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Robust Health Radio Episode 21 with Dr. Adrian Chavez

Dr. Chavez and I crossed paths on Instagram, where I came across a post her put together tearing apart bulletproof coffee. Dr. Chavez has a PhD in Nutrition from Arizona State University. The focus of his studies during his training was insulin sensitivity as it relates to cardiovascular and metabolic disease. In this episode, Dr. […]

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Robust Health Radio Episode 3: Lies Your Doctor Tells You With Dr. Ken Berry

  In this episode Dr. Berry and I discuss a few points in his book impacting the majority of folks out there struggling with their weight and metabolic health. Dr. Berry is a medical doctor with over 20 years of practice, board certified in Family Medicine. Through his own health journey and willingness to think

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Vitamin D supplements: What you miss out on!

Vitamin D supplements might not be doing what you think for your cardiovascular health! In fact, claims of change in certain cardiovascular risk factors derived from Vitamin D itself that you produce endogenously are likely overstated.   A study just published in this month’s edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition looked at how correcting Vitamin

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The Latest on the Red Meat and Heart Disease Debate

A systematic review of clinical trials looking at the impact of red meat intake on risk factors for cardiovascular disease was published in this month’s issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition [1].    Investigators found no statistically significant, nor clinically meaningful differences in blood pressure, Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and total cholesterol:HDL ratio.

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Should you avoid Eggs because of TMAO?

  Should you pass on eating eggs because of TMAO?  Another TMAO study appears in July’s edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Using the Nurses Health study cohort of over 120,000 individuals, higher intakes of phosphotidylcholine were associated with increased risk of death from all causes and cardiovascular disease, moreso in diabetics.  Trimethylamine-N-oxide

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