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.
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Episodes
92 episodes
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 <...
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Episode 92
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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...
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Episode 91
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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...
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Episode 90
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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...
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Episode 89
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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...
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Episode 88
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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...
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Episode 87
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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 ...
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Episode 86
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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...
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Episode 85
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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 ...
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Episode 84
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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...
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Episode 83
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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...
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Episode 82
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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 ...
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Episode 81
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Autoimmune Disorders | Episode 80
For more than 24 million Americans, the immune system—the very defense designed to protect—makes a devastating error: it begins attacking healthy cells and tissues. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore the mystery of auto...
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Episode 80
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Fasting and Metabolic Health | Episode 79
Fasting isn’t just an ancient ritual—it’s a powerful metabolic tool now backed by modern science. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore what actually happens in your body when you stop eating for structured periods, and why t...
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Episode 79
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Coronary Artery Disease Signs and Symptoms | Episode 78
Your body whispers before it screams—and when it comes to coronary artery disease (CAD), those whispers could mean everything. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore how CAD, the leading cause of death in America, devel...
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Episode 78
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Chronic Liver Disease | Episode 77
Your liver works tirelessly behind the scenes—performing over 500 vital functions every single day—yet liver disease has quietly become one of the most overlooked health crises in America, affecting 1 in 10 adults. In this episode...
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Episode 77
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Leukemia Signs and Symptoms | Episode 76
Every drop of blood tells a story—and in this episode of The Health Pulse, we decode the complex narrative of leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow that affects over 60,000 Americans each year. Unlike solid tumors, leu...
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Episode 76
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Pancreatic Cancer: The Silent Killer | Episode 75
Pancreatic cancer has earned its reputation as a “silent killer” for good reason. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore why this cancer often remains hidden until late stages, and why it accounts for a disproportionate share ...
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Episode 75
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Lymphomas: Signs and Symptoms | Episode 74
The word lymphoma can be intimidating—but knowledge changes everything. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we break down this complex blood cancer into clear, actionable insights to help you recognize symptoms early, underst...
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Episode 74
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Normal Cholesterol, Hidden Heart Risks: What Your Standard Test Misses | Episode 73
Nearly half of all heart attack patients have cholesterol levels considered “normal” by standard tests. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore the limitations of traditional cholesterol panels and how advanced lipid testing...
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Episode 73
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The Hidden Danger: Why Fat You Can't See Matters Most | Episode 72
The most dangerous fat in your body isn’t the kind you can pinch—it’s the hidden visceral fat wrapped around your vital organs. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we reveal how visceral fat acts like a rogue endocrine organ...
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Episode 72
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The Metabolic Approach to Glioblastoma | Episode 71
Could the deadliest form of brain cancer have a metabolic Achilles’ heel? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore Dr. Thomas Seyfried’s groundbreaking theory that glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is not just a geneti...
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Episode 71
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Inflammation: The True Heart Disease Driver | Episode 70
Half of all heart attack victims have normal cholesterol levels—a fact that’s reshaping everything we thought we knew about cardiovascular disease. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore the science pointing to infla...
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Episode 70
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