Carbohydrates, Glucose, and Glycogen In all cultures in the world, there is always a source of starch for every meal. It may be rice, bread, pasta, noodles or tubers like potatoes, and cassava. It is commonly believed that you have to have starch as a source of energy. That is true. All of the above…
Part 1: Deranged Apoptosis of the Endothelium All good things come to pass. Like the cells in our body. Cells that are old and lose their functions die. Apoptosis is programmed cell death. It is built into the genes. In ancient Greek, apoptosis means “falling off.” A type of white blood cell called the macrophage…
Erectile Dysfunction as a sign of Heart Disease
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M.T. is a 46-year-old female who used to have obesity and hypertension I saw M.T. 7 months ago during a family get together. I was aware of her long-standing weight problem. She told me that she has been trying very hard to get the weight off. We talked about the benefits and how to do…
The pyramid graphs below show the age and sex distribution in the U.S. and the Philippines. Notice that from 0 to 54 years old, the males always outnumber the females from both countries. However, at 55 years and above, the women begin and continue to outnumber the men. United States 0-14 years: 18.73% (male 1,255,995/female 29,919,938)…
Our body can also burn fat for fuel.
The arteries that supply blood all over the body has an inside lining called the endothelium. The endothelium has anti-atherogenic properties. Anti-atherogenic is the ability to prevent atherosclerosis. If everybody has protection against atherosclerosis, why is it that atherosclerosis is so preponderant that the number one and two cause of deaths in the whole world are…
How to avoid gaining extra pounds during the holidays.
Start with Why? Why are you fasting? You have to know the answer. You have to write it down. Is it to make your abdomen smaller? Is it to get rid of all those bad stuff inside you making you insulin resistant? Is it to control your blood sugar and take fewer medications? Is it…
How does Fasting Dissolve Fat Weight maintenance is primarily from insulin. Once insulin stands up, the rest of the hormones kneel. Insulin comes from the pancreas. Insulin levels in the blood go up depending on what we eat. It goes up the most after we eat carbohydrates and protein. Insulin goes up slightly with…
This piece was rewritten for easier reading and originally posted on December 9, 2018. Fasting has been around for centuries and is practiced by the most significant religions. Intermittent fasting (IF) has seen a resurgence in the past years, and many people, including me, have achieved considerable health improvements. There is a solution that is…
How can 4 minutes of exercise beat 1 hour of jogging? “As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.” The Science In the 1991 study of Izumi Tabata. Doing High-Intensity Interval Training in as short as 4 minutes can give you the same benefits as running for an hour. The study improved the anaerobic…
Mini J as in Mini Jesse Mini J is a small 2.5 cm baked clay sculpture done by my daughter, Agnes, about 7 years ago. MiniJ’s photo has been the wallpaper on my mobile phone since it was made. The other day I somehow deleted it. I asked my wife to take another picture to…
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a group of conditions that include high blood pressure, obesity, high blood sugar, and low HDL and high triglycerides. The combination of the separate components of MetS has been associated with strokes, heart attacks, gout, fatty liver, and Type 2 Diabetes. Having One Component of Metabolic Syndrome Makes it Likely That…
Imagine someone going to the grocery several times a day and stuffs the perishables in the refrigerator. As the fridge gets full, his solution is to buy more refrigerators so he can keep on buying more groceries. Eventually, his house has several refrigerators and gets crowded. His electric bills are through the roof. Does…
The two-minute warning is called in the last two minutes of the first and second half of American football. When somebody is brought to an ER with an acute problem like a heart attack, it is very similar to the last two minutes of the fourth quarter of football, and your team is behind by…
I included an outline below of the information needed, and you can easily copy and paste in a word processing software and fill in all the blanks. Name: Date of Birth: Insurance: Height: Weight (English or metric units) Allergies: Reactions Past Medical Histories: Previous Surgeries: Medications: Name Dose Frequency Smoking Yes…
“As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.” Health information can be carried or obtained by the following Paper USB Flash Drive Electronic file attachment sent thru the internet The simplest way will be to write or print (better) with a computer on a small piece of paper, back to back, and insert in…
The additional information in the emergency room or in the hospital. To gather this information, ask the Primary Care physician and the facility where they were done. Keeping in mind that your physician and hospitals have policies before you can obtain them. So it may not be easy sometimes. Friendliness to the staff will go…
