by Dr. David Minkoff January 27, 2022 6 min read
Growth Hormone (GH or HGH) is a key hormone that helps us build muscle and burn fat.
Your muscles are made of cells that have been fused together into muscle fibers. And on the outside of these fibers are things called satellite cells.
When you work out you damage cells in the muscle fibers. To fix this, your body releases Growth Hormone, Growth Factors (other hormones) and Testosterone. These tell the satellite cells to start replicating to both repair and replace damaged cells in the muscle, and also to add more cells, increasing the muscle fibers in size.
by Dr. David Minkoff January 06, 2022 7 min read
If your cells are taking in less sugar because they’re resisting insulin knocking at their door to let in sugar, then the cells have less energy to work with.
That sugar is there, and insulin is happily converting it to fat, but your cells aren’t getting it so of course they’re hungry and will keep telling you to eat more until they finally get some.
by Dr. David Minkoff December 23, 2021 6 min read
I’ve been asked many times about the one vitamin or supplement a person needs for good health, about this or that diet, about going Vegan or going Carnivore, and much more.
So I wanted to take a moment to look at some things here. Not the pros and cons of different diets or the importance of one vitamin over another, but instead — how you can determine what is right for you.
by Dr. David Minkoff December 09, 2021 6 min read
Especially as they get older, women can find it easier and easier to gain weight and harder and harder to lose it.
But more and more this is happening with younger women as well — and there is an exact reason for this.
It has to do with hormones, the messenger chemicals in our body that tell our cells how to use the foods we eat, whether to store fat or lose it, increase or decrease energy. They even affect our moods.
And when they get out of control, it can become harder and harder to climb back out of the hole.
So let’s take a look at exactly what’s happening here. First, we’ll define a couple of things.
by Dr. David Minkoff November 10, 2021 5 min read
Testosterone, like Growth Hormone, plays a large role in muscle bulk and strength, as well as fat-burning.
It also helps regulate sex drive, bone mass, fat distribution (as in where the fat is stored), body composition, and the production of red blood cells and sperm.
As it’s the “male” hormone, we see much higher numbers in men than in women, though women still need this just as men still need some estrogen, the “female” hormone.
by Dr. David Minkoff November 05, 2021 3 min read
The chicory root has been a staple of the human diet for over 2,000 years. Records of the chicory plant as part of regular meals date as far back as ancient Egypt, through ancient Rome, and into modern times.
Sadly, many people are unfamiliar with this incredible root, and an understanding of its many health benefits has begun to fade into obscurity.
Today we are going to discuss the benefits and uses of this extraordinary plant, one of nature’s most effective weapons in the battle for optimal health.
by Dr. David Minkoff November 05, 2021 3 min read
The importance of having a well-functioning and healthy immune system has become increasingly obvious in recent times.
Sadly, everyone seems to have a different answer as to how you should go about strengthening your immune system. When you go to your local health and wellness shop, you might see twenty or thirty products that tout their “immune boosting” powers. An Amazon search reveals thousands of results.
Well, we’re here to tell you about an effective and ancient remedy that has been in use for over two thousand years: the red reishi mushroom.
by Dr. David Minkoff November 05, 2021 5 min read
Obesity is poised to become the single greatest health risk in America. Any significant health crisis is a complex mix of factors. There is no “single” cause or...
by Dr. David Minkoff November 03, 2021 4 min read
Sleep is one of the largest factors affecting overall health. In fact, our body would go into shock from lack of sleep before lack of food.
Sleep is when our body is able to do very necessary repairs and recover from the day. Without this recovery time we get “little issues” that build up, starting on a cellular level, and finally showing themselves in fatigue, bad mood, fat gain, muscle loss, heart trouble, toxicity levels, and much more.
You see, sleep is when many of our daytime hormones and processes “simmer down” and other hormones are released, activating very different processes.
by Dr. David Minkoff October 28, 2021 6 min read
Sleep is when our body regenerates and rebalances. And without it, or without good, refreshing, restorative sleep, all sorts of problems, both short and long term, can crop up.
It affects our mood, our ability to think, our energy levels, our hormones, our ability to heal, burn fat, and much more.
So let’s go over how lack of good sleep affects us, what may be causing this, and what we can do about it!
by Dr. David Minkoff October 28, 2021 5 min read
What options, then, do diabetics have for a fast, protein-packed meal on that won’t jack up their glucose levels?
This was the same search successful multimedia artist Bodhi Elfman was on for years.
by Joshua Taylor October 28, 2021 2 min read
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