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Back to SearchS1E27: Targeting Visceral and Subcutaneous Fat Loss
Season 1 Episode 27
I see lots of patients in my clinic who aim to lose body fat and have become well versed in the different types of body fat, specifically subcutaneous adipose tissue (aka SAT) and visceral adipose ti…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
S1E26: The Science of GLP-1 Drugs and Natural Weight Loss
Season 1 Episode 26
GLP-1 drugs have been all over the headlines and the global demand for using these drugs for weight loss has been significant. GLP-1 belongs to a family of gut-based hormones called incretins. In thi…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
S1E25: The Critical Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Erythritol
Season 1 Episode 25
The pentose phosphate pathway, which I refer to as P3, is one of my favorite metabolic pathways and one that gets far less attention than glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and Krebs, yet plays such a key …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
S1E24: Metabyte #1 - Insulin Lock and Key
Season 1 Episode 24
In this Metabyte (shorter episode), I review the interaction of the insulin hormone and its receptor on the surface of the muscle cells using a slice of chocolate cake, a lock and key, and a referenc…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
S1E23: Holistic Hypocrisy and Supplement Scams
Season 1 Episode 23
Call it holistic, functional, metabolic, integrative, longevity, or whatever, but this episode expresses some of my concerns about the direction of what I refer to as the rising "alt health" movement…
Published on 3 years ago
S1E22: Lipids Part 2 - Cholesterol Numbers and Heart Disease Risk
Season 1 Episode 22
In this episode we will tie together cholesterol metabolism using the boat vehicular model from Part 1, and understanding your own cholesterol results in greater depth. My free cholesterol e-book her…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
S1E21: Lipids Part 1 - Metabolic Trafficking using Cars and Boats
Season 1 Episode 21
Lipid (cholesterol) physiology is complicated, but essential for you to understand as part of metabolism, health, and longevity. Let's simplify lipids (and glucose) using cars, boats, and traffic. Th…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
S1E20: Glucose Variability: An Essential Metabolic Metric
Season 1 Episode 20
Glucose variability (GV) is an important metric that expands upon the current limited application of fasting blood glucose and hemoglobin A1C. In this episode we'll discuss:
The limitations of A1C a…Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
S1E19: Rethinking Hemoglobin A1C and Are You Truly Prediabetic?
Season 1 Episode 19
The hemoglobin A1C is a useful, yet imperfect glycemic marker which we'll explore further in this episode where we discuss:
The origins of the glycohemoglobin test (aka A1C) The flaws of A1C testing…Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
S1E18: Multiethnic Metabolism and Heart Disease Risk
Season 1 Episode 18
There are significant ethnicity-specific differences in metabolism and heart disease risk that are not often discussed. In this episode we cover:
A brief overview of insulin resistance (IR) and the …Published on 3 years, 6 months ago