Functional Health Blogs | Mathew Gomes
How fearing fat while excusing sugar undermines metabolic health. Executive summary A person orders grilled chicken without skin, asks for low-fat dressing, avoids butter and red meat, and congratulates themselves on eating responsibly. Then came the bread basket, a soda drink, dessert and a slice of cake. The fat has been treated as the danger.
FAT BAD. SUGAR GOOD. THE DEADLY PARADOX. Read More »
A practical pathway from insulin resistance to keto-adaptation, metabolic health and lasting dietary freedom Executive summary Most nutrition advice tells people what to eat without first understanding how their bodies process food. The same carbohydrate intake can produce very different responses in blood glucose, insulin, hunger, energy and fat storage. Meanwhile, undetected insulin resistance can
Keto-Adaptation: More Life. Less Disease Read More »
How to understand what may be wrong, what the numbers really mean Executive Summary Most people think iron is simple. If it is low, eat more iron or take a supplement. If haemoglobin is normal, assume everything is fine. That can miss a problem developing quietly for months or years. Iron must be absorbed, carried
The Iron Blind Spot Read More »
A functional health framework for safer cardiovascular decisions Executive Summary The question is not whether statins are good or bad. The useful question is whether the biological conditions that made lipid-lowering treatment necessary have changed enough to justify a different medical strategy. Statins reduce exposure to atherogenic particles and lower cardiovascular events, particularly when a
Statin Review and Possible Medication Reduction Read More »
A systems-based explanation of lipid traffic, metabolic terrain, organ signals and what statins change Executive summary A rising LDL cholesterol result, falling HDL cholesterol and rising triglycerides often describe one connected failure of fuel handling. Fat cells release too much stored fat, the liver receives more fuel than it can safely process, the liver exports
The CHOLESTEROL story Read More »
Age Less, Live Stronger, Protect Vitality and Extend Healthspan Executive Summary Ageing is the slow loss of communication between the body’s repair systems. DNA becomes less protected, mitochondria produce energy less cleanly, blood vessels stiffen, blood sugar becomes harder to control, muscle is lost, immune signals become noisy, gut bacteria lose diversity, sleep becomes lighter,
The Way To Slow Biological Ageing Read More »
Plant-Based, But Not Always Health-Based Executive Summary Plant-based eating can be powerful. It can increase fibre, improve bowel function, support the gut microbiome, raise polyphenol intake and reconnect people with food that still looks like food. When it is built on vegetables, herbs, spices, nuts, seeds, clean proteins, fermented foods, low-glycaemic fruit, quality fats and
Functional Approach to Plant Based Nutrition Read More »
A practical functional health science white paper on inflammation, mood, memory, gut repair and resilient human performance Executive Summary The gut is not only a digestion organ. It is a living communication centre where food, microbes, immune cells, nerves, stress hormones and brain signals speak all day. This is why brain fog, low mood, anxiety,
Restoring the Gut-Brain-Immune Conversation Read More »
How To Calm the Attack and Restore Control Executive Summary Chronic autoimmune conditions are often explained as a lifelong problem where the immune system has become overactive and must be suppressed. However, from a functional health science perspective, autoimmunity is usually the body responding to repeated signals that it sees as danger. The immune system
The Body’s Autoimmune Attack Read More »
Why Heart Disease Builds Quietly Before It Strikes Executive Summary My earlier white paper titled The Long Road to a “Sudden” Heart Attack explained why many heart attacks are not truly sudden. They are often the final visible event after years of quiet biological drift. This sequel goes deeper into one of the most important
The Insulin Resistance Heart Attack Risk Read More »