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NAFLD 101: Your Liver’s Cry for Help (and What to Do About It)
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NAFLD 101: Your Liver’s Cry for Help (and What to Do About It)

Let’s talk about the silent hero of your body: your liver. Unlike your stomach (which rumbles dramatically at the slightest sign of hunger), your liver works tirelessly without making a sound – until it can’t. When your liver starts accumulating too much fat, it waves a quiet white flag in the form of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). The good news? You don’t need a magic potion or an extreme detox to turn things around..

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Fasting to Freedom: How I'm Breaking Free from Chronic Illness (And You Can Too!)
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Fasting to Freedom: How I'm Breaking Free from Chronic Illness (And You Can Too!)

You know what's funny about chronic illness? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Trust me, I've looked for the humour in it – between the constant health monitoring, the eye rolls from specialists every time I refuse medication, and that judgmental look from my various medical devices that seem to say, "Really? You're gonna do THAT?"

But here's what I did find: hope.

And it came from the most unexpected place…

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How Lifestyle Medicine Can Transform Your Health….         Without Turning Your Life Upside Down
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How Lifestyle Medicine Can Transform Your Health…. Without Turning Your Life Upside Down

Let’s talk about the uninvited guests that crash your health party: type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease), and that overly familiar nuisance called obesity. These conditions have a knack for overstaying their welcome, but here’s the twist – you don’t have to live with them forever.

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The Invisible Threat: Why Diabetes Can Be a Silent Killer - My Journey with a Silent Disease
Personal Chronicles Analena Mandlsohn Personal Chronicles Analena Mandlsohn

The Invisible Threat: Why Diabetes Can Be a Silent Killer - My Journey with a Silent Disease

In the quiet moments of an ordinary afternoon, my world shifted. Not with a dramatic bang or even a whisper, but with a simple blood test result. "Your A1C is 6.9%," my doctor said matter-of-factly, "You are diabetic."

And I'm ashamed to admit that when my doctor had mentioned pre-diabetes in my previous checkup, I brushed it off. Like so many others, I thought, "I feel fine, how bad could it be?"

Now here I was, sitting there stunned, thinking, "But I still feel fine. Shouldn't I feel diabetic?"

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Mediterranean Magic: My Journey to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Through Ancient Wisdom
Personal Chronicles Analena Mandlsohn Personal Chronicles Analena Mandlsohn

Mediterranean Magic: My Journey to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Through Ancient Wisdom

You want to hear something ironic? I was raised on the Mediterranean diet before it was cool. Growing up Portuguese, my childhood was steeped in olive oil, fresh vegetables, fish, and whole foods that would make any modern nutritionist swoon. Processed food? That wasn't even in my vocabulary until I moved to North America.

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Enjoying a Diabetes-Friendly Holiday Season: Your Ultimate Guide to Staying Healthy While Living It Up!
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Enjoying a Diabetes-Friendly Holiday Season: Your Ultimate Guide to Staying Healthy While Living It Up!

Ah, the holidays! That magical time of year when every well-meaning relative becomes an amateur nutritionist, and your aunt's famous sugar-loaded fruit cake seems to whisper your name from across the room. Trust me, as someone living with Type 2 diabetes, I get it. The holiday season can feel like navigating a minefield of carbs while wearing a blindfold.

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What is Type 2 Diabetes and Why Lifestyle Changes Matter
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What is Type 2 Diabetes and Why Lifestyle Changes Matter

As someone who's been on the type 2 diabetes journey for over 5 years, I'm not afraid to say it: getting that diagnosis can feel like your world is turning upside down. Between the medical jargon, lifestyle recommendations, and well-meaning advice from everyone (including your second cousin's neighbour’s aunt), it's enough to make your head spin. But here's the truth - understanding and managing type 2 diabetes doesn't have to be complicated.

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The "I'm Taking My Life Back!" Guide to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
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The "I'm Taking My Life Back!" Guide to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes

Let's be honest – if one more person tells you to "just eat healthy and exercise," you might scream. Or throw a cucumber at them. (Don't waste the cucumber though – you'll need it for your plant-based dinner!)

But here's the thing about learning how to reverse type 2 diabetes naturally: it's not about following some guru's perfect plan or turning into a gym junkie overnight.

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From Reflux to Resilience: A Grandmother's Wisdom and My Journey to Reclaim Health
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From Reflux to Resilience: A Grandmother's Wisdom and My Journey to Reclaim Health

I first became aware that for every ill there is a natural cure when I was 5. My maternal grandmother, who was a force of nature and, although loving to the point of obsession, could be terrifying at the best of times, would chase me round the garden and shovel spoonsful of some nasty concoction – made of egg yolk whipped to a froth with sugar – down my throat, because in her mind, I was too thin and anemic.

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