Should People With Diabetes Try The Carnivore Diet?
The diabetes state of affairs has taken the world by storm. With easy to access processed foods and a sedentary lifestyle, obesity has become all too common. As in many chronic diseases, people are always looking for a cure. Though many diabetics are often under treatment, it is well understood that conventional medicine only manages […]
Reversing Diabetes; What Does and Doesn’t Work
About 30 million people in the US have diabetes, of these; about one 8 million don’t know that they have it. Early diagnosis of diabetes can help in the treatment and possibly reversal of diabetes. But what is diabetes reversal? Diabetes reversal is similar to long-term diabetes remission. As much as it is not a definite […]
Refined Grains, Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
Flour is hard to avoid during meal times. Breakfast options mainly consist of toast, bagels, cereal, and pancakes. A convenient lunch is sandwiches, wraps, pasta or pizza. Dinner might come with its own temptations too. As a result, the average American now eats 10 servings of refined grains each day. What effect do these refined […]
The Role Of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) In The Progression Of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent metabolic disease currently known to man. Its hallmarks are pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance. The Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) is a little-understood factor as far as the progression of Type 2 diabetes is concerned. Therefore, in this article, I will shed some light on what it is […]
The Role Of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) In The Progression Of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent metabolic disease currently known to man. Its hallmarks are pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance. The Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) is a little-understood factor as far as the progression of Type 2 diabetes is concerned. Therefore, in this article, I will shed some light on what it is […]
Metabolic Signals And Innate Immune Activation In Obesity
The interplay between immunity, inflammation, and metabolic changes is a growing field of research. Exciting new evidence is emerging with regard to their role in the regulation of metabolism and the activation of inflammatory pathways during the progression of metabolic disorders such as Type 2 Diabetes and Atherosclerosis. The innate immune system The innate immune system […]
What Is The Relationship Between Metabolic Inflammation And Type 2 Diabetes?
A growing body of data shows that type 2 diabetes is at least in part rooted in inflammation. The higher a person’s body mass index, the more pro-inflammatory macrophages they have in their adipose tissue, and the higher their chances of developing T2D. In this article, we will highlight the emerging role of inflammation in […]
Metabolic Inflammation: What Is It?
The modern diet contains a large number of simple sugars. From bread to donuts, to carbonated drinks to chocolate, cookies, and candy, everywhere you look, temptation abounds. The potential impact on the health of diets rich in free sugars, and particularly fructose, is of major concern. Does the sugar we take have an impact on […]
Optimal Gut and Intestinal Microbiota In The Prevention Of Metabolic Inflammation
If Hippocrates the father of modern medicine is to be believed, “All disease begins in the gut”. The gastrointestinal tract with its microbiota is a complex, open, and integrated ecosystem. It is widely accepted that healthy gut microbiota is essential for optimal health. Imbalance in the gut flora could lead to one being vulnerable to a large spectrum of […]
Easy- Peasy Fast Food and Your Immune System
Bad habits are easy to pick up but very difficult to do away with. This could be anything such as binge eating, drinking too much booze, over or undersleeping, and too much junking as well. It is now emerging that fast foods will not just make you overweight and obese but also have the potential […]