David Pokora, Health Coach

This is posted on the metabolic blog, but is for anyone that wants to eat cleaner, have a mental and/or physical challenge and reset...

Since we started five months ago, we have talked mostly about being healthy by what we eat, don’t eat and how we move.  That got me...

This question came from a reader.  Thank you for that. Forty years ago, the answer to the question would have depended on each person,...

Anecdotal evidence points to the fact that social relationships, both close and casual everyday encounters are important to health and...

I know you have been waiting for a post about the gut microbiome.  I can almost hear you thinking “When is he going talk about colons”? ...

Being heavier may or may not affect your health in a negative way if you don’t have metabolic syndrome or heart disease, but that is a...

There are people that have advanced degrees in how insulin works.  We won’t need that, but we need a basic understanding of what insulin...

This last fall when my wife was helping me set up my website, we were trying to find a name.  We had gone through several of them, trying...

My November 2, 2023 post was titled “Is There One Food You shouldn’t Eat?”  Great, but what should we eat?  This article is not “eat an...

·         “Well, I have blown my diet. I may as well eat the whole thing”. ·         “I wouldn’t mind having a little chocolate here and...

If the same food is getting into your stomach whether you eat fast or eat slow, then what is the difference? Let’s talk about: ·        ...

This is my first monthly blog post on metabolic health.  These posts will come out on the first Monday of each month. The metabolic...

Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance are two different terms for the same thing and they are a precursor to diabetes.  It is...

My wife and I recently were able to spend a few days with some friends in Galveston.  Our friend told us that he had attended his Aunt...

Our body’s reaction to stress cannot differentiate between acute and chronic stress. The body’s reaction to stress is to produce...

I hope this is going to be more like The Empire Strikes Back rather than Back to the Future II. There are more differences between foods...

Natural foods, such as nuts, berries, vegetables, are healthy for us. Some foods fall into a category of more-or-less healthy for us....

Question: When is a calorie a calorie Answer: When it is in a lab. To calculate how many calories are in a certain food, the food is...

There is growing evidence that the best nutrient absorption and natural appetite happens when we eat slow and without stress—referred to...

What if you really can? What if it were free? Sit with that reality for a moment—that you can have the body you love today. If you have...