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Many people are confused by their body's macro priority sequence, but I explain it clearly here.

I see overweight people pounding the pavement or cycling in a desperate attempt to lose weight, and I know it might make a small difference short term, but it will not make any difference long term and might even make things worse.  We have all heard the cry, “eat less and move more” to lose weight, but this is just plain wrong.  There are no long term studies to support this.  In fact some studies have shown the opposite. What to do? Your body is an amazing piece of engineer

A small collection of 9 tips to help you survive the holidays

Why are we silent about the true cause of type-2 diabetes and a proven way to address this in most people.

This is insulin resistance We are hearing the term “ Insulin Resistance ” more and more these days which is not surprising, because it is the hormonal condition behind many of our common health conditions as highlighted by Gerald Reaven in his 1988 “Syndrome X” lecture .  Understanding insulin resistance, is critical to good health. Insulin is the Master Fat Hormone .  If you have zero insulin, you are unable to store fat regardless of what you eat or how many calories.  Typ

Time to start thinking about tanning naturally before the sun gets too fierce in summer.

Some simple but often misunderstood steps to building strong bones.

Maybe you thought that LDL is linked to Saturated Fat. But maybe you don't know. Most have it wrong.

Most people do not understand oxidative priority. Knowing this will help to maintain health.

If your keto diet is not working the answer may be here.

The world is waking up to low-carb living. Maybe it is time for you to make the switch.

My experience of using a CGM to monitor glucose. Easy and the information was valuable.

Some detail on why seed oils are bad for your health, with supporting evidence

Rice with meal The whole family like rice, your mother would not understand if it was missing and your children are used to having it all the time.  A meal is not complete without rice. The rice you eat with almost every meal (Glycemic Index, GI = 78) may be contributing to your Type-2 Diabetes, (or pre-diabetes) by spiking your glucose (blood sugar) which then requires drugs like metformin or external insulin to keep it under control.  How can you change this for the whole f

How dietary guidelines almost sabotaged my health and how I fought back.

Excess Insulin could be contributing to Alzheimer's disease

In a very exciting move Defeat Diabetes has now partnered with Diabetes Australia to strengthen the message about low carbohydrate diets

The ketogenic diet was developed and has been used for years as an aid to reducing seizures particularly in children

The biggest problem with fries is how they are cooked.  Most fries are cooked in seed oil, marketed as vegetable oil

Carbohydrate addiction is real and is very difficult to manage