Click to register Just this month, a new study was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association connecting stress to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. However, this time the focus was shifted away from the well-known hormone, cortisol, to a hormone …
Click to registerEveryone wants to know how to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and now we are one giant step closer to knowing how. Chronic or traumatic damage to brain cells sets the stage for cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. But we can’t stop there-the key to …
Click to registerIf you are suspicious that you have a thyroid disorder, but your doctors keep telling you that everything is OK, you are not alone. In fact, most people with thyroid disorders see up to 5 doctors and spend over 5 years undiagnosed and …
Click to registerIs diabetes affecting your risk of Alzheimer’s disease? The short answer is YES. In fact, the connection between high blood sugar and Alzheimer’s is even stronger than we once believed. Watch this video to discover the 3 Major Reasons that diabetes is putting …
Insulin sensitivity refers to how responsive the cells of the body are to circulating blood insulin levels. Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas necessary for blood sugar to pass from the blood into the cells. The more sensitive the cells are to the …
Goitrogens are substances that disrupt the production of thyroid hormones by interfering with iodine uptake in the thyroid gland. This triggers the pituitary to release thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which then promotes the growth of thyroid tissue, eventually leading to goiter. Goiter will eventually adversely affect …
Carbohydrates with a low glycemic index of 55 or below causes a slower rise in the blood glucose and insulin values in the type 2 patient with diabetes. All major diabetes organizations from around the world now recommend use of the glycemic index ranking system …
What is brain stress? When talking about a stressed brain it is really a topic about oxidative damage to the brain -a type of stress caused by rampant free radicals and an imbalance in the antioxidant status of brain metabolism . Abnormal oxidative stress is …
Blood sugar will naturally vary throughout the day in response to various stimuli. However, when blood sugar drops precipitously fast or drops below 70 mg/dl and becomes symptomatic needing treatment, it is termed hypoglycemia. Symptoms of hypoglycemia may occur even if blood sugar does not …
While we’ve long known that the lymphatic system was the clearing house for the rest of the body, it wasn’t until a short time ago that scientists located a lymphatic system within the brain. This led researchers to ask, “Could improving the lymphatic system be …
