Posts - Tomer Pappe

Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Overload

14/05/2026

What's the deal with iron overload (low blood iron and high blood ferritin) in the low-carb and global carnivore community? More and more influencers or nutrition famous figures are finding themselves dealing with iron issues. It's a bit strange to

When I met the makers of the best wagyu Beef in the world

05/12/2023

The custom spatula designed by Hiroki Ito. Hiroki is a key figure in the export of Matsusaka Beef from Japan to Europe and the rest of the world. This is one of the reasons I really love my job. Besides

Diabetes- All you need to know

02/12/2023

The full guide: At the age of 11, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Years of imbalance and a constant roller coaster of blood sugar levels began to make me feel less healthy. 15 years later when I was

Dr. Weston Price had it all figured out

26/12/2022

The question that led Dr. Weston A. Price to examine the connection between diet and simple physical degeneration and morbidity: how do tribesmen living in the wild, develop perfect symmetrical straight and white teeth up until old age, without straightening

Sun is the source of all life

26/12/2022

The popular opinion today is that exposure to the sun is a harmful thing and many believe that it is our enemy. Of course, it is important to stay “wise in the sun” and not get burned, but the problem

How Nutrition effects the Thyroid

26/12/2022

Hormonal balance is the state the body always strives for in order to function optimally. In a state of hormonal balance and homeostasis, all body systems that are affected by the hormones secreted into the body’s organs, operate in their

How the Thyroid Gland regulates all body systems

26/12/2022

What is the thyroid gland? The thyroid or thyroid gland is one of the most important glands in the endocrine system. It is made up of two lobes, that separated by a central isthmus. The hormones that the thyroid gland

Traveling on a Low Carb, Ketogenic or carnivore diet

26/12/2022

In this article, I will try to answer recurring questions regarding trips, and I will detail how personally I succeed during a long vacation or during a short trip to follow the ways of eating which I am used to

Is intermittent fasting suitable for everyone?

26/12/2022

For millennia, humans have deprived themselves of food for expiatory purposes because of survival, spiritual or religious reasons. Today, this practice, which has become a trend, is done for the sake of well-being and health. But is it really beneficial

How do I exercise with diabetes while staying in range

26/12/2022

Exercising with diabetes and keeping blood sugar balanced is possible and over time I can testify that it even becomes easy provided you do it right. What it means? In this article, I will list key principles with which I

Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Nutrtion

26/12/2022

The connection between the outbreak of Hashimoto's disease that I experienced and environmental changes that I went through in my life seems quite clear in retrospect, but at the moment of truth it was not easy to understand the processes

Hypothyroidism – Everything I learned

26/12/2022

After experiencing hypothyroidism with all the accompanying symptoms and after reading quite a few books on the thyroid gland, I came to the most important question - what caused the thyroid gland to go out of balance in the first

What Insulin has to do with Hunger?

03/05/2022

I guess you know the feeling that comes after finishing a meal rich in carbohydrates. We finished eating lunch and half an hour later we are hungry again and we feel weak and shaky. The next step will usually be

Balanced Diabetes – The Ketogenic Diet, Carbohydrate Restriction and Normal Blood Sugar

12/03/2022

Anyone who knows me and follows the content I upload knows that I do not use the word diet. The word diet has connotations of trends such as "weight loss" diets that represent a temporary change, as opposed to a

Paired Autoimmune Diseases

08/12/2021

What is the connection between Type 1 Diabetes Hashimoto's, Crohn's, Celiac disease and many other autoimmune conditions? As a type 1 diabetic over the years, I have heard quite a few sentences like "If you have been diagnosed with an

Dangers of Overtraining

07/11/2021

Do you know the phrase "too much of a good thing"? It turns out that it is true when it comes to physical activity and it is accompanied by symptoms. Overtraining can cause damage if you push your body to

True meaning of TSH Test

07/11/2021

It's a weird value to assess Thyroid status by. Still in some cases it can tell us something. After being sent for a TSH blood test dozens of times during my life, I decided to understand what is behind that

My Story – On Nutrition, Diabetes and Sports or how at the age of 30 I healed myself

26/10/2021

Screenshot from my continuous glucose meter report - better values than a healthy person. A1C = glycated hemoglobin. The picture shows a screenshot from the report of my personal continuous sugar meter - more balanced values than a healthy person.

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