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Decreasing your risk of fatty liver and heart disease

How to decrease your risk of developing fatty liver and heart disease

Ok… Have to put your science caps on for this one. But we are talking about how to decrease your risk of developing two major health problems… Fatty liver- or

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Just move, move often, occasionally with ferocious intent

Only 23% of people exercise enough. For some, exercise is work. It's painful. I know, I say this often. But it bears repeating. There are a few

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Carbs and Triglycerides: Their relationship and its ability to predict the presence of insulin resistance

Metabolic health matters.  Humans die of very predicatble diseases. Most of them are moderated in severity by improving our metabolic health.  Type 2

The key is to keep your goals simple and easy to accomplish

Keeping it simple. Let’s face it, change is hard. However, habits are easy to maintain. Getting folks to adopt healthier lifestyle choices is something I

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Our children’s health – this is oh so very important

Kids don't get a free pass in their early years to eat whatever they want. When I was in medical school Type 2 Diabetes, which is VERY different than Type 1

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High Tibial Osteotomy For Knee Arthritis Pain In Active People

A high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a procedure that we use to treat knee osteoarthritis swelling and pain, improve function, and often dramatically delay the need

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Get Some Light in Your Face in the Morning

Why? Well, actually- because it leads to less anxiety, less depression, and better sleep. A poorly regulated circadian rhythm also leads to weight gain,

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Fitness and Heart Rate: What You Should Track — and Why

Show Notes In this episode Paul and Howard talk about fitness and heart-related measures, from resting heart rate to heart rate variability. We will get into

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Why Does My Knee Hurt?

Show Notes In a continuing series, Paul and Howard talk about parts of the body that sometimes hurt. This time we’re on about Why Knees Sometimes

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Heart Rate Variability (HRV) For Monitoring Our Health

Heart rate variability (HRV) is an important marker of an individual’s overall physiological stress level. External and internal stressors affect our health and

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Metabolic Syndrome, Part II: Managing Metabolic Syndrome

Show Notes In the second of a two-part series, Paul and Howard talk about metabolic syndrome, in particular about how its effects can be reduced, and even

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Rest, Recovery, and Exercise Addiction

Show Notes Paul and Howard talk about rest, recovery, and exercise addiction. We range across its causes, diagnosing it, and its consequences. There is—drum

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