DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONSHEALTHNUTRITIONRECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONSTIPSTIPSWARNINGSWARNINGS HOW MUCH PROTEIN SHOULD ONE CONSUME? Before I get into today’s subject, I wanted to inform my readers that I have not forgotten about my promise to have my blood work…Aydın UlusanMayıs 13, 2016
DEFINITIONSHEALTHNUTRITIONRECOMMENDATIONSTIPSWARNINGSWARNINGS CHOLESTEROL, PART II Last week we concluded that the real culprit behind heart disease was NOT cholesterol but small, dense LDL particles. So, “good” and “bad” cholesterol is…Aydın UlusanMayıs 6, 2016
DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONSHEALTHNUTRITIONRECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONSTIPSWARNINGSWARNINGS CHOLESTEROL, PART I What exactly is cholesterol and what does it do? Cholesterol is a waxy lipid (oil) that is in the membrane of every single cell in…Aydın UlusanNisan 29, 2016
DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONSEXERCISEHEALTHMEDİTASYONNUTRITIONRECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONSTIPSTIPSWARNINGSWARNINGS EPIGENETICS What does this mean? The origin of the word is, of course, Greek and EPI means ABOVE, OVER. Thus, epigenetics means “over, above genes”. Remember…Aydın UlusanNisan 21, 2016
DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONSHEALTHNUTRITIONRECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONSTIPSTIPSWARNINGSWARNINGS SOME IMPORTANT POINTS ON DISEASE AND INSULIN As I looked into insulin a little deeper, I was amazed at what an important part it plays in our lives and wanted to share…Aydın UlusanNisan 15, 2016
DEFINITIONSEXERCISEHEALTHNUTRITIONRECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONSTIPSTIPSWARNINGSWARNINGS INSULIN; THE HORMONE THAT STORES EXCESS NUTRIENTS Given that insulin is one of the first hormones that any organism ever developed, all the other hormones we have in our body were actually…Aydın UlusanMart 30, 2016
DEFINITIONSHEALTHNUTRITIONRECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONSTIPSUncategorizedWARNINGSWARNINGS DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR FAT CELLS PRODUCE A VERY CRUCIAL HORMONE CALLED LEPTIN? The Ob mouse, pictured below, is a strain of mouse that has a genetic mutation that makes it obese and unhealthy. It has been used…Aydın UlusanMart 16, 2016
DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONSHEALTHNUTRITIONRECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONSTIPSTIPSWARNINGS THE KETOGENIC DIET Most of you may recall that we took a look at ketones and the ketogenic diet in two previous posts; “An Elaboration On The Benefits…Aydın UlusanMart 7, 2016