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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.
Listen, learn, and take control—one pulse at a time! 🔬✨
Episodes
111 episodes
Episode 111 | Crohn’s And The Gut Barrier
A diagnosis of severe Crohn’s disease often comes with a familiar message: manage the condition, suppress inflammation, and prepare for a lifetime of treatment. But what happens when a case report challenges that narrative?In this episod...
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Episode 110 | Paleoketogenic Diet
What if some of the foods we consider “healthy” are contributing to gut dysfunction in certain people? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we take a deep dive into the Paleolithic Ketogenic Diet (PKD)—a highly restrictive thera...
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Episode 109 | Hyperinsulinemia: The Disease Before Disease
A normal glucose result can create a false sense of security. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore hyperinsulinemia—chronically elevated insulin—and why it may be the real metabolic warning sign long before prediabete...
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Episode 108 | Sleep Debt And Belly Fat
Just a few nights of poor sleep can dramatically change the way your body handles food, stress, and fat storage. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we break down the hidden metabolic consequences of sleep deprivation—and why five hou...
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Episode 107 | The Normal Cortisol Paradox
A normal 8 a.m. cortisol test can feel definitive—until your body keeps telling a completely different story. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack the frustrating disconnect between “normal” cortisol labs and symptoms like
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Episode 106 | Cancer As A Metabolic Disease
Cancer is usually framed as a story of bad genes and random mutations—but what if the body’s internal metabolic environment plays a much larger role than we’ve been taught? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore the emerging v...
Episode 105 | The Morning Glucose Spike
Your glucose can rise before you eat a single bite—and it’s not a glitch. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we uncover the physiology behind fasting blood sugar and explain why your liver and hormones may be pushing glucose higher w...
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Episode 104 | The 3 P.M. Crash
That “perfectly normal” fasting glucose can be one of the most misleading signals in metabolic health. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack why symptoms like shakiness, brain fog, and afternoon crashes often have nothi...
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Episode 103 | Muscle And Blood Sugar
Your labs can look “normal” while your metabolism is quietly under strain. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack a critical blind spot in routine testing: fasting glucose can stay normal for years while insulin levels climb...
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Episode 102 | Continuous Glucose Monitor Device
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are everywhere—but are they actually giving you the full picture of your metabolic health? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack the rapid rise of CGM use beyond diabetes and separate sign...
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Episode 101 | Insulin Resistance Explained
Chronic disease is often treated like a collection of separate problems—heart disease, diabetes, fatty liver—each managed in isolation. But what if they all share the same root? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we explore a unifyin...
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Episode 100 | Normal Labs, Hidden Metabolic Stress
Is insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes really a one-way street? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we challenge that assumption with a safer, medically supervised framework for reducing insulin and insulin-stimulating medicati...
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Episode 99 | Reducing Insulin Safely
Is insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes really a one-way street? In this episode of The Health Pulse, we challenge that assumption with a safer, medically supervised framework for reducing insulin and insulin-stimulating medicati...
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Episode 98 | The Insulin Paradox
A prescription can lower your blood sugar—and still push type 2 diabetes in the wrong direction. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack the uncomfortable paradox behind many conventional diabetes treatments and what “control” r...
Episode 97 | Heart Disease Beyond Cholesterol
Your cholesterol can look perfect—and your arteries can still be at risk. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we challenge the traditional “clogged pipe” model of heart disease and explore a more complete picture: cardiovascular di...
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Episode 96 | Thin Outside Fat Inside
You can look lean, fall within a “healthy” BMI, and still be on the path to insulin resistance. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we uncover the hidden risk of TOFI (Thin Outside, Fat Inside)—a condition where fat accumulates...
Episode 95 | Carb Spikes Aren't What You Think
Your glucose response isn’t just about what you eat—it’s about how your body reacts. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we break down a June 2025 Nature Medicine study that used continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to t...
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Episode 94 | Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
The conventional story of type 2 diabetes—lifelong, progressive, and medication-dependent—misses the deeper biology driving the disease. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we unpack selective insulin resistance across the live...
Episode 93 | Hidden Heart Risk, Explained
Think your standard cholesterol panel tells the whole story? Not quite. In this episode of The Health Pulse, we uncover lipoprotein(a)—or Lp(a)—a genetic marker that quietly drives heart attacks, strokes, and even calcifi...
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 <...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
