Type-2 Diabetes

Diabetes Can Be Prevented

Over the last 20 years, there has been a frightening increase in the number of Americans that are obese or overweight.  Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), has tracked the rise in obese and overweight adults since 1999.   Using BMI, or Body mass Index, the survey found that 32% of men and 35% of women were classified as obese; having BMI’s exceeding 30.  Read the rest of this entry »

Lifestyle Changes for Fat Loss – Exercise

Starting an exercise program is a necessary part of a healthy lifestyle change.  Granted, this is no major revelation.  Burning more calories than you eat is a fairly obvious recipe for weight loss.  The question then becomes: How should you exercise for maximal fat loss and optimal long term changes in body composition? Read the rest of this entry »

Testosterone is Essential for Optimal Health

A realization is dawning in clinical medicine that testosterone has a prominent role in maintaining good health.  That is not to say that more is always better.  Just like other readily understood areas of human existence, there is an optimum range, below and above which can be detrimental.  Typically people enjoy environmental temperatures between 40 degrees and 90 degrees.  Temperatures above and below this range cause some discomfort, injury and eventual death.  Even within this “normal” range there exists a smaller range representing the optimal temperature.  Read the rest of this entry »

Overconsumption of Sugar Linked to Aging

Over the last 20-25 years, ever increasing intake of dietary sugars has been implicated in the expanding waistlines of Americans.  Those cookies, sodas, and processed foods with artificial sweeteners are doing more harm than just to your figure.  In addition to the obesity connection, they are responsible for the epidemic of type-2 diabetes and heart disease, and contributeto liver disease and premature aging.

Several studies have found that excess sugar, consumed over a long time, attaches to collagen and other proteins and modifies their structure. The resulting advanced glycation end products, or AGEs, may weaken the proteins, causing sags and wrinkles. AGEs have also been shown to induce production of harmful inflammatory cytokines (chemical messengers), and have been implicated in CV disease, glaucoma, arthritis, autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.  Read the rest of this entry »

Obesity and Diabetes: the adiponectin hormone connection