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When it comes to signaling, there’s also an intimate relationship between our body’s response to food, and detrimental chemical messages associated with old age. This is known as “deregulated nutrient sensing,” because our bodies lose the ability to sense nutrients and respond to their presence appropriately, and the key experiments underpinning
... See moreAndrew Steele • Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old
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Peter Attia MD • Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
The standard test measures the amount of glucose in the blood after an overnight fast; an elevated level is a hallmark of the disease. But it is possible for a person in the early stages of diabetes to produce a normal result on the fasting blood sugar test. A more telling measure is to determine how well the body can metabolize glucose; this can
... See moreJeffrey Bland • The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
persistently high insulin levels and insulin resistance secretly set the stage for most of the diseases we dread.