below.

Reversing Crohn's And Colitis With A Paleo Ketogenic Diet

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 21:32:23 GMT

How To Reverse Crohn's And Colitis With A Ketogenic Diet

Chris was 90 pounds and bed ridden from debilitating digestive upset. He was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease/ulcerative colitis. He struggled for years and his doctor told him to keep taking the medication (even though it was causing him liver damage), to plan on getting a liver transplant someday in the future, and to start eating coconut cookies.

Chris laughed when his doctor said he should be eating coconut cookies (he actually thought his doctor was joking), but quickly realized that the room full of interns were not laughing and it was not a joke! At that moment, Chris realized he had to take his health into his own hands. Today Chris is off of all of his medications, and is a successful engineer. He’s able to workout, travel and live a totally normal life because he radically changed his diet!

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) can be treated, but there is no cure. UC and Crohn’s are separate diseases, but they both involve chronic inflammation of the digestive tract.

People with IBD may have long periods of good health known as remission and periods of active symptoms known as relapses or flares. Symptoms vary among people with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, but most experience abdominal pain and cramping, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, weight loss and fatigue.

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are not usually fatal, and on average, people with IBD have similar life spans as people without either condition.

Both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are immune-mediated diseases, meaning the body’s immune response does not work as it should. Some doctors consider these to be autoimmune diseases.

To find out how to heal your gut lining, joint the 5 Day Keto Challenge.

Mary

Treating Colorectal Cancer With A Ketogenic Diet

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:22:15 GMT

Hippocrates himself said that "all disease begins in the gut.”

“The intestinal tract forms a defensive barrier from what we ingest and it prevents harmful s ubstances from reaching the bloodstream. If this barrier is compromised and those harmful substances are able to get past, inflammation can occur.” ~ Desai

What's The Best Diet For Colorectal Cancer?

Let's take a look at what doctors, patients and the research have discovered...

Her doctor told you to eat marshmallows after her colon cancer surgery (with colostomy).

Dr. Ken Barry explains what to do if you have cancer.

A powerful story of how stress can trigger cancer and what this martial artist did about it.

She was vegetarian and then went vegan before being diagnosed with colon cancer and colostomy.

Understand the myth behind eating fiber so you don't destroy your gut lining with undigestible material.

Cancer is a metabolic disease with Dr. Thomas Seyfried

Reduce your risk of cancer by doing these four things.

The hard facts about cancer with Dr. Anthony Chaffee and Dr. Thomas Seyfried

She was young college student who sent home to die after her cancer diagnosis. Listen to her remarkable story and learn how she went on to heal thousands of other patients doing this...

How one man starved his cancer away.

There are thousands of stories just like these. I only chose a few of my favorites to share with you here on this page. I hope this blog will inspire you to learn more about the options in cancer treatment. I believe everyone has the right to be educated, so they can make truly informed decisions about their health.

Every person has the right to choose his or her path of cancer treatment. This journey is very personal and should be made only after the careful consideration of their health care team, their doctors recommendations, the available data, and a review of the scientific literature so that each person can make truly informed decisions about their health.

It is wonderful that we have access to so many tools–but this can also be overwhelming for people faced with colorectal cancer when it comes to knowing what is best for them.

While surgeons and oncologists are skilled at removing cancer tumors, performing bowel surgery and administering chemotherapy and radiation, it is widely accepted that they do not understand the science of nutrition and have very little if any training of knowledge of it. One of the most disturbing things I witness in the work that I do, is the sheer lack of awareness about nutrition that medical doctors have.

I have heard doctors tell their patients to eat “coconut cookies and marshmallows” for their ulcerative colitis, and colon cancer, post hospital treatment and surgery. I am flabbergasted by this to say the least. I am truly grateful for the skill that surgeons, oncologists and gastroenterologists have. However, I often do not align on their dietary suggestions–because frankly--they are not based on science or experience.

Recently, it was recommended to my client to eat NO fat, very little animal protein, and lots of fiber (from plants) the day after the removal of a rectal tumor, as to "not to disrupt the stitches" inside the colon. A “normal” diet was recommended following the recovery period. Furthermore they said they didn’t think the ketogenic diet "caused the colorectal tumor". Wait, what?! A diet that my client had been eating for 6 weeks (over the course of his lifetime) wasn’t the cause?

First off, let’s be clear, tumors take 5-10 years to develop. Secondly, fiber is like a scrub brush going through the gut. Fiber is impossible to digest and cannot be broken down by the human digestive tract. Wouldn’t fiber be more disturbing to a wound inside the colon than a soft liquid called dietary fat? Or what about a fully digestible form of animal protein such as red meat? What am I missing here? Thirdly, the body requires protein to heal and repair broken and damaged tissues and to maintain muscle mass while laying in bed after surgery. Why would you restrict protein at a time when it is needed the very most? I am often baffled by the dietary recommendations of surgeons and doctors.

Lastly, why would anyone recommend eating your “normal” diet after bowel surgery? Isn’t that the very thing that caused the problem in the first place? What is a “normal” diet anyway? This is incredibly frustrating to hear when seeking advice about nutrition and the prevention of disease. Most people ARE eating a "normal" diet and that normal diet is not a healthy diet.

Doing the same thing and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.

We know that approximately 4.1 percent of men and women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer at some point during their lifetime, based on 2017–2019 data and there was an estimated 1,369,005 people living with colorectal cancer in the United States at that time. (1)

It is well documented in the medical literature that disruption of intestinal barrier integrity has profound pathophysiological consequences and there is an emerging recognition of the contribution of the “leaky gut” and intestinal hyper permeability to human disease. (2,3,4,5,6) It has been shown that gut permeability produces tumor-like polyps. (18)

Preliminary data demonstrates that an insulin-inhibiting diet, such as a ketogenic diet or a paleo-ketogenic diet, is safe and feasible in selected patients with advanced cancers of various types . The extent of ketosis, correlated with stabilization of the disease. (7)

Aggressive cancers often demonstrate a positive positron emission tomographic (PET) result using 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG), reflecting a glycolytic phenotype. Inhibiting insulin secretion provides a method, consistent with published mechanisms, for limiting cancer growth. (8)

Even though Nobel Prize winner Dr. Otto Warburg first proposed that all cancers originate from dysfunctional cellular respiration, and he demonstrated that cancer cells utilize the fermentation of sugar (9, 16), there continues to be very little published evidence for metabolic therapies in the treatment of cancer because these studies are not funded, due to the fact that there is no profit motive to doing so. Let's face it, big pharma does not make money off of dietary solutions.

Warburg stated, “there is only one common cause into which all other causes of cancer merge, the irreversible injuring of respiration.”

Warburg viewed the aerobic production of lactate in tumor cells as an indicator of respiratory insufficiency and stated that cancer was a metabolic disease.(11,14) Increased aerobic glycolysis seen in cancer cells is known as the ‘Warburg effect.”

Today, there remains a lack of evidence that cancer patients receive statically significant benefits from cancer drugs (overall median survival of 3.1 months after the administration of cancer drugs and radiation). (15) Yet, strangely, these remain the "gold standard" of cancer care even though there remains no evidence that the Cancer Drug Fund has delivered meaningful value to cancer patients through the treatment of pharmaceuticals. (10)

Fortunately, there are many doctors, researchers and scientists who are putting forth independent studies, because they have seen the remarkable results of what can be achieved with metabolic therapies for cancer in their own medical practices. (12)

Here is one such case study of a patient with colorectal cancer who was treated with a paleo-ketogenic diet (17) presented by Dr. Sophia Clemens, in Budapest, Hungary (Paleomedicina). Here are more case studies from Paleomedicina about the stand-alone treatment of cancer using a paleo-ketogenic diet.

This information is presented here on this page for educational purposes, to help support you in making informed decisions about your health. As Dr. Nasha Winters said, NOBODY can do this for you! YOU need to educate yourself and YOU need to feel good about your treatment choices. You need to know all of the options available and it is crucial that you believe that you are doing what is right for you. Not your doctor or your partner or your family can make something feel right for you!

Check in with yourself after you gather ALL of the information you possibly can and then get quiet and see what resonates most with you.

Question everything. Your doctor should be educating you and informing you of your choices, treatments, side effects, pros and cons...

Consider all of your options before making a choice about how to move forward with your cancer treatment.

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The Role Of The Ketogenic Diet In The Treatment Of Mental Illness

Sat, 11 Feb 2023 16:28:52 GMT

Treating mental illness by addressing metabolic function provides hope for the future.

Mildred was a woman who was diagnosed with schizophrenia when she was 17 years old. She had daily hallucinations and delusions. For decades she tried mood stabilizing medications and antipsychotic drugs, but they did not stop her symptoms. She had multiple caregivers who would come into her home everyday to help take care of her. Over the decades she gained a lot of weight. She was absolutely miserable.

Between the ages of 68 and 70 she attempted suicide at least six times and was hospitalized for those suicide attempts. At the age of 70, Mildred was referred to Duke University where Dr Eric Westman helped her lose weight with a ketogenic diet. Within a couple of weeks on the diet, she started to lose weight and shockingly, her hallucinations completely went away. Within a few months all of her symptoms is schizophrenia were gone.

Within a few more months she was off of all of her psychiatric medications and has remained in remission for 15 years, symptom-free, medication free, no more psychiatric hospitals, and no more suicide attempts. She reclaimed an entirely new life and actually reported that she was really happy.

Along with many doctors such as Dr. Palmer and Dr. Georgia Ede, who are recommending dietary changes for their mentally ill patients, Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride has been talking about this same idea for decades. In her book, GAPS: Gut and Psychology, Syndrome : Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D., Dyslexia, A.D.H.D., Depression, & Schizophrenia, she connects the dots between brain function, metabolic function and the gut microbiome. She has helped thousands of people reverse their mental and emotional symptoms by making dietary changes. I was so impressed with Dr. Natasha’s work, after my daughter cured her debilitating gastritis and depression, that I became a certified GAPS™ practitioner 6 years ago. I am passionate about the gut-brain connection and helping people restore their microbiome and metabolic function.

There is hope for you if you have a mental illness. The combination of medications and lifestyle and dietary practices can make a world of difference for so many people!

We know that ketones affect the brain and metabolism in a very profound way. When applied to mental illness, the changes can be life changing and most importantly, nutritional therapies offer hope to those who may think they have tried everything and nothing has helped.

The videos below feature some of my absolute favorite doctors who are all discussing nutrition and mental health.

It is no longer acceptable to separate the brain (and the emotions) from the body and simply treat symptoms with medications, which very often do not make people better. Some people spend years trying different medications only to give up entirely.

Two Amazing Books That Can Support People Who Are Struggling With Mental Health

Using a Ketogenic Diet To Treat Schizophrenia With Dr. Palmer

Keto and Bipolar Disorder With Dr. Georgia Ede

Amber O'Hearn, Major Depressive Disorder

Overcoming Psychiatric Disorders With Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride.

Mental Illness With Dr. Paul Saladino

Our Descent Into Madness With Dr. Georgia Ede

Suicidal Depression Lifts After Dietary Changes With Mary Beauchamp

Does Food Affect Mental Health With Dr. Chris Palmer

Overcoming Terminal Cancer With A Ketogenic Diet

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 01:45:13 GMT

Dr. Nasha Winters Tells Her Personal Story Of How She Cured Her Terminal Stage Four Cancer After Her Doctor Sent Her Home To Die

Dr. Nasha Winters is a global healthcare authority and best-selling author in integrative cancer care and research, consulting with physicians around the world. She has educated hundreds of professionals in the clinical use of mistletoe and has created robust educational programs for both healthcare institutions and the public on incorporating vetted integrative therapies in cancer care to enhance outcomes. Dr. Winters is currently focused on opening a comprehensive metabolic oncology hospital and research institute in the US where the best standard of care has to offer and the most advanced integrative therapies will be offered. This facility will be in a residential setting on a gorgeous campus against a backdrop of regenerative farming, EMF mitigation, as well as state-of-the-art medical technology and data collection and evaluation to improve patient outcomes.

Dr. Nasha Winters, has been on a personal journey with cancer since 1991. Her quest to save her own life has transformed into a mission to support others on a similar journey. Dr. Nasha travels the world to explore integrative cancer clinics, vet cancer protocols for research projects, speak at conferences, and meet with colleagues to help them apply metabolic approaches with their patients.

Discover the amazing work of Dr. Nasha Winters, ND, FABNO at: https://www.drnasha.com/

The Metabolic Approach to Cancer: Integrating Deep Nutrition,The Ketogenic Diet, and Nontoxic Bio-Individualized Therapies

By: Dr. Nasha Winters

Link To Purchase Nasha's Book

Why You Need More Salt On A Low Carb Diet

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:53:58 GMT

Here's How To Avoid The Most Common Side Effects Of A Ketogenic Diet

We have been misguided when it comes to salt...

Salt is an essential nutrient. Our body requires sodium (contained in salt) for all of our cells to function properly, especially our brain and nervous system. The human body cannot produce sodium, and therefore, it must come from the foods we eat and from the salt we put on our food.

When following a low carbohydrate diet plan, your kidneys become VERY efficient at excreting sodium and water from the body and experts say that increased salt is required for maintaining a optimal cellular function.

Salt works in conjunction with iodine, and other electrolytes such as magnesium, calcium and potassium. In Dr. Brownstein's book he explains that high blood pressure is not caused by salt, it is caused by eating salt that has been processed and therefore is void of minerals.

NOTE: Salt and sodium are not the same. Salt contains only about 40% sodium.

1 teaspoon (6 grams) of salt = 2.4 grams of sodium

Most people on a low carb diet will feel best when consuming 3-7 grams of sodium per day (7-17 grams of salt) or about 1-4 teaspoons of whole (unprocessed salt).

NEVER EAT PROCESSED "WHITE" TABLE SALT!

Dr. Brownstein's book is a must read!

Below is a graphic put together by the Dr. Jason Fung Fan Club, outlining some guidelines that should help you get started on your low carb diet. Notice that Dr. Fung's graph does not include calcium which is a major player in electrolyte balance.

According to Dr. James Dinicolantonio's book, WIN, not enough salt will pull calcium out of the bones and salt is required to allow calcium into the bones. According to page 82 of this book, "1/2 teaspoon of salt is lost after one hour of exercise."

I highly recommend the book, WIN if you are an athlete or wish to understand the role of electrolytes in performance. In it, he sites 2645 studies. One of which stated that athletes who consumed a high salt solution prior to cycling were able to cycle on average 20 minutes longer than those who consumed a low salt solution.

"A high salt solution is 10-20 times better than any performance boosting supplement when it comes to increasing exercise performance in the heat." Dr. James Dinicolantonio, WIN page 53

These are MINIMUM amounts of salt in the graphic below and do not pertain to athletes or people who may sweat a lot through the use of a sauna, practicing hot yoga or living in hot climates.

MINIMUM DAILY INTAKE FOR ELECTROLYTES ON A LOW CARB DIET

The surprising solution for osteoporosis isn't more calcium--its more salt!...

According to Dr. James DiNicolantonio, who is likely one of the THE leading authorities on hydration and electrolyte balance in the human body,

" Data in over 4,000 postmenopausal women suggests that consuming more salt is better for bone mineral density and fracture risk . And one study concluded that “ higher habitual sodium intake is not detrimental for bones in older women with adequate calcium intake .”

It turns out that low-salt diets may actually harm our bones by causing magnesium and calcium loss in the urine , potentially leading to a loss of bone minerals and bone strength. In fact, one study in humans suggested that a low-salt diet depletes the body of calcium and magnesium .

The authors suggested that when we go on a low-salt diet, sodium gets pulled from the bone in order to maintain normal blood sodium levels. Unfortunately, calcium and magnesium get pulled with the sodium. Basically, a low-salt diet may cause osteoporosis by stripping our bones of calcium, magnesium, and sodium.

Low salt levels in the blood and poor glucose control are both associated with higher fracture risk." Read full article.

The Best Potassium Supplements of 2023 for Cramping, Fatigue and More

While potassium can improve heart health and leg cramps, it can be hard to get from food alone. Here were the top picks for best potassium supplements.

Best Potassium Supplement of 2023:

Best Potassium Supplement for Leg Cramps: Solgar Potassium
Best Potassium Supplement for High Blood Pressure: Nature Made Potassium Gluconate
Best Potassium Supplement with Magnesium: Life Extension Potassium with Magnesium
Best Liquid Potassium Supplement: Eidon Potassium Liquid Concentrate
Best Potassium Supplement for Athletes: Country Life Calcium Magnesium Potassium
Best Potassium Supplement for Water Retention: NOW Foods Water Out
Best Potassium Supplement for Improving Metabolism: Swanson Ulta Potassium Citrate

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Let's See What The Experts Have To Say About Salt, Minerals and Iodine

To salt or not to salt?

Eating less salt may lower your blood pressure a little.

However, despite various trials showing a slight reduction of blood pressure with lower sodium diets, we lack definitive evidence that less salt in our food will reduce the risk of heart disease or death.

In addition, it’s unclear if sodium reduction is as important as increasing potassium.

Some studies suggest that the sodium-to-potassium ratio is better at predicting cardiovascular disease and death than the intake of either nutrient alone.Regardless of whether sodium or potassium is more important, we should note that much of the salt we ingest comes from fast food, ready-made meals, bread and soft drinks. Therefore, most low-carb diets automatically lower salt intake, because these foods are avoided.

Furthermore, when starting a low-carb diet, insulin levels tend to drop, which is thought to help explain why blood pressure drops on low carb.Lastly, large observational trials, such as the PURE study, suggest that the risk of heart attack and death increases with sodium intakes less than 3000mg and greater than 7000mg per day. Moderate intakes between these amounts were not associated with increased risk.

With all the conflicting evidence, it’s unclear whether you will become healthier by eating less salt. However, if you stick to a low-carb diet, you should be able to enjoy salt in moderation (4-7 grams of sodium per day or about 2 to 3 teaspoons of salt) without excess risk. (Read full article on the Diet Doctor Blog )

How much salt should you eat?

Both published research and anecdotal evidence have shown that the response to salt intake varies from person to person.

If you have salt-sensitive hypertension, congestive heart failure, or kidney disease, it may be best to avoid eating more than four grams of sodium per day. However, the amount that’s best for you may require some experimentation, in coordination with your medical provider. Also, keep in mind that eating a high-quality, carb-restricted diet may potentially improve blood pressure, cardiovascular function, and kidney health much more than restricting salt.

If you don’t have any of these conditions, there isn’t any convincing evidence that sodium restriction is beneficial when following a minimally processed low-carb diet.

Consuming about 4 to 7 grams of sodium (about 2 to 3 teaspoons of salt) per day is where many people in the low-carb community will feel and perform the best. If you are an athlete in training or sweating a lot each day through hot yoga or using a sauna you may need double that amount.

Occasionally, you may need to further increase sodium intake to replenish salt losses during the first few weeks of a ketogenic diet, during hot weather, or after strenuous physical activity. Just keep in mind that if you have salt-sensitive hypertension, you will need to be more cautious than most.

(Read full article on the Diet Doctor Blog )

Diabetes and prediabetes

Since people with diabetes are at increased risk for both heart and kidney disease, they are usually advised to limit their salt intake. At one time, the American Diabetes Association recommended that individuals with diabetes aim for less than 1,500 mg of sodium per day; however, this was modified to 2,300 mg per day in the 2019 Standards of Care in Diabetes based on the lack of evidence supporting further restriction.

Overall, the evidence to date seems to suggest that salt restriction doesn’t improve diabetes outcomes.

Observational studies suggest potential increase in heart disease and mortality risk. One 2011 study found that people with type 2 diabetes who consumed the least sodium had an increased risk of early death from heart disease or other causes compared to those who consumed the most sodium. Another 2011 study in people with type 1 diabetes reported that both the highest and lowest intakes of sodium were linked to an increased risk of early death and developing kidney disease.

Experimental study outcomes are mixed. Of the few RCTs available, some have found that sodium restriction may lead to small improvements in blood pressure and kidney function in people with type 2 diabetes.High-quality research on salt restriction in type 1 diabetes is even more scarce, but two small studies suggest that restricting salt may have adverse effects on kidney health.Although a meta-analysis of RCTs in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes found that sodium restriction helped reduce blood pressure, the largest effects were seen in people with normal blood pressure, for whom further blood pressure reduction might be of limited or no value. In addition, the median duration of salt restriction was one week; we know from longer trials that the effect of salt restriction on reducing blood pressure tends to wane over time.

Health risks of high sodium intake may depend on blood sugar control. One study in Japanese men with type 2 diabetes found an association between higher sodium intakes and greater heart disease risk, but this only applied to those with extremely poor diabetes control (HbA1c of 9% or greater); no relationship was found between high salt intake and CVD in those with lower HbA1c’s.

Increased insulin resistance: Controlled studies have found that eating too little salt may worsen insulin resistance in adults with type 2 diabetes or exacerbate impaired glucose tolerance in people with prediabetes.Remember that sodium restriction may triggers the adrenal glands to release aldosterone and noradrenaline, which may lead to reduced insulin sensitivity.

In short, avoiding very high sodium intakes greater than 6 grams a day (15 grams of salt) may be beneficial for people with diabetes who have salt-sensitive hypertension. Sodium restriction in everyone else with diabetes, however, is less proven and has the potential to do more harm than good. (Read full article on the Diet Doctor Blog ) New Paragraph

Depression Resolved With Dietary Changes

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:56:45 GMT

Podcast Interview With Functional Wellness Practitioner, Mel Wardhaugh

Mel Wardhaugh, struggled with horrible bloating and stomach pain that began in Jr. high school. Things continued to get worse over the years for her until eventually, she experienced suicidal ideations, depression, and anxiety which severely impacted her ability to mother her three children. Mel tried every diet under the sun until she finally resorted to listening to her body and letting it guide her. On this journey, she learned the importance of letting go of her false beliefs about veganism which were making her sick and fueling her mental illness. Today, Mel is free of all of these symptoms since changing her diet and is a Functional Wellness Practitioner, who helps people with poor digestion and low energy get back to feeling like themselves again.

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Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health – and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

I cannot possibly mention mental illness and diet here and not bring your awareness to Dr Palmer's brand new book called Brain Energy, which is changing the face of psychiatry. I highly recommend Dr.Palmer's book!

The interview below this article is absolutely stunning and further illuminates the connection between brain health and metabolic health.

He has developed the first comprehensive theory of what causes mental illness, integrating existing theories and research into one unifying theory—the brain energy theory of mental illness. You can learn more in his new book Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More.

This is the book that will forever change the way we understand and treat mental health. If you or someone you love is affected by mental illness, it might change your life.

We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis, and mental illnesses are on the rise. But what causes mental illness? And why are mental health problems so hard to treat? Drawing on decades of research, Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer outlines a revolutionary new understanding that for the first time unites our existing knowledge about mental illness within a single framework: Mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain.

Brain Energy explains this new understanding of mental illness in detail, from symptoms and risk factors to what is happening in brain cells.

Palmer also sheds light on the new treatment pathways this theory opens up – which apply to all mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and even schizophrenia.

Brain Energy pairs cutting-edge science with practical advice and strategies to help people reclaim their mental health.

This groundbreaking book reveals:

Why classifying mental disorders as “separate” conditions is misleading
The clear connections between mental illness and disorders linked to metabolism, including diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, pain disorders, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, and epilepsy
The link between metabolism and every factor known to play a role in mental health,
including genetics, inflammation, hormones, neurotransmitters, sleep, stress, and trauma
The evidence that current mental health treatments, including both medications and therapies, likely work by affecting metabolism
New treatments available today that readers can use to promote long-term healing

Tim Ferris Interviews Dr. Palmer-Brain Energy For Mental Health

Dr. Christopher M. Palmer (@chrispalmermd) is a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher working at the interface of metabolism and mental health.Dr. Palmer is the director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For over 25 years, he has held administrative, educational, research, and clinical roles in psychiatry at Harvard. He has been pioneering the use of the medical ketogenic diet in the treatment of psychiatric disorders—conducting research in this area, treating patients, writing, and speaking around the world on this topic.

Amber O'Hearn's Battle With Major Depressive Disorder

Canadian born Amber O’Hearn, M.Sc., is a data scientist by profession with a background in mathematics, computer science, linguistics, and psychology. After moving to the U.S., she began experimenting with different forms of diet, in order to retain her health and balance her mental state.

Dr. Georgia Ede Speaks About Nutritional Psychiatry

Dr. Ede was the first and only psychiatrist at Harvard University Health Services to offer nutrition consultation as an alternative to medication management to students, faculty and staff. Her areas of expertise include ketogenic and pre-agricultural diets, food sensitivity syndromes, and college mental health. She explores food’s powerful effects on brain chemistry, hormonal balance and metabolism for Psychology

Ketogenic Diet For Lupus

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 22:13:57 GMT

Let's Talk About Lupus

LUPUS is a chronic, inflammatory, connective tissue disease that can affect the joints and many organs, including the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, and nervous system. It can cause many different symptoms; however, not everyone with lupus has all of the symptoms. Also called SLE and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Dr. Kristin Baier is a family medicine physician who recently became board certified in obesity medicine as well. Back about ten years ago she was diagnosed with Lupus and was experiencing all the usual symptoms. She started focusing on a nutritional solution since she did not want to remain on medications and steroids for the rest of her life. The first book she read suggested going vegan to solve auto immune problems and she decided to give it a try. Needless to say, after five years her symptoms had not improved and she picked up more issues along the way, including anxiety, depression, an iron deficiency and a B12 deficiency.

The conclusion of this study indicated that, "The link between insulin resistance and SLE can be explained by the chronic inflammatory state, and the consequent dyslipoproteinemia."

This points to the underlying cause of lupus (and cardiovascular disease) as being metabolic in nature and the result of chronic systemic inflammation.

Stop Your Food Addiction With Joan Ifland, Ph.D.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:08:30 GMT

Full Video Interview With Joan Ifland, Ph.D.

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Dr. Ifland earned her Ph.D. in addictive nutrition at Union Institute and University (2010); her MBA at Stanford Business School (1978) and her BA in Economics and Political Science at Oberlin. She's been creating breakthroughs and recovery from food addiction since 1999 when she published her first popular text book titled processed food addiction foundations assessment and Recovery. She has been selected for her expertise by Oprah Winfrey Network, Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine, Fortune Magazine, and US News and World Report. Joan is the founder of the online Addiction Reset Community (ARC), and The Facebook group, ‘Food Addiction Education. Dr. Ifland has been creating breakthroughs in recovery from food addiction since 1999. In 2018 she published a popular textbook titled, Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment and Recovery.

You can find Joan Ifland’s work at: https://www.foodaddictionreset.com/

Reverse Autoimmunity With A Paleo Ketogenic Diet

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 03:55:05 GMT

Full Interview With Ede Fox

The Black Carnivore

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Ede Fox, also known as the "Black Carnivore", spent much of her life compulsively over-consuming refined carbohydrates. This led to obesity, joint pain, rising blood pressure, high blood sugar levels, plus out-of-control asthma, allergies and eczema, and endometriosis. Seven years ago, she turned her life around with a paleo ketogenic (carnivore) diet.

Now at age 50, she has reversed all of those conditions, she has tons of energy, lost 80 pounds and most importantly has created a healthy way of eating for herself that is sustainable for a lifetime!

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Let's Talk About Lupus

Dr Kristin Baier is a family medicine physician who recently became board certified in obesity medicine as well. Back about ten years ago she was diagnosed with Lupus and was experiencing all the usual symptoms. She started focusing on a nutritional solution since she did not want to remain on medications and steroids for the rest of her life. The first book she read suggested going vegan to solve auto immune problems and she decided to give it a try. Needless to say, after five years her symptoms had not improved and she picked up more issues along the way, including anxiety, depression, an iron deficiency and a B12 deficiency.

Doctors Share Scientific Insights Into Autoimmunity

The conclusion of this study indicated that, "The link between insulin resistance and SLE can be explained by the chronic inflammatory state, and the consequent dyslipoproteinemia."

This, once again, points to the underlying cause of lupus (and cardiovascular disease) as being metabolic in nature and the result of chronic systemic inflammation. Read more...

The title of the above article clearly revealed that Lupus is caused by a disruption in lipid metabolism. Read full article.

The bottom line here is that it is known that autoimmune symptoms result from impaired energy metabolism which goes hand in hand with alterations in the gut microbiome.

Arguably, the fastest way to resolve metabolic dysfunction is with a ketogenic diet.

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Ketogenic Diet For Alzheimer's, Dementia & Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 19:06:09 GMT

While doing extensive research, Amy Berger, author of The Alzheimer's Antidote, discovered there is a clear link between cognitive decline and chronically elevated insulin levels in the body. Listen to this amazing interview with Amy as she explains what you need to know when it comes to prevention of this devastating disease.

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While doing research for her book, The Alzheimer's Antidote , Amy discovered loads of scientific evidence connecting elevated insulin and Alzheimer's/dementia/neurodegenerative diseases and much more! Listen to her amazing podcast here.

Amy Berger, MS, CNS, is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Certified Nutrition Specialist who helps people do “Keto Without the Crazy.”™ She writes about a wide range of health and nutrition-related topics, such as insulin, weight loss, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, thyroid function, and more. She has presented internationally on these issues and is the author of The Alzheimer's Antidote, The Stall Slayer, and co-author of End Your Carb Confusion, written with Eric Westman, MD. She is the Lead Nutritionist for Adapt Your Life Academy, where she helps create course content and coaches people through implementing low-carb keto diets safely and effectively.

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Stopping Seizures With A Paleo Ketogenic Diet

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:37:33 GMT

The Ketogenic Diet Has A Powerful Effect On Seizures...

The original diet of choice that physicians would prescribe for seizures was a ketogenic diet--before anti-seizure medications came along and took over this recommended dietary intervention. Why doctors today do not recommend the ketogenic diet to seizure patients is unfortunate for the many who are struggling and don't respond to the anti-seizure medications available. Here is a remarkable story of how one young man was able to reverse his debilitating seizure disorder by changing his diet after struggling for most of his life.

I hope you enjoy the podcast!

Mary

It took him many months to fine tune his diet so that he no longer had seizures. He finally discovered that his brain responded remarkably well once he removed these specific foods from his diet... When he added these foods back in--the seizures returned. If you struggle with seizures, you will not want to miss this incredible interview!

What Are Regenerative Therapies?

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:00:15 GMT

Regenerative therapies support the body's ability to heal itself. Here are some of the most potent regenerative therapies...

Stem Cell Therapy

Leading the way in regenerative medicine, stem cells have been used for decades in many countries around the world with amazing success!

What Are Stem Cells And What Do They Actually Do?

The basic explanation for the seemingly mysterious concept of stem cell therapy, is as follows. First of all, a stem cell is simply a daughter cell (which is what all cells start out as before they become specific in their function). In other words, before a cell is assigned by the body to transform into a specialized type of cell such as a bone cell, muscle cell, or brain cell, it is a stem cell. A stem cell is like a "blank cell" that has not yet been defined by the body. Kind of like a hard drive that has not been imprinted with any information yet.

Our own body generates these stem cells from our bone marrow, but they are also found in the early developing fetus, in amniotic fluid, in placental blood and umbilical cord blood.

When stem cells are harvested and injected into someone's body, they have the capacity to go where they are needed to regenerate new healthy cells. In other words, they communicate with our immune system to heal unhealthy areas of our body and stimulate new healthy cell growth.

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You've heard about stem cells in the news, and perhaps you've wondered if they might help you or a loved one with a serious disease. You may wonder what stem cells are, how they're being used to treat disease and injury, and why they're the subject of such vigorous debate...Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about stem cells.

Stem cells: The body's master cells. Stem cells are the body's raw materials — cells from which all other cells with specialized functions are generated. Under the right conditions in the body or a laboratory, stem cells divide to form more cells called daughter cells.

These daughter cells become either new stem cells or specialized cells (differentiation) with a more specific function, such as blood cells, brain cells, heart muscle cells or bone cells. No other cell in the body has the natural ability to generate new cell types.

Why is there such an interest in stem cells?

Researchers hope that further stem cell studies can help to:

Increase understanding of how diseases occur. By watching stem cells mature into cells in bones, heart muscle, nerves, and other organs and tissue, researchers may better understand how diseases and conditions develop.
Generate healthy cells to replace cells affected by disease (regenerative medicine). Stem cells can be guided into becoming specific cells that can be used in people to regenerate and repair tissues that have been damaged or affected by disease.
People who might benefit from stem cell therapies include those with spinal cord injuries, type 1 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, stroke, burns, cancer and osteoarthritis.
Stem cells may have the potential to be grown to become new tissue for use in transplant and regenerative medicine. Researchers continue to advance the knowledge on stem cells and their applications in transplant and regenerative medicine.
Test new drugs for safety and effectiveness. Before using investigational drugs in people, researchers can use some types of stem cells to test the drugs for safety and quality. This type of testing will most likely first have a direct impact on drug development for cardiac toxicity testing.
New areas of study include the effectiveness of using human stem cells that have been programmed into tissue-specific cells to test new drugs. For the testing of new drugs to be accurate, the cells must be programmed to acquire properties of the type of cells targeted by the drug. Techniques to program cells into specific cells are under study.
For instance, nerve cells could be generated to test a new drug for a nerve disease. Tests could show whether the new drug had any effect on the cells and whether the cells were harmed.

Where do stem cells come from?

There are several sources of stem cells:

Embryonic stem cells. These stem cells come from embryos that are 3 to 5 days old. At this stage, an embryo is called a blastocyst and has about 150 cells.
These are pluripotent (ploo-RIP-uh-tunt) stem cells, meaning they can divide into more stem cells or can become any type of cell in the body. This versatility allows embryonic stem cells to be used to regenerate or repair diseased tissue and organs.
Adult stem cells. These stem cells are found in small numbers in most adult tissues, such as bone marrow or fat. Compared with embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells have a more limited ability to give rise to various cells of the body.
Until recently, researchers thought adult stem cells could create only similar types of cells. For instance, researchers thought that stem cells residing in the bone marrow could give rise only to blood cells.
However, emerging evidence suggests that adult stem cells may be able to create various types of cells. For instance, bone marrow stem cells may be able to create bone or heart muscle cells.
This research has led to early-stage clinical trials to test usefulness and safety in people. For example, adult stem cells are currently being tested in people with neurological or heart disease.
Adult cells altered to have properties of embryonic stem cells. Scientists have successfully transformed regular adult cells into stem cells using genetic reprogramming. By altering the genes in the adult cells, researchers can reprogram the cells to act similarly to embryonic stem cells.
This new technique may allow use of reprogrammed cells instead of embryonic stem cells and prevent immune system rejection of the new stem cells. However, scientists don't yet know whether using altered adult cells will cause adverse effects in humans.
Researchers have been able to take regular connective tissue cells and reprogram them to become functional heart cells. In studies, animals with heart failure injected with new heart cells experienced improved heart function and survival time.
Perinatal stem cells. Researchers have discovered stem cells in amniotic fluid as well as umbilical cord blood. These stem cells have the ability to change into specialized cells.
Amniotic fluid fills the sac that surrounds and protects a developing fetus in the uterus. Researchers have identified stem cells in samples of amniotic fluid drawn from pregnant women for testing or treatment — a procedure called amniocentesis. Read more...

Nutritional Therapy

Therapeutic Nutritional Ketosis For Stopping Cancer Growth

Ozone Therapy

The Power Of Oxygen (Ozone Therapy) And Immune-Based Therapy In

The Destruction Of Unhealthy Cells

Having high levels of oxygen in your body triggers the release of naturally occurring substances (like stem cells) that stimulate the healing process. Oxygen also helps destroy bacteria, viruses and cancer cells because these things cannot survive in an oxygen rich environment.

German doctor, Otto Warburg was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1931 for his research proving that cancer cells use a form of non-oxygen metabolism to survive. Cancer cells are not like normal healthy cells. The way they metabolize and create energy is different from normal healthy cells and requires the fermentation of sugar and an environment that is low in oxygen.

Warburg emphasized that you can’t make a cell ferment unless a lack of oxygen is involved. In 1955, two American scientists, R.A. Malmgren and C.C. Flanigan , confirmed Warburg’s findings. They found that oxygen deficiency is ALWAYS present when cancer develops.

What Warburg found, however, is you can reverse fermentation simply by adding oxygen. When you flood the cancer cell with oxygen, you can regain apoptosis, their programmable cell death. If you put enough oxygen into a cancer cell it will turn on the Krebs Cycle (the mitochondria) and this reignites the process of programmed cell death know as apoptosis.

By hyper-oxygenating your body, it can help to make cancer cells easier to kill with treatments like chemotherapy and radiation. Ozone therapy decreases glucose in the blood, reduces inflammation and pain, improves the performance of white blood cells, and triggers the production of new healthy (stem) cells.

HOW DOES OZONE WORK?

Ozone therapy causes an increase in the red blood cell glycolysis rate. This leads to the stimulation of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate which leads to an increase in the amount of oxygen released to the tissues. Ozone activates the Krebs cycle by enhancing oxidative carboxylation of pyruvate, stimulating production of ATP. It also causes a significant reduction in NADH and helps to oxidize cytochrome C. There is a stimulation of production of enzymes which act as free radical scavengers and cell-wall protectors: glutathione peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase. Production of prostacyline, a vasodilator, is also induced by O3. Read more...

Immune Therapy For The Treatment Of Cancer

High Dose Vitamin C For The Treatment Of Cancer

“These findings showed, for the first time, a direct relationship between HIF-1 and vitamin C levels in tumours and suggested it would be beneficial for people with cancer cells to have more vitamin C. This could help limit the rate of tumour growth, increase the responsiveness to chemotherapy and may prevent the formation of solid tumours,’’ Vissers says.Our experience has shown that intravenous vitamin C therapy improves outcomes for cancer patients in a number of ways, including quality of life benefits, such as improved appetite, reduced pain, and overall well-being. We have also seen, on a case-by-case basis, increased longevity and improved prognosis,’’ Vissers worked with the Christchurch Cancer Society Tissue Bank to undertake the first-ever analysis of tumour ascorbate (vitamin C) levels and to relate these to tumour growth promoters. Her results were published in the Cancer Research journal. Read more...

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How Stem Cells Can Improve Health

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:53:47 GMT

Stem Cell Therapy Is Leading The Way In Regenerative Medicine And Has Been Used For Decades In Many Countries Around The World With Amazing Success!

ENJOY THIS VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH MY DR. CLAUDIA...

What Are Stem Cells And What Do They Do?

The basic explanation for the seemingly mysterious concept of stem cell therapy, here's what you should know. First of all, a stem cell is simply a daughter cell (which is what all cells start out as before they become specific in their function). In other words, before they are assigned by the body to transform into a specialized type of cell such as a bone cell, muscle cell, brain cell, etc.. Our own body generates stem cells from our bone marrow, but they are also found in the early developing fetus, in amniotic fluid and in the placenta and umbilical cord.

When stem cells are harvested and injected into someone's body, they have the capacity to go where they are needed to regenerate new tissues and healthy cells. In other words, they communicate with our immune system to go in and heal unhealthy areas of the body and stimulate new healthy cell growth.

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Why is there such an interest in stem cells?

Researchers hope stem cell studies can help to:

Increase understanding of how diseases occur. By watching stem cells mature into cells in bones, heart muscle, nerves, and other organs and tissue, researchers may better understand how diseases and conditions develop.
Generate healthy cells to replace cells affected by disease (regenerative medicine). Stem cells can be guided into becoming specific cells that can be used in people to regenerate and repair tissues that have been damaged or affected by disease.
People who might benefit from stem cell therapies include those with spinal cord injuries, type 1 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, stroke, burns, cancer and osteoarthritis.
Stem cells may have the potential to be grown to become new tissue for use in transplant and regenerative medicine. Researchers continue to advance the knowledge on stem cells and their applications in transplant and regenerative medicine.
Test new drugs for safety and effectiveness. Before using investigational drugs in people, researchers can use some types of stem cells to test the drugs for safety and quality. This type of testing will most likely first have a direct impact on drug development for cardiac toxicity testing.
New areas of study include the effectiveness of using human stem cells that have been programmed into tissue-specific cells to test new drugs. For the testing of new drugs to be accurate, the cells must be programmed to acquire properties of the type of cells targeted by the drug. Techniques to program cells into specific cells are under study.
For instance, nerve cells could be generated to test a new drug for a nerve disease. Tests could show whether the new drug had any effect on the cells and whether the cells were harmed.

Where do stem cells come from?

There are several sources of stem cells:

Embryonic stem cells. These stem cells come from embryos that are 3 to 5 days old. At this stage, an embryo is called a blastocyst and has about 150 cells.
These are pluripotent (ploo-RIP-uh-tunt) stem cells, meaning they can divide into more stem cells or can become any type of cell in the body. This versatility allows embryonic stem cells to be used to regenerate or repair diseased tissue and organs.
Adult stem cells. These stem cells are found in small numbers in most adult tissues, such as bone marrow or fat. Compared with embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells have a more limited ability to give rise to various cells of the body.
Until recently, researchers thought adult stem cells could create only similar types of cells. For instance, researchers thought that stem cells residing in the bone marrow could give rise only to blood cells.
However, emerging evidence suggests that adult stem cells may be able to create various types of cells. For instance, bone marrow stem cells may be able to create bone or heart muscle cells.
This research has led to early-stage clinical trials to test usefulness and safety in people. For example, adult stem cells are currently being tested in people with neurological or heart disease.
Adult cells altered to have properties of embryonic stem cells. Scientists have successfully transformed regular adult cells into stem cells using genetic reprogramming. By altering the genes in the adult cells, researchers can reprogram the cells to act similarly to embryonic stem cells.
This new technique may allow use of reprogrammed cells instead of embryonic stem cells and prevent immune system rejection of the new stem cells. However, scientists don't yet know whether using altered adult cells will cause adverse effects in humans.
Researchers have been able to take regular connective tissue cells and reprogram them to become functional heart cells. In studies, animals with heart failure that were injected with new heart cells experienced improved heart function and survival time.
Perinatal stem cells. Researchers have discovered stem cells in amniotic fluid as well as umbilical cord blood. These stem cells have the ability to change into specialized cells.
Amniotic fluid fills the sac that surrounds and protects a developing fetus in the uterus. Researchers have identified stem cells in samples of amniotic fluid drawn from pregnant women for testing or treatment — a procedure called amniocentesis.

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Addressing Trauma Using Psychedelics

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 00:35:22 GMT

At the root of all dis-ease, is an emotional trauma. Psychedelic plant medicines are helping people rewrite their past.

As all of the “knowns” in your life cause your brain to think and feel in familiar ways, thus creating knowable outcomes, you continually reaffirm your life as you know it. And since your brain is equal to your environment, then each morning, your senses plug you into the same reality and initiate the same stream of consciousness. —Joe Dispenza, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

I have yet to see a physical symptom that is not rooted in a past trauma. If we pay attention, and remain curious and courageous, we can discover what is driving many of our (often unwanted) behaviors. This requires sharpening our senses and, as a result of this new awareness, we will become more sensible and sensitive to the world around us. Then we will be far more capable of responding (instead of reacting), making us more resilient and resistant.The external world is constantly signaling to our physiology through the mind’s perception of reality. How we see the world determines our biology. Unlike older systems of healing such as Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western medicine separates the physical body and emotional body (or psyche), into different parts, refusing to view them as one energetic system.

Thankfully, modern science is starting to see what medicine men and women, gurus, shamans, and ancient spiritual healers have always known: there are many unseen forces influencing our health. World-renowned doctor and leading expert in the field of epigenetics, Dr. Bruce Lipton, states, “Your beliefs act like a filter on a camera, changing how you see the world. And your biology adapts to those beliefs. When we truly recognize that our beliefs are that powerful, we hold the key to freedom. While we cannot readily change the codes of our genetic blueprints, we can change our minds.” Once we realize we can change our mind and our body responds, we have become our own placebo. In other words, our beliefs influence our body’s ability to heal. Unlike any other species, humans can heal with mind power alone.

I hope you enjoy the podcast!

Mary

Untying The Emotional Knots That Cause Weight Gain

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:41:35 GMT

Physician Of 15 Years Describes Her Profound Journey Of Unwinding Her Emotional

Trauma To Finally Break Free Of Her Body Fat

In this interview, practicing physician, Allyson McQuinn reveals how she was able to courageously confront her childhood trauma to overcome her weight loss plateau that seemed impossible to break through. We discuss some of the most deep-seated beliefs that keep many people from ever reaching their health goals and ideal body weight. We dive into the subconscious programming that affects every human being and we take a good look at what old beliefs drive our behaviors without our awareness. Miracles can happen when we are willing to go all the way down the dark rabbit hole of the psyche to fully understand ourselves. This is true enlightenment! Removing mental and emotional blockages is the portal one must go through to truly heal themselves and in this interview, Allyson does a remarkable job of describing her process of untying the knots within herself to free up space for a brand new person to emerge.

ABOUT ALLYSON

Allyson McQuinn has been a practicing Heilkunst Physician for over 15 years, supporting patients all around the world to resolve physical and emotional symptoms.

The Heilkunst approach includes the latest in CoRe Bioresonance technologies and nutrition. Allyson has authored 25 books including the FREE audiobook, “The Path to Cure: The Whole Art of

Healing” found at https://www.thepathtocure.com/bonus .

Also, you can enjoy her FREE book, “The 8 Steps to Natural Fertility Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About” which can be found here at this link: https: //www.arcanum.ca/8steps

All of her other books can be found on Amazon or at https://www.arcanum.ca/McQuinn

I hope you enjoy this amazing interview!

Mary

Metabolic Health In A Science Censored World

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:20:10 GMT

Interview With Certified Personal Trainer And Fitness Nutrition Specialist

J Gulinello MS, CNSc, FNTP

J Gulinello MS, CNSc, FNTP, found his way to health and nutrition through some unlikely channels. He has a degree from Berklee in Music Production & Engineering but always had a love of sports in his background. He became an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer with a specialty in Fitness Nutrition and developed an obsession with longevity and optimal health.

Always willing to challenge even his own beliefs in favor of an evidence-based approach, he started down the rabbit hole that is nutrition. Reading dozens of books, attending conferences, and partnering with MDs, PhDs, and engineers alike he found that not only was his approach to nutrition founded on incomplete science but that the standard approach to nutrition veered off course decades ago. His passion led him to the Nutritional Therapy Association where he graduated as a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner.

At NTA they take a bio-individual approach to nutrition that goes far beyond recommending macronutrient ratios focusing on digestion, fatty acids, hydration, minerals, and blood sugar, the approach is complete and considers all systems of the body and how they work synergistically. He recently completed a master’s degree in clinical human nutrition while working with doctors and nurses at a hospital in New York City on how to improve nutrition, sleep, stress management, and a host of other lifestyle interventions centered on human performance and longevity. He is currently creating a retreat center to bring this message of health to an in-person setting. His independent research focuses on nutrition seen through an evolutionary/ancestral lens.

He also still finds time to climb mountains, run races and challenge himself physically at every turn. His evolving knowledge of nutrition as not only fuel for the body but also as a therapeutic tool allows him to help others perform and live optimally.

Connect with J Gulinello MS, CNSc, FNTP

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perpetualhealthco

Perpetual Health Website: https://www.perpetualhealth.co

Radical Health Makeover: The Science And Spirituality Of Self-Healing

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:17:35 GMT

After Maureen read my book, she wanted to interview me on her podcast. I had a blast doing this interview with Maureen Ryan-Blake. She is one of the most inspiring women I have ever spoken to! In this short video, we discuss my book, Radical Health Makeover and how one must change their thinking, feeling, and eating to correct metabolic imbalances and reverse dis-ease. Before you can change your health--you have to change your belief system because we (humans) all have a mental program that must be rewritten before we can achieve sustainable lifestyle changes that result in improved health. If we don't, our thinking mind will always be there to derail our success.

Here you can listen to each chapter of my book as it is released...

I hope you enjoy it! Please leave a review on Amazon and all major podcast platforms. Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

Mary

My Author's Journey...

A Quick Guide on Glucose Ketone Index Calculator

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:06:25 GMT

Glucose Ketone Index Calculator

We often use tools to improve overall health and meet fitness goals. If you are on a Keto diet, you might have probably heard of a glucose ketone index. However, you may not have a brief understanding of how it works. So, we have put up a quick guide on the glucose ketone index calculator. It is the most efficient way to understand your overall health. So, let's get started!

An Insight into Glucose Ketone Index

A glucose ketone index is a single number that allows you to monitor the state of your metabolic state. This way helps you measure the relationship between your glucose and ketone levels at any moment.

You can track your ketone level to know how far you are into Ketosis . To summarize the above sentence, it is an efficient way to see where you stand with your health.

The index has roots in brain cancer treatment. The experts found the best results when glucose and ketones maintained an exact relationship in the patient through metabolic therapy. Since many aspects of daily life can upset glucose or ketone levels in the body, including stress, exercise, and nutrition.

Thus, by throwing off the optimal glucose-ketone ratio, the glucose ketone index was designed to ensure glucose and ketones maintain the ideal balance for optimal treatment outcomes.

How to Calculate Glucose Ketone Index?

Are you trying to calculate your ketone levels? Here is all you need to know about calculating Glucose Ketone Index (GKI). Also, learn how you can use it for tracking ketosis anytime.

High blood glucose levels can impact your health goals and prevent you from receiving the full benefits of ketosis. While the GKI number you strive for depends on your health goal, having a lower GKI usually is best.

You can use a glucose ketone index calculator to calculate your GKI. Later test your glucose and ketone levels in a fasted state, which would be at least 2 to 3 hours after eating. After that, you will need a simple formula; Your Glucose Level / 18 / Your Ketones Level = Your Glucose Ketone Index.

The Final Thought

The glucose ketone index calculator can help track your overall health progress, especially if you leverage metabolic therapies such as fasting and ketogenic diets.

Along with following a diet plan as your keto diet coach has suggested, make sure to check on your ketone levels. Regularly measuring your GKI will help you make the best choices for your metabolic health.

Self-Care Is Health-Care

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:51:27 GMT

Interview With A Self-Care Maven

This is a very special interview I did with my amazing daughter, Stella. She tells her story of how she found her passion for the healing arts after a very stressful time in her life when she was going to college and living in a dorm room. When she told my husband and I she wanted to drop out of college, it was a little shocking, but it turned out to be the perfect path for her to take. At some point, parenting becomes about sitting back and observing and staying out of the way... Rather than trying to make something happen that YOU think should happen.

Stella is a medical herbalist in the Vitalist tradition, a certified massage therapist (Thai Massage), permaculturist, and homesteader. She is wise, grounded and clear about what she wants and it is a breath of fresh air to listen to her talk about the things she holds dear to her heart.

In this interview, we discuss self-care, nutrition, sustainable farming practices, medicinal herbs, two of the most crucial nutrients you need to achieve optimal wellness (especially women) when it comes to ovarian cysts, fibrocystic breast and thyroid disorders.

In this interview we mention the work of Dr. Jorge Fletchas, Dr. James DiNicolantonio (The Salt Fix) and Dr. Brownstein (Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without It).

You can find Stella on Instagram- @seedthechanges

& calendly.com/seedthechange s

How To Reverse Ulcerative Colitis

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:20:43 GMT

How A Professional Body Builder Reversed His Ulcerative Colitis

In this interview, we discuss Travis Moore's long, difficult journey with his crippling digestive distress that prevented him from being able to participate in his life and thrive. He went from being a strong, vibrant, competitive, college athlete to having severe gastrointestinal distress and running to the bathroom multiple times every hour.

He was in constant pain and determined to find answers. His research led him to many “solutions” until he finally discovered the answer for him that worked immediately like a magic “pill”. He is now making up for all the time he was sick. He is dedicated to healing his gut and building his physique while helping others do the same. Travis is a personal trainer and working towards his next bodybuilding competition. Travis Moore was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He spent the first 20 years of his life there prior to moving to the south.

He currently resides in Dallas, Georgia, just west of Atlanta. He is a former college baseball player turned personal trainer. Travis was an overall healthy individual until around 2016. He began to experience gastrointestinal distress and he wasn’t sure what was causing it. The constant trips to the restroom were causing him to miss practice and even class. Finally, he went to speak with a gastroenterologist who diagnosed him with ulcerative colitis.

The doctor suggested they’d become best friends and that didn’t sit well with Travis. This ultimately led to a health journey that would take Travis down many rabbit holes. He was determined to beat this disease without prescription drugs. He tried different diets, breathing exercises, supplements, and even ice baths. Nothing would seem to take the symptoms away until he came across a new way of eating. He’s now living a healthy life and working hard towards his next bodybuilding show. Here’s how you can find Travis and connect with him and his work.

Listen to Travis's amazing story below on any of the podcast platforms below or just click on the video above.

Here's where you can find Travis Moore: Website: https://therealmethodfitness.issacertifiedtrainer.com

Instagram: therealmethodfitness

Facebook: travismoorefitness

Enjoy the podcast!

Best,

Mary

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Keto Diet For Achieving Peak Athletic Performance

Thu, 26 May 2022 10:21:03 GMT

How A Long Distance Swimmer Optimizes Performance

With A Ketogenic Diet

This athlete, who is actually my husband, has chosen a ketogenic diet to optimize his swimming performance. In this podcast we discuss how he has prepared his physiology for a 10-kilometer open water ocean swim. We discuss his personal dietary strategies leading up to his race and what he will eat the night before the race and during the race, and the metabolic benefits of doing so.

Jerome Beauchamp is a 59 year old retired financial consultant who recently lost over 30 pounds after deciding to do something about his declining physical and mental health.

Listen to this podcast to get the full story!

How The Keto Diet Is Helpful In Weight Loss

marybeauchamprn@gmail.com (Mary Beauchamp) — Tue, 24 May 2022 06:07:38 GMT

Keto Diet Weight Loss

Are you confused by the seemingly endless promotions of weight-loss strategies and diet plans? Well, maybe it is time to try a different way. You might have already heard of a keto diet that has been in trend for a while now. A ketogenic diet is a low-carb, high-fat diet providing various health benefits. It has been proven effective, especially for weight loss.

A ketogenic diet effectively turns your body into a fat-burning machine while simultaneously helping you lose weight and boost your energy levels. However, it is always better to consult a professional keto diet coach before beginning a keto diet plan for weight loss or reversing metabolic syndrome.

How Does The Keto Diet Help In Weight Loss?

Keto has some traits similar to the Atkins diet and other low-carb plans. The keto diet dramatically reduces your carbohydrate consumption and increases dietary fats. This dietary switch will put your body into a metabolic state known as therapeutic nutritional ketosis.

When your body enters into a state of nutritional ketosis, it becomes highly efficient at burning fat as a primary fuel source. Ketogenic diets significantly reduces your blood sugar and insulin levels, providing additional health benefits.

Ketogenic diets effectively lose weight and lower risk factors for certain diseases. Research shows that keto is, in fact, the best approach to weight loss. When you follow the instruction of a professional and experienced keto diet coach, they can guide you with the best ketogenic diet for weight loss.

Moreover, unlike many diets, keto will not leave you feeling hungry with the incredible diet plan suggested by your keto coach. Keto is indeed a satisfying method of dieting. The best part is you can lose weight without tacking calories.

Due to increased protein intake, keto is more efficient than other diet plans. Higher protein intake is good for weight reduction and metabolic health. If the food items seem confusing in a keto diet, read on to the following points. The list includes what a professional keto coach usually suggests incorporating and avoiding in your diet.

Five Food Items To Avoid In A Keto Diet

1. Sugary Foods

2. Fruits

3. Beans

4. Grains

5. Root Vegetables

Five Food Items To Incorporate Into A Keto Diet

1. Eggs

2. Butter

3. Low-carb Vegetables

4. Cheese

5. Nuts and Seeds

The Bottom Line

The Keto diet plan for weight loss is known for its incredible results. It is well documented in the medical literature to be safe and effective. However, eliminating several food items from your diet might initially result in potential unpleasant symptoms of keto-flu or detoxification. But considering a professional keto diet coach can help you avoid these common problems and become the master of your health.

Keto Diet Advantages Suggested by Professional Keto Coaches

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:09:10 GMT

Professional Keto Coaches Suggestion

If you have spent much more time around someone following the Atkins diet plan or might be in a strict paleo circle, you probably have heard the term ketogenic or ketosis. The term refers to a diet plan where the body gets energized by healthy saturated animal fats instead of glucose from carbohydrates. If properly guided by a professional keto diet coach, it can be an effective way to turn your body into a fat-burning machine, while boosting your energy levels, reversing metabolic syndrome, effortlessly losing weight (without going to the gym) and resolving auto-immunity.

The diet works by eliminating the glucose reserves from the body, naturally. As a result, your body will start breaking down fat for energy: either dietary fat or body fat. The bi-product of fat metabolism is called a ketone.Hence, when the body burns fat, it eventually loses weight. If you want to achieve optimal weight loss and metabolic health,check out how our keto coaches in Mexico can help you through the whole process of getting keto-adapted to ensure you achieve your health goals. For more information on our Ketogenic Diet Retreats in Mexico, click here.

What is a Keto Diet?

A keto diet is based on a diet that is high in fat, moderate in protein, and a minimum amount of carbohydrates. The diet is designed to shift your metabolism into a state of ketosis where your body begins to utilize ketones for fuel instead of carbohydrates.

the basic yet essential ketogenic macronutrient percentage, includes a diet with nutrients in this proportion:

1. 60-80% of total calories will come from fat.

2. 15-35% comes from protein.

3. Less than 5% will come from carbohydrates.

Potential Benefits You Can Recieve From A Ketogenic Diet

Let's learn some of the potential benefits of this low-carb diet suggested by experts.

1. Effective Weight Loss

The main reason for embarking on a nutrition plan like a keto diet would be for healthy and effective weight loss. On a ketogenic diet, the body utilizes fat as an energy fuel, reducing weight. If you have no weight to lose, you will have to consume more dietary fat than someone who would like to lose weight.

Ketosis has shown impressive results in restoring sensitivity and regulating metabolic functions in those people who have become insulin resistant.

2. Disease Treatment & Prevention

The keto diet is effective in treating neurological diseases such as anxiety, depression, ADHD and metabolic syndrome, autoimmunity, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's. It is also been shown to be effective in the treatment of metabolic syndrome, autoimmunity,and cancer.

3. Reduce Blood Sugar Levels

Low carb diets like the ketogenic have been proven to lower blood sugar and insulin levels. Studies have found that lower carbohydrate intake may enable some people with diabetes to reduce their insulin dosage shortly after implementing a low carb or ketogenic diet.

Final Words

Undoubtedly, if you wish to implement the keto diet as your next nutritional diet plan, it is important to do it correctly, and it is advisable to obtain a qualified Diet Coach.Contact Ketogenic Diet Coach today to get started on the right track.

Does Red Meat Cause Cancer And Heart Disease?

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:46:39 GMT

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These days, we hear a lot about how we should be eating lots of fruits and vegetables because they are healthy for us. And, we should reduce our intake of red meat and saturated animal fats because those foods are bad for us. If you’re tuned into the media, you’ve probably heard that red meat causes everything from cancer to global warming. What's the real scoop according to the experts?

There's a lot more to this story that you need to know or you might be tempted to believe the flawed science and recent media hype relentlessly promoting plant-based diets. Don’t let this cloud your vision when it comes to your health and longevity. It’s time to debunk any false beliefs you might have about eating meat. If you’re like almost every client I work with, you have been seriously misled and need to be re-educated about this.

We have to look at the real science here, not the media, which is paid for by big pharma, or the propaganda from the fake meat industry. I always like to follow science to get real answers to my most pressing health questions. Not the science funded by big pharma. That is not real science and you have to know the difference.

We know (based on lots of good scientific studies) that a low-carb, high-fat diet is one that can reverse all sorts of metabolic diseases and is essential for the metabolic management of cancer. This has been scientifically proven for over the last 40 years. But what type of protein and fat IS healthy to eat. What do vegetarians do to recover from cancer?

Thousands of people have experienced radical remission from cancer. What are they eating? Does diet even matter? Well, if you ask me, and many others who are seeing radical remissions from cancer, diet very much matters! Animal protein is the most bioavailable source of protein for the human body. It is absolutely essential for healing and repair. It is also needed to build strong bones.

A recent 2020 study examined 55,000 people over 18 years studying their bone strength and fractures. That’s a sizable study! Dr. Tammy Tong, Nutritional Epidemiologist at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, and the lead author said: "This is the first comprehensive study on the risks of both total and site-specific fractures in people of different diet groups. We found that vegans had a higher risk of total fractures which resulted in close to 20 more cases per 1000 people over a 10-year period compared to people who ate meat. The biggest differences were for hip fractures, where the risk in vegans was 2.3 times higher than in people who ate meat, equivalent to 15 more cases per 1000 people over 10 years."

In other words, bones are much less strong in those people who do not consume animal protein! You need protein to build bone.

You may argue that plants are detoxifying, yet I will say that it’s impossible to detoxify your body with a leaky gut. With a leaky gut, everything you eat is like a river of toxins flowing into your bloodstream.

Once these toxins get into your bloodstream, they attach themselves to the soft connective tissues, organs, lymph nodes, joints, brain, and nervous system causing disease symptoms such as dementia, Alzheimer's Parkinson's, anxiety, depression, MS chronic fatigue, IBS, osteoporosis, arthritis, gout, chronic urinary discomfort, unexplained vaginal pain, and the list goes on! All plants contain toxins. Some more than others. These toxins are called anti-nutrients because they block the absorption of nutrients into the cells. If you are particularly sensitive to anti-nutrients, a full elimination, gut-healing diet is critical to reverse disease.

Across the board, gut-healing experts agree that the fastest path to healing a leaky gut, which is the epicenter of systemic inflammation, is to remove all plants from your diet for a period of time. Some people can detoxify their body enough to eat plants after their gut is healed and others who are more sensitive have to be very careful reintroducing plants.

Let’s hear what the world’s leading scientists and nutritionists have to say about eating meat. I want you to hear this directly from the best research scientist and doctors in the world. Watch the videos below. And check out the nutritional value of plants versus animal foods in the chart below. These are essential nutrients! If you want boost your nutrient levels without taking pills and supplements -- animal products are the way!

An absolute resuscitation for an anemic person is eating liver. Liver is a true powerhouse of nutrition. Whichever nutrient you take, you will find it in abundance in liver [...] ~ Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, author of GAPS™, Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D., Dyslexia, A.D.H.D., Depression, Schizophrenia

Not only is it NOT scientifically proven that red meat causes cancer, it may be argued that it prevents it. Not only that, but there are multiple studies that show that eating meat can improve cognitive function and prevent serious mental illnesses. A 2017, World Health Organization (WHO) report stated that mental illness was the leading cause of disability worldwide (World Health Organization 2017 ). Many doctors believe this could be related to a decrease in meat consumption.

In a recent 2021 study titled, "Meat and mental health: A meta-analysis of meat consumption, depression, and anxiety", it looked 171, 802 participants consisting of meat abstainers and meat eaters and found that, "Meat consumption was associated with lower depression and lower anxiety compared to meat abstention. ( https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.1974336 )

In another very recent 2020 study titled, "Meat and mental health: a systematic review of meat abstention and depression, anxiety, and related phenomena", that looked at 160,257 participants and found that, "The most rigorous studies demonstrated that the prevalence or risk of depression and/or anxiety were significantly greater in participants who avoided meat consumption." This study concluded that, "those who avoided meat consumption had significantly higher rates or risk of depression, anxiety, and/or self-harm behaviors." ( https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2020.1741505 )

We've all been brain washed to believe that eating meat is bad for us and it's time to rethink this mental programming. Plant foods pale in comparison to the nutrients found in animal products. See the graph below for more details. If you want to heal your body, you should absolutely be eating animal protein and organs! For further discussions on this watch the videos below.

Best,

Mary

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Healing From Within

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:04:44 GMT

Inside The Sweat Lodge

One of the highlights of living in Mexico is participating in the Temazcal, an ancient purification ceremony done for centuries by native peoples all over the world (also known as the Sweat Lodge). Something magical happens whenever people come together, stand in circle, and participate in ritual. This is what the soul craves and without it, we can wither away into loneliness, depression, and addiction...

This beautiful elder woman, Lupita (in the photo with me above), along with her daughters, are the keepers of this powerful purification ceremony. I haven’t seen Lupita in over three years and it was lovely to reunite with her and her family! Her lodge is a sacred place with a rich history and you can feel it in your bones when you crawl inside.

Within the dark, womb-shaped, mud structure, I sit on the earth and feel my ego dissolve. My heart explodes with gratitude and I bow down and give thanks. It is a deeply emotional experience.

As with all rituals, the elements are honored and in doing so, they evoke the spiritual transformation that is about to occur. Fire, herbs, steam, prayers, singing, and drumming wring out the negative energy inside my body and it gently spill out into a river of sweat and tears.

Inside the lodge I experienced moments of deep knowingness and clarity. One thing I am very clear about is that focusing on immune system improvement is the most rational approach to dealing with whatever’s going on in the world right now.

Sadly, the information on how to do this is not being communicated to the public and anything contrary to it, is effectively being silenced. This brings me great sadness because without the ability to question, there is no such thing as science and there is no freedom.

Emerging from the blackness of the Temazcal into Lupita’s arms is a rebirth. She gently dried my head, swaddled me in a soft cloth and laid me down like a baby. I left the Temazcal knowing for sure that there is no such thing as coincidences; and there is no separation between myself and the physical world around me.

What we know from science, is that the health of our metabolism is synonymous with the health of our immune system and that is what I want to focus on here.

There are things we CAN all be doing right now to get our metabolism tuned in and your immune system turned on. This is how we protect our selves and our family's from infection, chronic illness and premature death.

Here's what I do to maintain healthy metabolic function:

Simplifying my life to reduce stress (this is why I moved to Mexico).
Spending as much time as possible outdoors connecting to the earth, the sun, the ocean and nature (swimming and hiking daily).
Spending as much time as possible away from any electronic devices (connecting with my tribe of like-minded folks (stay tuned for information on my upcoming retreats).
Sunbathing (exposure to sunlight on the skin is the very best way to increase Vitamin D levels which has a very positive impact on immune function).
Sweating (exercising, sauna-ing, participating in sweat lodges, drinking hot fluids, taking hot baths, laying in the sun).
Cold plunging (dipping in cold rivers or lakes or taking cold showers).
Enjoying the pleasures of my body (making love, getting massages, cuddling).
Eating a low carbohydrate diet (lose the extra pounds and start reversing metabolic syndrome).
Practicing intermittent fasting (eating within a 4-8 hour window during the day and stopping eating about 3 hours before bedtime)
Eating grass-fed ruminant anima l protein and saturated animal fats (don’t be afraid to eat meat and saturated animal fats like butter, ghee and tallow!)
Eliminating sugar and grains from my diet.
Eliminating all seed oils from my diet (sunflower, safflower, canola oil, peanut oil, avocado oil…)
Drinking filtered water (stop drinking out of plastic all together).
Watching the sunset (triggers the production of melatonin which is necessary for deep, healing sleep).
Sleeping 8-9 hours each night.
Waking to watch the sun rise.

I've chosen these videos below to help you decide if a low carb diet is right for you. I absolutely LOVE Dr. Paul Mason and I know you are going to learn a lot from these two videos!

If you need any help with creating metabolic health, I’m here for you!

Best,

Mary Beauchamp, RN
Therapeutic Nutritionist
Ketogenic Diet Specialist
Certified GAPS™ Practitioner
(Gut & Psychology Syndrome)

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How To Stop Living In Pain

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:12:01 GMT

Your Favorite Foods Might Be Destroying Your Joints And Nervous System

You MUST beware of anti-nutrients because they can wreak havoc on your joints, nerves, bones, organs and urinary tract, causing all sorts of problems! I know it sounds crazy and I didn't believe it either until I cut these foods out of my own diet and had amazing results! Before I cut anti-nutrients (toxins found in certain plants) out of my diet, I couldn't bend over to wash my face in the morning because I was in so much pain.

Anti-nutrients are chemical compounds found in plants, such as gluten, oxalates, phytates and tannins, that destroy the digestive tract. If you have pain in your body, it is coming from a leaky gut. The most common plant toxins are phytates, oxalates and lectins. Gluten is the most famous lectin of all and it's the cause of gluten intolerance in many people. If you have gut pain, consider yourself lucky. Most people with chronic inflammatory conditions don't know that the epicenter is located in their gut.

The good news is, there is a simple dietary solution that many people are discovering that is safe and effective!

What Is The Best Diet For Pain Management?

This powerful interview with Dr. Gurpreet Padda, Pain Management Specialist in Saint Louis and Founder of the Center For Pain Management, explains how he has helped thousands of people stop living in pain.

How A Bed Ridden Twenty Year Old Got His Life Back

This is an amazing story of a young man who was doing all the "right" things, yet his health was spiraling out of control. He was a vegetarian, practicing yoga and mindfulness. A picture of health--until one day he was in so much pain he couldn't get out of bed.

Painful Joints Are Not Normal!

After having several joints replaced, this teenager discovered a diet that finally stopped her terrible arthritis. It is so unfortunate that doctors do not recommend dietary changes before pills and surgery.

Hidden Plant Toxins That Destroy Your Body

In this powerful interview with Dr. Paul Saladino and Sally K. Norton, they expose the hidden plant toxins called anti-nutrients that nobody is talking about. Once you remove these foods from your diet, you may find relief from all sorts of health problems.

The Metabolic Approach To Cancer

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 16:33:26 GMT

How The Ketogenic Diet Is Used For The Management Of Cancer?

Dr. Chafee and Dr. Seyfried are two of the most influential doctors on the planet when it comes to the science behind the root causes of disease. This interview is a must watch for anyone with cancer, auto-immunity, metabolic syndrome, chronic illness and chronic inflammatory disease.

Professor Thomas Seyfried has published over 150 peer reviewed studies in biology and cancer biology and has verified Nobel Prize Winner Otto Warburg's conclusion that cancer is a metabolic disease of the mitochondria, not a genetic disorder. If we misunderstand the origin of the disease, the treatment is going to be wrong as well, and this is exactly what has happened. Ever think about why the cancer rates have tripled in the past 40 years? Well, this is why.

Thomas N. Seyfried received his Ph.D. in Genetics and Biochemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1976. He did his undergraduate work at the University of New England, where he recently received the distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. He also holds a Master’s degree in Genetics from Illinois State University. Thomas Seyfried served with distinction in the United States Army’s First Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War and received numerous medals and commendations. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neurology at the Yale University School of Medicine and then served on the faculty as an Assistant Professor in Neurology.

Other awards and honors have come from such diverse organizations as the American Oil Chemists Society, the National Institutes of Health, The American Society for Neurochemistry, the Ketogenic Diet Special Interest Group of the American Epilepsy Society, the Academy of Comprehensive and Complementary Medicine, and the American College of Nutrition.

Dr. Seyfried previously served as Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee for the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association and presently serves on several editorial boards, including those for Nutrition & Metabolism, Neurochemical Research, the Journal of Lipid Research, and ASN Neuro, where he is a Senior Editor.

Dr. Seyfried is also the author of the book, Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer (Wiley, 1st ed., 2012).

Given a terminal diagnosis of Stage IV ovarian cancer at just 19, Dr. Winters chose to fight. And fortunately for us all, she won.

Now, more than 20 years later, she has helped thousands of patients battle cancer with a unique approach that combines the best of both conventional medicine and alternative care.

She acknowledges that treating the cancer is important, but also prioritizes treating the whole person. She believes that targeted lifestyle approaches can enhance cancer care, quality of life, and even survival.

Did you know that many doctors now believe that cancer is a metabolic disease? Meaning, it is rooted in glucose dysregulation.

I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Niki Young, a Naturopathic Oncologist, about her integrative approaches to cancer treatment. I am thrilled to be working with a team of doctors who are committed to integrating therapeutic dietary strategies into their practices, such as the ketogenic diet, which is a powerful intervention in the management of cancer.

I'm excited to share this cutting-edge information with you because I am passionate about letting people know they DO have options when it comes to cancer treatment!

Across the board, cancer outcomes are much better (often double the survival rate!) when traditional treatments are coupled with diet and lifestyle changes. This cannot be overlooked!

Dr. Young shares some incredibly powerful protocols she is using to treat cancer that have decades of research behind them and have been used safely for over 40 years in Europe.

I am honored to be working with Dr. Young on a joint project called "Keto For Cancer" where we look at cancer as a metabolic disease and consider therapeutic nutritional ketosis as an integral part of the recovery process.

If you would like to find out more about the Glucose Ketone Index Calculator for determining the optimal blood sugar and ketone range for cancer management, then click on this link.

Your next step is to gain an understanding of how the ketogenic diet can support your health goals by watching the videos on this page. If you and your health care provider are aligned, then click the button below to set up a free consultation with Mary to see how you can get started.

Enjoy the videos!

How To Reduce Stress So You Can Start Losing Weight

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 15:57:06 GMT

Stress hormones and past trauma can block weight loss?

NATURE IS YOUR ALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HEALING YOUR BODY!

Even if you are eating all the right things, your body holds onto fat when stress hormones are present. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to establish a daily practice of relaxation, movement deep breathing, gratitude and connection with nature if you want to regain your health. But even if you can't get out into nature, there are some things you can do at home.

Relaxation is the way we can counteract stress in our body and begin to gain power over our physiology as you proactively and consciously take action steps to counteract stress and nurture ourself with love and care.

Elevated self awareness (listening to your body) and actively counteracting feelings of stress with nature and deep breathing is perhaps the very best remedy!

Begin to notice the things going on around you that create stress (dis-EASE) in your body. The way to cultivate more self awareness is to begin tuning inward, getting very curious about your body: how it feels, reacts and what it needs. Start noticing. You can begin right now.

If you've done the work needed to simplify your life and reduce the stressors in your environment, then you should feel more at ease and spacious in your mind. You need to change your mind to relieve yourself of worry, anxiety and stress which directly interfere with reaching your health goals.

Establish your own personal daily rituals that nurture your soul and bring about relaxation. Here are some simple meditation, yoga, breathing practices you can begin at home today.

Breathing deeply, spending time outside in nature, taking a hot bath, getting sunlight on your skin, gentle stretching or rigorous yoga, meditation... These are all things to incorporate daily into your lifestyle practices. Put them in your calendar with a reminder. Now is the time to establish daily habits that will support your health.

Below are three yoga videos that I made just for that you can do right in your own home. There are three levels to meet you where you are, even if you've never done yoga before. Maybe you have a regular workout routine and that is great, too! Whatever it is, find something you love and do that. Maybe you'll find these videos useful. I hope so.

Basic Mindful Yoga Practice

Intermediate Mindful Yoga Practice

Advanced Mindful Yoga Practice

Top Keto Foods Shopping List

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 19:44:22 GMT

Here's your healthy keto shopping list...

I hope you enjoy this basic keto shopping list that will help you get started on the right foot. Be sure to always choose organic food! If your food is not organic, you are consuming lot's of toxins with every bite that harm your body!

Happy cooking!

How To Make GAPS™ Bone Broth

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:44:57 GMT

The Fastest Way To Heal Your Leaky Gut Starts Here...

Let’s Make Bone Broth!

Making broth is a vital skill to master if you want to heal your body. Drinking broth should be a foundational part of your personal self-care practices. It is important to use the highest quality meat and bones from animals (and fish) that lived their whole life in a natural habitat. The best bones come from wild animals. Second best are grass-fed animals.

The nutrient composition of the meat that comes from animals that eat green grass and drink fresh water is completely different from animals that eat grains and are raised in confinement or feedlots where there are many animals living in a small space. The molecular structure of the fat molecules is different, depending on what the animals eat.

If you have a friend in your community who is a hunter or fisherman, you can likely get bones, organs, fat and meat cuts that would otherwise be thrown away. These are the very best for making broth. Most meat is trimmed of fat and the bones and organs are tossed out.

The best bones are bones with some fat on them and a little bit of meat. I like to use shank bones. Shank bones have a smaller bone with some meat around the bone. If you use bones without any meat on them, just add some stew meat into the pot along with the bones. I have found that beef and lamb bones are readily available at my local farmers’ market and at the butcher shop in my town. But you may have to ask because these items are usually not displayed for sale.

If you want to start with a lighter tasting broth, you can use chicken bones, skin, heart, liver, gizzards and feet. If you’ve never made broth before or tasted homemade broth, you might want to consider starting out using chicken thighs with the bone in and skin on. The chickens must be free range and fed no grains, if possible. Chicken broth can be less intimidating and the flavor and smell won’t be quite as strong. Some people find they prefer to cook their broth outside of the house if the smell is too much, while others enjoy the smell of broth cooking in their home.

Helpful Definitions:

Meat Stock: Mostly liquid with a little bit of meat.
Broth: Mostly bones with a little bit of meat and organs.
Consummé:
Broth or meat stock concentrated (boiled until reduced or condensed).
Soup: Broth or stock with added meat, eggs, animal fats and vegetables (optional).

What’s In Your Pot

For the most nourishing broth, I suggest using a variety of different animal parts. Whichever type of animal (or fish) you choose, use every part of the animal, especially the organs, fat and skin. Here are some ideas for what to put in your pot.

Marrow bones
Knuckle bones
Oxtail bones
Animal fat
Shank bones
Muscle meat
Organs (gizzards, heart, liver, testicles, kidney)
Egg shells
Whole fish (with heads and fins on)
Whole chicken
Chicken feet

Knuckle Or Joint Bones

For maximum healing to occur, it is essential to use every part of the animal. Be sure to use the marrow bones and don’t forget to eat the marrow! This is the medicine within the bone. The animal joints, like the knuckle bones, will have the most cartilage. Using joint bones will ensure you have plenty of collagen in your diet which is high in glycine, an essential amino acid very important for healing your joints and connective tissues. Broth is imperative for anyone with joint pain. Knuckle and joint bones are the ultimate source of collagen.

You cannot restore your body on muscle meat alone. You want to be sure to include the connective tissues and fat in your broth. The fat from the bones (and additional animal fat added to your broth) will ensure you have enough fat in your diet to transport all of the fat soluble vitamins into your cells. You will become very sick if you do not have enough saturated animal fat in your diet, ideally consumed along with the animal protein. Eating lean meat by itself is deadly. This is known as “rabbit starvation” and was a common phenomenon of the early explorers who ate extremely lean meat, usually from the rabbits they trapped. They became very sick and even died because they did not get enough fat in their diet, only lean protein. Humans need animal fat in their diet!

During Lewis and Clark's expedition across North America, it was documented in their journals that their party would always give the lean cuts of meat to the dogs and saved the fattiest meat for themselves. They learned that if they didn’t do this, they became very sick and weak and often the men would die. Also written in their journals was that they followed rivers that contained the fattiest of fish, which they found essential for preventing disease and death of their crew. These fish were called eulachon fish and the route they traveled along became known as the Eulachon Trail.

Focus your attention on using the fattiest parts of the animal and the fattiest cuts of meat. You will learn to use the fat from your broth in many different ways. It is the prized jewel of the broth! Broth made this way should be added to soups, sauces, gravies and stews.

Hundreds of thousands of people have restored their gut function and reversed disease symptoms eating animal protein and broth. Our ancient hunter gatherer ancestors, who ate mostly meat, had no signs of leaky gut. This is not a newfangled idea. It has been around since the beginning of fire on earth. The Hadza tribe in Africa, perhaps the last remaining hunter gatherers left on earth, eat animal protein and organs almost exclusively and live their entire lives completely free of chronic diseases, autoimmunity and cancer.

The PKD (Paleo Ketogenic Diet), Carnivore Diet, and The GAPS™Diet Protocol has been proven in hundreds of thousands of people to be a simple, fast and effective way to heal the gut and restore the health of the body and mind. One of the reasons for this is because these diets all contain no fiber or anti-nutrients found in plants: well known irritants to the human digestive tract. Quite possibly, this may be the simplest, fastest and most effective way to heal your gut.

I’m not saying that you should never eat plants again but I am saying that removing plants will allow the gut to heal more quickly; and caution should be used when adding plants back into your diet.

Personally, I’m a minimalist and I absolutely love the idea that less is more. I eat to feel my best and I have found that less is actually more when it comes to my diet. Simpler is better. Complex recipes can be fun and interesting, but they do require significant time and energy and may not improve the way you feel. It’s perfectly fine to remain on a zero plant diet. This is how our ancestors ate and our body was flawlessly designed to eat this way. Let your body and your intuition help guide you in deciding what is best for you. But get the facts and be sure to challenge all of your beliefs around eating lot's of plants and fiber to be healthy. You might be doing yourself more harm than good. Most of what we've been taught about nutrition is totally wrong and eating lot's of plants and fiber is one of the biggest myths of all.

Healthy Animal Proteins

Animal protein is the main healing agent needed for repairing and strengthening the body. It must be top quality! Buy cage free eggs and chicken, wild meat (if possible), grass-fed land animals and wild caught seafood. Use every part of the animal (nose to tail). Organs are great for broths, too. Here is a list of animal proteins to start with. Never consume animals that have been raised in captivity! They must be wild harvested, grain free, cage free, raised without any hormones, antibiotics or feed containing pesticides.

Organ meats (liver, heart, kidney, brain, spleen, glands)
Beef
Lamb
Wild Game
Sardines
Wild fish
Anchovies
Salmon/seafood roe
Eggs
Cage free pork
Cage free poultry

Basic Meat Stock Recipe

5-10 servings (about 1.5 to 2 gallons)

Ingredients

1 Pound Muscle Meat
6-8 Quarts Spring Water

Advanced Meat Stock Recipe

5-10 servings (about 1.5 to 2 gallons)

Ingredients

1 Pound Muscle Meat
¼ Pound Animal Fat
6-8 Quarts Spring Water

Basic Bone Broth Recipe

5-10 Servings (about 1.5 to 2 gallons)

Ingredients

1 Pound Knuckle Bones
1 Pound Marrow Bones
1 Pound Muscle Meat
¼ Pound Animal Fat
6-8 Quarts Spring Water (cover contents with 1-2 inches of water)

Advanced Bone Broth Recipe

5-10 Servings (about 1.5 to 2 gallons)

Ingredients

1 Pound Knuckle Bones
1 Pound Marrow Bones
1 Pound Muscle Meat
¼ Pound Animal Fat
6-8 Quarts Spring Water (cover contents with 1-2 inches of water)
Organ Meats (liver, heart, kidney, brain, spleen)

Instructions For Making Your Broth

Stovetop: Rinse bones and place them into a large 6-8 quart cooking container. Cover the contents with 2-3 inches of water. Cover and bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Let cool slightly and then rinse the contents of the pot thoroughly with running water to remove impurities. Refill the pot with spring water or filtered water, covering the contents of the pot with 2-3 inches of water. Bring to a boil and then turn the heat down to the lowest setting and let simmer for 3-5 hours. Be sure to watch the water level! It may boil down over time. Add more water periodically, if necessary.

Crock pot - This is a convenient way to make bone broth or meat stock overnight so you will have it ready in the morning when you get up. To start, rinse the bones and place them into a large 6-8 quart cooking container. Cover and bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Let cool slightly and then rinse the contents of the pot thoroughly with running water to remove impurities. Refill the crock pot with the contents, covering the contents with 2-3 inches of water. Set on low heat for 8-10 hours; or high heat for 4-6 hours.

Pressure cooker or Instant Pot - Rinse the bones and place them into the Instant Pot. Cover the contents inside the pot with 1-2 inches of water. Simmer uncovered for 5 minutes. Let cool slightly and then rinse the contents of the pot thoroughly with running water to remove impurities. Refill the pot with spring water or filtered water, covering the contents of the pot with 2-3 inches of water. Set Instant Pot for 90 minutes on “pressure cook” or you can cook it overnight on the “slow cook” setting for 8-10 hours.

What To Do When Your Broth Is Done

When your broth is done, remove the large bones. Pull off any meat from the bones and store it for later in the refrigerator. Take out the organ meats, chop them very fine and store them in an airtight container in your refrigerator or freezer for later. You will begin adding these items to your diet. Save the bits of bone marrow, soft tissue and soft fatty bits. These things should be emulsified into your broth with a hand-held immersion blender. Do not strain these soft fatty bits out as they are the medicine for your gut and brain!

Once all of the usable material has been removed from the bones and set aside, strain the broth and use a funnel to add the broth into mason jars. Cover the jars with tight fitting lids and store in the refrigerator.

Unused broth can be stored in a mason jar and left in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 6 months. If you choose to freeze your broth, be sure to leave three to four inches of air space between the liquid and the top of the jar to prevent the glass from cracking when it freezes.

You can reuse your bones a second or even third time if you wish, adding more fresh water to your pot and starting the whole process over again using the same bones. I imagine our ancestors had a single pot boiling over a fire for many days. The second batch will be weaker and thinner than the first batch but that is fine. Some people will keep their bones simmering for many days, just adding more water to the pot at the end of each day.

For more flavorful broth you can roast your bones in the oven (425 °F for 20 minutes) until they are golden brown, before boiling them.

If you experience digestive upset after drinking bone broth, dilute your broth with hot water so it’s not so rich. Increase the strength slowly. Start with one quarter cup of broth and add ¾ cup hot water to it, for example. If your body reacts with digestive upset to bone broth, freeze your bone broth and make a fresh batch of meat stock. Meat stock is more easily tolerated. After the gut has had some time to heal, bone broth should be restarted.

For maximum healing, begin incorporating ruminant animal bones, meat and organs into your diet as soon as possible. The good news is, eating this way will completely free you from cravings for habitual foods. It’s incredibly satisfying and very simple.

Enjoy!

Doctors Discover Covid-19 Treatment

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 04:24:24 GMT

Is There A "Wonder Drug" For The Most Deadly Flu Virus?

Choose two or three self defense situations you've been in when you felt unable to respond, and design effective, multiple-response counter attacks. ~ Sensei, Martial Artist

When it comes to my health, I agree with Sensei, that it's a good idea to have a tool belt of reliable, well-known defenses for handling illness and disease. What if there was a simple, inexpensive treatment for Covid-19 sitting right under our noses and we didn't even know it?

In times of uncertainty, I like to have a back up plan for the worst case scenario, just in case it happens. Wouldn't you want to know about a solution that could save your life, even it was unorthodox? Apparently there's a Covid-19 “wonder drug” that nobody’s talking about (or at least it seems that way), because the hundreds of doctors ARE speaking about a treatment but are being silenced. Not because they are ignorant, dangerous quacks, but because they are going against big pharma and the mainstream medical narrative. As a result, their social platforms have been removed. There is massive censorship going on right now in the media and I have to take a stand for medical freedom and freedom of speech.

WARNING: The following information is controversial. If you are seeking mainstream medical information then you should talk to your medical doctor, go to your local hospital, watch the news on T.V. and pay attention to your FB feed. The information you find on social media is being censored by non-medical professionals called “fact checkers” who remove anything that does not support big pharma. Information isn't right or wrong, it's just information. It's up to you to determine what is right for you after you have the seen all the information available. Then, and only then, can you can make true informed decisions about your health.

In the U.S., the Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance is calling for widespread adoption of ivermectin, both as a prophylactic and for the treatment of all phases of COVID-19. ~ Dr. Mercola Blog, Read More

Making informed decisions means gathering as much information as possible from different sources, and then doing what’s right for you. You are the only one who will live with your decisions. Not your doctor. Listening to only one side of any story is not informed consent. There are other treatment options available that are unfortunately not being offered.

There's a lot you can do to prevent disease, and boost your immune system, like proper supplementation, eating a healthy diet and getting regular exercise... Reducing your carbohydrate intake and removing seed oils from your diet is first and foremost when it comes to supporting a healthy immune system. I’ve been talking about this for 25 years now, way before it was popular in the mainstream media and before their were thousands of studies published on the ketogenic diet. But I continued to follow the science -- and I still do. I have found that most of the time, the information is available, but you have to dig to find it because it isn't being presented.

When Marian Kalamian’s son was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, she asked her son’s doctors, “Why not try a ketogenic diet?” Her son’s doctors didn’t suggest any dietary changes -- but they also couldn’t find a reason “why not” to try it. So, with volumes of supportive evidence and research to back up Marian's decision implement this dietary change (so much so that she went on to publish a book called Keto For Cancer), Marian did what she felt she must do to save her son.

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Many doctors are suggesting that Ivermectin may be a viable and proven treatment for Covid-19. It is easy to find over the counter in most countries. I’ve known about Ivermectin for over 40 years because I grew up on a farm where we used it on our horses and other livestock to prevent parasitic infections. This potential treatment for Covid-19 didn't come from U.S. doctors trying to pull a rabbit out of their hats. It comes with a 40 year track record of proven use on BILLIONS of people (yes I said billions) in countries around the world and there are countless studies on its effects on viruses.

Many doctors have aligned and created protocols that can easily be followed at home.

If you look at the numbers of cases and deaths from Covid-19 in those countries who have a history of prophylactic use of Ivermectin as prevention of common parasitic infections, they have incredibly low death rates from Covid-19. These countries include densely populated areas of Africa, India and South America where they DO NOT wear masks, for example. When doctors started to look at this, they discovered an interesting correlation that I feel is noteworthy.

After seeing the Ivermectin story unfold over the last seven months, I have to ask myself, "why not?" It is sold as Ivermectina in Mexico over the counter at pharmacies; and at feed stores in the U.S. where horse feed and supplies are sold. You can also get it on Amazon.com. It is extremely inexpensive! I can't help but think that our dear friend in Mexico, who recently passed away from Covid-19, might still be alive if only he would have known about this. We all have friends and loved ones who have been effected by this flu virus and unfortunately the virus isn't going away.

Like all viruses, the SARSCoV2 virus will mutate and become stronger as time goes on, requiring repeated flu shots every year to provide protection. But we all know people who have gotten the flu shot and have still gotten the flu. Right? This will be no different. Vaccines provide lifetime protection, while flu shots must be taken every year. There is no vaccine for the Corona Virus. What we have at this point is a flu shot.

Along with taking the flu shot (if that is what you choose to do), may we (the collective consciousness of all human beings) open our senses to allow in information that may help support our health, even though it may feel uncomfortable and disturbing and is contrary to the mainstream medical narrative?

Many doctors have aligned to provide life saving information on the use of Ivermectin as a viable treatment for the SARSCoV2 virus both at home and in hospitals. Here is what one group of frontline doctors recommends as a home treatment protocol.

More and more doctors are gathering to discuss COVID, Ivermectin and " The Crime of the Century" on humanity, which is that the concrete evidence about this is being censored.

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While preliminary evidence seems to suggest Ivermectin can be useful at all stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection, its real strength appears to be as a preventive approach.
Of 58 health care workers who took ivermectin once a month for four months, only four (6.96%) came down with mild COVID-19 symptoms during the May through August 2020 trial period, compared to 44 of 60 health care workers (73.3%) who declined the medication.
In August 2020, India’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh, added ivermectin to its recommendations and distributed the drug for home care free of charge. The state of Bihar also started recommending ivermectin, and by the end of 2020, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had the lowest and second-lowest COVID-19 fatality rates in all of India.
A WHO-sponsored review suggests ivermectin can reduce COVID-19 mortality by as much as 83%.
In the U.S., the Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance is calling for widespread adoption of ivermectin, both as a prophylactic and for the treatment of all phases of COVID-19.

~ Dr. Mercola Blog, Read More

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What Is Insulin Resistance?

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:09:14 GMT

Over half of the population has it and doesn't even know it!

Over half of all adults in the United States are insulin resistant (and overweight).

But the truth is, you CAN be insulin resistant and NOT be overweight! I see it every day. These are the skinny people that suddenly become sick and you always hear people say, “I can’t believe they got sick, they were so healthy!”

This is a silent killer and there is no reason it should go unnoticed! Get yourself a blood sugar monitor and start checking your blood sugar regularly. Ask your doctor to order a fasting insulin test. YES, you have to ask for this test!! Unfortunately, doctors do not routinely do this test.

Insulin resistance is also known as metabolic syndrome and it is the root cause of virtually every chronic disease we see today, including: Alzheimer’s, dementia, obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and complications including death from SARS COV-2.

By improving your metabolic function you will significantly improve your chances of surviving and thriving into your elder years. If your metabolism is strong, your immune system is strong.

What Is Insulin Resistance?

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to escort glucose molecules into the cell to be used for energy. But with chronic elevated blood glucose, the cells run out of room for more glucose molecules to fit inside. The cells literally become overstuffed! The cells are too full of glucose molecules to fit any more inside. When cells get overstuffed with too much glucose, they eventually become “resistant” to the signal from insulin asking to let more glucose inside. In other words, insulin resistance is a protective adaptation to excess carbohydrate intake.

Carbohydrate intolerance often goes unnoticed, progressing slowly into full blown type 2 diabetes. The underlying cause of diabetes is high insulin levels and the easiest way to reverse it is to stop consuming foods that trigger insulin, which are carbohydrates. The worst thing to do is to put more insulin into the bloodstream and drive more glucose into the already overstuffed cells!

Keep up this pattern for years and you may develop insulin resistance, meaning that more and more insulin is required to transport the same amount of glucose.

The New Atkins For a New You

Because it’s invisible and doesn’t cause pain or discomfort, insulin resistance or carbohydrate intolerance more often than not remains hidden from our awareness altogether. Pain is both a clear sign that something is wrong and a strong motivator to change. But, without pain or discomfort, most people remain unaware of carbohydrate intolerance until it’s too late and they’ve been diagnosed with diabetes. All the while their blood was being poisoned by sugar for years and years before diabetes was diagnosed. Although one of the first signs of carbohydrate intolerance is weight gain, this indicator is also usually ignored. Unfortunately, doctors don’t routinely check blood sugar levels: one of the simplest, cheapest and most important tests a doctor can do. In Germany, where my daughter lives, they give glucose monitors out to patients to take home and use. This is incredible! The best indicator of overall metabolic health is a “fasting insulin” test. Unfortunately, doctors don’t routinely do this test either.

Carbohydrate intolerance is likely the most famous food intolerance in our culture not unlike lactose intolerance or gluten intolerance. These intolerances are all adaptations to dietary stressors. If someone is gluten intolerant, they’re advised by their doctor to eliminate gluten from their diet. Likewise, if someone is lactose intolerant, it’s recommended that they stop eating dairy. So, why is it that people who are carbohydrate intolerant are not told to limit their carbohydrate intake? Reducing carbohydrate intake should be the very first thing a doctor should advise someone to do! Sadly, most people are prescribed insulin, instead. This is a crime!

If you are insulin resistant and your doctor prescribes insulin without recommending that you change your diet, your doctor does not understand the science of nutrition and you should consider finding another doctor or health practitioner who knows how to properly treat carbohydrate intolerance and insulin resistance with dietary intervention. It is not the fault of doctors. They are trained in other things and do not have the time to focus on nutrition.

It is well known that diabetes (and other metabolic diseases) are caused by poor nutrition because millions of people have reversed diabetes by changing their diet. The simplest and most profound test for determining your overall metabolic health is a fasting insulin test. This blood test will tell you about the health of your metabolism and the health of your immune system. It will most accurately assess your risk of getting a chronic disease and will let you know your risk of acquiring infectious disease. Ask your doctor about this test. But again, if you have to ask, you are better off finding a different doctor. One who is capable of informing you about your health.

Insulin resistance is bad? No, not at all. It is good. Insulin resistance is not the root cause. It’s the natural, protective reaction to the root cause – high insulin levels.

Dr. Jason Fung

You Are Not Your Beliefs

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:00:47 GMT

Here’s how I recently dismantled an old belief of mine that was keeping me stuck in my life and I didn’t even realize it. It all started when my husband asked me what I would do if I could do anything I ever wanted. I quickly said I wanted to travel. Our conversation then turned toward all the reasons why this isn’t possible. Hint: all “reasons” and excuses are old beliefs. For example, here’s what we uncovered were our beliefs about why we couldn’t travel: 1) we had to wait until our kids were out of high school: 2) we had to wait until we retired from our jobs: 3) we needed to save more money…

Next, we started to dismantle our beliefs by starting with the biggest challenge to overcome. The dismantling process begins when you start to question your beliefs. See if you can prove them wrong. It’s good to ask other people what they think about your beliefs. Get outside reflection from others. This is a great way to squash a belief!

For me, this meant going directly to my daughters and asking them if they wanted to travel — or stay in high school and graduate with their friends? They were ecstatic! Jumping up and down in excitement, this proved my number one belief false. My husband and I continued this process — until all of our limiting beliefs about traveling were dismantled.

What happened next unfolded effortlessly and a huge life shift occurred as a result, because when you dismantle a belief, it makes room for something completely unknown and unexpected to enter in. Warning: you have to be ready to receive something magical from the divine if you do this. It takes a lot of trust in the universe. Trusting that “it” knows exactly what you need. I am always amazed at how much more brilliant the gifts from the universe are — compared to the ones I dream up for myself.

Immediately after dismantling my travel beliefs, I was invited as a special guest to attend an event in Australia for three weeks. While I was in Australia, I was invited to go to India to work on a global detox and weight loss project… This was not what I had in mind. This was far better! (I actually imagined driving in an RV around North America with my daughters.)

Since returning from Australia, we have rented out our house, found a virtual high school for our daughters and we are leaving for India in less than a week. It was like a tsunami hit us just as soon as we made the conscious choice to travel and didn’t give our programmed patterned beliefs any more energy. If you are not making conscious choices, your subconscious is making your decisions without you even knowing it. The moment you are not present and mindful in each moment, you are being led by your unconscious programming.

Listen to Jim Carrey deliver a powerful message on choosing love instead of fear. Click here to watch this short clip . Get ready to be totally inspired!!

Meditate or Medicate?

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:57:54 GMT

I just finished reading the book “Clean”, which is a book written by U.S. cardiologist, Alejandro Junger, M.D. He describes in a very straight forward style, the power of detoxing the body; but moreover, it is about his personal transformation of becoming seriously ill from the stress of being a doctor in the U.S. and his path to recovering from that intense stress.

Alejandro ended up going to India to heal himself from depression. What he learned there totally changed his life and the way he relates to his patients. He was able to regain his health and return a new man. But when he returned to the U.S. — his depression came back. He wanted to understand why and began to discover the effects of stress on the physical body.

In India, the Sanskrit word for Ayurveda, can be translated as, “the science of longevity.” What he appreciated the most about this ancient practice of treating dis-EASE is that it carries with it a multifaceted approach to wellness that includes the mind and body as one “whole.” He refers to this undeniable reality as modern medicine’s “blind spot.”

Learning to meditate is what he says saved his life and allowed him to heal his depression. But, the toxins from his fast paced “doctor life-style” (which consisted of way too many convenience foods) is what derailed his brain chemistry in the first place. He explains how he made his way “home” from this dark place and how cleansing his body was an essential step in this process.

Have you meditated today? Well, close your eyes and take a deep breath in. Ahhhhh… It’s that simple. How many of breaths add up to a “meditation?” Just start with one. Your done. Next time take two deep breaths. Developing a relationship with the space in between thoughts could save your life someday. It does take practice but the rewards of doing this simple meditation (one deep breath) could save you from medication. Whenever you feel stressed, anxious or triggered, take a deep breath.

Alejandro talks a lot about the fundamentals of cleansing and detoxing: why it is so important and how to do it very simply. He says that we are killing ourselves with the same chemicals that we created to make life easier. Ironically, the greatest toxic load on the human body comes from our food supply.

Toxins cause inflammation which is the root of most every dis-EASE. I love that he states in his book that the word “disease” should be written dis-EASE, which is often how I spell it. His book is a good read. Especially for those people who aren’t sure if cleaning is a quakery. It is nice to see this type of information being created by a main stream doctor who was never taught about nutrition in medical school and wouldn’t have believed it if he hadn’t experienced it for himself. Way to go Dr. Junger!

Eckhart Tolle’s short video link (3 minutes) on taking One Conscious Breath. Very powerful example!

As you already know, detoxing your mind is just as important as detoxing the cells in your body. Here is a link to one of my favorite people! He has helped me so much in detoxing my own mind. I hope to see Mooji while I am here in India. He has such a beautiful message and I find him deeply inspiring. He has lot’s of great U-tube videos. I often will listen to him for a few minutes just before I get on my yoga mat in the mornings.

What Experts Say About The Ketogenic Diet

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:54:36 GMT

See what best selling author, Dr. David Perlmutter , has to say about the ketogenic diet and discover why this diet is quickly becoming the Holy Grail of metabolic balance and may even hold the secret to the Fountain of Youth…

Although the ketogenic diet has been around for thousands, if not millions of years (once known as “hunting and gathering”), it could not have slipped into mainstream America at a better time.

People are sicker now than ever. According to top researchers, scientists and doctors, the foundational causes of degenerative diseases are associated with a breakdown in metabolic function.

Metabolic disorders such as cancer, obesity and diabetes are on the rise and ironically, the answers may have been right under our noses all along… The ketogenic diet should be recognized as being one of the key adaptations to our survival as a species thus far and it may hold the answers to the future of our sustainability as a species.

The ketogenic diet is the shiny “new” tool designed by our own physiology, specifically for healing our metabolism and rebooting our immune system. This natural phenomenon puts aside all opinions and gets straight to the root with precision accuracy. It is hard to argue with Mother Nature and our body is clearly hard-wired with this built in capability.

Our very own human physiology should get all the credit for figuring this diet out for us. This is anything but a new fad diet.

This is the message that some of the greatest doctors and researchers of our time have been shouting over the last few decades to no avail. But after years of Tripping Over The Truth, maybe it’s time to listen to the evidence?

In the midst of the current disease epidemics in our country, many healthcare professionals are beginning to wonder how the autistic population (predicted to be one in two by the year 2025) will be able to care for the other half of the population who will be suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia, depression, diabetes, cancer, obesity and autoimmune disorders… This leaves a thin line to navigate and brings up the question…

How will we survive the Sixth Extinction? Well, if we have a chance at all, it will be the same way we did it the other five times in our evolutionary history. Either we will adapt–or we will die off. And, as always, the strongest will survive. So how can we strengthen our forces?

We don’t need to look far to see who will prevail and who will perish under harsh conditions. It is already happening. Just look around. As a species, our physiology is losing it’s ability to cope with metabolic stressors: our metabolism is becoming less flexible and more “intolerant” to the onslaught of daily life. It is overwhelmed with the simple task of cellular respiration (metabolism): the creation of energy and the removal of waste. The resulting conditions are chronic fatigue (lack of energy) and dis-EASE (toxicity), because the metabolism is tired, burnt out and dysfunctional.

By giving our metabolism a rest, we can strengthen our life force energy because the physiology can finally relax and heal itself.

The simple dietary strategy known as “keto-adaptation,” improves our body’s ability to adapt to high intensity physical, environmental and emotional stressors. In essence, it creates metabolic flexibility and cleans up years of metabolic waste that has built up over a lifetime and bogs down the system.

With the right type of fuel in the body, inflammation is relieved; and the inner repair of the gut, brain and nervous system can take place. This requires removing aggravators of inflammation which are sugars and replacing them with healthy fats.

A ketogenic diet is like giving your body an oil change.

If the human body wasn’t wired with this built in metabolic adaptation, you and I wouldn’t be here right now. It is the buried treasure of our ancient past and reveals the true mastery of our genetic blueprint.

In Dr. Mercola’s new book, Fat For Fuel (a must read!), he outlines beautifully how to restore metabolic function by changing our fuel source.

Unfortunately, we don’t get a chance to flex our “metabolic muscle” very often in our culture, because ketosis is simply not possible with a carbohydrate centric diet. And, unfortunately, we’ve all been mislead to believe that eating lot’s of carbohydrates is “healthy.”

When scientific information aligns with our own physiology, Mother Nature and ancient history–it is not to be ignored. Rather, it should be revered like sacred scripture and is certainly worthy of taking a deeper look at if nothing else.

A ketogenic diet is like engaging your physiology in metabolic yoga. It’s not just for bodybuilders and endurance athletes although it is very beneficial for increasing athletic performance. I’m a mother of four children, committed to natural immunity. For me, the ketogenic diet has been an invaluable tool for it’s immune boosting effects; enabling my family to avoid needless antibiotics, vaccinations and trips to the doctors office. A magic wand that every parent should know about!

I have seen the results of the ketogenic diet used with great success in so many of my patients. Since 1993, when I was first introduced to it the ketogenic diet, I wondered how one diet could be so incredibly powerful for helping relieve so many different symptoms for seemingly unrelated diseases. Now, thanks to a few fearless pioneers, we know why… It’s because the ketogenic diet targets the cause of metabolic dysfunction and rehabilitates cellular communication by reversing mitochondrial damage and restoring healthy DNA.

“In recent years, scientists have come to realize that it’s not genetic mutations that cause cancer. We now know that mitochondrial damage happens first.” ~ Fat For Fuel, by Dr. Mercola"

How To Set Up Cronometer For Optimal Wellness

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:37:14 GMT

Chronometer is a lifestyle tracking application that I can’t recommend enough for anyone who wants to take their health to the next level with nutrition. This is a must have if you are considering a ketogenic diet! You set the parameters and it will tell you if you are hitting your targets everyday. This is a game changer!

There is a laptop version and an app for your phone to accurately track the most important biomarkers for your daily health with ease. You will receive detailed information about your micronutrients, macronutrients plus so much more!

I have spent the last few years mastering how to use this application

and it has really allowed me to better understand my physiology in a much more profound way and the best part is I can also track my clients progress.

It is free to use and highly recommended if you want to fully take your health to the next level. The best news is that health professionals like myself can see into their clients profiles, share recipes and track progress.

Wow! I am loving this program and having a lot of fun too!

If you would like to learn more about how a low carbohydrate diet for weight loss or for putting the symptoms of prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes and associated metabolic diseases into remission click here to find out t how you can start targeting the root cause of these conditions and start taking control of your health.

If you’d like to talk about your health, click here to set up an appointment . I’d love to talk to you about your health.

To our good health!

Mindful Holiday Eating: Tips For Surviving & Thriving

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 10:40:32 GMT

STEP 1: BECOME A DETECTIVE

Mindful awareness is the opposite of unconsciousness. It is being aware of what your mind is telling you while listening to your body in every moment. It is being fully present to whatever you discover and remaining still in the midst of it all. This is best practiced at home (before you get to the party) while sitting quietly and comfortably without moving or speaking. Notice how different thoughts make you feel differently.

When you find yourself drifting off into mental chatter, notice you’ve left the room of awareness and return your attention back to your breathing. When you find yourself chuckling at your thoughts–you’re making great progress.

Mindfulness calls us to fully embody our physicality through curiosity about everything we perceive through the doorway of our senses. Before you pull up a chair to the feast, become a detective and explore your inner landscape with curiosity while tuning in to what arises in the quiet space in between thoughts.

STEP 2: DETERMINE YOUR HUNGER

Now, when you are settled into stillness, ask your body if it’s hungry before you sit down to your meal. If the answer is “no” you might choose to try small bites, eating each one very slowly to thoroughly savor and appreciate each bite. If the answer is “yes” then further explore where the hunger is coming from. Take a few breaths while you wait for answers to emerge.

In the book Mindful Eating, Jan Chozen Bays, MD, talks about the nine kinds of hunger, exploring in detail the voices of each. She identifies eye hunger, touch hunger, ear hunger, nose hunger, mouth hunger, stomach hunger, cellular hunger, mind hunger, heart hunger and thirst. Each are very different, yet we attempt to satisfy them all with food. For example, our eye hunger can convince us to override signals from our stomach hunger and before you know it we are getting a second helping of dessert when are stomach is completely stuffed full! Or, the smell in the air triggers our mouth to water and suddenly we want to eat…

See if you can discover what kind of hunger you are experiencing.

STEP 3: BE STILL

Begin noticing what stories your mind makes up around food. This chatter is the under current that sweeps us into action; and before we know it we’ve eaten half the pumpkin pie, like driving to work without remembering how you got there. Sadly, we exist on autopilot the majority of the time, operating out of our subconscious programming.

Once you stop to investigate your inner dialogue, you discover what is really driving your “hunger” and then you can be at choice about whether or not you want to eat something or not.

When we stop automatic behavior, when we create a gap between a thought and the action or speech that usually follows it, we are wedging open the door to the prison made of thousands of conditioned habit patterns. ~ Mindful Eating, Dr. Jan Chozen Bays, MD

My personal mental chatter often entices me with “you deserve it” as if food is my reward for being good. Or, sometimes it sounds like a curious little child that wants to know what something taste like (mouth hunger) even though my stomach (stomach hunger) isn’t interested. When I honor my mouth hunger, I find the fantasy is usually always better than the reality and when this happens I quickly look for a nearby garbage can to spit in. There is nothing wrong with experiencing a food before you decide to engage with it more fully. Like going on a date before committing.

Dr. Bruce Lipton, the father of Epigenetics, says that the subconscious mind is a million times more powerful than the conscious mind. This explains why the placebo effect is so powerful and why the mind alone can heal the body. This is the force so strong it dictates our behavior without us even knowing.

As you become more and more mindful of your hunger, you will begin to notice thoughts and actions wanting to emerge. Out of this stillness arises choice.

STEP 4: NOTICE YOUR STORY

The moment we’re not paying attention (being mindful) the mind trap opens and swallows us up like a rogue wave sweeping us into believing that our thoughts are true stories. This worked well when we were operating in survival mode thousands of years ago. But now we must undo this pattern if we want to survive in modern day because our thoughts impact our body chemistry and stress and anxiety is the deadly result. With mindful awareness we can actually change our physiology by changing our mind.

The further we can distance our self from our mental self talk the more peacefulness we will experience. Everyone has mind chatter but it’s how we relate to it that matters. Ultimately, the desire to awaken must be stronger than the desire to operate on autopilot which is the default setting that’s managed by our thoughts. By noticing our mental chatter we disempower it’s grip on us creating an opening in the background noise. Speaking and acting on our thoughts creates our karma–while quietness and stillness create choice.

Begin by inviting the center of your attention inside of your physical body. Close your eyes. Relax. Inhale and climb on in. This may seem odd, but often our awareness resides outside of our physical body. It may take a few persistent invitations because we are programmed to escape in times of stress and holiday gatherings are often very stressful.

STEP 5: RETURN TO STILLNESS…

This is a process that never ends: noticing and returning… Noticing and returning. The Buddhist meditation often adds smiling. This is the essence of the laughing (or smiling) Buddha.

Consider every day a HOLI-day and look for ways to celebrate and honor yourself at the table of desire, preparing beautiful meals where you are the honored guest. What does your body want the very most? Something sweet? Savory? Salty? Green? Spicy? Chocolatey? Slow down and ask questions before each engagement with food.

Everything you put into your mouth should be a glorious experience that delights your senses. Food should bring you immense pleasure and absolute ecstasy with every bite. No exceptions. Everyday. Every meal. Slow down and enjoy the journey. Listen to what your body is telling you. It knows.

What we call peak moments are times when we are completely aware. Our life and our awareness are undivided, at one. At these times the gap between us and everything else closes and suffering disappears. We feel satisfied. Actually we are beyond satisfied or dissatisfied. We are present. ~ Mindfulness On The Go Jan Chozen Bays, MD

6 TIPS FOR SUPPORTING A HEALTH HOLIDAY

Here are some ways you can reduce the stress on your metabolism by eating more healthy fats and less sugars. You will more satisfied and eat much less!

Eat all the meat and gravy you want (local, organic grass fed meat if possible).
Substitute mashed potatoes for mashed cauliflower (add lot’s of butter and salt).
No limit on green (low carb) veggies.
Skip the beer and wine and have a “mocktail” (soda water, lemon juice,stevia).
If you want alcohol try: soda water, hard alcohol of choice, lemon juice and stevia.
Bring your own low glycemic (low carb) dessert (see recipe below).
Take the leftover meat and bones home to make broth!
Reset your metabolism with a broth fast.

INSTRUCTIONS:

In a double boiler or over very low heat begin melting the Raw Cacao Paste until it is creamy and smooth throughout. Use a wooden spoon and non metal pan if possible. Sweeten this mixture to taste with your low glycemic sweetener of choice (see options above). You can also use any combination of low glycemic sweeteners. NOTE** Over sweeten the melted mixture as the sweetness will dissipate in the final truffle.

While the Cacao Paste is melting, open the can of organic coconut milk and pour it into a bowl. (Because the coconut milk separates in the can, whisk it together until it is smooth and creamy.) Measure out 1/2 cup of the creamed coconut milk. Save the rest of the coconut milk in the refrigerator for a smoothie later.

Add all of the dry ingredients EXCEPT THE CACAO POWDER to the coconut milk gradually with the whisk until very creamy.

Remove the melted cacao paste from heat and add the coconut milk mixture to it. NOTE** The mixture will immediately start to change to a solid! Keep whisking! When the two mixtures are fully combined, let stand for a few minutes at room temperature until you can roll this mixture into walnut sized truffle “balls”. NOTE** Do not let the mixture sit too long at room temperature or it will get crumbly and become difficult to roll into balls.

Place the truffles on a plate and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or until firm. Dust outside with Cacao Powder. NOTE** A trick for dusting the truffles evenly in cacao powder is to sprinkle the Cacao Powder over the top of them while on a plate and then “agitate” the plate so the truffles roll around in the powder until perfectly coated.

Viola! These truffles may be better at room temperature before eating (depending on the room temperature). They will melt at body temperature. Keep chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

Happy Celebrating!

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To our good health!

Are You Addicted To Sugar?

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 10:31:25 GMT

Find Out What The Experts Have To Say About Stopping Food Addiction...

Just like drugs and alcohol addiction, food (especially sugar and carbohydrates) are highly addictive! They trigger the very same pathways in your brain that make you want more, more, more...

To set yourself free of food addiction, there are some tools, tips and tricks that you need to know.

First, you need to know what to watch out for, which is processed foods.

Second, you have to replace addictive foods with whole foods.

Third, if you eat enough healthy fat, it will suppress your carbohydrate and sugar cravings.

Fourth, you need a tribe: a community of like minded people with the same goals and desires to better their health.

If you are ready to make a radical change in your health, you've come to the right place. Join the 5 Day Keto Challenge now and get into ketosis in just 5 days. The ketogenic diet is the most powerful strategy dietary strategy for reversing insulin resistance and stopping food addiction.

If you are having strong cravings for sugar and carbohydrates, you are NOT alone and you need to know that it's NOT your fault. But it is your fault if you don't DO something about it. You can recover from food addiction!

Best,

Mary

Peptides called gluteomorphins (contained in grains) get through the blood-brain barrier. According to Dr. Natasha Campbell, author of GAPS, Gut and Psychology Syndrome, gluteomorphins fit into opiate receptor sites in the brain just like morphine or heroin would do.

If you are addicted to any type of substance, especially alcohol, it may be time to understand how nutrition can play a major role in supporting your journey of recovery. By limiting carbohydrates, your cravings for other addictive substances begin to diminish as well, because sugar triggers the same neural pathways in the brain as other highly addictive substances do. When dietary sugar is eliminated, all cravings are effected.

Many addicts find sugar an easy substitute for alcohol and drugs once they get “clean” and sober. However, this acceptable alternative often consisting of high levels of processed, starchy and sugary foods is a slippery slope that can lead a recovering addict into a vicious cycle of cravings without even knowing why.

Addictive thoughts and behaviors across the board seem to fall away when a state of ketosis is reached as the physiology and psychology come into a balanced, resting state, allowing the entire nervous system to relax. No matter what the addictive substance is, diet is a major player and Dr. Avena spells out exactly why in this video.

Thank you Low Carb USA for publishing the research of Dr. Avena. She gives a powerful and compelling presentation on addiction.

Read the full article and watch her video presentation by clicking here…

“What’s the first thing you need to do if you are going to adopt a Ketogenic or Low Carb Diet? Ditch The Carbs!! To be a bit more specific, you need to ditch the sugar first. Then you can set about removing the rest of the unwanted carbohydrates from your diet. But Sugar Addiction is a very real thing. Removing it from our diets is often easier said than done, right?!

For some of us sugar addiction is a serious problem. Giving up the sweet stuff is not easy and is often why some of us ultimately fail at getting back to good health. What most of us don’t realize is that Sugar Cravings are a very real and powerful addiction. Many of us suffer from it to one degree or another. If we don’t adopt a sound plan to beat this addiction, we are doomed to fail.” ~ Low Carb USA Blog Post

Dr. Nicole Avena is a research psychologist and neuroscientist who is an expert in the fields of nutrition, diet and addiction. She received a Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience from Princeton University in 2006, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Rockefeller University and presently holds a faculty position at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Her resume is beyond stellar including over 70 published journal articles, appearances on TV shows like The Dr. Oz Show andThe Doctors. She has also written 2 books, one of which, Why Diets Fail (2014, Ten Speed Press) reviews the research on food addiction and provides a way in which people can remove added sugars and carbohydrates from their diet.

To our good health!

Mary

Opportunity Amongst The Chaos Of Covid-19

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 10:23:55 GMT

In the midst of my own heartbreak, depression and anxiety, I am forced to do the unthinkable which is to just stop and feel all of the devastation wash over me like a tsunami. I can’t get away from it.

Bit by bit I am learning to surrender to each beautiful and painful truth of how I live. Grasping for vices or hiding away in my comforting addictions, closing the curtains and curling up in my bed only prolongs the inevitable reality of feeling the pain of this global nightmare.

From one citizen to another, I beg of you: take a deep breath, ignore the deafening noise, and think deeply about what you want to put back into your life. This is your chance to define a new version of yourself. This is a rare opportunity to get rid of the bullsh** and to only bring back what makes your life more meaningful: a life you are truly proud of when this is all over.

If nobody cares, cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not. ~Dr. Seuss

You can do this on a personal scale in your own home by tuning into how your body feels everyday and not running away from it or masking the unbearable angst. You can do this by devoting yourself to a daily spiritual practice of surrendering, allowing and trusting that something greater than yourself may get you through this.

You can do this by noticing how you spend your time, what media programming you watch, who you listen to and what foods you put in your body…

The universe just handed you a sacred pause to discover what is most important to you in your life.

Be grateful for that.

The people who use this time sheltering at home as an excuse to sit around and not take action to strengthen their will forces and become more resilient, powerful, strong and healthy, will end up more compromised, more exhausted, more sickly and more vulnerable to what is about to come. This is going to get much more intense before it gets better, so I recommend you brace yourself and prepare for the worst.

If you are sitting around right now waiting for a pill, or a vaccine so you can feel better and more at ease about COVID-19, well you are wasting your time.

I hate to say it, but viruses don’t go away. They never go away. And if you’ve ever met anyone who had the flu shot and still got the flu, well then you know that vaccines don’t always work because viruses mutate. They are faster and smarter than the humans who try to outwit them.

But the truth about the COVID-19 virus is that people with underlying health conditions are at the greatest risk of dying of it and this is very well documented in the medical literature. If you have an underlying health condition and you feel vulnerable and afraid to go outside, well you should be scared. But sometimes fear can be a great motivator. Especially the fear of death.

But the good news is that you don’t have to be a sitting duck! You have been given the gift of time to do something proactive about your health, if you choose.

I hear a loud cry from the universe to rise up and grasp ahold of my personal power to change what is in my control. This doesn’t depend on anyone else.

It’s time to get our sh** together like our life depends on it–because it does.

Right now there’s a window of time to get a head start on making the health changes you may have been procrastinating for a long, long time; and your will be glad you did.

Fortunately, with a vaccine for COVID-19 corona virus more than a year a way and current efforts to reduce the risk of contracting the virus focused on physical and social distancing measures, personal hygiene including proper hand-washing techniques and avoiding touching one’s face, as well as wearing face coverings in public places as the protocol for maintaining good health, there is much more we can do to stay safe and reduce the risk of getting serious complications or dying from this virus.

Sadly, the current standard recommended dietary guidelines are going to do nothing to address the high rates of obesity and metabolic diseases that are rampant in North America.

Addressing dietary and lifestyle changes that are documented to put comorbid conditions such as high blood pressure, pre diabetes, type 2 diabetes and obesity into remission should be considered now more than ever.

If you would like to learn more about how a low carbohydrate diet for weight loss or for putting the symptoms of prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes and associated metabolic diseases into remission click here to find out how you can start targeting the root cause of these conditions and start taking control of your health.

If you’d like to talk about your health, click here to set up an appointment . I’d love to talk to you about your health.

To our good health!

References:

The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet and Health, https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/
The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet and Health – EAT-Lancet Commission Brief for Healthcare Professionals, https://eatforum.org/lancet-commission/healthcare-professionals/
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Metabolic Cancer Management

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 10:19:45 GMT

Using A Ketogenic Diet In The Therapeutic Management Of Cancer

This is a fantastic article stating the incredible benefits of using a ketogenic diet for the metabolic management of cancer. According to this article, "the zone of metabolic management is likely entered with GKI values between 1 and 2 for humans. Optimal cancer management is predicted for values approaching 1.0 -2.0, and blood glucose and ketone values should be measured 2–3 hours postprandial, twice a day if possible.

To calculate your Glucose-Ketone Index you will need to have a blood glucose monitor and a blood ketone monitor to obtain your blood ketone level and your blood glucose level and then calculate your Glucose Ketone Index (GKI).

To achieve optimal "cancer fighting" GKI levels, it requires having very low blood sugar levels and relatively high ketone levels.

If you are not managing cancer, your GKI can be a bit higher. For example, a good range to aim for with your GKI to attain optimal wellness is about 2.0-4.0.

You will divide your glucose number by 18 to convert it to millimoles per liter (mmol/L). Then divide that number by your total ketones. The ideal outcome should be around 1.0 for therapeutic ranges. For example, if my ketones are 1.2 and my blood sugar is 80, my GKI is 3.7. So, that's a long way from optimal! To get in the optimal zone, I would have to have a blood sugar of 70 (ish) and my ketones would have to be around 2.5 to get a GKI of 1.5. In other words, 70 divided by 18 equals 3.8 and 3.8 divided by 2.5 equals 1.52. Got it?

Paying attention to the optimal ratio of your glucose and ketones has been scientifically proven to be a powerful tool for the metabolic management of aggressive, inoperable cancers such as brain tumors. Read more...

Cut Your Risk Of Death From Covid-19 In Half!

marybeauchamprn@gmail.com (Mary Beauchamp) — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:31:57 GMT

Perhaps the single most valuable self-care practice you could do right now is exposing yourself to this free vitamin that comes from nature.

Sunbathing is an absolute passion of mine and I highly recommend you give it a try! Your body is like a solar panel that collects Vitamin D and stores it for later. Increasing your Vitamin D levels by exposing your skin to natural sunlight is crucial for boosting your immune system and protecting yourself from infection.

It doesn't count if you have clothes on! So get your bikini on or better yet, get naked and relax in the sunshine for 20 minutes or so. Stock up on Vitamin D.

This video is extremely powerful, featuring several doctors from around the world all sharing this important information about Vitamin D. I highly recommend watching it. It's a bit dry at times but the research and information they share is incredibly valuable!

Don't be afraid of the sun! We've all been brainwashed to believe the sun is dangerous and this couldn't be further from the truth. Over exposure may be harmful, but the human body requires exposure to sunlight. Taking a Vitamin D supplement is NOT the same!

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient. It is an ally in your healing process. Like with any medicine, too much is dangerous. You have to be mindful of getting just enough sun but too much. About 20 minutes to start and you can increase from there.

"The evidence for vitamin D is overwhelming. During a pandemic, all people should take a vitamin D supplement." ~ Dr. David Grimes

What Is Ketosis?

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:35:48 GMT

Ketosis is a normal metabolic process that occurs when the body utilizes fat as a primary fuel source.

It is hard to imagine that there could be a “one size fits all” diet. But, considering how far away medical practice is--from "practical" medicine, it’s no wonder this “new" scientific breakthrough called the ketogenic diet has been sitting under our noses for over 100 years.

Ever since Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for his revolutionary discovery of how cancer cells metabolize energy differently than healthy cells (early 1930’s), science has been aware that cancer is driven by metabolism rather than mutated DNA. This collaborates with the emerging new science of epigenetics as well as the theory of quantum physics and the energetic systems of ancient healing practices.

In other words, it’s the environment surrounding the cell that triggers the behavior of the cell. The DNA is not the driver. This reality challenges one of the most entrenched beliefs in our medical history and suggests that the nucleus may not be the “brain” of the cell after all but rather it is the mitochondria that determine the outcome fo cellular behavior. Those brave enough to admit that we’ve been wrong are rising up and thankfully bringing this message to the forefront.

“I have come to see that we are losing the war against cancer because scientists are chasing a flawed paradigm: most adult cancers are not a disease of damaged DNA, but rather one of defective metabolism.” ~ Dr. Mercola, Fat For Fuel, A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power and Increase Your Energy"

But, because this idea cannot be capitalized on, Warburg’s theory was poo poo’d and all eyes were put upon decades of relentless research that would focus on pharmaceutical “treatments” that could potentially be profitable–and they’ve been stuck there ever since–searching for the “cure”. Sadly, for so many people who have suffered from cancer, if you look in the wrong place, you will never find what you are looking for.

“Nutritional ketosis impacts multiple tumor-promoting pathways by limiting glucose availability to the tumor, suppressing insulin growth factor signaling.” ~ Travis Christofferson, Tripping Over The Truth: How The Metabolic Theory of Cancer Is Overturning One Of Medicine’s Most Entrenched Paradigms

Dr. Perlmutter, in his book, Grain Brain (which is an incredible book that I highly recommend reading!!), speaks briefly about ketosis and the ketogenic diet as a way to reverse neurodegenerative diseases.

“Researchers have known for some time that the essence of all degenerative conditions, including brain disorders, is inflammation. But until now, scientists couldn’t identify the instigators of that inflammation… ” ~ Dr. Perlmutter, Grain Brain Cook Book

Thanks to the many pioneers in the field of science and nutrition, we now know exactly what the instigators are: sugars. The good news is, that you CAN influence your body’s ability to heal by changing your internal environment by choosing different foods. We can change our genetic expression by changing our perceptions.

“The fate of our cells is controlled by the chemistry and our blood and the chemistry of our blood is adjusted by the way we perceive life.” ~Bruce Lipton

By removing the instigators, you have the golden ticket to reversing symptoms! All symptoms are an adaptation to stress. So what is the stressor that we have control over? What we eat, think, and feel.

“Contrary to what you might think, the inflammatory process that’s involved in the degeneration of your arthritic knee or your coronary arteries is the very same one that leads to the deterioration of the human brain.” ~Dr. Perlmutter, Grain Brain Cook Book

The ketogenic diet quite possibly holds the key to our survival as a species moving forward while we struggle to transcend the most deadly diseases of our times, which are arguably preventable. The results from implementing a well-thought-out ketogenic diet are astounding! But why? Because it targets the root cause of almost every major disease process.

“Mounting research suggests nutritional ketosis is the answer to a long list of health problems, starting with obesity. In fact, emerging scientific evidence suggests a high-fat, low-net carb and low to moderate-protein diet (in other words, a diet that keeps you in a state of nutritional ketosis) is ideal for most people. In fact, endurance athletes are turning away from conventional high-carb strategies and adopting this way of eating because it boosts physical stamina and endurance. Beyond insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, there are a number of applications for nutritional ketosis, including as a treatment for seizures, especially in kids who are unresponsive to drugs, and in neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Cancer is another area where ketogenic diets show great promise.” ~Dr. Mercola, Blog

Our survival as a species once depended upon our metabolic flexibility during times when food was not available. The very nature of the hunting and gathering lifestyle meant adapting to the cycle of seasons which included times of feasting and times of starvation. When food was plentiful, we would store energy as fat. When food was scarce, we burned our stored body fat for energy. None of us would be here today without this built-in metabolic keto-adaptation which is hard-wired into our DNA.

Unfortunately, the paleo diet is commonly confused with a low carbohydrate or ketogenic diet. They are very different! Although a ketogenic diet requires the elimination of grains, it does not emphasize animal proteins or eating a high protein diet. Rather, a ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low carbohydrate diet. Nutritional ketosis is a natural shift in the metabolism to burning fat for fuel in response to a carbohydrate restriction.

Our body was designed for the lifestyle of a cheetah–but most people’s lifestyle resembles a horse that is constantly grazing all day long. The good news is, by implementing a ketogenic diet, we can mimic the lifestyle of the cheetah without ever feeling hungry at all. This is why it works wonders for weight loss (and diabetes) because it controls insulin levels. And remember that insulin is in charge of fat storage.

The key to successful long-term weight loss is not reducing calories, it’s reducing insulin, because insulin is the hormone that decides whether your body is going to burn food for energy–or stored body fat for energy. If you are burning food, then you are not burning body fat. It’s as simple as that.

“The key to accessing your body fat stores is to reduce insulin. You must let your body go into the ‘fasted’ state.” ~ Dr. Jason Fung Blog Post

Metabolic disorders like diabetes, cancer, obesity, and heart disease are the body’s way of adapting to a diet that is too high in sugar. The body prefers to be in balance and it will never stop until a balance is reached. It works very hard to achieve a state of homeostasis. The ketogenic diet allows the physiology to come into a resting place by targeting the underlying metabolic imbalances. Then, the immune system can begin to do its work once this major dietary stressor is lifted.

Some of the best reasons for implementing a ketogenic lifestyle, even if you have no symptoms of disease, would be to:

power up your brain
detoxify your cells
elevate your awareness
awaken your consciousness
maximize your performance

Because ketones are the optimal fuel for the brain and nervous system, when produced by the body, they open a portal to conscious transcendence. This is why almost every major religious practice employs the art of fasting as a means to reach spiritual heights that are otherwise unachievable.

A ketogenic diet is also being used successfully for obtaining peak athletic performance and increased endurance. This theory totally debunks the old “carb loading” paradigm. I am currently working with several world-class endurance athletes who have significantly improved their performance after switching to a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet.

In Dr. Phinney’s, (author, The New Atkins For a New You) study of long-distance cyclists, athletes reported going from what they termed “six banana rides” (where they would eat 6 bananas over the course of a 100-mile bike ride) to “no banana rides” when they switched to eating fat instead of carbohydrates and became keto-adapted...

Athletes reported feeling better at the end of their rides; needing absolutely no carbs along the way and experiencing no hunger or food cravings… This is an incredible discovery and is currently changing the nutrition of competitive athletes around the globe who are realizing the benefits of the ketogenic diet for enhanced performance. Athletes benefiting from the ketogenic diet include the winner of the Western States 100 Mile Run, Timothy Olsen.

Dr. Phinney also wrote The Art And Science of Low Carbohydrate Living, which is an excellent resource for health care professionals. I highly recommend this book! I worked with Dr. Phinney at his clinic where we treated obese and diabetic patients using a low carbohydrate, ketogenic diet. I saw people lose hundreds of pounds, reduce their insulin or get off insulin reverse heart disease.

Ketosis can be used intermittently as a very effective detox protocol because it metabolizes fat cells, where toxins get stored. When you are in ketosis, your body is burning fat for fuel, instead of carbohydrates. Most detox programs are “water-based,” meaning that you drink a lot of [lemon] water and juices… But these types of cleanses do not initiate a metabolic shift into ketosis. They may flush the organs (particularly the kidneys) with lots of fluid — but the fat-soluble toxins don’t budge. Your body needs fat to escort fat-soluble vitamins into the cells and to escort stored toxins out of the fat cells.

Although I have never struggled with my body weight, I personally have found the ketogenic diet to be an invaluable tool in raising healthy children in a very toxic world. I used this dietary strategy often to reverse many childhood illnesses and to this day, none of my children have ever taken a single antibiotic. I am delighted to see the ketogenic diet making its way into the mainstream.

Big thanks to all the doctors, researchers, and scientists who continue to write, speak and teach the world about “right” science! A deep bow of gratitude to the pioneers of politically incorrect nutrition!

If you would like to learn more about how a low carbohydrate diet for weight loss or for putting the symptoms of prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes and associated metabolic diseases into remission.

Click here to find out how you can start targeting the root cause of these conditions and start taking control of your health.

If you’d like to talk about your health, click here to set up an appointment . I’d love to talk to you about your health.

To our good health!

How To Shift Into Fat Burning Mode

marybeauchamprn@gmail.com (Mary Beauchamp) — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:35:48 GMT

So, how do you get your metabolism to switch over to fat burning mode? Well, you need to communicate a different message to your metabolism so it stops storing fat and starts burning it.

The hormone with it’s hand firmly on this switch–is insulin. As long as insulin is in picture, your body has no choice but to store fat. Insulin tells your body to store fat. Period.

The only way to change that is to get carbohydrates out of your diet so insulin can take a break. To do this, you need to rely on other nutrients to take the place of carbohydrates.

That leaves only two nutrients left: fat and protein. When you restrict dietary carbohydrates, your body goes through a process of becoming “fat adapted” this means that the metabolism begins to shift tracks and starts looking for another fuel source.The process of becoming keto-adapated usually takes about 14 days in most people after carbohydrates are restricted and healthy fats come into the diet along with moderate amounts of clean protein.

When you make this metabolic shift you will know it because your body will begin to produce ketone bodies which are the bi-product of fat metabolism. You must check your blood or breath ketones to be certain that you have successfully become “fat-adapted” and are actually in nutritional ketosis.

I recommend a Precision blood ketone and glucose monitor for obtaining accurate knowledge about your metabolic process.

If you would like assistance in becoming keto-adapted, please contact me so I can walk you through the process so you don’t have go through the confusion of making mistakes that can slow you way down. I am here to be of service to anyone committed to making a dramatic shift in their health with a ketogenic diet.

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Salt works in conjunction with iodine, and other electrolytes such as magnesium, calcium and potassium. In Dr. Brownstein's book he explains that high blood pressure is not caused by salt, it is caused by eating salt that has been processed and therefore is void of minerals.

NOTE: Salt and sodium are not the same. Salt contains only about 40% sodium.

1 teaspoon (6 grams) of salt = 2.4 grams of sodium

Most people on a low carb diet will feel best when consuming 3-7 grams of sodium per day (7-17 grams of salt) or about 1-4 teaspoons of whole (unprocessed salt).

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