I happened to be walking through the hospital when I stopped in the patient’s waiting area to take a phone call (no one was in there). I sat down in front of the vending machine, and saw this magazine (pictured below) in front of the machine. Folks, you just can’t make this stuff up. Getting… Continue Reading
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Essentials of the gut-brain connection: Vagus nerve anatomy
To really understand the gut-brain connection, one of the critical structures that needs to be examined and understood is the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is what is known as a cranial nerve, that means its originate begins in the brain itself, rather than the spinal cord. There are 12 cranial nerves and the vagus… Continue Reading
A simple statement about your blood glucose (blood sugar) level
There is no doubt that obesity is a complex phenomenon, which results from a variety of factors that include not only diet, but genetics, and metabolism. I acknowledge that. I also acknowledge that simply going ‘low carb‘ is not always sufficient for long-term health either in terms of your weight or your metabolic health, especially… Continue Reading
I wonder if Paula Deen is really doing that well with her Type II diabetes
As many of you know (and some of you don’t), Paula Deen, the queen of Southern cooking, within the last year developed Type II diabetes. Immediately, she went ‘on a diet’ and started taking medications, and you could see her on just about every home journal/ladies magazine in the country talking about how important it… Continue Reading
A new direction for this blog in 2013
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season, and that you are enjoying yourself (and hopefully, not over-enjoying the various gastronomic pleasures of the season). I myself have been doing some thinking about where I really want to take this blog in the new year. The fact is I like nutrition, but I am… Continue Reading