Gluconeogenesis: The Sugar Factory Inside

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…

If You Know Anybody Male who is 55 and Older, Read This!

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)…

What Starts Atherosclerosis?

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…

Fasting: Preparing The Mind.

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…

The Science of Fasting

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 fats…

How to Do Intermittent Fasting

This article was updated with audio on August 16, 2025. 🎧 Click on the play button to listen. Your browser does not support the audio element. 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…

No Time to Exercise? Let’s Fix That.

How can 4 minutes of exercise beat 1 hour of jogging? 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 and aerobic capacity significantly in the high-intensity group. The…

What is This Website All About?

The purpose of DrJesseSantano.com is to provide health information. Understanding why diseases occur is critical to avoid common and deadly diseases. At present, there is a worldwide epidemic of obesity, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and Type 2 diabetes. Heart disease, stroke, and cancer are among the top causes of death. All of them are potentially preventable…