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There are essential fatty acids and essential amino acids. There is no essential carbohydrate. The body does need some glucose, mainly for red blood cells, which have no mitochondria. But the liver and kidneys can make all of it through gluconeogenesis, typically around 100 to 150 grams a day in adults, using lactate, glycerol from fat, and a small amount of amino acids. Carb tolerance still varies a lot from person to person, and my new book, The Carb Crisis, explains why. The evidence is clear: carbs are optional, not required. Preorder link in the first reply.

Diagnosed with prediabetes? Ask your doctor these 5 questions: What do my labs actually tell us? Could insulin resistance be contributing? What are my treatment options? What should I focus on first? How will we measure progress? Prediabetes is a reason to act not to panic.

The Mediterranean diet has been tested on humans for 2,000 years, and for most of that time the test subjects were owned. A Roman farm slave, 160 BC, from his owner's own ration list: - Wheat bread, about a kilo a day - Olive oil, one pint a month - Olives, the windfalls not worth pressing - Fish pickle, the dregs of the sauce - Wine made from soaked grape skins - Salt and vinegar - Red meat not listed An English peasant, 1300: - Barley or rye bread, most of the day's food - Peas and beans, boiled into pottage - Onions, leeks, cabbage - Weak ale - A little hard cheese - A scrap of lean bacon, to flavour the pot - Red meat on feast days You, on the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet, 2026: - Whole grains at every meal - Beans and lentils - Olive oil, drizzled - Olives - Plenty of vegetables - A small glass of red - A little fish or lean meat, in moderation - Red meat a few times a month Look closely for the differences. There aren't any, apart from the fact that yours cost more and came with a cookbook. Neither of those men was on that diet by choice. One was chained up at night and the other was a bad harvest from the graveyard. They weren't thriving. They were being kept upright as cheaply as a human can be. The people who owned them ate the beef, the lamb, the game and the fat. For 2,000 years this was called rations. Then somebody photographed it beside the sea and it became a lifestyle. Your doctor has put you on the menu of a man who was not allowed to leave.

Type 2 diabetes starts in your fat cells, but your blood glucose doesn't get meaningfully worse until the problem reaches your muscle. As fat cells grow too large, they become insulin resistant and pro-inflammatory, both of which promote insulin resistance throughout the body. For a while, the pancreas keeps up by making more insulin, and glucose looks normal. The trouble becomes more pronounced when the insulin resistance reaches your muscle. Muscle is where most of your blood glucose goes when insulin rises, so once muscle stops responding, glucose starts climbing. Protect your muscle as if your blood glucose depends on it! Ideally, lift two or three times a week (the signal) and prioritize protein and fat (the fuel).

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In front of the mediaeval Town Hall in a sunny square with @drjenunwin Such a great birthday!!! And the food addiction/low carb conference still to come 👍🤩

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A type 2 diabetes diagnosis doesn't mean that decline is inevitable. Metabolic health can change. Nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, weight management, & appropriate medical care all influence the trajectory. A diagnosis should be the start of the conversation, not the end.

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