In treating diabetes, one diet plan does not necessarily fit everyone. Here are useful, evidence-based tips that we, at the Wildwood Lifestyle Center, have found to help many individuals with type 2 diabetes.
We could not live without lifesaving body fat! Too much fat poses definite health hazards. One type of body fat helps you maintain or gain weight. Two other types enable you to rev up your fat burn and lose weight! We need all three! The key is having just the right amount, the right distribution, and the right composition, in just the right places!
Genetic, lifestyle, metabolic, and environmental factors all contribute to fat composition and disposition. In this article we explore natural but scientifically validated ways to improve our fat burn capacity. To understand the principles regarding fat metabolism we need to review the types of body fat.
Discover the amazing contributions of gut bacteria to health and disease. Plus scientifically validated natural remedies that may improve your gut health in just few days!
Your gut provides a home for trillions of bacteria. So far there are 2,000 known species of gut bacteria. The contributions of the gut microflora are astounding for they affect nutrient uptake, metabolism, body clocks, carcinogen detoxification, immune responses, chronic inflammation, and mental health!
Evidence is quickly mounting that individuals who have diabetes may improve their glucose levels by tightly regulating their exposure to light.
Persistent inflammation fuels most chronic disease and is a major player in the complications of viral illness such as the coronavirus. If you have a chronic disease–arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes, obesity, or chronic major depression, these science-validated suggestions will help you defeat inflammation and improve!
2 cups navy beans, dry
1 large onion, chopped
2 stalks of celery and leaves, chopped
2 1/2 teaspoons salt (may be reduced)
The adage, “a time for everything and everything on time,” is also an excellent health tip. How does following a regular schedule help us? Circadian rhythms are the 24-hour, day-night cycles that impact the efficiency of our biological processes occurring in our cells, tissues, and organs. Not only do we have 24-hour rhythms; we have 12-hours rhythms as well. Aging disturbs our circadian rhythm and body clocks.
Imagine a country with two major cities – Alpha and Omega. Alpha had small bouts of precipitation every day throughout the year, while Omega had all of its precipitation in the first two months!
Which of those two cities had more precipitation damage? What does this have to do with diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome? Let’s see.
Suppose you own one Master Utility Factory that produces two powerful energy-regulating compounds that regulate all the chemical processes in all your cells for the rest of your life. Powerful compounds, right? Now, imagine some weapon attacks your Master Factory so less of those valuable compounds are being produced. Fiction? Hardly! The butterfly-shaped gland in your neck produces thyroid hormone (T3 and T4). Since they control the way your body uses energy and your chemical processes, the thyroid hormones affect all cells and major organs in the body.
Worse than an epidemic! In 2015, 30.3 million Americans, or 9.4% of the population, had diabetes. Approximately 1.25 million American children and adults have type 1 diabetes. In 2015, 84.1 million Americans age 18 and older had prediabetes. Diabetes remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States in 2015. Worldwide, 371 million people have diabetes.