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Nocturnal skeletal muscle cramping when restarting a ketogenic diet: my rationale for supplementing with potassium, magnesium, and salt

Insulin drugs are known to cause debilitating muscle pain or cramping in some people, notably in Type 2 diabetics and soon after injection. Further, insulin drugs are known to cause a decrease in serum potassium, which can potentially lead to hypokalemia.

COVID-19 may trigger diabetes in otherwise healthy people

COVID-19 is not just a risk for people with diabetes – it may actually cause diabetes. Sufficient evidence suggests that the coronaviruses may attack the islet cells of the pancreas and cause a form of acute onset diabetes similar to Type 1 diabetes, even in otherwise healthy people. However, the evidence also suggests this form of diabetes can be resolved over sufficient time in most people. It should go without saying that the best prevention is to get and stay healthy to give your body a good chance to defend itself. Hamilton-Shield, Julian, Doctors Warn COVID-19 May Trigger Diabetes in Otherwise Healthy People, The Conversation, 19 June 2020,  https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-could-trigger-diabetes-in-previously-healthy-people-140886 Rubino, Francesco, M.D., Amiel, Stephanie, M.D., and Zimmet, Paul, M.D., et. al., New-Onset Diabetes in Covid-19, The New England Journal of Medicine, 12 June 2020, https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc2018688

Have insulin resistance? Want to lose weight? How often do you eat?

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How often we eat is fifty to sixty-percent of the insulin resistance problem. Leptin & Insulin Resistance Balancing Tips w/ Jason Fung, MD, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXXGxoNFag4 , High Intensity Health, 2018.

Can changing the gut microbiome affect PCOS?

What causes new hair growth? All hair follicles form before birth. Heredity and genetics, sex, hormonal exposure, and biological age all factor in determining where hair will grow more prominently. If you have an unwanted hair problem, you are likely aware that  increased androgenic activity causes new hair growth.  We can expect increased hormonal activity at puberty. With perimenopause, estrogenic and progesteronic activity decreases absolutely, but androgenic activity can increase relatively. Some of us are genetically predisposed to grow more hair than others. Some of us had a medical treatment or an unresolved condition that influenced new hair growth. Life is full of unpredictable events, and some of them affect new hair growth. Can diet affect hair growth? Recently, I read that significant dietary changes (i.e., fasting) can cause hair loss in some people. Unfortunately, this hair loss was in the place where most of us want to keep it. I’m an advocate ...