The Zone Diet works on the principle that 100,000 years ago, we were meat eaters, and our metabolism is designed to handle the demands of a meat-based diet. Madonna, Demi Moore, and Jennifer Aniston swear by the results of the Zone Diet, which was created by Barry Sears, PhD. The Zone Diet contains 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein, and 30% fat…
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A Healthier Life Through Diabetes Resource And Information Sites
If you or someone close to you suffers from diabetes, you know what a life-altering condition it is. Diabetes-the inability of the metabolism to generate the insulin necessary to properly process blood sugar-affects millions of people in the United States alone. If properly diagnosed, diabetes in and by itself is not a fatal condition. However, keeping it under control is…
Getting To Know Your Insulin Pump
Some health care providers prefer the insulin pump because its slow release of insulin mimics how a normally working pancreas would release insulin. Studies vary on whether the pump provides better blood glucose control than multiple daily injections. Another advantage of the insulin pump is that it frees you from having to measure insulin into a syringe. An insulin pump…
Diabetes Eating Healthy Eating Well
Types Of Diabetes There are two types of diabetes, and they really are two quite different diseases. In type 1, or insulin-dependent diabetes, insulin injections are needed. But in type 2, or non-insulin-dependent diabetes, most people can keep their condition under control with just diet and medication. This type of diabetes is actually much more common than the insulin-dependent type.…
Acne And Diet Insulin Insulin Resistance And Hormones
Diet, though not a direct cause of acne, does have an indirect effect on acne. That is why so many ‘acne cures’ recommend dietary changes in conjunction with whatever else they are advocating. Because diet has an indirect effect on acne, individuals will get variable results when changing what they eat. This is because we all metabolize foods differently. Some…
Diabetes Type 1 And Type 2 Weight Loss Nutrition
If you have diabetes you have to be very careful about what you eat. You need to take extra care in managing your blood glucose levels. You can do this by eating healthy, watching your diet, taking medication prescribed by a physician and getting proper exercise. What foods should you eat? There is a food pyramid for people with diabetes.…
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Symptoms Causes And Treatment
Special areas in the pancreas gland, the islets of Langerhans, produce a hormone called insulin. This hormone is a protein of small size. Insulin stimulates muscle cells and other body cells to take up glucose from the blood and convert the glucose to glycogen, a kind of starch, and then store the glycogen. By need the body cells convert the…
Insulin Is An Anabolic Polypeptide Hormone
Insulin is an anabolic polypeptide hormone that regularizes carbohydrate metabolism that is medically used to take care of some types of diabetes mellitus. Insulin consists of 51 amino acid residues and its molecular weight is 5808 Da. Insulin works by lowering blood sugar (glucose) levels. It is a fast-acting form of insulin than regular human insulin. Naturally, Insulin is released…
Overview Of Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are absent from normal. People with diabetes have problems converting food to energy. After a meal, food is broken down into a sugar called glucose, which is carried by the blood to cells throughout the body. Cells use the hormone insulin, made in the pancreas, to help them process blood glucose…
Reversing The Metabolic Syndrome
What is the Metabolic Syndrome? The metabolic syndrome is a collection of high-risk symptoms including elevated lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides), hypertension and a proinflammatory state. Having the metabolic syndrome places the individual at high-risk for heart disease and diabetes. Men are more prone to developing the metabolic syndrome due to their natural tendency to deposit excess fat as visceral adipose…