According to Dr. Mark Hyman, “the triglyceride-to-HDL ratio is the best way to check for insulin resistance other than the insulin response test. Acc… - Casey Means
" "According to Dr. Mark Hyman, “the triglyceride-to-HDL ratio is the best way to check for insulin resistance other than the insulin response test. According to a paper published in Circulation, the most powerful test to predict your risk of a heart attack is the ratio of your triglycerides to HDL. If the ratio is high, your risk for a heart attack increases sixteen-fold — or 1,600 percent! This is because triglycerides go up and HDL (or ‘good cholesterol’) goes down with diabesity.
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The incentives of our medical and food systems pressure patients to not ask questions. These incentives also lead to the biggest lie in healthcare. That the reasons we are getting sicker, fatter, more depressed, and more infertile are complicated. The reasons are not complicated. They all tie to good energy habits.
Metabolic syndrome is clinically defined as having three or more of the following traits: Fasting glucose of 100 mg/dL or higher A waistline of more than 35 inches for women and 40 inches for men HDL cholesterol less than 40 mg/dL for men and 50 mg/dL for women Triglycerides of 150 mg/dL or higher Blood pressure of 130/85 mmHg or higher
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Liver Enzymes: aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) AST and ALT levels of 17 U/L or less. For GGT, lowest risk for men is less than 25 U/L and women from 14 to 20 U/L. Sources vary slightly, but these are good targets to aim for. Vitamin D 40 to 60 ng/mL Recommended real-time metrics to track: Glucose (continuous glucose monitor) Food (food journal or app) Sleep (quantity, quality, consistency) Activity (steps, number of active minutes per day and week with elevated heart rate) Resting heart rate and heart rate variability
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