Obesity and Diabetes: the adiponectin hormone connection
Many news reports recently have discussed the link between obesity and diabetes. The root of the connection between obesity and diabetes is insulin resistance. Insulin helps the body turn food into energy and is the body’s primary fat regulator. In the...Facts about Fructose
Fructose is the predominant sugar in fruit – an apple, for instance, is roughly 6% fructose, 4% sucrose and 1% glucose by weight – was considered healthy because it did not elevate blood sugar and had a low glycemic index. Although fructose enters the...Eggs Have Gotten a Bad Rap
The poor maligned egg, villified as the source of artery-clogging cholesterol. Though to be too hign in cholesterol to be safely eaten unless consumed as an egg-white omelet. The usual result is a breakfast of excess carbohydrates: cereal, muffins and orange...Heart Disease Prevention – HeartSmart IMT plus scan
(WTNH 5/5/09) Are you at risk for a heart attack? Dr. Desmond Ebanks of Alternity Healthcare joined GMC Weekend to demonstrate a new cardiovascular screening device, HeartSmart IMT plus, that helps prevent heart attacks by detecting the earliest signs that...Get Your Copy!
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