Metabolic syndrome is not a disease. It is a constellation of altered physical and body chemistry measurements that are known to be risk factors for specific health challenges. Those challenges are cardiovascular disease including heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure as well as diabetes resulting from insulin resistance. Here are the measurements and how [...]

You may be heading for disaster. Diabetes and high blood pressure are by-products of bad eating habits. About 75% of diabetics have type 2 diabetes, and 50% of them will go on to develop high blood pressure and the implications are far reaching.
Symptoms to Watch Out For
Other symptoms that may occur before diabetes and high [...]

Everyone knows that dealing with PCOS causes stress. However for some (actually, for a large number of PCOS’ers) it doesn’t stop there.
The thought of having to deal with this condition, and all it brings, causes overwhelming feelings that often lead to depression, and panic or anxiety. You may feel as though you and/or your body [...]

Have you ever had the experience of wanting less food on days that you exercise? If so, then you may be experiencing one of the many known effects of insulin resistance syndrome, which left untreated will eventually lead to diabetes.
At first glance, it makes no sense.  Shouldn’t you want more food after burning up extra [...]

Just by watching an hour of TV, or flipping through your favorite magazine you know of the thousands of weight loss “plans” or diets that are around today. For women with PCOS, it may be a bit misleading or confusing…. we know we’re supposed to watch our carbs, only eat “good carbs” as this is [...]

Nobody wants a fat belly; but insulin resistance and cortisol may be giving you a fat belly you don’t really want. The reason for this visceral or belly fat, is cortisol. High levels of cortisol have been shown to stimulate the storage of fat around the belly and abdomen.
And while there are a number of [...]

The food you eat is broken down in the digestive system and turned into glucose, which ultimately supplies energy to all the cells. However, glucose can only be absorbed in conjunction with insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas.
In the case of type 1, or juvenile, diabetes the pancreas is not able to produce sufficient [...]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) causes your ovaries to act abnormally and leads to irregular or lack of menstrual periods, abnormal or absent ovulation, and therefore, infertility. PCOS is a common cause of infertility and occurs in about 5 to 10 percent of reproductive-age women. Symptoms of PCOS do not typically show up until after puberty, [...]

The South Beach Diet is often misclassified as a low-carbohydrate diet.  You may be wondering if you can only eat bacon and eggs for breakfast, a pound of hamburger for lunch followed by a nice thick steak for dinner.  The answer is no. Instead of focusing on eliminating certain food groups, the South Beach Diet [...]

Do you get headaches after eating? This could be a serious problem as I will get into very shortly. However, let’s try to avoid needless worry by ruling out if you need to make a visit to the doctor.
First of all, if you have only experienced a few headaches after eating, that is if it [...]