Dr. Cate https://drcate.com/ For healthy hearts, minds and children Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:22:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://drcate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-dr-cate-icon-32x32.gif Dr. Cate https://drcate.com/ 32 32 Menopause Symptoms Aren’t a Hormone Problem—They’re a Metabolic Problem https://drcate.com/menopause-symptoms-metabolic-cause/ https://drcate.com/menopause-symptoms-metabolic-cause/#view_comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:38:11 +0000 https://drcate.com/?p=15011 Menopause Symptoms Weren’t Always Common In the early 2000s, I was living in Kauai and working at the Kalaheo clinic as a family doc. At the time, I didn’t realize it—but I had a window into the past, a perspective on menopause that’s now almost impossible to find. Among my patients who were born and…

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]]> https://drcate.com/menopause-symptoms-metabolic-cause/feed/ 5 How to Lose Visceral Fat (And Why Most Advice Gets It Wrong) https://drcate.com/how-to-lose-visceral-fat-and-why-most-advice-gets-it-wrong/ https://drcate.com/how-to-lose-visceral-fat-and-why-most-advice-gets-it-wrong/#view_comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:51:04 +0000 https://drcate.com/?p=14749 Take a look in the mirror. Somehow, you’ve wound up with a gut. We don’t like it. I call it “the tire of shame.” Whatever a six pack is, this ain’t it. And we know that it’s not healthy. It’s not. This belly fat—visceral fat—does not speak well of our metabolic health. It’s not from…

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]]> https://drcate.com/how-to-lose-visceral-fat-and-why-most-advice-gets-it-wrong/feed/ 9 The Best Cure for Post Holiday Sugar Cravings https://drcate.com/the-best-cure-for-post-holiday-sugar-cravings/ https://drcate.com/the-best-cure-for-post-holiday-sugar-cravings/#view_comments Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:32:05 +0000 https://drcate.com/?p=14150 How to Stop Sugar Cravings After the Holidays If you struggle with sugar cravings, the holidays can feel like a complete derailment of your progress. But it’s not as bad as it feels. These cravings are not a personal failure—they reflect an underlying metabolic issue that was never fully resolved. Until that issue is addressed,…

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]]> https://drcate.com/the-best-cure-for-post-holiday-sugar-cravings/feed/ 7 The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Are Beginning to Acknowledge the Problems with Seed Oils https://drcate.com/2025-dietary-guidelines-classify-seed-oils-with-ultra-processed-food/ https://drcate.com/2025-dietary-guidelines-classify-seed-oils-with-ultra-processed-food/#view_comments Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:28:46 +0000 https://drcate.com/?p=14142 Why It Matters That Seed Oils Are Being Recognized as Ultra-Processed The US Dietary Guidelines will be released in just a few days. They are expected to make a historic change regarding refined seed oils. Departing from decades of guidance that treats these oils as an unqualified nutritional upgrade, they’re calling out the fact that…

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]]> https://drcate.com/2025-dietary-guidelines-classify-seed-oils-with-ultra-processed-food/feed/ 1 Why Avoiding Seed Oils Protects You Far More Than Going Glyphosate-Free https://drcate.com/seed-oil-aldehydes-vs-glyphosate-toxicity/ https://drcate.com/seed-oil-aldehydes-vs-glyphosate-toxicity/#view_comments Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:37:53 +0000 https://drcate.com/?p=14087 If you’re trying to get healthier, you probably want to know where to focus your food efforts. Should you spend extra on organic to avoid glyphosate? Or avoid seed oils? Which change will actually protect your health the most? This post will help you understand that there is one clear answer according to science.

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]]> https://drcate.com/seed-oil-faqs/feed/ 0 Is Cold-Pressed Sunflower Oil Actually Heathy? https://drcate.com/is-cold-pressed-sunflower-oil-healthy-what-labels-dont-tell-you/ https://drcate.com/is-cold-pressed-sunflower-oil-healthy-what-labels-dont-tell-you/#view_comments Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:27:18 +0000 https://drcate.com/?p=14042 “Cold-Pressed” Doesn’t Mean Healthy—When We’re Talking About Seed Oils Most people assume that “cold-pressed” means the same thing as “virgin” or “extra-virgin”—and therefore assume the oil must be healthy. That assumption feels reasonable, because with oils like olive oil, cold-pressing does usually mean the oil was not industrially processed. Sunflower oil, like all seed oils,…

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]]> https://drcate.com/is-cold-pressed-sunflower-oil-healthy-what-labels-dont-tell-you/feed/ 18 Why Most People Need More Vitamin K2 — And the Supplement I Trust https://drcate.com/why-most-people-need-more-vitamin-k2-and-the-supplement-i-trust/ https://drcate.com/why-most-people-need-more-vitamin-k2-and-the-supplement-i-trust/#view_comments Sat, 26 Jul 2025 18:41:29 +0000 https://drcate.com/?p=14017 Wondering why som vitamin K2 supplements cost 3x more than others? This article explains what makes K2 unique—and why some brands are worth the price.

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