August 18, 2010 By

Large Neck Size Equals Big Metabolic Problems

Large Neck Size Equals Big Metabolic Problems: A bulging stomach is widely accepted as a sign of poor metabolic health. A recent study published in the August Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (95:3701, 2010), finds a chubby neck is likely to hold even a worse prognosis for metabolic health. The research team evaluated the relationship between [...]

July 16, 2010 By

Spirulina and other Green Superfoods Can Jumpstart Good Health by Tom Hines

Metabolism.com is pleased to share the following article provided by our guest contributor, Tom Hines. ********************************************************** In some ways, your body is like a machine — it works best when it’s properly maintained and tuned up. Food is your fuel and when you fill your tank with lousy fuel, your engine sputters and stalls. If [...]

June 16, 2010 By

Will Insomnia Lead to Diabetes?

During the past decade researchers have discovered that lack of adequate sleep can cause metabolic defects similar to those of diabetes. Blood sugar tends to be higher and insulin resistance more pronounced in people who don’t get adequate sleep. To create these abnormalities in blood sugar metabolism for studies, researchers typically deprived subjects of sleep [...]

February 7, 2010 By

Elderly, Broke, Blind, and Left Behind by New Diabetes Treatment Guidelines and Big Pharma.

Here is a clear example of how the new Diabetes Treatment Guidelines and big Pharma have failed to protect the needs of diabetics who are disadvantaged by economic circumstances and disease. This is the story of one of my patients, an elderly, blind and impoverished woman with blindness due to diabetes. She managed to maintain [...]

January 9, 2010 By

Can Eating Carbs Reduce Food Cravings?

In a new book, The Serotonin Power Diet: Eat Carbs — Nature’s Own Appetite Suppressant — to Stop Emotional Overeating and Halt Antidepressant-Associated Weight Gain, the authors Judith J. Wurtman, PhD and Nina T. Frusztajer, MD, propose that eating carbs before a meal can actually help weight loss efforts. The connection between carb consumption and [...]

August 23, 2008 By

Inhaled Insulin – An alternative To Needles

There are an estimated 16 million diabetics in the United States today. This number can be further subdivided into Type 1 (juvenile-onset) or Type 2 (adult-onset) diabetics. At the root of both types of diabetes is the inability to control levels of blood glucose, the main energy source for the human body. This is due [...]

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