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Nutritional Ketogenic Therapy To Manage Coronary Atherosclerosis

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A Functional Metabolic Approach to Long-Term Cardiovascular Health Executive Summary If atherosclerosis is progressing, waiting until an artery needs a stent is not a health strategy. Well-managed nutritional ketosis can improve the metabolic drivers and give the disease process a chance to change direction. After coronary disease has declared itself, the job is not simply […]

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Metabolic Health

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The Control System Beneath Chronic Disease ing metabolic flexibility and protecting long-term performance The goal is not merely normal blood sugar. It is a body that can use, store and release energy at the right time, with the least hormonal strain. Executive Summary Metabolic health is the body’s ability to manage energy without repeatedly forcing

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Statin Review and Possible Medication Reduction

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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

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The CHOLESTEROL story

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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

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Methylation: The Core Biological Cycle

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Energy, detoxification, brain health, immunity, vascular resilience and healthy ageing Executive Summary Methylation is one of the body’s central control cycles. It operates quietly inside cells every second of the day, yet it shapes the areas of health that people feel most deeply as they age: steady energy, clear thinking, stable mood, cardiovascular resilience, detoxification

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The Way To Slow Biological Ageing

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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,

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Reducing Lifestyle Cancer Risk

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How Functional Health Can Extend Healthspan Executive Summary Modern cancer is increasingly becoming a disease of earlier biological decline rather than simply old age. Across developed and developing societies, cancers once associated with later life are appearing in younger adults. Excess body fat, insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, disrupted sleep, sedentary living, ultra-processed foods, environmental exposures

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Functional Approach to Plant Based Nutrition

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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

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