Audio updated on April 1, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. Why LDL-P Reflects Heart Risk and Lifestyle Improvement More Accurately In this audio, I’ll explain why LDL particle number often tells you more about heart risk—and lifestyle improvement—than LDL cholesterol alone. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇨🇳 中文(简体) 🇪🇸…
Author: Jesse Santiano, M.D.
Universe 25: When Abundance Breaks the Mind
Audio updated on April 1, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. A Social and Psychological Warning from a Mouse Utopia In this article, we explore Universe 25—a famous mouse experiment—and what it warns us about how abundance, without purpose and social structure, can quietly undermine mental and physical health. Universe 25 was a famous experiment that…
The Mongol Warrior Diet: Food That Won Wars
Audio updated on April 1, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. This article has been edited for brevity and readability. What One of History’s Most Successful Armies Can Teach Us About Food, Strength, and Survival In this article, we explore how the Mongol warrior diet built strength and endurance—and what its principles can mean for your…
The Hidden Health Benefits Of Cutting Your Toenails Regularly
Audio updated on April 1, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. Why This Simple Habit Reveals More Than Hygiene Cutting your toenails may seem routine, but difficulty doing it can quietly reveal early changes in mobility, flexibility, and overall health. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇨🇳 中文(简体) 剪脚趾甲看似是日常小事,但如果变得困难,可能悄悄提示身体活动能力、柔韧性和整体健康的早期变化。 请按下方的播放按钮收听。 Introduction…
TG/HDL Ratio Explained: What It Means and How to Improve It
Audio updated on April 1, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. This article has been edited for brevity and readability. In this article, we’ll explore what the TG/HDL ratio really means, why it reveals early metabolic risk, and how simple daily habits can improve it. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English….
Wishing You Health and Peace in the New Year
As we welcome 2026, I want to pause and say thank you. Thank you for reading, reflecting, questioning, and caring about your health and your life. In a world that moves fast and often pulls us in many directions, your willingness to learn, grow, and take responsibility for your well-being truly matters. May this New…
HDL Function Explained: Good vs Bad HDL
Audio updated on April 1, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. HDL isn’t automatically “good” cholesterol. In this article, we explain what HDL function really means, how sugar and insulin resistance quietly damage it, why most HDL-raising drugs failed, and what actually restores HDL’s protective role—starting with exercise and metabolic health 🎧 ▶️ Press the play…
Ultra-Processed Foods and Lung Cancer Risk
Audio updated on April 1, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. What a Large U.S. Cohort Study Shows—and What It Doesn’t This article examines a large U.S. study on ultra-processed foods and lung cancer risk, explaining what the evidence shows, its limits, and what it means for everyday choices. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below…
High Triglycerides: Causes, Dangers, And How To Lower
Audio updated on April 1, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. High triglycerides are a common but often misunderstood lab finding, and in this article, we explain what they mean, why they matter, and how to lower them safely and effectively. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇨🇳 中文(简体) Medical note:…
Metabolic Health Check: Your Metabolic Digest (What It Means + How to Improve It)
Audio updated on April 1, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. Welcome to this quick metabolic-digest recap—your simple snapshot of blood sugar control, waist trends, inflammation, and the fastest habits to improve them this week. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇨🇳 中文(简体) Introduction Your metabolic-digest is a quick, practical snapshot…
Postprandial Blood Sugar Explained: An Early Warning Marker
Audio updated on April 1, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. In this article, we’ll explain what postprandial blood sugar really means, why the 1-hour and 2-hour readings tell different metabolic stories, and how to improve them naturally. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇨🇳 中文(简体) Introduction Most people who check…
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, dear friends. Amid the lights, gifts, and busy schedules, I hope we don’t miss the heart of Christmas: God choosing to come close to us—humble, gentle, and full of love. The birth of Jesus is a reminder that hope can enter quietly, that peace can begin in the simplest places, and that our…
Christmas Eve Reflection: When Stress Becomes a Silent Risk Factor for Disease
This Christmas Eve reflection explores how chronic stress—especially unresolved family conflict—can quietly affect health, and why forgiveness and reconciliation may be among the most healing choices we can make. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇨🇳 中文(简体) 这篇平安夜的反思文章探讨了长期压力,尤其是家庭冲突,如何悄然影响健康,以及宽恕与和解为何可能成为最具治愈力的选择之一。 请按下方的播放按钮收听。 🇪🇸 Spanish (Latinoamérica) Esta reflexión de Nochebuena aborda cómo el estrés…
Is Saturated Fat Bad for Pancreatic Beta Cells?
What the Evidence Actually Shows Audio updated March 31, 2026, for Apple device compatibility and a better infographic. This article has been edited for brevity and readability. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇨🇳 中文(简体) Introduction Saturated fat is a stable fat found in foods like butter, red meat, coconut…
Glucose Variability: The Hidden Reason Some Diets And Fasting Work
Audio updated March 29, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. Many popular diets and fasting strategies work for the same hidden reason: they reduce glucose variability. In this article, you’ll learn why calmer blood sugar swings—not diet labels—make carnivore, keto, low-calorie diets, and intermittent fasting more effective, easier, and more sustainable. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play…
Why I Built This Site—and How It Survives
I’m a retired physician.After decades of caring for people once they were already sick, I became convinced that much of what I was treating could have been prevented years earlier. That belief is why I built Don’t Get Sick. This site exists to help people understand how the body actually works—blood sugar, metabolism, exercise, aging,…
Glucose Variability: What It Means And How To Improve
🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇪🇸 Spanish (Latinoamérica) 🇨🇳 中文(简体) Introduction Most people think blood sugar problems begin when glucose is “too high.”But long before fasting glucose or HbA1c crosses diagnostic thresholds, another problem often appears first: glucose variability. You can have a “normal” HbA1c and still experience repeated…
Understanding Fasting Insulin Levels And How To Lower Them
Audio updated March 31, 2026, for Apple device compatibility. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇪🇸 Spanish (Latinoamérica) 🇨🇳 中文(简体) I. Introduction: Why Fasting Insulin Matters More Than You Think Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows glucose to move from the bloodstream into cells, where it…
Strategizing the Phases of Insulin Secretion for Better Health
Audio updated March 31, 2026, for Apple device compatibility and a better infographic 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇪🇸 Spanish (Latinoamérica) 🇨🇳 中文(简体) Insulin Is Not Just “On” or “Off” Most people think insulin works like a simple switch—high or low, enough or not enough. In reality, insulin is…
Bariatric Surgery And Diabetes Remission and Why Relapse Still Happens
How Fasting-Like Metabolic Changes Improve Beta-Cell Function Without Creating New Cells Audio updated March 31, 2026, for Apple device compatibility and a better infographic. Part 4 of the Pancreatic Beta-Cell Regeneration Series 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen in English. 🇪🇸 Spanish (Latinoamérica) 🇨🇳 中文(简体) Introduction Bariatric (metabolic) surgery is one of…