by janice sommerville | DIABETES, MICROBIOME, NUTRITION
Apple cider vinegar is a very interesting health elixir. It’s been known to help whiten teeth, cure hiccups and soothe sore throats. Now the great news about the libation is growing. Studies now show that it regulates blood sugar levels and helps to fight body fat....
by janice sommerville | DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, LECTINS, LONGEVITY, NUTRITION
We often think of heart disease as an inevitable part of aging. We’re taughtthat just like the rest of us, the heart gets weaker and weaker as we age, andafter a while you’ll probably need to go on medication or undergo a fewsurgical interventions—maybe have your...
by janice sommerville | DIABETES, LONGEVITY, MICROBIOME, NUTRITION
Did you notice in our discussion of the Blue Zones earlier that not only dopeople in all of those cultures eat meat very rarely, but they also consumegoat or sheep milk products rather than cow? Call this luck or intuitivewisdom (or flavor preference). Whatever it is,...
by janice sommerville | DIABETES, LONGEVITY, NUTRITION
Your gut buddies evolved to endure cycles of growth and regression. That’sbecause we, their host organisms, evolved to eat in tune with the seasons—to consume different foods in different quantities at different times of theyear. Eating seasonally is more than just a...
by janice sommerville | DIABETES, LONGEVITY, MICROBIOME, NUTRITION
In 2018, the results of a ten-year study in France offered the firstconclusive proof that calorie restriction extends the lives of primates—inthis case, a gray mouse lemur that shares many physiological similaritieswith humans. In the study, the life span of the...
by janice sommerville | AGING, DIABETES, LECTINS, MICROBIOME, NUTRITION
Though most lectins, like gluten, are too large to get through the gut wallunless it’s already been breached, there is a lectin called wheat germagglutinin (WGA) that is very small. So even if the gut mucosal barrier hasnot been compromised, WGA can pass through the...