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Telehealth Is The Future of Medicine. Remote Care for Obesity, Diabetes, and Beyond
With the fast-mounting cases of COVID-19 and the need to shelter in place in 2020, the US began increasingly turning to telehealth (remote healthcare using...
In Weight Loss
Solving Obesity with the Ketogenic Diet
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Over 30 percent of Americans are obese, and around 300,000 die each year from obesity-related disease. Though a significant medical...
In Weight Loss
Keto for Weight Loss
Approximately 42 percent of adults in the US––more than 100 million people––currently live with obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher...
Diabetes
In Health
Conquer Prediabetes with a Ketogenic Diet
Have you been diagnosed with prediabetes or suspect that you may have it? If so, you’re in good company. Prediabetes is a condition that affects...
In Diabetes
Perspectives on the New ADA Guide for Implementing Low Carbohydrate Diets
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently published a guide designed for healthcare practitioners providing options on how to effectively implement low carbohydrate and very low...
In Diabetes
Virta Health Is Reversing Diabetes, Saving Lives, and Saving Healthcare Costs
Updated by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE, on September 19, 2024 Virta Health (Virta) is a bold company with a goal that may sound unbelievable:...
Neurological
In Neurological
Can the Ketogenic Diet Help with Bipolar Disorder?
A quick search on the internet can uncover many highly positive anecdotal reports of people who have improved their symptoms using the ketogenic diet. Interview...
In Health
The Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy
The ketogenic diet is a science-based low-carb, moderate protein, high-fat diet with a history dating back to the early 1920s for controlling seizures in epileptic...
In Health
3:1 & 4:1 Therapeutic Ketogenic Diets
Low-carb ketogenic diets can improve a variety of serious medical conditions, including obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, mental illnesses, epilepsy, and even Alzheimer’s disease. However, how...
In People Profiles
Meet Dr. Mary T. Newport – Neonatologist and Advocate for Treating Alzheimer’s with Ketones
Dr. Mary T. Newport was a neonatologist (a pediatrics subspecialty focused on the medical care of newborn infants) for 30 years. She became an integral...
In Anti-Aging
What Is Autophagy? Your Body’s Way of Recycling Damaged Cells
Autophagy: Cellular Cleansing and the Secret to Longevity When your home gets dirty, you clean it. If you’re feeling ambitious, you might even replace some...
In Book & Movie Reviews
Fighting the Migraine Epidemic: How to Treat and Prevent Migraines Without Medicine
There’s new thinking on how to treat migraines that has nothing to do with medications and everything to do with understanding the root causes of...
Metabolic
In Metabolic
Can the Keto Diet Help with Fatty Liver Disease?
Forty years ago, the term non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) didn’t even exist. Today, a staggering 30 to 40 percent of Americans have this undesirable...
In Health
How Keto Affects Your Hormones
When you hear someone say, “Keto affects your hormones,” it might leave you wondering: Which hormones exactly, and how? It’s a good question. Are they...
In Metabolic
Is the Keto Diet Safe for Your Liver?
Your liver is one of the largest organs in your body. It sits under your ribcage on the right side of your abdomen, and it is...
Heart Health
In Heart Health
How Intermittent Fasting Can Help Your Heart
For many people, maximizing longevity means minimizing heart disease risk. Heart disease is, after all, the world’s leading cause of death. The best way to...
In Heart Health
The Correlation Between Saturated Fats & Cholesterol
The Correlation Between Cholesterol & Saturated Fats Have you ever wondered why there’s a correlation between your cholesterol levels in your blood and your saturated...
In Heart Health
The Keto Diet & Cholesterol: Digesting the Facts
UPDATED BY FRANZISKA SPRITZLER, RD, CDE, on July 11, 2024 A common concern about starting a ketogenic diet is that consuming more fat will raise...
Cancer
In Success Stories
I Was Given 6-8 Months to Live and Now I’m Cancer Free
The week before I turned 40, my husband Brad and I took a one-way flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong. Neither of us had...
In Cancer
The Ketogenic Diet as an Adjunct to Cancer Therapy
The Ketogenic Diet has been quite the buzzword in recent years, and for good reason! There are many purported health benefits of utilizing the low-carb,...
In Health Benefits
11 Significant Health Benefits of the Ketogenic Diet
The ketogenic diet is becoming known for being beneficial in so many areas of health and medicine, it’s important to get a clear understanding of...
In Cancer
Keto & Cancer
Keto & Cancer There have been a lot of advances with the ketogenic diet and cancer. Now it’s important to note, no matter what, that...
In People Profiles
Meet Dr. Nasha Winters – Naturopath & Oncology Specialist
Dr. Nasha Winters is a CEO, bestselling author, naturopath, and oncology specialist. Her journey with cutting out sugar and fueling her body through ketosis began...
In Book & Movie Reviews
The Metabolic Approach to Cancer
The author, Dr. Nasha Winters, has an interesting perspective. As both a naturopathic integrative oncologist and a cancer survivor, she has professional and personal experience...
Women's Health
In Women's Health
Keto and Menopause: How a Low-Carb Diet Can Alleviate Symptoms
How are keto and menopause connected? Is the keto diet good for menopause? Menopause is a natural, but often frustrating and challenging process for women....
In Women's Health
Keto & PCOS: A Promising Treatment for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
UPDATED BY FRANZISKA SPRITZLER, RD, CDE Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age and the leading cause...
In Women's Health
The Ketogenic Diet for Lipedema
What is Lipedema? Although many haven’t heard of lipedema, it’s by no means a rare disease. Lipedema is a disorder impacting both fat and the...
Men's Health
In Men's Health
How Does the Keto Diet Affect Testosterone?
Going keto is all about change. Changing your diet. Changing your metabolism. Even changing your hormone levels. Take the hormone testosterone. Testosterone (T) is known...
In Men's Health
Can Keto Help Boost Testosterone?
Can Keto Help Boost Testosterone Testosterone and the ketogenic diet are a lot more closely related than people seem to think. See it all comes...
In Fitness
The Benefits of Staying in Ketosis When Cutting for Bodybuilders
The Benefits of Staying in Ketosis When Cutting Guys and gals, if you’re utilizing the Keto Diet to get as lean as possible and to...
