Insulin Resistance

Chocolate Can Be a Superfood, But Read the Fine Print

Phil Lempert | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Antioxidants, Superfoods, Insulin Resistance, Flavonoid-Rich Cocoa, Chocolate, Cardiovascular Disease, Blood Pressure, Eric Ding PhD, LDL Cholesterol, Orac, Food News

While all chocolate contains flavonoids, it is important to choose dark chocolate with a cacao content upwards of 70 percent.

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A Hormonal Mess: How An Everyday Chemical May Be Making Us Fat And Sick

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 02.16.2012

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The modern lifestyle of super-sized french fries and couch potatoes often takes the blame for the rising rates of obesity and diabetes in the U.S. -- ...

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How Type 2 Diabetes Became A Global Epidemic -- And What You Can Do To Stop It

Deepak Chopra | Posted 02.19.2012

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Type 2 diabetes has become an increasing problem in modern America. Because it is chiefly linked to obesity, as more people become overweight and as the age of gaining weight reaches down into childhood, a largely preventable disease turns into an epidemic.

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7 Tips for Lowering Breast Cancer Risk by Balancing Blood Sugar and Body Fat Naturally

Dr. Nalini Chilkov | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Low-Carbohydrate Diet, Weight Loss, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Insulin Resistance, Lose Weight Naturally, Blood Sugar, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer and Weight Loss, Healthy Living News

Supporting normal blood sugar function is a key to both weight loss, fat loss and lower risk for breast cancer and diabetes.

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Exercise Gets the Rust Off Type 2's 'Rusty Hinges'

Milt Bedingfield | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Fat, Muscle, Rusty Hinges, Type 2 Diabetes, Liver Cells, Exercise, Insulin Resistance, Sugar, Healthy Living Body, Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Living News

Exercise directly deals with the root of the problem -- insulin resistance -- like no other treatment. For many people with type 2 diabetes, exercise is the most important thing they can do.

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How Do You Reduce, Improve or Eliminate Insulin Resistance?

Milt Bedingfield | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Sedentary Lifestyle, Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Overweight, Weight Loss, Caloric Intake, Exercise, Diabetes, Home News

Can the insulin-resistant overweight person decrease his or her insulin resistance by losing some weight even if not getting any exercise? Most definitely, no doubt about it

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The Key To Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

Milt Bedingfield | Posted 05.26.2011

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If a serious dent is to be made in the growing number of people that are annually diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, then meaningful interventions years before the actual diagnosis need to take place.

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Could You Be One Of Millions With Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes?

Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D., C.D.E. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Type 2 or adult-onset diabetes does not normally come on like a lightning bolt or an earthquake, but silently develops over years.

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9 Must-Know Facts About How Insulin Works

Health.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Taking Insulin, Diabetes Treatment, Diabetes, Diabetes Health, Health, Insulin Resistance, Insulin, Healthy Living News

Note: This article does not refer to long-acting insulin types. For information on how to best use your insulin type, consult your doctor. Insulin ...

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Why Eating a Low-Fat Diet Doesn't Lead to Weight Loss

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Blood Sugar, Insulin Resistance, Nutrigenomics, Low-Fat Diets, Mark Hyman MD, Weight Loss, Obesity, Glucose, Ultrawellness, Health, Video, Healthy Living News

Pioneering research by Harvard Medical School's David Ludwig reveals the reason that low-fat diets do not work -- and identifies the true cause of obesity for most Americans.

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The Diabesity Epidemic Part I: How Diabetes And Obesity Are Ravaging America Today

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ultrawellness, Type 2 Diabetes, Chronic Illness, Overweight, Diabetes, Mark Hyman MD, Insulin Resistance, Blood Sugar, Obesity, Health, Healthy Living News

Do you suffer from diabetes, monitor your blood sugar all the time, have blood sugar or insulin imbalances, elevated cholesterol? If so, you may find this story of one my patient's very interesting.

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The Diabesity Epidemic Part III: Treating The REAL Causes Instead Of The Symptoms

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ultrawellness, Type 2 Diabetes, Chronic Illness, Overweight, Diabetes, Mark Hyman MD, Insulin Resistance, Blood Sugar, Obesity, Health, Healthy Living News

All of the phenomenon we see in diabesity are the result of the same thing: Imbalances in the seven underlying key systems in your body that are at the root of all health and illness.

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The Diabesity Epidemic Part II: Why Conventional Medicine Makes Things Worse

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ultrawellness, Type 2 Diabetes, Chronic Illness, Overweight, Diabetes, Mark Hyman MD, Insulin Resistance, Blood Sugar, Obesity, Health, Healthy Living News

I want to share a startling new discovery with you: Lowering your blood sugar may increase your risk of death.

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5 Steps To Reversing Type 2 Diabetes And Insulin Resistance

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mark Hyman MD, Blood Sugar, Ultrawellness, Inflammation, Metabolism, Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Health, Healthy Living News

Breaking news! Some newly discovered compounds have just been found to turn off all of the genes that cause diabetes. Are these compounds found in a...

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Are Diabetes And Insulin Resistance Really Reversible?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Blood Sugar, Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Glucose, Insulin, Healthy Living News

Diabetes is not reversible and controlling your blood sugar with drugs or insulin will protect you from organ damage and death. That is what the medi...

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How Do We Become Fat?

Fred Hahn | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Leonard Lopate, Fat, Wnyc, Carbohydrates, WNYC Public Radio, Gary Taubes, Please Explain, Weight Gain, Insulin Resistance, Obesity in America, Weight Loss Tips, Losing-Weight-by-Sleeping, Obesity Research, Obesity Epidemic, Insulin, Healthy Living News

You can't exercise your fat away ladies and gentlemen. You have to speak the correct language to your body if you wish it to release fat from your fat cells.

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Are Your Hormones Making You Miserable?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Energy, Blood Sugar, Ultrawellness, Insulin Resistance, Menopause, Mark Hyman MD, Pms, Women?S Health, Hormones, Insulin, Health, Healthy Living News

Are your hormones out of balance? Does your life feel like a song played badly out of tune? If so, the problem may have to do with imbalances in you...

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Do You Have Metabolic Syndrome?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Healthy Eating, Weight Control, Stroke, Insulin Resistance, Health, Weight Loss, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Obesity, Diet, Healthy Living News

It is estimated that 50 million Americans have it. Metabolic syndrome, also called insulin resistance syndrome, is a dangerous thing to have.

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