Nutrition and lifestyle are the keys to longevity
A blog by Michael Butler
Articles and opinions for my family & friends about how I am living a healthier life informed by scientific research undertaken since being diagnosed with heart disease. Starting with the principle that each of us is biologically unique, everyone can use nutrition and lifestyle to achieve their greatest potential.
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Nutrient-Dense Low Carbohydrate Diets Outperform GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss
This is another welcome example of mainstream media spotlighting the benefits of real food over pharmaceutical fixes. With some effort, a low-carbohydrate, nutrient-dense diet can match or even exceed the effects of popular weight-loss drugs—without the cost, side effects, or muscle loss.
Public Health Collaboration Annual Meeting 2024
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) was the main topic of a recent conference I attended. I learned a lot about the cause, detection and treatment of T2D and wrote this article to summarise what I saw and heard.