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Dr Shiv Gupta
@shiv_twitts
Physician, Yoga instructor and researcher. My tweets are for my friends and relatives, for whom I want long healthy & disease-free life
May 13, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
80% cancers are estimated to grow as the results of ‘Warburg effect’

If you want to fight against cancers or save your loved from cancer , you should know about ‘Warburg effect’

Thread Image In 1924 German physicist Otto Warburg observed that cancer cells are different.
They have damaged mitochondria & cannot use fat or protein as source of energy but thrive solely on glucose
Apr 30, 2023 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
Insulin Resistance (IR) is single most important predictor of heart disease.

But what is IR?
Why it increases heart risk?
How to measure & decrease IR?

All you need to know cover in this thread Insulin is hormone to manage the carbs (glucose) that you eat. When you are kid or active adult and you eat carbs - lets say a bread or rice - the same gets broken down to glucose & absorbed in gut. Blood glucose starts to rise, pancreas sense this & secretes insulin hormone
Apr 28, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Good health starts with good digestion and if your gut health is suffering, chances are it will show on the outside.
5 easy steps to take care of your gut
1. Get daily hit of L-Glutamine: This amino acid have a soothing effect on the digestive tract, helping to calm inflammation 2. Incorporate enzyme-rich fruit
such as papaya and avocado in your diet
3. Consuming probiotics like fermented foods - home made yogurt, kombucha, kefir, sauerkraut to boost gut bacterial profile
Mar 5, 2023 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Emulsifiers! You unknowingly consume them daily. They are in almost every readymade food. But what are these and what impact they have on your #health. In below thread, i explore the world of #emulsifiers and why you should avoid them. #HealthyLiving #weightloss #processedfood Emulsifiers are detergent that combine different substances together. Certain substances in food are water soluble & others are fat soluble. How to mix them together? Add emulsifiers & voila - problem solved
Mar 4, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
How much #protein do you need?
#WHO says 10-15%, #USDA 10-35% (as most in US consume meat in every meal) and experts like Colin Campbell says 8-10% of your diet should be protein unless child, pregnant or athlete/ lifting weight. Your body is quite good is recycling protein (1/n) Where to get these proteins from? 70-80% of your protein should be plant based. Plant proteins are packed with rich complex carbohydrates (incl. fibers), healthy fats and antioxidants essential for healthy life.
Jan 29, 2023 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
Over last 20years, people are not eating more, nor exercising less but still becoming #obese finds this recent study. In below thread, i explain key mechanism of #obesity postulated in this paper & what you can do to break this cycle. #HealthyLiving #gutmicrobiome #MedTwitter Image First let me share the full paper before i summarize the key points from same: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35460220/