What Vagus Nerves, Fasting, and Exercise Teach Us About the Rhythm of Recovery Two fascinating scientific papers—one in Nature  and one in Nature Reviews Endocrinology —have reshaped how we understand the relationship between the brain, the immune system, and metabolism. Together, they reveal a powerful truth: Biology is rhythmic. Health depends on cycles. And anything that strengthens only one  side of the cycle—whether fasting, caloric restriction, exercise, or vagus nerve

What New Research Says About Blood Sugar, insulin Resistance, and Carbohydrate Intake Managing Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is about much more than taking insulin. Two recent scientific papers highlight a bigger story — one that may reshape how we think about long-term metabolic health, insulin resistance, and the role of dietary carbohydrates. 1. Why Insulin Resistance Happens Even in Type 1 Diabetes A new scientific review shows that insulin resistance is surprisingly common in T

A major new review in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology  offers a fresh perspective on incretin biology. It highlights how hormones like GLP-1 and GIP do far more than regulate insulin—they help the body coordinate digestion, circulation, metabolism, and even aspects of brain function  immediately after a meal. According to the authors, incretins act as a finely tuned “post-meal adaptation system,” increasing blood flow to the gut, supporting nutrient absorption, and mainta

For decades, we’ve been taught a simple rule: lower LDL cholesterol is always better . LDL has been framed as the “bad” cholesterol that clogs arteries, while high LDL is seen as a direct path to heart disease. But a new large, real-world, six-year study published in Cardiovascular Diabetology  surprisingly challenges that story. The research—following 13,674 adults free of diabetes and heart disease—found something unexpected: People with the lowest LDL levels had the highe