Wondrous Wound Wizardry
Gather round for a story about wounds and the evil things that prevent proper healing. It’s the same old tale of woe with all the usual suspects. Stress, low thyroid, inflammation, bacteria, serotonin and...
Category: Diabetes Myths
Metabolica Rheumatica
You don’t just get arthritis because it’s written in your genetic code, so that it suddenly kicks in on your 60th birthday. And it isn’t just a random event that lands on you out...
More Eye-Opening Science
What are the things that damage eyesight, and what can you do about it? Does eating carrots help? The answer to that can be a categorical yes and an undeniable no, and the real...
Insulin Can Be Irresistible.
Although it’s an understatement to say many are recommending sugar restriction as a means to improving health, evidence – relating to inflammatory conditions like insulin resistance, obesity and diabetes – suggests that this approach...
Do You Have Type Two Depression?
ARE YOU DEPRESSED BECAUSE YOU HAVE DIABETES OR IS DIABETES CAUSING YOUR DEPRESSION? As funny as it sounds this is a good question, and the answer is definitely YES! However you look at it,...
Beware When Rousing The Bear With Aspirin
Taking aspirin without sufficient sugar can at times be like rousing a hibernating Bear in the middle of the coldest part of winter. There’s a chance the reaction won’t be pleasant. Although in one...
Why Unicorns Won’t Quit Sugar!
“Stuck with another day, how should we pass it? If anything worked for you before —I’d give that preference.” – Mirabai, 16th Century The thing about giving preference to sugar restriction, is that it...
Blood Sugar Beliefs.
“Glucagon, cortisol, adrenalin, growth hormone and thyroid tend to increase the blood sugar, but it is common to interpret hyperglycemia as “diabetes,” without measuring any of these factors.” – Ray Peat PhD It’s perfectly...
Do You Really Know It’s True?
Do you really know that it’s true that sugar – even when consumed in quantities well beyond ‘daily requirements’ – is bad for you? Before you say ‘yes’, or even after you say ‘yes’,...
A Grain Of Salt Restriction.
Decades worth of anti-salt fear mongering has made sodium restriction a very common thing today, and unfortunately it is probably true that those who could benefit the most from increasing their intake, also tend...