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Heart, circulation and metabolism

Blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, weight, varicose veins: what supports and what interacts.

1. Systolic, diastolic and thresholds: how to read a blood pressure valueFoundations · 4 min · free
2. Correct home blood pressure measurement: the protocol you explainFoundations · 4 min
3. Dietary fats and LDL: what to replace with whatFoundations · 5 min
4. Potassium and blood pressure: yes from food, careful with supplementsCounselling · 5 min
5. Hidden salt: processed foods, labels and effervescent tabletsFoundations · 4 min
6. Abdominal fat: why sit-ups don't burn it and how to measure the waistFoundations · 4 min
7. Alpha-lipoic acid: forms, study doses and the risk of hypoglycaemiaCounselling · 5 min
8. Complex longevity formulas with berberine and piperine: what to checkAdvanced · 5 min
9. Lycopene, resveratrol, aronia: antioxidants on the plate and in a capsuleCounselling · 5 min
10. Berberine: standardisation, daily dose and digestive toleranceCounselling · 5 min
11. Alcohol and cardiometabolic risk: belly, blood pressure, liverCounselling · 5 min
12. Green coffee extract: chlorogenic acids, caffeine and weak evidenceCounselling · 4 min
13. Fruit in diabetes: glycaemic load, portion size and pairingFoundations · 4 min
14. Haemorrhoidal disease: fibre, venoactive flavonoids and topical creamsCounselling · 5 min
15. Heavy legs: horse chestnut, diosmin and the evening gelCounselling · 5 min
16. What good diets have in common and where yo-yo dieting comes fromFoundations · 4 min
17. Hibiscus infusion and the patient already on blood pressure treatmentCounselling · 5 min
18. Slimming teas: senna hidden in the bag and evening caffeineCounselling · 4 min
19. L-citrulline: nitric oxide, label forms and nitratesAdvanced · 5 min
20. Coenzyme Q10 in patients on statins: mechanism, evidence, red flagsCounselling · 5 min
21. Coenzyme Q10: ubiquinone, ubiquinol, liposomal and reading the doseCounselling · 5 min
22. The lipid profile explained: LDL, HDL, triglycerides and non-HDLFoundations · 5 min
23. Salt, sugar, fat: why cravings aren’t just about willpowerFoundations · 4 min
24. Dinner timing and evening snacking: a ritual to close the kitchenFoundations · 4 min
25. High triglycerides: what lowers them and when to refer urgentlyCounselling · 5 min
26. Chromium and multi-product weight-loss kits: what each ingredient doesCounselling · 5 min
27. Sweat does not burn fat: sauna suits, plastic wrap and heat beltsFoundations · 3 min
28. Diet drinks and sweeteners: why they are not a weight-loss solutionCounselling · 4 min
29. Weight gain after quitting smoking: the objection and the planCounselling · 5 min
30. Blood pressure, glucose, waist: metabolic syndrome in counsellingCounselling · 5 min
31. Herbs for blood sugar: gymnema, bitter melon, fenugreek and monitoringCounselling · 5 min
32. The DASH diet for blood pressure: what it means on the plateFoundations · 4 min
33. The ketogenic diet in counselling: who needs a doctor firstAdvanced · 5 min
34. Drainage formulas and water retention: iodine, alcohol, diuretics and the doctorCounselling · 5 min
35. Red yeast rice: monacolin K, the EU limit and statin-like interactionsAdvanced · 5 min
36. Portion size: the plate, salad first and what the studies actually sayFoundations · 4 min
37. Insulin and glucagon: why the gaps between meals matterFoundations · 4 min
38. Blood sugar formulas: inositol, nopal, chromium and label dosesCounselling · 5 min
39. Leptin and leptin resistance: why large reserves don't stop hungerFoundations · 4 min
40. Herbal haemorrhoid suppositories: allergies and bleeding that needs a doctorCounselling · 5 min
41. BMI doesn't tell the whole story: muscle, visceral fat and neck sizeFoundations · 4 min
42. The HOMA-IR index: insulin resistance before glucose risesCounselling · 5 min
43. Burning glucose or fat during exercise? The 30-minute mythFoundations · 4 min
44. Liquid thermogenics: green tea, guarana, green coffee and stacked caffeineCounselling · 5 min
45. Energy density: dried fruit, cooking oil and pastriesFoundations · 4 min
46. Metabolism and age: what the data show and what the client can changeFoundations · 4 min
47. A calorie is not just a calorie: thermic effect, satiety and under-reportingFoundations · 4 min
48. Food order on the plate and the post-meal slumpFoundations · 4 min
49. Brown or white rice, bulgur or quinoa: matching the grain to the personFoundations · 4 min
50. Heavy legs without products: calf pump, leg elevation and the DVT red flagCounselling · 4 min
51. Atherosclerotic plaque: how it forms and why nothing “dissolves” itCounselling · 5 min
52. Gemmotherapy extracts for lipids and glucose: use and evidenceCounselling · 4 min
53. Diabetes and prediabetes thresholds you should recognise when counsellingFoundations · 4 min
54. Daily steps and the after-meal walk: movement as a recommendationFoundations · 4 min
55. Hawthorn and the patient on cardiac medication: what to ask firstAdvanced · 5 min
56. The triglyceride/HDL ratio and hsCRP: what they add to the lipid profileCounselling · 4 min
57. Glucose supplements on top of diabetes drugs: schedule and hypoglycaemiaAdvanced · 5 min
58. The coronary artery calcium score: what it shows and who orders itCounselling · 4 min
59. Cider vinegar, capsaicin, garcinia, guarana: evidence in slimming blendsCounselling · 5 min
60. Sustainable weight loss: plan priorities and the signs that need a specialistCounselling · 5 min
61. Phaseolamin and clay in slimming blends: timing around medicationAdvanced · 5 min
62. Oral multi-herb formulas for veins and haemorrhoids: what to readAdvanced · 5 min
63. “I exercise but I don't lose weight”: compensation and what to measureFoundations · 4 min
64. Berberine with metformin and an SGLT2 inhibitor: nausea, kidneys, doctorAdvanced · 5 min