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Foundations of GLP-1 Support: Nutritional and Lifestyle Strategies for Healthy Glucose Metabolism

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Glucagon is a hormone that increases blood glucose levels in response to low blood glucose, heightened sympathetic nervous system activity (e.g., This widespread receptor expression highlights the hormone’s integrative role in metabolic regulation, cardiovascular function, and neuroendocrine signaling. Johnson, MS, CNS, LDN

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Lift Your Mood: The Role of Physical Activity in Mental Health

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Regular aerobic exercise may support healthy stress responses by promoting cardiovascular health and aerobic capacity. Exercise-induced myokines , such as BDNF, irisin, cathepsin B, and interleukin 6, promote neural proliferation and synaptic plasticity, supporting cognitive and mental health.