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berberine vs metformin for BG control
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2410097/ I found several studies showing the effectiveness of berberine, but could only get to the abstracts for most of them. The full text was available for this one. Berberine is an herb that has been used for centuries and is readily available over the counter. This study…
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Keto success story worth sharing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRN9P0dOI6E Fighting fat with fat - 12 minutes and worth every second. I think we should all share this.
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International Bacon Fest in Houston
In case any of you are in or near Houston: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-bacon-fest-bacon-ifest-tickets-24886366793 Although it sounds like they will have some awesome bacon (and other pork) there, they are messing it up a bit with a lot of carbage as well. I am trying to figure out if I can make it the 4-5…
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Nutrition Coalition Petition
http://www.nutrition-coalition.org/petition/ It is time to change dietary guidelines. Please check this out.
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Fake News, I mean Fake Science
This is why it is important to look deeper into what gets reported and not just take headlines from a single study. Fairly short video (under 10 min). If there are not multiple studies by different people with different funding sources, be extra skeptical. And always look for the agenda behind who is doing and who is…
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Breakthrough for diabetics
This will be awesome when it becomes commercially available: https://www.medgadget.com/2017/06/wrist-worn-wearable-measures-glucose-cortisol-interleukin-6-sweat.html
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Interesting Dr follow up with LCHF friendly doc for T2
After more than a year of frustration trying to get my BG into normal range, I found a doctor on Jimmy Moore's site that is in my area (http://lowcarbdoctors.blogspot.com/). Everything I have tried has had limited and only short term success. A1c peaked at 6.6, but I have since been in a range of 5.9 to 6.3. GP and Endo…
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N=1 error with supplements?
A little while back, I posted about trying some various supplements (berberine, fenugreek, gymnema sylvestre and ginseng) because they are herbs that have been used for hundreds and in some cases thousands of years and now have scientific studies showing they do in fact lower BG in many people. After about 6 weeks of using…
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sodium, cravings and problems losing weight
@Sunny_Bunny_ suggested I post something like this, so here goes: Warning: This post may be a bit long. However, if you are struggling with cravings and an inability to lose weight, this may be very helpful. I have included links to articles and scientific studies so you can see much of what I have here is based on science…
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Almost.....but not quite. Diabetes establishment still not there
http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2017/may-jun/navigating-a-low-carb-eating.html?referrer=http://www.diabetesforecast.org/?referrer=http://professional.diabetes.org/meetings/journals This is at least not derogatory toward low carb for treating diabetes. There is still some dogma in here about saturated fat, needing to eat…
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Debunking cholesterol myth - when will they learn?
New drug trial: http://www.thecardiologyadvisor.com/acc-meeting-highlights/evacetrapib-did-not-reduce-cv-events-in-high-risk-patients/article/487228/ The drug lowered LDL by 31% and raised HDL by 3%, but didn't stop any heart attacks or deaths. I think, based on on my research and the research of others, there are causes…
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Kresser Institute practitioners
Chris Kresser began an institute to train practitioners in a functional medicine approach from an ancestral vantage point. He now has this website where you can find those who have graduated from it.…
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FASTER study for those athletes out there or just interested in fat adaption and exercise
We have had a few threads about running and other athletic questions recently, so I thought it would be good to post these two links: http://www.vespapower.com/the-emerging-science-on-fat-adaptation/ http://www.metabolismjournal.com/article/S0026-0495(15)00334-0/abstract?cc=y= The first is an article that gives highlights…
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Sad - thought for the day
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Another failed cholesterol drug study
http://www.jwatch.org/na44100/2017/05/17/another-cetp-inhibitor-yet-another-negative-study?query=etoc_jwcard&jwd=000020101711&jspc=US This is from the New England Journal of Medicine. The drug successfully lowered LDL significantly and even raised HDL, but the results in terms of death, heart attack, etc. were no better.…
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Research
This is how I often feel.
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Best LC Diabetes Info I have found
I know we have multiple threads about diabetes here. Going link to link is how I actually found this one. I think it is great because it really lays out 12 great points about why LC should be the first treatment option for T2D as well as the primary treatment along with pharmacology for T1D by using many studies done over…
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Dr Hyman answers a question for someone without a gall bladder
I have seen several threads about those without a gall bladder, so I thought I would post this short video. The gall bladder question is first and is only about 2 minutes of the video. http://drhyman.com/blog/2017/04/28/digesting-fat-optimizing-health-daily-supplements/?mc_cid=95fcffdac9&mc_eid=b8eb311872
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Fenugreek for PCOS, menopause, diabetes and parkinson's
In doing research for supplements for BG control, fenugreek was one that seemed to have the most scientific evidence backing up claims, so I have recently started taking it in the amounts referenced in one of the clearest studies I could find. Below is a link to an article from GreenMedInfo.com about fenugreek and other…
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Pickle flavored ice pops
http://www.today.com/food/pickle-ice-pops-are-coming-wal-mart-summer-t111354?cid=sm_npd_td_fb_ma http://www.vanholtenpickles.com/products/pickle_ice.html
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Potential cut in NIH funding
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1703734#t=article This is an article from the New England Journal of Medicine regarding proposed cuts. I decided to add my comments to this with the subject "Time to target funding?": All comments get reviewed before being published. I wasn't sure if mine would make it since it…
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Considering a statin? Read this first.
http://www.thennt.com/nnt/statins-for-heart-disease-prevention-with-known-heart-disease/ This compiles information from studies on statins which were primarily funded by the pharma companies. Even with that, it still shows 39 people have to take a statin for 1 person to get any benefit. That means 38 get no benefit at all.…
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Online list of low carb doctors
I ran across this site and thought others may want it. There is one doc fairly close to me who I think I may go see. http://lowcarbdoctors.blogspot.com/
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hypothyroidism and iodine
I was listening to a Robb Wolf podcast and lunch where he was interviewing Dr. Michael Ruscio and this was one of the topics so I went to Dr. Ruscio's site to get more info. On it, he has a two part piece on the topic with a TON of references. For those who have seen what I post, you know I generally take articles without…
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Fiber? - potential TMI
This is something that has been brought up in a couple of threads recently: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10542462/we-should-do-another-meativore-may#latest and http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10543909/salads-low-carb-killer-could-it-be#latest The US guidelines say you need to have a…
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A to Z diet study
This is from JAMA from 2007. Next time someone tells you eating all that fat will clog your arteries, use this study. It followed people for a year following one of 3 diets - Atkins, Zone, LEARN and Ornish. Those are listed from lowest carb to highest carb with Ornish being the preferred "plant based" diet everyone in…
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Fat Head Kids - new book
Thought everyone in the group should know Tom Naughton's new book came out this week. The movie version is due out in the next few months. For those who haven't seen the original, it is a must see.
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Backyard chickens
We have legislation moving through the Texas legislature that will forbid municipalities from banning backyard chickens. I have been buying my eggs from a lady at work for a while now. By this time next year, I may be walking out to my backyard to get my eggs depending on how soon I can get things set up. Woohoo!…
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JAMA calling US dietary guidelines to the carpet
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2564564 One more condemnation of these. Maybe in 20-30 years the government will finally have to give in because everyone in the country will know the current guidelines are crap.
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sugar addition summit next week
Personally, sugar is not much of an issue for me, but from discussions on here, I figured at least some would be interested in this: http://sweetfreedomsummit.com/?idev_id=22&idev_username=hto In some ways, I know I am the oddball who did back flips (in my mind since that would be physically impossible for me) when I found…