Holiday Eating can be challenging. It’s Halloween and coming up on Thanksgiving and the December load of Holidays. I have received lots of questions from clients and readers about how they… read more →
Your TG:HDL ratio is calculated on a fasting lipid profile. A calculator is here: Simply take the Triglyceride and divide by the HDL; the closer to one, the better. For… read more →
HOMA-IR, The Insulin Resistance Calculation: Insulin x Glucose÷405 [A HOMA-IR calculator is here – you can also Convert to S.I. units here.] Optimal Range: 1.0 (0.5–1.4) Less than 1.0 means you are… read more →
Fit and Fat Beats Lazy and Lean –by Richard Maurer, ND I am especially attentive to the results of this study, both professionally and personally. In my professional life, I… read more →
Know Your Insulin By Richard Maurer, ND // @drrichardmaurer Author of The Blood Code: Unlock the Secrets of Your Metabolism (2014) In my experience, weight gain is rarely the cause… read more →
Know Your Insulin – An essential blood test result for your health, weight and longevity My daily medical newswires repeat variations of the same headline, “BMI Biggest Contributor to Type… read more →
In a large-scale study called the ACCORD trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2008, type 2 diabetics were divided into groups to compare more-aggressive combined drug… read more →
Doctors will tell you Less Is More…But is it? Medical authorities recommend less aggressive treatment for type 2 diabetes. It goes like this. Individuals that have normal blood sugar management… read more →
I have been searching for what I do. This is different than figuring out what I want to be when I grow up – or what I should be doing.… read more →
Insulin and the HOMA-IR marks for disease risk and your healthy life: High insulin results in central obesity and high blood pressure. There is a strong link to heart attack… read more →
