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 →
I want to share a slide I used in a lecture last weekend. The CDC tracks death by age group. Y’all know that I spend my professional life trying to… 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 →
This post is from the Meal Planner in The Blood Code book. For those of you (us) who eat a quicker, more incidental lunch, the evening meal becomes even more… 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 →
Over the past several years, I have worked to find the diet and fitness habits that express the healthiest metabolism. And if you have heard me in one of our… read more →
