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Month: August 2019

Mealtime patterns

August 9, 2019 mbmccoll

Posted below are two reports generated from the Freestyle Libre LibreView website. They show the average relative change in my…

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Posted in: General, Nutrition Filed under: better health, CGM, glucose, LCHF, Libre, nutritional ketosis

Nutritional Ketosis and Intermittent Fasting

August 7, 2019 mbmccoll

Over the last week I’ve documented my progress into nutritional ketosis through a ketogenic diet. Yesterday, I added intermittent fasting…

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Posted in: General, Nutrition Filed under: CGM, DPC, fasting, freestyle libre, insulin, keto, ketosis, LCHF, low carb, nutritional ketosis

Nutritional Ketosis, Days 5 & 6

August 6, 2019 mbmccoll

I didn’t get a chance to update the daily posts yesterday as the start of school, high school sports practice,…

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Posted in: General, Nutrition Filed under: CGM, fasting, freestyle libre, insulin, keto, ketosis, LCHF, Libre, low carb, nutritional ketosis

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Low carb nutrition prompted a 20 lb weight loss along with a reduction in blood pressure even after they had…

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Nutritional Ketosis, Day 5

August 4, 2019 mbmccoll

Saturday was day 5 of my journey journaling nutritional ketosis for my patients. It was a pretty busy day where…

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Posted in: General, Nutrition Filed under: brisket, CGM, ketones, Libre, ribeye

Fasting, Irradiation, and Cancer

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I wanted to share this week’s email from Peter Attia, MD. It’s a fascinating read about the protective benefits of…

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Posted in: General, Medical, Nutrition Filed under: fasting, mice, Peter Attia, radiation

Trump’s New Executive Order: Unleashing HSAs For Direct Primary Care

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You might have missed this big news because the media .08/04/2019 8:11:46AM EST. — Read on townhall.com/columnists/chadsavage/2019/08/03/trumps-new-executive-order-unleashing-hsas-for-direct-primary-care-n2551034

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General, Medical Economics Filed under: DPC, executive order, HSA, IRS, trump

Nutritional Ketosis Day 4

August 3, 2019 mbmccoll

Friday August 2nd was the fourth day of my journey documenting how to achieve nutritional ketosis. So far my dietary…

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Posted in: General, Nutrition Filed under: CGM, dreams, freestyle libre, ketosis, LCHF, metabolic rate, net carbs, nutritional ketosis, REM sleep

Nutritional Ketosis, CGM Day 3: Now we are getting somewhere

August 2, 2019 mbmccoll

Nutritional ketosis from a doctor’s perspective.

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Posted in: Nutrition Filed under: brisket, CGM, eat more fat, keto, ketosis, LCHF, nutritional ketosis, rabbit starvation

Nutritional Ketosis, CGM Day 2

August 1, 2019 mbmccoll

Wednesday was day two of documenting my journey into a nutritionally ketotic state of metabolism. As I mentioned yesterday, the…

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Posted in: General, Nutrition Filed under: brisket, CGM, fasting, freestyle libre, keto, Kisner Omelette, LCHF, Libre, low carb, nutritional ketosis

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