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The Health Pulse
🎙️ The Health Pulse – Your quick guide to better health!
In under 20 minutes, get expert insights on health and nutrition. Stay informed, and take charge of your wellness with actionable tips. Whether optimizing your health or exploring diagnostics, we keep it simple and insightful.
Listen, learn, and take control—one pulse at a time! 🔬✨
Episodes
105 episodes
Episode 105 | The Morning Glucose Spike
Your glucose can rise before you eat a single bite—and it’s not a glitch. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we uncover the physiology behind fasting blood sugar and explain why your liver and hormones may be pushing glucose higher w...
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Episode 104 | The 3 P.M. Crash
That “perfectly normal” fasting glucose can be one of the most misleading signals in metabolic health. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack why symptoms like shakiness, brain fog, and afternoon crashes often have nothi...
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Episode 103 | Muscle And Blood Sugar
Your labs can look “normal” while your metabolism is quietly under strain. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack a critical blind spot in routine testing: fasting glucose can stay normal for years while insulin levels climb...
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Episode 102 | Continuous Glucose Monitor Device
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are everywhere—but are they actually giving you the full picture of your metabolic health? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack the rapid rise of CGM use beyond diabetes and separate sign...
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Episode 101 | Insulin Resistance Explained
Chronic disease is often treated like a collection of separate problems—heart disease, diabetes, fatty liver—each managed in isolation. But what if they all share the same root? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore a unifyin...
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Episode 100 | Normal Labs, Hidden Metabolic Stress
Is insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes really a one-way street? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we challenge that assumption with a safer, medically supervised framework for reducing insulin and insulin-stimulating medicati...
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Episode 99 | Reducing Insulin Safely
Is insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes really a one-way street? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we challenge that assumption with a safer, medically supervised framework for reducing insulin and insulin-stimulating medicati...
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Episode 98 | The Insulin Paradox
A prescription can lower your blood sugar—and still push type 2 diabetes in the wrong direction. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack the uncomfortable paradox behind many conventional diabetes treatments and what “control” r...
Episode 97 | Heart Disease Beyond Cholesterol
Your cholesterol can look perfect—and your arteries can still be at risk. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we challenge the traditional “clogged pipe” model of heart disease and explore a more complete picture: cardiovascular di...
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Episode 96 | Thin Outside Fat Inside
You can look lean, fall within a “healthy” BMI, and still be on the path to insulin resistance. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we uncover the hidden risk of TOFI (Thin Outside, Fat Inside)—a condition where fat accumulates...
Episode 95 | Carb Spikes Aren't What You Think
Your glucose response isn’t just about what you eat—it’s about how your body reacts. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we break down a June 2025 Nature Medicine study that used continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to t...
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Episode 94 | Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
The conventional story of type 2 diabetes—lifelong, progressive, and medication-dependent—misses the deeper biology driving the disease. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack selective insulin resistance across the live...
Episode 93 | Hidden Heart Risk, Explained
Think your standard cholesterol panel tells the whole story? Not quite. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we uncover lipoprotein(a)—or Lp(a)—a genetic marker that quietly drives heart attacks, strokes, and even calcifi...
The Lipid Energy Model: Making Sense of Sky-High LDL on Low-Carb Diets | Episode 92
Picture this: you’re lean, active, insulin-sensitive, and thriving on a low-carb lifestyle—yet your LDL cholesterol shoots past 200. Is this a sign of dysfunction, or simply a reflection of how your body fuels itself?In this episode of <...
Small Dense LDL: Hidden Heart Disease Risk | Episode 91
Could your “normal” cholesterol panel be hiding dangerous particles that drive heart disease? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we reveal why standard lipid testing often misses the real culprits behind plaque formation: small de...
The Lipid Paradox | Episode 90
Why do some of the leanest, healthiest low-carb eaters see their LDL cholesterol skyrocket into ranges that would alarm any doctor—while all their other markers look perfect? This puzzling pattern, known as the Lean Mass Hyper-Responder (LMH...
Metabolic Therapy and Glioblastoma: A New Approach | Episode 89
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains one of the deadliest brain cancers, with survival measured in months despite surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But what if the key isn’t just in attacking tumor cells directly, but in reshaping their...
Beyond the Male Model: Women's Heart Disease | Episode 88
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide, yet it’s often overlooked until advanced stages. Unlike men, women’s cardiovascular symptoms rarely appear as dramatic chest pain—instead they show up as fatigue, jaw disco...
The Silent Killer: Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease | Episode 87
Your kidneys work tirelessly behind the scenes—filtering blood, balancing electrolytes, and regulating hormones—yet millions of Americans live with chronic kidney disease (CKD) without knowing it. In this episode of The Health Pulse, w...
The Ketone Shortcut: Fact vs. Fiction | Episode 86
Exogenous ketone supplements—often marketed as “ketosis in a bottle”—are exploding in popularity. But do they really deliver the metabolic benefits promised? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we cut through the hype to explore what ...
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Symptoms, Causes | Episode 85
That bone-deep exhaustion, creeping weight gain, and stubborn brain fog aren’t just part of getting older—they could be signs of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, the most common autoimmune thyroid condition affecting millions worldwide.In...
Muscle Loss: The Hidden Diabetes Connection | Episode 84
Could muscle loss be more than just a complication of diabetes—could it actually be a cause? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore how skeletal muscle, the body’s primary glucose disposal system, plays a critical role ...
Keto and Type 1 Diabetes: Promising Strategy or Dangerous Gamble? | Episode 83
Before the discovery of insulin in 1921, strict carbohydrate restriction was the only way people with Type 1 diabetes could survive. A century later, some patients are revisiting ketogenic diets—not as replacements for insulin, but as ex...
Can Low-Carb Diets Help Ulcerative Colitis? | Episode 82
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is more than just a gut condition—it’s a chronic inflammatory disease shaped by immune dysfunction, microbiome imbalances, and increased intestinal permeability. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore h...
Calories vs. Hormones: Why Your Weight Loss Plan Isn't Working | Episode 81
Why is weight loss so frustratingly difficult—even when you’re “doing everything right”? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we uncover the critical role hormones play in weight management, and why calorie counting alone can’t ...
