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 treat certain types of seizures [...]
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 plans don’t work out quite [...]
Written on December 16, 2008 | Posted in
health,
metabolism,
stress
By Wendy Chant,
Author of Crack the Fat Loss Code
When it comes to losing fat, success doesn’t happen overnight.
Sometimes it doesn’t even happen over a few weeks, a few months or a
few years. Don’t rush it, don’t crash and don’t expect too much of
yourself too soon. Life is for the living; for the making of mistakes
and [...]
I just attended a conference on the latest wonder drug to be launched in the battle against diabetes type 2 (the kind of diabetes you take pills for, not insulin injections). The drug, Byetta, was derived from an unlikely place, the saliva of the Gila Monster. These ugly and venomous lizards eat 3 times per [...]
Written on August 23, 2008 | Posted in
general health & nutrition
High blood pressure, known as hypertension, is known as the ’silent killer’ because most people can’t tell when their blood pressure is high. Elevated blood pressure can lead to a greatly increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and other serious illnesses. Along with high cholesterol and smoking, hypertension is one of the most serious causes [...]
Written on August 23, 2008 | Posted in
general health & nutrition
This month the Metabolink staff shares practical and useful information on how to look great and feel better, just by understanding your body and treating it right.
With the summer rapidly approaching, so many people start thinking about their weight and general health. Many of our readers have written us with concerns about their metabolism and [...]
Written on August 23, 2008 | Posted in
general health & nutrition
Sometimes the things you think are safe to eat or drink, are the ones you should be the most careful about. For example, a website visitor writes that she switched from regular coffee to decaf about 6 months ago, and that about 1-1/2 years ago, she as diagnosed with hypothyroidism. She has also been fighting [...]
Written on August 23, 2008 | Posted in
general health & nutrition
According to Webster, metabolism is “the chemical and physical processes continuously going on in living organisms.” Unfortunately, not all of us living organisms have metabolisms that “process continuously” in the same. Some have fast ones, others slow.
Many of our site visitors have written to us with questions about speeding up or slowing down their metabolisms. [...]
Written on August 23, 2008 | Posted in
general health & nutrition
I write a lot about nutrition, good eating habits and healthy lifestyles. But as is so often the case, knowing what’s right, and doing what’s right are two different things.
When January rolled around, I realized I had gained a few pounds over the holidays, and hadn’t lost any of the weight I wanted to last [...]
Written on August 23, 2008 | Posted in
general health & nutrition
In obese individuals, low cardiorespiratory fitness proved to be a strong predictor of mortality, with risks comparable to or greater than those for high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension and smoking. This was the finding after analysis of data from an observational study of 25,714 men followed up for ten years.
Source: Wei, et al., JAMA, 282: 1547-53, [...]
Written on August 23, 2008 | Posted in
general health & nutrition
