Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of symptoms including high blood pressure, abdominal fat, and imbalanced cholesterol. Studies suggest potential benefits of vitamin D, whey protein, inositol, selenium, and whole grains. For instance, vitamin D improves insulin sensitivity and weight, whey protein lowers blood sugar, and selenium with inositol improves thyroid function in Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. Whole grains are linked to healthy weight and cholesterol levels.
Tag: Metabolism
Supplements to Support Metabolic Factors
When our metabolism does not function properly, we may find ourselves diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, a condition which greatly increases our risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, stroke, or all three. There are a cluster of metabolic factors, including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, impaired fasting glucose, high triglyceride levels, and low HDL cholesterol levels.1…
We Can Do Something About Our Metabolism
Think your metabolism is slowing down? According to new research published in the journal Science, middle age may not be a good excuse for that weight gain. In fact, researchers discovered there was no real change in the metabolism of 6,500 participants during the age span of 20 to 60 years. And when some slowing…
Garlic: A Super Herb
Any quick search about garlic and metabolism brings up several articles concerning garlic as it pertains to weight loss support. In one 2011 study involving fat-induced mice, garlic increased thermogenesis and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity and decreased the activity of several genes involved in adipogenesis (which contributes to the increased adipose tissue mass of…
Low On Energy? Digestion Matters
If there’s anything more uncomfortable to discuss than digestive and gut-health issues, it’s the astounding numbers of Americans these issues affect. According to the National Institutes of Health, about one in five Americans suffers from digestive diseases, including GERD- style heartburn (65 million prescriptions per year), constipation (63 million cases), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (15 million…
Deep Dive Into Successful Dieting
Research has shown that restrictive diets don’t lead to long-term healthy weight. While this may, in part, be because reducing food intake is not sustainable over the long term, unresolved unhealthy relationships with food may also be involved. For example, subconscious childhood messages to “clean our plates” of food we didn’t put there and enforced…
Deep Dive: Metabolic For Life
When a person has increased blood pressure, high glucose levels, too much weight around the waist, and high cholesterol or triglyceride levels, he/she is said to have metabolic syndrome, increasing that person’s risk of stroke, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes, a trifecta of diseases with their own set of challenges and potential harm. Metabolism…
Weigh In On This Weight Update
From antioxidants and greens to digestive support, these studies reveal some of the latest findings on nutrients to support your healthiest weight. Astaxanthin burned fat, improved performance In this study, 12 recreationally trained male cyclists took a placebo or 12 mg of astaxanthin per day, in two alternating seven-day phases, with a 14-day break between…
Nutrients Improve Metabolism in Women
These studies prove the importance of balanced nutrition year round, not just during swimsuit season! Zinc and selenium improve thyroid function Zinc and selenium help the body produce thyroid hormone, and doctors wanted to see if taking supplements would help women with low thyroid function, or hypothyroidism, where the metabolism slows, leading to weight gain…
Rebalancing Metabolism
How might magnesium and folic acid support one of the most plaguing conditions of our modern-age, Western diet? Read this article from Natural Insights for Well Being for the answer. Nutrients help restore healthy vital signs in men and women Magnesium Being normal weight, but carrying more fat and less lean muscle mass may…
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