I'm excited to announce the launch of the Paleo Detox Program. It's an evolutionary, evidence-based approach to restoring optimal function and health. The cornerstone of the program is a paleolithic diet which eliminates common food toxins like wheat, industrial seed oils, sugar and soy. The Paleo Detox also includes a targeted blend of nutrients to remove accumulated toxins and support the detox process, as well as guidelines for stress management and exercise. The Paleo ...
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In the last article we discovered that the blood sugar targets established by the American Diabetes Association are far too high, and do not protect people from developing heart disease, diabetes or other complications. And we looked at what the scientific literature indicates are safer targets for fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c and either OGTT or post-meal blood sugar. In this article I'm going to introduce a simple technique that, when used properly, is one of ...
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In the last article I explained the three primary markers we use to track blood sugar: fasting blood glucose (FBG), oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and hemoglobin A1c (A1c). We also looked at what the medical establishment considers as "normal" for these markers. The table below summarizes those values. Marker Normal Pre-diabetes Diabetes Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) 126 OGGT / post-meal (mg/dL after 2 hours) 200 Hemoglobin A1c (%) 6.4 In this article, we're going to look at just how "normal" those normal levels are ...
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