Type 2 diabetes is a multi-factorial condition characterized by chronically elevated blood glucose. While a wide variety of different dietary strategies have been trialed, studied and evaluated, there is a…
The overuse of prescription insulin is a major problem among type 2 diabetics. Why? Because type 2 diabetes is best defined at the cell level as “insulin resistance”. The function…
Research on PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) has been focusing on mechanisms to control insulin resistance, androgen excess and hormonal signaling problems that are characteristic presentations leading to symptoms and complications. Is…
Insulin resistance is the hallmark sign of the development of type 2 diabetes. There are many associations and causations that lead to its development. When cells fail to take up…
You may have heard about homocysteine before. For many years now, elevated homocysteine has been strongly implicated as an independent risk factor in the development of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease…
You may have noticed that over the years there have been many products promoting health. Consider that many of the most recommended and studied nutrients and nutritional supplements have something…
In many ways, the issue of adrenal fatigue can be thought of as a lack of coordination between various endocrine glands in the HPA axis. In the past I’ve written…
Minerals are the pervasive and ubiquitous catalysts for cellular functions. Some minerals function to increase the electrical potential of cells. Other minerals function as metalloenzymes, which then can act as…
Oxidative stress has been identified as a primary cause of free radical activity and the development of numerous degenerative conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s. Free…
Cholesterol is among the most vital lipids inside of the human body. Its denigration by conventional mainstream dogma over the past several decades defies the actual science that flies in…