Do You Have Blood Sugar Dysfunction? Take This Quiz

One of my early mentors told me something I thought was oversimplified at the time: "If you can't get your patients to drink enough water and balance their blood sugar, you can't get them well. Period."

I was fresh out of school, confident in my skills, and certain that my clinical expertise alone would be enough.

I was wrong. He was right.

In my practice, those two fundamentals—hydration and blood sugar balance—are the foundation of everything else. You can't build health on top of chronic dehydration and blood sugar chaos.

Most people have no idea their blood sugar is dysregulated. The symptoms don't look like "diabetes." They look like anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, mood swings, and cravings.

Here's a 63-question self-assessment to identify blood sugar dysfunction before it becomes a diagnosed metabolic disease.

Why Blood Sugar Matters

Blood sugar regulation affects every system in your body.

When glucose levels fluctuate wi...

 I love short ribs! These curried short ribs were amazing.  They are particularly surprising when you cook them low and slow.  This was an interesting combination of herbs and spices that I threw together one morning.  A patient of mine had made some lamb stock that added a great texture and a slight hint of lamb to the dish.  The fish sauce may have been a bit over

The fish sauce may have been a bit of umani overkill, but I liked it.  This was simple and straight forward, and it had a great mix of flavors and textures.  The best part about this meal and slow cookers, in general, is that they are set it and forget it, basically start it when you leave for work and pull it off when you walk in the door.  Hopefully, you find this one amazing, and it makes your meals a little easier.

• 2.5 lbs beef short ribs grass fed
• 2 tbs. coconut oil
• 3 tbs. tandoori curry
• 1 tbs. Salt 1 cup lamb stock
• 1 tbs. Red Curry Powder
• 1 Star Anise
• 3 tsp. Fish Sauce
• 2 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1 tsp. Cayenn
...

The Sprint That Fed the Tribe

Your ancestors tracked game for hours—sometimes days—at a conversational pace. Low heart rate. Fat-burning metabolism. Sustainable forever.

Then came the moment: The final chase. The spear throw. The takedown.

Thirty to ninety seconds of maximum effort. Complete glycogen depletion. Explosive power. Then it was over.

That brief, intense burst—the kill—happened once or twice a week when the hunt was successful. The rest was walking, tracking, and carrying meat back to camp.

High-intensity interval train...

I love lamb; it is one of the few proteins that almost have to be raised naturally. The flavor is amazing it has great fats. I only knew of lamb roasts, legs or racks of lamb to cook. I honestly was a bit shocked that such flavorful steaks could be cut out of the lamb shoulder. The lamb shoulder steak recipe turned out so well I am going to have to do a few more lamb recipes this summer on the grill. The beet recipe is one of our favorite recipes ever. We stumbled across this particular beet salad on one of our trips to Sonoma at the Dry Creek General Store. We got it for a picnic lunch, loved it so much that we went back every day we were in wine country to get this salad for lunch.

• 3 lbs. Lamb Shoulder Steaks
• 1 tbs. Oregano
• 2 tbs. Basil
• 2 tbs. Rosemary
• 1 tbs. Garlic
• 1 tbs. Tarragon
• 1 tbs. Salt
• 1 tbs. Pepper
• ½ tbs. White Pepper
• 1 cup Olive Oil
• 2 lbs. Beets
• 1 cup Feta Cheese
• 2 tbs. distilled white vinegar
• 2 tbs. chives

1. Combine all the ingredients for t
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I get asked all of the time are my green drinks healthy? This is becoming one of the more frustrating questions that I get asked in the office.

People falsely believe that these drinks are healthy. The theory sounds great, run a bunch of the things that we do not eat enough of through a juicer and is supposed to be healthy for us.

A concentrated version of the things we do not want to eat and we do not have to actually chew or work to eat our food. Plus, it fits perfectly into a little cup that you can take with you.

All this sounds great for our modern fast moving lives. Sadly, there are several problems with these highly concentrated drinks.

First, there are way too many ingredients in these drinks. They tend to concentrate the vitamins and minerals from the fruits and vegetables.

This concentration leads to a problem, you will usually have to juice or blend significantly more than you would ever sit down and eat in order to feel like you have eaten anything. Because of this you...

This is a really simple and great paleo honey chicken recipe that the whole family will love.  Just whip the main ingredients, pour it over your chicken and bake.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 - 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts
• 2 tbsp. melted butter
• 3 tbsp. coconut aminos
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 5 tbsp. honey
• 4 tbsp. minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Line an 8x8 inch pan with tin foil.  Be sure to only use an 8X8 because you don't want the mixture to be too thin.  You really want it baking around the chicken.  See the picture below on how to line the pan, so you're also capturing all the juices (and making clean-up way easier).

2. Whisk all of the ingredients, except the chicken together until mixed well.

3. Place the chicken on the tin foil, and pour the mixture over the chicken.

4. Bake the chicken, uncovered, for approximately 35-40 minutes, until cooked through.  If your chicken is browning too quic...

One of my mantras in the office is that most people should avoid wheat, corn, dairy, soy, and sugar. Inevitably people ask what about butter isn't that dairy?

Well, yes but it is much more fat than protein. What makes butter so different is that it is a water in oil emulsification. What this means is that the water is suspended in the oil and is solid at room temperature whereas the cream, which is used to make butter, would be liquid. This emulsification leads to increased stability and less spoilage.

Also, since butter is just the cream, fat and protein, it has no or at least very little lactose or milk sugar present. It is this difference that makes butter not quite a dairy and more of a fat, plus butter just makes everything taste better.

The lack of lactose and increase in fat tend to make butter safe on a Primal or Neolithic diet plan. Let us talk about why butter is a lot healthier than the powers that be have lead us to believe over the last 30 years.

First off butter is mo...

The coulotte is a phenomenal cut of meat that many people have never heard of or seen at their local grocery store. The culotte is the cap of the top sirloin. This is honestly one of the most versatile steaks there is to cook. The coulotte is great grilled, pan-fried or braised.

Some chefs recommend marinating, but in my opinion, it has excellent steak flavor. All you need to do is salt, pepper, and grill this amazingly flavorful cut of meat.

In today's, Friday feast we are going to use a culotte. I went to my friends over at Local Yocal to get the meat for our family. If you live in Dallas, you do need to make the trip up to McKinney for one of their Steak 101 classes.

The great thing about them is that they are hyper-local farm to consumer concept. The owners are also the ranchers of the grass-fed beef, and they carry All Natural Wagyu and Angus beef. While the Wagyu is not grass feed, it is raised as naturally as possible and not in Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation or feedlo...

Your doctor tells you your cholesterol is high. You're confused. What does that even mean?

Is cholesterol bad? Is it good? Should you avoid it in food? Do you need medication?

The answers might surprise you.

Cholesterol isn't the villain you've been told it is. It's actually essential for life.

Here's what you need to know.

What Is Cholesterol?

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in every cell of your body.

It's not a fat (lipid), but it travels through your bloodstream attached to prote...

Local Yocal is a fantastic butcher shop in McKinney Texas.  They have a great philosophy.  If you live in the Dallas area, you have to make a trip up to McKinney for a Steak 101 class. 

One of the cool things about any specialty butcher shop they can and serve some of the unique cuts of meat that you don’t normally get from your local supermarket. 

At Local Yocal you can pick up unusual cuts like the spinalis or the McKinney (Las Vegas) steak along with your usual favorite cuts. The spinalis muscle is the “cap” to the rib eye, and if you haven’t had it, you are missing out. 

This can also be called a Coulotte in France, but that isn’t correct. They are the same but from a different section of the cow.  In my opinion, the spinalis is more marbled and more tender than its calotte sister.

You probably don’t realize it, but you have had this cut, but it was part of the rib eye.  When you are looking at your typical ribeye, this is the part of the steak that is outside of the fat vein t...