Sugar’s sweet invitation to disease by Dr. Martha Grout — If, for years, you eat more sugar than is needed by the muscles for exercise, you strain the pancreas, asking it to constantly make excess insulin to lower your blood sugar level. Eventually, the pancreas cannot make enough insulin, and the blood sugar level remains […]
Tag Archives: metabolic syndrome
Longevity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and you
August 7, 2012
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by Dr. Thomas Alexander — One of the buzzwords in holistic medicine today is anti-aging, which I prefer to call aging gracefully without loss of body function. Often ignored is a syndrome called metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance, which is one of the most common causes of aging today. The characteristics listed below define this […]
“Whole”istic medicine — Jill’s story
August 1, 2012
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by Dr. Thomas Alexander — It’s almost midnight. Jill tosses around in bed unable to fall asleep. The events of the last two years flash through her mind as she thinks about her doctor’s appointment in the morning. She’s not sure exactly when it all happened. She remembers what was probably the initial trauma in […]
Kick up your metabolism naturally
February 26, 2012
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by Dr. Christina Kovalik — Obesity is a huge problem in today’s world. It is a common cause of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, arthritis, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Obesity affects 40 percent of the population, and 50 percent of people in the United States are overweight due to poor lifestyle choices, diet, stress, and environmental […]
Dangers of high fructose corn syrup
February 26, 2012
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by Dr. Denise Grobe — High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is currently a topic of much debate. Health and wellness advocates claim that HFCS is evil. The Corn Refiners Association, however, advertises that it is the same as sugar and not harmful in moderation. Both claims are right. The problem is that HFCS does not […]
The super hero of minerals — selenium
February 24, 2012
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by Brenda Haas-Krieger — Are you low in the trace mineral selenium? With the Scientific Consciousness Interface Operation (SCIO) noninvasive biofeedback device , a lack of selenium or any other minerals can be determined. But why focus on selenium? Because this mineral plays a key role in preventing cancer and other chronic diseases. When there […]
May 31, 2014
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