pdsWhat would you do to prevent blindness, going on dialysis or having the nerves in your hands and feet in constant pain? Many of us would do most anything to prevent those things, but those same individuals may not realize that simple lifestyle management may help those things never come to fruition. As we discussed […]
One of the things I hear in my office on a regular basis is “and why aren’t I supposed to be eating that movie popcorn?” How bad is movie popcorn and is it really going to break your health bank? It all depends on your goals, and how often you go to the movies. If […]
Insulin resistance is a term that came into being in the last decade. Gerald Reaven, M.D., a professor of medicine at Stanford University, was the first scientist to identify those individuals with a conglomerate of symptoms that he coined “metabolic syndrome” or “Syndrome X.” Normally insulin, a hormone released from the pancreas, enables cells to […]