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Where it is vs. where we want it to be

The body’s ability to recover from injury, disease, and other assaults to its well-being is paramount. As the crisis created by these insults often takes precedence over less pressing bodily needs, it’s in the body’s best interest to respond appropriately for timely restoration of health As the restoration of health is physiologic, it is most…

Where we all want to live

We’re all familiar with the typical paradigms of quantifying health (e.g. vital signs, lab work), where treatment (e.g. medications, procedures) is dictated by where we fall within standard parameters. Less familiar is the qualifying of health, something unique to us and that we are the best assessors of. No one knows us better than…

I’m on to you, you’re not good for me; it’s over!

I’m on to you; you’re not good for me; it’s over! Despite the claims, I’m left unfulfilled–good riddance. It happens all day, everyday; the sacrificing of food quality and nutrient density in favor of foods that are misrepresented by company marketing. Enticed by misleading advertising and then hooked by a food’s hyperpalitability and convenience, unsuspecting…

Apoe4 – the Ancestral allele

APOE4 (A4) carriers, especially homozygotes (carry 2 copies of the APOE4 allele, A4/4s) are considered to have a genetic predisposition to a shortened life-span, cardiovascular disease, and most notoriously, to Alzheimer’s disease (up to 12x the risk). Because of this, A4 has been dubbed the Alzheimer’s gene, with some going as far as calling it…

More to skin than meets the eye

Your epidermis is showing! When I was growing up, “Your epidermis is showing!” was considered a playful tease along the lines of “XYZ” (eXamine Your Zipper). It was a tease because most kids, unfamiliar with what epidermis meant, were relieved when told it was skin! Fast forward to adulthood, drawing attention to our skin is…

Muscle – our most valuable metabolic asset

As muscle is our most valuable metabolic asset, not having enough creates a liability. Like our finances, muscle is something we need working for us today, providing security for us tomorrow, and hedging against unexpected losses. Skeletal muscle is an essential asset contributing to our metabolic wealth. Accruing muscle Muscle is a repository for glucose.…

Bridging foundational health with cutting edge technology

Many nutritional supplements, on the cutting edge of technology, are produced through chemical isolation (separating a nutrient from its natural source) or by artificial means in a lab with the end result being a synthetic version of its food based counterpart. Isolated and synthetic supplements are devoid of what makes them balanced in bioactivity and…

Food first: The big roll

Not one to follow a diet plan, count calories, or weigh and measure food, I instead stick to 3 basic tenets: Eat for nutrient density, whole food raised as nature inteneded. Prioritize essential macronutrients (what’s sustaining–protein, what we’d most like to burn–fat). Hone and follow my intuition and instincts! Using intuition and instincts, when…

Ingredient Spotlight: Grassfed Liver

Get ready to unlock nature’s supreme offering of nutrient-density with grassfed bovine LIVER—traditionally consumed, but missing in most modern diets! This top-tier superfood deLIVERs: Bioactive zinc, glutathione, vitamin A, Bs, C, and D support proper immune response.  Bioavailable CoQ10, alpha-lipoic acid, and B vitamins for healthy energy production. Heme iron’s bioavailability helps maintain efficient…

Cellementals-time in Appalachia: Lifecycle syncing

Spring is unfurling on our mini North Carolina mountain homestead. There’s the : Unearthing of native plants—from fiddlehead fern to wild iris and lady’s slipper. Unearthing of wild critters–from bear to spring peeper and snake. Sowing of seeds and foraging to feed our rabbits. We’ve already a good start growing crimson and red clover (classic…