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Cholecystectomy

What are the negative effects of having your gallbladder removed? Does it increase your risk of bowel cancer? Does it affect the liver?

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Sugar Levels

We are two healthcoaches offering courses in Zurich (Switzerland) with the Biosensor and the App from Supersapiens. However, not for competitive athletes, but for normal people who are interested in their health or want to lose weight. Now we have noticed that many of the participants have regularly very low values. So with an average of about 80 to 90, they keep dropping below 55 and only very rarely have spikes upwards, not even after a pizza or sweets. Some have cravings when they drop low, but others don’t feel anything. are these low spikes a concern for non diabetics? How do you value the nighttime sugar lows? Some who regularly drink wine in the evening have very low (below 55) levels during the night, but otherwise feel fine. At what point can it actually become dangerous? On the other hand, we see very high spikes on participants on a low carb or keto diet. They have spikes up to 190 when they eat a vegetable soup or a plate of pasta. Does this mean, that they have physiological insulin resistance triggered by the ketogenic diet? Is this then destroying a healthy sugar metabolism? What is the recommendation for them? And last: Are there optimal average values for endurance and strength sports? Thank you in advance and best regards from Zurich.

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Stability Study

Not a question but while it doesn't sound like this is a conclusive study, it does renforce everything Peter has been saying about Stability being one of the 4 pillars. It did help to remind me the benefits of the 4 point longevity strategy. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/20/balancing-on-one-leg-useful-health-test-later-life-research

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10 Exercises

Peter has talked about putting his patients through 10 exercises to help stratisfy their level of fitness. Can he share what those 10 exercises are and the standard he holds his patients to? I'm in the middle of optimizing my workout and this would be supremely helpful.

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CGM profiles (non-diabetic)

Can you please provide guidance on how to interpret CGM readings for a non-diabetic? You've previously provided guidance on thresholds, average and variability. Examples * sweet food leads to spike -> dip -> back to normal * hard exercise leads to spike -> back to normal * low gi carb meal leads to higher level (still within threshold) which is maintained for many hours without reducing Thanks!