Craig Emmerich: An Engineer’s Guide to Optimizing Health

What happens when an electrical engineer combines his passions for nutrition and biochemistry to help others live healthier lives? That’s exactly what Craig Emmerich and his wife Maria have done by creating a successful nutrition business and co-authoring numerous books on the benefits of a low-carb, ketogenic diet.

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Stop sacrificing your health for your business

I was recently a guest on the Red Beard Radio podcast, where the host, Brian, asked me an important question: “What do entrepreneurs do that makes us more likely to go to the treatment side of your practice, than the prevention side of your practice?” In other words, what are the habits that result in

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How fake sugars sneak into foods and disrupt metabolic health

No matter where you are in your current wellness journey, you probably know that sugar is a threat to your metabolic health. And while America is waking up to the dangers of processed sugar, we’re now faced by yet another (and possibly more dangerous) alternative: fake sugar. The number of new foods containing sucrose, or

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Be healthy, not thin

Have you ever heard this phrase: “You’re healthy, look how slim you are”? Or these: “I can’t believe he had a heart attack, he was so thin.” “Isn’t type 2 diabetes for fat people?” This is a glaring example of how we have been so undereducated on a crucial topic. Let me remove any confusion

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Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington: Can You Tell if Your Medical Bill is a Fraud?

80 to 90% of the medical bills in the United States have mistakes, and it’s definitely not in favor of the patient. It wasn’t until Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, an internal medicine physician, and a health insurance executive, witnessed how her hospital roommate was taken advantage of financially that she knew, more than helping insurance companies, it is the patients that need her help the most.

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What is metabolic health, anyway?

I get asked this question a lot: “What is metabolic health?” It’s not a commonly used phrase in daily life, and most doctors rarely mention it. We’re familiar with cardiovascular health, mental health, and “general” physical health, but not metabolic health. Today, we believe – and are indeed led to believe – that we are

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