Quotes of the Day

Now we have a tool to help us understand our own individual carbohydrate tolerance and how we respond to specific foods. This is called continuous glucose monitoring, or CGM. Typically, my healthy patients need to use CGM only for a month or two before they begin to understand what foods are spiking their glucose (and insulin) and how to adjust their eating pattern to obtain a more stable glucose curve. Fructose doesn't get measured by CGM, but because fructose is almost always consumed in combination with glucose, fructose-heavy foods will still likely cause blood-glucose spikes. [2023] - Peter Attia

Everyone should try to incorporate one tablespoon of ground flaxseeds into his or her daily diet, in addition to a serving of nuts or other seeds. A quarter cup of nuts is considered a serving, or two tablespoons of nut or seed butters, including peanut butter. (Chestnuts and coconuts don't nutritionally count as nuts.) I also recommend one-quarter teaspoon a day of the spice turmeric, along with any other (salt-free) herbs and spices you may enjoy. [2015] - Michael Greger

I eat anything I want for dinner and put off eating the next day for as long as I can. That may mean having a late lunch or not eating until dinner, but I make sure I stay hydrated with water and noncaloric drinks. If I need a snack, I eat several almonds or olives. I often fast on consecutive days, eating only in the evening, and I’ve been surprised by how easy it is and how well I feel. I have also been monitoring my glucose levels with FreeStyle Libre 14 day system. [2020] - Nir Barzilai

Some investors own international bond ETFs that are priced in US dollars. If the US dollar rises against other currencies, the price of such a bond ETF will show an exaggerated loss. For an American investor, that loss could be real. After all, if they plan to retire in the United States, they'll pay future bills in US dollars. As such, if they buy an international bond market index, they would be taking a currency risk. But for a non‐American investor, that loss isn't real. Always remember that the listed currency of an ETF is irrelevant. [2018] - Andrew Hallam

Tomatoes offer more lycopene for lowering heart disease risk than any other food source. You can also get your daily dose of that tomato antioxidant lycopene from watermelon and red grapefruit. Stick with the reds for lycopene; green and yellow tomatoes are lycopene-poor. Cooked and canned tomato sauce and paste (yes, even ketchup) appear to offer more lycopene than a tomato out of the hand. The protective dose of lycopene is 35 milligrams, which is the amount in 2 cups of tomato juice or cooked tomato products. While cooking increases the lycopene fourfold, eating your tomato raw gives you 40% of what the government considers your RDA for vitamin C. Have your tomatoes both ways. [2009] - Frances Sheridan Goulart