I agree completely with UCSF. The MIND diet was designed and proven to result in lower incidence of Alzheimer's. My wife and I find the MIND diet easy and enjoyable. I add 50g (4 tbsp) MCT (caprylic acid, C8) per day in 7-9 increments to stay in a constant state of ketosis ("The Complete Book ...

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I'm always so torn about this. Should we drink? Probably not. Do I drink. Sure I do. I drink wine with my dinner. Maybe I shouldn't be doing that. But my Hba1c is 4.6, my fasting insulin is 3.8 and my fasting glucose is 85. My CR-P is .2 and Homocysteine is 5.6 Is the issue all about sugar? Is my e...

You guys are the best. Seriously, thank you so much. <3 I normally try to stay away from health forums as they can become very negative and anxiety-provoking incredibly fast, but the number of positive and reassuring attitudes here is astounding. I've never seen this type of message board where peop...

The trouble with the apoe4 gene is that it serves no purpose apart from increasing risk of various diseases, not just alzheimers, but heart disease and long term damage from concussion. It has no place in the gene pool. APOE4 does provide some known benefits, including protecting against parasites,...

Thank you for the responses, everyone - I sincerely appreciate it! I don’t have any of the aforementioned genes related to obsessive tendencies. As a major believer in the mind-body connection, I can confirm that my obsessive tendencies were habits I got into as a child due to various reasons (my fa...

Hi! I'm a 29-year-old female with a 3/4 status. At 5'6", I weigh ~120 pounds, and am pretty healthy overall. I have had some questionable glucose results on two occasions ( 2014 = 106 and 2015 = 101, with an HbA1c of 5.3% in 2014; note that I was often binge eating one to two times a week back ...