This past Saturday I went on Facebook Live for the first time ever so you could ask me anything about health, fitness, and nutrition. It was incredible! Thank you to everyone who came and asked questions! Below you can watch the video or listen to the audio recording as a podcast. Listen on ITunes or …
If you are looking for my writings on glycation and AGEs, you should start with this article: Where Do Most AGEs Come From? O Glycation, How Thy Name Hast Deceived Me!For a more technical and comprehensive introduction, I recommend chapter 2 of my doctoral dissertation. For the importance of insulin and glucose to protect against …
In this episode, I wrap up glycation week by discussing why glycation may play essential physiological roles in the body. In the early days of methylglyoxal research, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, who won the 1937 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of vitamin C and critical steps in energy metabolism, saw the molecule …
In response to popular demand, this week is glycation week. In this episode, I discuss the strengths and limitations of using Hba1c to measure our cumulative recent exposure to blood glucose and diabetes risk. Many people will be familiar with the fact that variation in red blood cell turnover confounds this measurement. Less well known …
I have a new guest post up at the Paleo f(x) blog: Beyond Standing Desks: Five More Ways to Work at a Computer Without Ruining Your Posture It’s the top five things I’ve found most useful to work with information without wrecking my mobility.
In this episode, I discuss some important insights from my Paleo f(x) talk and audience responses to it, including the potential dangers of treating type 1 diabetes with a low-carb diet, the importance of carbs and body fat for fertility and sex hormones, and why some people might have a great sex hormone profile on …