Metabolic Survival Guide

  • The Global Burden of Obesity

    Obesity. The hottest topic of conversation since the millennia, is in my opinion, the most underreported, and misunderstood disorder in human history. We have heard it all on the news. How obesity is a major risk factor for countless disorders. How obesity damages a person’s quality of life. However, what everyone seems to be missing,

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  • Cancer is not a genetic disease.

    “Mitochondrial dysfunction is at the heart of cancer. When mitochondria are damaged, cells switch from normal respiration to fermentation for energy production, which leads to dysregulated cell growth” – Dr. Thomas Seyfried Ever since cancer has been looked at from the angle of genetic mutations; the idea has been emphasized on DNA alterations that drive

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  • The Mythology of Vitality

    It is believed that mythology is folkloric in representing fundamental narratives within a society and always will be part of human culture. The rich stories, legends, and wisdom given bring human conditioning to realization; deeply covering the universal themes of love, death, morality, and, for this article, vitality. “The greatest mistake in the treatment of

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  • Intermittent Fasting vs. Continuous Caloric Restriction

    The gut microbiome (GM) has a significant impact on body weight, composition and gastrointestinal function, therefore there is an increasing interest in dietary sources affecting microbes. A new study by researchers at Arizona State University shows promising effects of intermittent fasting versus continuous caloric restriction for healing the gut microbiome and weight management. This study

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  • Ketogenic Lifestyle & Dementia Prevention

    The ketogenic lifestyle, characterised by its low carbohydrate, high dietary fat consumption, has received a lot of attention over the past few decades for its healing and fat loss abilities. Among some of the most intriguing areas around this lifestyle is its impact on cognitive health, specifically the reduction in neurological atrophy amongst individuals with

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