Blood Sugar
| Dr. Cutler's True Health Blog | November 19, 2008 |
Can a Germ-Free Life Result in Type 1 Diabetes?
Have we become so scared of infections that we’ve become a nation of “germaphobes”… at the expense of our health? In a new research study reported in the journal Nature, non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice exposed to “friendly” bacteria—known as probiotics—were shielded from developing the autoimmune disease known as Type 1 diabetes.
The results of this study [...]
| Dr. Cutler's True Health Blog | October 15, 2008 |
Try This Amazing “Sugar Destroyer”
The herb Gymnema sylvestre has been used for generations by people in India to help control their blood sugar. It is also referred to as “gurmar, ” which means “destroyer of sugar” in Hindi, because when the leaves are chewed, they interfere with your ability to taste sweetness.
Gymnema sylvestre has been shown to not only [...]
| Dr. Cutler's True Health Blog | September 10, 2008 |
Has Metabolic Syndrome Made You a Diabetic Risk?
As I discussed with you in last week’s issue, abdominal obesity and insulin resistance seem to be the fundamental risk factors for metabolic syndrome as well as characteristics of Type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, Type 2 diabetes can often result when metabolic syndrome is not corrected.
Family history of diabetes—Do you have a family member(s) who has [...]
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| Dr. Cutler's True Health Blog | September 3, 2008 |
What Your Belly Fat Says About Your Health
Your belly fat is trying to tell you something! The accumulation of belly fat, what we call visceral adipose tissue (VAT), as opposed to fat below the skin, has been proven to play an important role in causing heart vessel disease and illnesses related to obesity such as hypertension, insulin resistance of Type 2 diabetes, [...]
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The Hidden Disease Most Doctors WON’T Tell You About!
I’d like to talk about a hidden threat to your health that’s routinely overlooked by most mainstream doctors—metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a combination of underlying health disorders that increase your risk of heart disease and diabetes. As the name suggests, metabolic syndrome is tied to the body’s metabolism and to a condition called insulin [...]
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