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Insulin Resistance

How to Lower Risk for Brain Amyloid

How to Lower Risk for Brain Amyloid

It is well-documented that the accumulation of the beta-amyloid protein in the brain is correlated with Alzheimer's disease. Ongoing research seeks to understand how, and at what stage of Alzheimer's, beta-a...
Diabetes Risk and Impulsivity

Diabetes Risk and Impulsivity

Understanding the relationship between less healthful dietary and lifestyle choices and developing type-2 diabetes, a recent study linking the brain’s center for impulsive behavior and diabetes risk was real...
Green Tea Offsets Worsening Human Diet

Green Tea Offsets Worsening Human Diet

So much has been written over the years extolling the health benefits of green tea. Green tea has been reported to be effective for weight loss, antioxidant effects, reducing risk of cancer, protecting the b...
Simple Carbs Threaten the Brain

Simple Carbs Threaten the Brain

Today's video takes a look at a subject that's at the forefront of our discussion on this blog: how lifestyle choices can impact the fate of your brain. Specifically, we're looking at how the lifestyle choic...
Effect of intermittent fasting and refeeding on insulin action in healthy men

Effect of intermittent fasting and refeeding on insulin action in healthy men

Are Cancer Cells Hijacking Your Metabolism?

Are Cancer Cells Hijacking Your Metabolism?

There is an extensive body of research that reveals how critical glucose uptake and utilization are for many types of cancer. What the research has been unable to determine is exactly how cancer cells mig...
The Insulin Sweet Spot: Is Lower Better?

The Insulin Sweet Spot: Is Lower Better?

We commonly think that if something is good for our health, that more of it is even better, right? More kale never hurt anyone. Putting on extra sunscreen may not protect us from even more UV rays, but it ce...
Subversion of Systemic Glucose Metabolism as a Mechanism to Support the Growth of Leukemia Cells

Subversion of Systemic Glucose Metabolism as a Mechanism to Support the Growth of Leukemia Cells

Energy Medicine – Fundamental in Alzheimer’s

Energy Medicine – Fundamental in Alzheimer’s

Energy medicine is now front-and-center as a major consideration in trying to unravel the mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease. It’s now clear that a disruption of cellular energetics is fundamentally i...
Insulin Resistance and Alzheimer’s Disease: Bioenergetic Linkages

Insulin Resistance and Alzheimer’s Disease: Bioenergetic Linkages