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Here and Now<\/h2>\n

Everyone is looking for better health.<\/p>\n

We want it. We seek it; yet day by day and bit by bit, we distance ourselves just a little further. Suddenly it\u2019s gone. What we wouldn\u2019t give to have it back\u2026<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s modern world we eagerly embrace a quick fix. \u201cHit me up and I\u2019ll be on my way<\/a>.\u201d Unfortunately, much to our dismay, rare is the intervention which will instantaneously weave its magic to the breadth and depth of our broken bodies.<\/p>\n

Stepping Back to Health<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sometimes you don\u2019t realize just how close to the edge you were until you see the skid marks and other telltale signs, moments from the \u201cdiabetes divide\u201d looming below.<\/p>\n

The journey began about a decade ago, the warning signals so much more than the slow but steady weight gain and alarming blood markers. At the time, however, it was the elevated blood sugar levels, signaling borderline diabetes, which finally motivated our couch potato to get moving.<\/p>\n

Thus, began a monotonously boring (and unsuccessful) flirtation with swimming, walking and exercising. In a stroke of good fortune, he was saved from eternal damnation as he became infected by a particularly vicious superbug of the all mountain (biking) species.<\/p>\n

His first strokes were paved with blood, sweat and tears. Beginnings are hard, painfully so. Thankfully, his tenacity and persistence payed off. The growing strength and endurance gave a tenfold return in pleasure and pride. Addiction took hold, even to the point where he began to display painful detox symptoms when kept from his bike.<\/p>\n

In the past, his diet was rich with sweets: afternoon spreads, laden with homemade delights, soft drinks and generously sweetened coffee.<\/p>\n

He left it all behind: the sugar, the soft drinks, the ice coffee and the ice cream. Healthier foods took their place: whole grains and breads, less animal-based foods and abundant plant-based ones. Green smoothies became a daily habit \u2026<\/p>\n

The weight began to shed. His fa\u00e7ade evolved. Long forgotten body contours were revealed and his flushed red face disappeared.<\/p>\n

In time, the lifestyle makeover, the intense workouts and healthy nutrition, became routine.<\/p>\n

Despite best efforts, the biker remained fat and his blood sugar high, bordering on diabetes. Frustrated and disheartened, why when he was doing everything so right was everything so wrong?!<\/strong><\/p>\n

More workouts\u2026
\nMore green smoothies\u2026<\/p>\n

He tried to break the vicious cycle but his weight and blood sugar had minds of their own and continued to climb.<\/p>\n

Intensive physical activity and healthy nutrition: much promise, no delivery. Frustrated, but unwilling to give up, he was blinded by internal neon lights flashing \u201cRoute recalculation, Route recalculation NOW!\u201d He began to suspect that his healthy nutritional choices were not so (healthy) for him.<\/p>\n

A New Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Personalized Nutrition by Prediction of Glycemic Responses<\/a><\/h4>\n

Research by the group of Prof. Eran Segal and Dr. Eran Elinav of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Zeevi & Korem et al., Cell 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n