Insulin: Measure This Blood Test on Yourself…Here’s Why. Richard Maurer, ND “What is the single most helpful blood test, beyond what is usually done, that I can ask my doctor… read more →
Butter, and why it is different than all other dairy. -Richard Maurer, ND I am a sometimes paleo eater but always a butter advocate – here is why. Dairy gets… 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 →
The Thin Type 2 Diabetic—Know Your Insulin A patient arrived in my office last week with confusion and disbelief. For several years, his blood sugar has been in the type… read more →
Elevated fasting insulin is associated with an elevated cancer risk. With recent research, this known association between serum insulin and cancer risk has graduated to cause and effect. Yet most… read more →
Ok, I hate the word cheat—it’s negative. Nobody wants to be, or to be caught, a cheat. But I will make peace with the ubiquitous dietary infraction—because what I’m about… read more →