http://www.metabolism.com Nutrition Experts and You on metabolism, diabetes, thyroid and more! Join Today! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:15:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en That's the thing that is on everyone's mind.  Our world, our country, ourselves.  How do we really stop being fat?  A great question, but not an easy one to answer.  Ten years ago I made up my mind to stop being fat.  Having grown up with an unhealthy relationship with ... http://www.metabolism.com/2009/01/05/stop-fat/ When the words oils and fats are mentioned, healthconscious individuals tend to run for cover. What they fail to realize is that there are good fats and bad fats. Complete avoidance of intake of oils and fats would actually be detrimental – rather than beneficial – to their health. The Truth ... http://www.metabolism.com/2009/01/05/benefits-fish-oil-fitness-health/ By Gary Pepper, M.D. Editor-in-Chief We recently commented on how combining Symelin and a leptin-like drug caused more weight loss than either drug alone. http://www.metabolism.com/2008/12/04/shot-weight-loss-shots-future/ There is now evidence that combining two oral medications, bupropion (Wellbutrin) and Zonigran (zonisamide) can cause significant weight loss in healthy obese people. Zonigran is approved to ... http://www.metabolism.com/2009/01/05/pill-combo-speed-weight-loss/ We are in the middle of the holiday season, and for most of us it is also a wonderful and stressful season at the same time. We travel, host friends and relatives, throw big parties, attend big parties, eat delicious meals, indulge in entertainment venues, and so on. Sometimes our ... http://www.metabolism.com/2008/12/16/holidays-stress-metabolism-2/ By Gary Pepper, M.D. Editor-in-Chief Weight loss shots might be the latest weight loss technique.  A major pharmaceutical company is experimenting with possible weight loss injections. The company, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, has already pioneered a unique diabetes medication, Byetta, which lowers the blood sugar and is also associated with weight loss in ... http://www.metabolism.com/2008/12/04/shot-weight-loss-shots-future/  For years, false promises have been made about pills that produce therapeutic increases in growth hormone levels in adults. I countered those claims in a number of articles on this site  http://www.metabolism.com/2008/08/23/adults-receive-growth-hormone-treatment/. Recent scientific advances may have finally made this myth into reality. A recent study from the University of ... http://www.metabolism.com/2008/11/25/finally-growth-hormone-treatment-pill/ “The place of absolute tranquility… the gentle water bubbles are surfacing to the blue serenity of the mountain lake… Ah… what a joy…” “MOM!!!! WHERE IS MY DINNER??? “ “DAD!!! I AM TAKING YOUR CAR!!!” No kidding, the blue lake just popped in front of your so-called third eye and vanished ... http://www.metabolism.com/2008/11/18/stress-free-gotta-kidding-part-1/ One aspect of lifestyle that is often overlooked is time spent sleeping. Getting adequate sleep is often sacrificed due to the demands of job and family. In the Sleep Heart Health Study over 1400 men and women were surveyed about their sleep habits and its relationship to diabetes and prediabetes. ... http://www.metabolism.com/2008/10/27/lifestyle-tips-avoiding-diabetes/ It still remains the hottest topic of the day (after the presidential elections of course!) – How to lose weight. People are looking for a magic pill, one-hour surgery, 3-day cleanse, and vast variety of other short term solutions. Thousands of dollars are spent on fad diets, newest nutrition books, ... http://www.metabolism.com/2008/10/22/power-subconscious-mind/ A new group of medications has recently become available for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. These medications take advantage of discoveries on the workings of hormones naturally made by the intestines known as “incretins”. These hormones are made by special cells in the intestine in response to eating. ... http://www.metabolism.com/2008/10/20/developments-diabetes-treatment-2008/