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Food Intolerance
March 23rd, 2010 in Diet Plans, Food Intolerance, Nutritional Supplements by Kathy KeatingAccording to recent studies over 50% of the British population could have some form of food intolerance that results in weight gain. This percentage is alarming given that weight gain can lead to insulin resistance and diabetes.
A big part of the problem is that the foods we are fed from a very early [...]
Best Life Plan for Insulin Resistance
October 9th, 2009 in Diet Plans, Eating Healthy by Kathy KeatingRecently diagnosed with Insulin Resistance or Pre-Diabetes?
A diagnosis of diabetes or pre-diabetes can seem over whelming. The doctor gives you the diagnosis but who is there to help you figure out what to do next?
90% of adult onset diabetes is reversible through diet and exercise. What diet? Which exercise?
Don’t be uninformed! Get the information [...]
The Glycemic Index Diet – What’s High, What’s Low and Why
August 20th, 2009 in Diet Plans by Earl NetwalThe Glycemic Index Diet is helping millions of insulin resistant people world wide to control spikes in their blood sugar levels and has resulted in untold tons of relatively rapid permanent weight loss.
The diet is based on the glycemic index which measures how fast the body digests various foods and turns them into glucose or [...]
Can I Eat Fruit if I have Insulin Resistance?
August 11th, 2009 in Eating Healthy by Kathy KeatingMany people think that because fruits are sweet that they must also cause high blood sugar which is not healthy for the insulin resistant and diabetics. The question is not whether or not a person with insulin resistance should eat fruit but rather how much and what kinds of fruit you should be eating.
Avoid Insulin Resistance And Manage Diabetes – Naturally
July 31st, 2009 in Insulin Resistance, Lifestyle by Paula OwensInsulin resistance is the loss of responsiveness that occurs on the insulin-receptor of a cell (particularly liver, muscle and fat cells, with the liver losing sensitivity first, then the muscle and then the fat cells). Your body adds more and more insulin to store the fat. Overtime, your pancreas give up and this leads to [...]
Insulin Resistance & Insomnia
July 16th, 2009 in Insulin Resistance by Matt NiccalsOne of the most frustrating symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) is insomnia. Already severe strained and fatigues due to low blood sugar, insomnia can literally push you into total breakdown. The constant pain, fatigue and sleep deprivation will wear anyone down physically and mentally.
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or to remain asleep [...]
How Does Insulin Resistance Affect Your Ability to Lose Weight?
July 15th, 2009 in Insulin Resistance by Janet L. MatthewsWeight loss is a complex issue. It is not simply a matter of eating less or eating diet foods to help you to lose weight. If you have had a poor diet for many years, not only will you be suffering from being overweight you may also be suffering from many imbalances in the way [...]
Eliminating the Symptoms of PCOS the Natural Way
July 10th, 2009 in PCOS by M. D. SandfordYou have thick hair growth on your back, chest, and face. Perhaps you’re even losing it and have a hairline that is receding. You’re unable to conceive and have gray/brown skin patches on your elbows, armpits, knees, and neck. Your neck and/or armpits have soft, small, flesh-colored skin flaps called skin tags.
If these are your [...]
Type 2 Diabetes and It’s Silent Partner Insulin Resistance
July 8th, 2009 in Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes by Beverleigh H PiepersInsulin is a hormone produced by the beta cells in the pancreas and secreted into the blood stream to help normalize blood sugar levels following a meal. It helps transfer glucose into muscle and fat cells where it is used as a fuel or energy source. Insulin resistance occurs when it is unable to do [...]
Eating Too Much Sugar Causes Diabetes – Is it Really True?
June 23rd, 2009 in Type 2 Diabetes by Grace DabneyDoes eating too much sugar cause diabetes? Everyone has heard it, and we all know that doctors and nutritionists tell people to watch their intake of sugar once they are diagnosed with diabetes, but is it fact or fiction that eating too much sugar causes diabetes?
Well, the truth is, we don’t really know for sure [...]