metabolic syndrome
Treating Metabolic Syndrome With Botanicals in Your Practice
One of the biggest challenges that many patients face is metabolic syndrome. This clustering of disease factors, including high blood pressure, imbalanced cholesterol levels, elevated triglycerides, high blood sugar, and unhealthy weight is one of the major health issues of our time. Fortunately, while recommendations for lifestyle and dietary changes may be necessary for some ...
Daily Almond Snack Improves Health of People With Metabolic Syndrome
A daily dose of almonds improved key health markers for people with metabolic syndrome in a study led by scientists at Oregon State University’s (OSU) Linus Pauling Institute and the OSU College of Health. The findings, published in Nutrition Research, showed that eating 2 ounces of almonds—approximately 45 nuts—daily led to signs of better cardiometabolic and ...
That’s So Meta (bolic)!
People are finally seeking to tackle their metabolic health, but there’s still a lot of work to do. Ballooning waistlines tend to be the factor that opens people’s eyes that there may be something more insidious going on inside them—chiefly, metabolic dysfunction. And unfortunately, those with metabolic dysfunction, metabolic syndrome or pre-diabetes comprise a very ...
Compound Derived From Hops Reduces Abundance of Gut Microbe Associated With Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers have shown in a mouse model and lab cultures that a compound derived from hops reduces the abundance of a gut bacterium associated with metabolic syndrome. The findings, published in the journal Microbiome, are important because an estimated 35 percent of the U.S. adult population suffers from metabolic syndrome. Patients are considered to have metabolic ...
Cluster of Slightly Unhealthy Traits Linked With Earlier Heart Attack and Stroke
Middle-aged adults with three or more unhealthy traits including slightly high waist circumference, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers, according to research presented at European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023. “Many people in their 40s and 50s have a bit of fat around the ...
Michael J. Shea, PhD
Michael J. Shea, PhD received an MA in contemplative psychotherapy at Naropa University in 1986 and he received a doctorate from the Union Institute in Somatic Psychology and Medical Anthropology in 1995. His postdoctoral work is teaching and integrating human embryology into body knowing. As a result of his morbid obesity upon leaving military service ...
Managing Blood Sugar
A combination of lifestyle factors and supplements can stave off elevated blood sugar levels. Many people do not think about their blood sugar levels until they are in jeopardy. And many more may not even realize that their blood sugar levels are off-balance until a routine blood panel indicates such. Blood sugar levels that are ...
Opuntia ficus-indica Fiber for Weight Loss & Metabolic Syndrome
Opuntia ficus-indica, aka, “prickly pear,” is the most widespread and most commercially important species of cactus and is grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. Common names for the plant and its fruit are nopal, Indian fig opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, prickly pear and spineless cactus, among others.1,2 In ...
Chromium/Herbal Complex for Glucose & Cardiovascular Health
Cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS) is the quintessential disorder of the late 20th century and the 21st century. It is comprised of metabolic dysfunctions primarily characterized by insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia (e.g. high cholesterol and triglycerides), hypertension, inflammation and central adiposity (a major contributor to increased cardiometabolic risk.)1,2 In fact, the World Health Organization and ...
Conquering Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome may seem daunting, but the available remedies and supplements at patients’ disposal allow for it to be more manageable. According to Healthline, metabolic syndrome consists of a group of five risk factors that can increase one’s chances of getting diabetes, heart disease and stroke including: • Excess fat around the waist • High ...
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