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Proven Strategy to Prevent Holiday Weight Gain

by John Douillard on October 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment

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How is Your Holiday Diet? With holidays around the corner, chances are you’ll be indulging in excess food, snacks, and alcohol, while watching your blood sugar, cholesterol, and unwanted winter weight rise. Several studies suggest between the first week of November and first week of January there is significant increase in weight gain and obesity […]

Categories: Cleansing & Detox, Dangerous Food & Herbs, Diet + Detox, Diet and Seasonal Eating, Optimal Weight, Recipes Tagged: #3SeasonDietChallenge, blood sugar, cholesterol, diet, diets, fast, fasting, holistic medicine, weight balancing

How to Balance Blood Sugar: Become a Blood Sugar Detective

by John Douillard on September 3, 2019 | 11 Comments

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What is blood sugar? How do I balance my blood sugar naturally? In this article, we dive into the history of rising blood sugar levels and what you can do about it. Healthy Fat, Replaced by Sugar We all have two sources of fuel: fat and sugar (carbs). Fat is stable, long-lasting fuel, while sugar […]

Categories: Aging + Longevity, Blood Sugar, Wheat & Gluten Issues Tagged: Aging, blood glucose test, blood sugar, cardio, cholesterol, fat, glucose, heart health, sugar, weight balancing

Cardiovascular Superfruits: Pomegranate + Amalaki (with Recipes)

by John Douillard on August 29, 2019 | 18 Comments

Did you know there are two time-tested amazing fruits with the ability to maintain digestive health, lymphatic drainage, arterial walls, and your entire cardiovascular system?1,2 Not only are they powerful healers, they’re also delicious! Below I will provide the science of their healing abilities, plus some easy recipes you can try at home. The fruit of […]

Categories: Digestion & Elimination, Heart Health, Lymphatic Health Tagged: amalaki, cardio, cholesterol, digestive health, heart health, lymph health, video

Lectins + The Plant Paradox: Dr. John’s Perspective

by John Douillard on August 1, 2019 | 32 Comments

The latest in a slurry of no-grain bestsellers is The Plant Paradox by cardiologist Steven Gundry, MD. While I do have some issues with his premise, the book has a lot of merit and his research is clearly taking him in the right direction. For example, his upcoming book will be about the importance of […]

Categories: Dangerous Food & Herbs, Diet and Seasonal Eating, Digestion & Elimination, Wheat & Gluten Issues Tagged: #3SeasonDietChallenge, cholesterol, digestive health, immune health, microbes, video

The New Super Ghee: 500% More Potent

by John Douillard on February 9, 2019 | 12 Comments

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You’ve probably heard that grass-fed is better than grain-fed when it comes to meat and dairy products. Well, the differences might amaze you! Cows grazing in grass pastures with no supplemental feed had a whopping 500% more conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in their milk fat than cows fed typical dairy diets.4 When ghee is organic […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Cleansing & Detox Tagged: ayurvedic detox, blood sugar, cholesterol, ghee, heart health, liver health, probiotics, video, weight balancing

Eat Plant-Based Fats with Carbs to Balance Blood Sugar

by John Douillard on November 24, 2018 | 9 Comments

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When you eat a meal of made up of mostly carbohydrates, you are putting yourself at risk for dangerous blood sugar spikes after the meal. Today, I’ll let you in on a little-known secret about plant-based fats! When blood sugar spikes after carb-heavy meals, insulin repeatedly rises, and the result is a diabetes-provoking and cancer-causing […]

Categories: Blood Sugar, Diet and Seasonal Eating, Heart Health Tagged: blood sugar, cholesterol, heart health

Intermittent Fasting, Autophagy + Ayurveda

by John Douillard on December 21, 2017 | 32 Comments

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Fasting + Autophagy The 2016 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Japan’s Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of the underlying mechanisms of a physiological process called autophagy. Autophagy is a natural process by which the body degrades and recycles damaged cells, proteins, and toxins. Autophagy comes from two Greek words: auto […]

Categories: Aging + Longevity, Ayurvedic Health, Cleansing & Detox, Diet and Seasonal Eating Tagged: #3SeasonDietChallenge, ayurvedic detox, blood sugar, cholesterol, fast, fasting, longevity, video, weight balancing

Guggul for Healthy Weight Loss & Thyroid

by John Douillard on August 1, 2017 | 18 Comments

One of the most common and accepted theories regarding weight loss is the Calorie Theory, in which your weight loss/gain is dependent on your calorie intake versus calorie expenditure. While this theory does make up a large piece of the weight loss pie, I wish it were that simple. The major flaw in this theory […]

Categories: Optimal Weight, Thyroid Health Tagged: cholesterol, guggul, thyroid health, weight balancing

Superfoods For Your Body Type: Spring Edition

by John Douillard on April 13, 2017 | 4 Comments

Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 28 seconds Choosing the right foods to eat has become extremely complex, controversial and confusing for most people. With promises coming from every angle of the food pyramid, from paleo to vegetarian to vegan to being gluten and dairy-free, making healthy food choices has become more confusing than ever! […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Diet and Seasonal Eating Tagged: #3SeasonDietChallenge, blood sugar, cholesterol, digestive health, heart health, immune health, joint health, liver health, mood health, ojas, turmeric, vitamin k

“Zero Trans Fats” – Don’t Be Fooled

by John Douillard on February 2, 2017 | 7 Comments

Average Reading Time: 6 minutes and 12 seconds Trans fats and processed vegetable oils are found in almost every packaged food and are linked to compromised digestive systems, and the epidemics of pre-diabetes, coronary heart disease, obesity, and cardiovascular events. (7) Back in 2006, the FDA issued a regulation that requires manufacturers to disclose the […]

Categories: Dangerous Food & Herbs, Heart Health Tagged: cholesterol, heart health

The Phenomenal Benefits of Fenugreek Seeds

by John Douillard on October 25, 2016 | 28 Comments

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Fenugreek seeds (Botanical name: Trigonella foenum-graecum) have played an important role in Ayurveda and traditional cooking for thousands of years. It has been used historically to: support women during lactation support liver and gallbladder health balance blood sugar regulate weight boost overall digestive strength play an important role in reproductive health Recently, science has caught […]

Categories: Diet and Seasonal Eating, Fitness/Nose Breathing Tagged: blood sugar, cholesterol

Why To Lower Triglycerides, And Not Cholesterol

by John Douillard on May 26, 2016 | 6 Comments

Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 21 seconds Early this year, the new dietary guidelines for 2015 to 2020 were published. Saturated fats that are high in cholesterol were taken off the nutrient concern list after almost 60 years, suggesting that the “no cholesterol” era may have been based on a hasty misinterpretation of the […]

Categories: Diet and Seasonal Eating Tagged: amalaki, cholesterol, fish oils

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