Metabolic Flexibility:
The Ultimate Way to Truly Thrive
Our Health and How Well We Age All Depends on How Well We Fuel Our Bodies ... Yet So Many of Us Do Not Even Know What Our Two Fuel Sources Are Or Why We Must Continue to Switch Between Them
Since the advent of refrigeration and other modern ways of life, we in the West, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, have gone from predominantly using two forms of fuel efficiently to only being able to predominantly burn one source of fuel, especially as we age. That fact alone has led to the burden of chronic disease, cancer, pain, dementia, mental health issues and much more.
Not only has the expectation of a long ‘healthspan’ diminished but it is also the major causes of fertility issues. The average age in the past appears low because many died in childhood. However the number of centenarians in good health was high.