by Laura McDermid | Feb 1, 2023 | Body, Gut Health, The Science Behind It All
When it comes to body fat, the hormone Insulin is the critical factor. If insulin is up, body fat goes up; if insulin is down, body fat goes down. To complicate matters even further, it is impossible to determine which comes first! As fat cells grow they tend to...
by Laura McDermid | Feb 1, 2023 | Body, Diets & Lifestyles, Low Carb
Coconut Oil Coconut oil contains small to medium-chain saturated fats called medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs). MCTs permeate cell membranes to provide energy without the need for carrier proteins or special enzymes. This can be a really helpful source of calories on...
by Laura McDermid | Feb 1, 2023 | Body, Gut Health, The Science Behind It All
You may think that your microbiome is a random collection of bacteria that live in your gut. Whilst that may be partly correct, the microbiome that lives in and on your body. is anything but random unless something happens to disturb the intricate balance. You have...
by Laura McDermid | Jan 31, 2023 | Body, The Science Behind It All
No that’s not a typo. It’s a real thing. Let us recap the classified diabetes types: There are two: Type 1 and 2. Both are chronic diseases that relate to a glucose dysfunction. With Type 1 diabetes, the beta cells in the pancreas do not produce insulin...
by Laura McDermid | Jan 30, 2023 | Body, Diets & Lifestyles, Fasting
I often get asked what to eat for breakfast and what time to eat it. Fair question seeing that it’s the core of my production business at ALL ABOUT HEALTH. Some believe that it is the most important meal of the day. And I agree, provided we can all get on the...
