Medical doctors—MDs and DOs—are good people. They are highly trained, intelligent, and essential. Their expertise shines in acute care : trauma, infections, emergency medicine, surgery, and pharmaceuticals. When your life is on the line, they are exactly who you want. But where the system begins to fall short is in chronic disease . Most medical doctors receive little to no training  in the areas that drive long-term health: Less than 20 hours in nutrition and functional medi

Your brain runs on electricity—patterns of brainwaves that reflect your level of stress, focus, creativity, and emotional regulation. When blood sugar becomes unstable, these brainwaves shift, and the entire nervous system moves into survival mode. Understanding this connection helps explain why stress, anxiety, blood sugar swings, and sleep disturbances often show up together—and why supporting the brain is essential for long-term metabolic and emotional health. Missed the W