The Metabolic Health Edit

Circadian rhythm as a gene regulator

Circadian rhythms regulate gene expression by timing when genes are expressed in response to light, sleep, and feeding, thereby shaping metabolism…

Feb 5 • Kristen Deuel, MSc

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January 2026

Using vagus nerve stimulation to restore inflammatory control

Applying the inflammatory reflex in clinical care

Jan 5 • Kristen Deuel, MSc and Dr Mike Hunter

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December 2025

Rethinking inflammation

The vagus nerve, neural control, and why chronic disease clusters

Dec 28, 2025 • Kristen Deuel, MSc and Dr Mike Hunter

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How Lifestyle Medicine Targets Chronic Disease

How lifestyle medicine makes it possible

Dec 21, 2025 • Kristen Deuel, MSc

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Why so many people are developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

How the predictable outcome of sustained system stress can be managed through lifestyle medicine

Dec 11, 2025 • Kristen Deuel, MSc

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November 2025

Understanding high blood pressure

A deeper look at the physiology of essential hypertension

Nov 29, 2025 • Kristen Deuel, MSc

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What I wish everyone knew before self-supplementing with herbs

Spoiler alert: herbs are not harmless

Nov 20, 2025 • Kristen Deuel, MSc

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October 2025

Why You Should Never Drink Alcohol

Sorry in advance, but your body does not want a glass of 2015 Château Margaux

Oct 30, 2025 • Kristen Deuel, MSc

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Acne is a messenger

Internal stress shows up on the skin and tells a story of our internal system's imbalance

Oct 19, 2025 • Kristen Deuel, MSc

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Restoring harmony in our immune system

Using EGCG to balance redox signaling and move from defense to healing and repair

Oct 13, 2025 • Kristen Deuel, MSc

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Our Cells Have A Danger Response

How stress locks your body in a loop of inflammation and fatigue

Oct 11, 2025 • Kristen Deuel, MSc and Dr Mike Hunter

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September 2025

Gut health as a determinant of mitochondrial function

Disruption of this vital interaction contributes to systemic fatigue, heightened inflammation, and the progression of chronic disease, positioning it as…

Sep 23, 2025 • Kristen Deuel, MSc and Dr Mike Hunter

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