Because of this, and their heightened energy demand, they require as much as 400 times the amount of glucose than regular cells do. This is called the Warburg effect, after Nobel Prize winner Otto Warburg who discovered this. Limiting carbs limits energy to cancer cells. Plain and simple… And we’ve known this since the 1920’s…

Cancer cells have dysfunctional mitochondria, and cannot generate energy efficiently.Read More »

For years, measurements of blood cholesterol have been used to assess the risk of heart disease. We have been intensively educated about the role of LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), commonly nicknamed the bad cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), often called the good cholesterol. For many different reasons, lowering LDL-C has become a primary goal in cardiovascular prevention. There is substantial

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What are supplements? Available as tablets, capsules, gummies, sprays or powders, dietary and nutritional supplements are used to complement a diet that may, potentially, be lacking. Although increasingly popular, it’s important to remember that in the UK there are no requirements for supplements to be licensed or registered and they don’t need a prescription. Why do people

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By 2025 sales of vitamins and supplements are expected to reach a record £559 million – but do they work?There is a lot of debate about supplements. Some health professionals claim they are essential to make up for the fact that most of us aren’t eating enough fruit and veg. Others say that supplement pills

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