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The Perils of Sugar with Raymond Francis
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Our diets destroy our health, and sugar is the most devastating compound we consume. Sugar is rapidly absorbed and causes excessive insulin levels that lead to inflammation and many chronic diseases. Raymond explains this.
The Role of Sugar in Breast Cancer
submitted by: admin on 10/03/2014
According to an article in the December 2013 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a dramatic increase in the uptake of sugar by a cell could be a cause for its becoming cancerous. The article reported that cancer cells have 400 times the ability to transport sugar into themselves.
We know that cancer cells cannot make energy as...
Tips to Avoid the Flu
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
What can you do to protect yourself against all types of influenza, especially if you don't take the vaccine. Stress is the most common cause that compromises our immunity. Boosting immunity rather than treating illness is the way to go. Build up the biological terrain; be proactive by living a healthy lifestyle through diet, exercise, stress reduction,...
Triglycerides: What You Need to Know
submitted by: admin on 11/25/2024
Triglycerides are defined. We need them for energy, energy storage, insulation, mambrane function. When levels are too high problems follow. Diets too high in sugar lead to high levels of insulin and of triglycerides as well as blood pressure and a tendency to lay down fat. Exercise is the antidote to this, as is a low carbohydrate diet. We burn fat as our primary...
Type 2 Diabetes, Its Prevalence is Growing
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
There is an epidemic of type 2 diabetes and of the metabolic syndrome. Nearly 25% of Americans now are at risk for this. Testing is discussed as are the factors leading to this epidemic.
Type II Diabetes and Weight
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Being overweight leads to inflammation, which causes insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and its complications. It also leads to leptin resistance, which leads to increasing our appetite center in our brain. High fructose corn syrup is especially powerful in causing resistance of insulin and leptin. Exercise is a huge factor that protects against being over...
Type II Diabetes Intro
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
The physiology of the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and the role of insulin and sugar levels are discussed. Risk factors and complications are reviewed. Treatment options are presented.
Understanding the Metabolic Syndrome
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
The epidemic of type 2 diabetes is for the most part silent. It it not just about blood sugar levels, it is about insulin resistance. The interaction between blood sugar levels and insulin are reviewed as are its consequences. Fat buildup in the abdomen accumulates and leads to the vascular complications of diabetes. The value of a low carb diet is...
Vinegar Lowers Blood Sugar
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Apple cider vinegar has been purported to increase weight loss and aid in arthritis, asthma, colitis, and even diabetes by lowering blood sugar. Scientific research has been scant. However, recent studies presented in Medscape show that the acetic acid in vinegar really does lower blood sugar by about 7% when used for 12 weeks. It is interesting that eating a...
Weight Loss Diets: Which one is Right for You?
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Paying attention to what you eat and how much you exercise are critical factors that have to do with your weight. However, there are many other factors as well. How your body deals with sugar is reviewed.
Weight Management
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
There are many causes for being overweight and the solutions offered that relate to diets, pills, and diet programs that don't work. Yet there are many areas that can work that are offered. The evaluation of someone who is overweight or obese is discussed.
What Causes Type 2 Diabetes?
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Diabetes is a disease of relationships between blood sugar and blood insulin levels. What insulin does and how it functions in type 2 diabetes. Sugar consumption, especially high fructose corn syrup and lack of exercise has a lot to do with causing the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
What is in a Chicken Nugget?
submitted by: admin on 10/10/2013
Two scientists from Mississippi examined two chicken nuggets from two undisclosed national fast food restaurants and reported their findings in the October 2013 issue of the American Journal of Medicine. The nuggets contained 40-50% muscle, fat, blood vessels, cartilage, skin, and 38 additives that we don't need in our bodies that included trans fats, sugar,...
Why Physicians Avoid Obese Patients
submitted by: admin on 11/25/2024
MDs have insufficient knowledge about obesity and it's frustrating to not have the tools to deal with it. Factors such as stress, hormone imbalances, and poor diet are passed along to the psychiatrists.Measuring the basal metabolic rate is a forgotten test. Diets loaded with carbs lead to the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Prenatal factors have been...
Xylitol
submitted by: admin on 10/12/2013
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that has 2/3 the calories of table sugar. It has value in preventing caries and is common in chewing gum and toothpastes. Its biochemistry and use as a sugar substitute is discussed.
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