Diabesity and Inflammation: A Case Of Chicken And Egg?
In our previous article, I introduced the term diabesity. In case you haven’t read it, you can check it here (link to what is diabesity). In a nutshell, diabesity is the description of diabetes type 2 when it occurs in the context of obesity. Diabesity is triggered by the onset of insulin resistance which means […]
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Deteriorate Beta-Cell Function and Escalate Insulin Resistance.
ROS action is generally beneficial. However, under diabetic conditions, chronic hyperglycemia and consequent augmentation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) deteriorate beta-cell function and escalate insulin resistance. This leads to an aggravation of type 2 diabetes. Additionally, chronic hyperglycemia and ROS are also involved in the development of atherosclerosis which is often observed under diabetic conditions. […]
Insulin Resistance is an Unrecognized Cause of Chronic Pain.
Your pain physician should be addressing obesity and insulin resistance if they hope to ever reverse your pain. Metabolic inflammation (metainflammation) of obesity and hyperinsulinemia is an under-recognized cause of pain in the United States. Musculoskeletal pain has been estimated to affect 13.5%–47% of the general population, and 75 percent of those affected have two […]
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is an early indicator of diabetes even among people of normal weight, and it’s important to take steps to prevent and treat it. During the early phase of metabolic syndrome, the body is compensating for insulin resistance by increasing insulin production to maintain near-normal blood glucose levels. However, when the pancreas and liver […]
Hara Hachi Bu (腹八分目): “Eat until you are 80 Percent Full”
The popular Japanese saying Hara Hachi Bu (腹八分目), which translates to “eat until you are 80 percent full,” gives insight into what you can do to make changes to lower your weight and insulin resistance. You can make simple changes in everyday habits to learn to eat only until 80 percent full. First, you should […]
Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Inflammation
To reverse diabetes, weight loss and a low-carbohydrate diet must be combined. These are independent factors for reversing diabetes. Weight loss can achieve diabetes reversal through decompressing (decongesting) the liver and pancreas, improving blood flow, and reducing adipocyte hormonal responses. As the worldwide epidemic of obesity continues to worsen, the epidemic of type 2 diabetes […]
CAN FOOD BE MEDICINE?
Hippocrates is attributed with the concept of food as medicine. “Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food.” But in today’s society, can food be medicine? Many traditional medical physicians are quick to judge other clinicians who claim that food can “improve the symptoms of mental health disorders,” or when clinicians […]