I HAVE THE GENETIC MARKER FOR ALZHEIMER'S! HERE'S WHY I'M NOT WORRIED.

I HAVE THE GENETIC MARKER FOR ALZHEIMER'S!  HERE'S WHY I'M NOT WORRIED.

Ever wonder if you are going to get a dreaded disease that you have a family history of?  That was the case for me with Parkinson's disease.  My grandfather had Parkinson's, and sometimes I wondered if I had the same genetic markers that predisposed my grandpa to getting the disease.

FAT BOMB LATTES - A GREAT WAY TO START THE DAY

FAT BOMB LATTES - A GREAT WAY TO START THE DAY

As I write this, I'm about a week into a ketogenic diet (I'll explain why in next week's blog).  I'm doing a modified or low-ketogenic version of the diet, because it allows me to keep the nutrient density high in terms of micronutrients like vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other phytochemicals.

THE EVILS OF ERYTHRITOL?

Ever done an online search and had a hard time finding the information you needed?  A couple of months ago I started wondering if erythritol would be a safe sugar alcohol to use in a gut-healthy diet, and I've had a hard time finding relevant research.  My interest in this sweetener started when I realized it was the preferred sweetener used by people on ketogenic diets. After plugging away at it for a while I'm starting to find what I was looking for.

TELENUTRITION: GET THE HELP YOU NEED FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN SOFA

TELENUTRITION:  GET THE HELP YOU NEED FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN SOFA

You have an appointment to get the help you need.  But it's going to take 30 minutes each way to get there and back.  The roads are icy, so that might slow you down.  Then you have to find parking.  You are missing valuable work time.  Or maybe you had to get a babysitter, or are dragging your kids along.  When you get there, you get to sit in a waiting room with sick people, and wait... and wait...  Sound familiar?