Metabolic Syndrome
(Syndrome X; Insulin Resistance Syndrome; Dysmetabolic Syndrome)
Metabolic Syndrome
(Syndrome X; Insulin Resistance Syndrome; Dysmetabolic Syndrome)
But first off... I'm NOT on a diet. I am changing the way I eat to fit my metabolic status - to keep my ancestral DNA happy. I am weaning off carbs and being smart about it. So mainly watching the types of foods I eat. Having a reasonable "free" or "cheat" day once a week that is crucial to keep the metabolism geared up. This is my new eating plan, following the "Eat to Live" plan as far as what to eat and not eat. However, I can eat all that I want. Lots of energy eating this way! I will keep you posted as I go along.
The metabolic syndrome (aka:
Syndrome X, Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Dysmetabolic Syndrome) is not a
disease, but rather a group of disorders of the body’s metabolism. Metabolism
is the system responsible for taking in food
, processing food for energy so
that the body can function properly, and then getting rid of any waste
products.
, processing food for energy so
that the body can function properly, and then getting rid of any waste
products.
High blood pressure , obesity , glucose intolerance, and elevated cholesterol all lie within this grouping
of metabolic disorders. According to the American Heart Association, metabolic
syndrome affects 50 million Americans. But, what causes this syndrome? The
exact cause is not known. But, it is believed to be due to a combination of
genetic and lifestyle factors. It is important to be tested and treated for
these metabolic-related disorders because they put you at a higher risk for a
number of serious conditions, including type 2 diabetes , heart disease , heart attack, and stroke.
Diagnostic Criteria
The National Cholesterol Education
Program (NCEP) offers these criteria for diagnosing metabolic syndrome. With
this criteria, you have metabolic syndrome if you have three out of the five
conditions.
by Marcelle Pic, OB/GYN NP
Women either aren’t concerned
about type 2 diabetes — or they already have it. "I so wish that all women
in the first group would learn from the women in the second. The key lesson is
that your risk of developing type 2 diabetes is greater than you probably
realize. The good news is you can prevent it, and the path to prevention will
awaken you in so many ways.
I see patients who are not overweight
and who think they’re leading fairly healthy lives end up with high blood
sugar. In fact, some people who have prediabetes or metabolic syndrome
are not obese, and may even be considered “thin.” Yet these women can go on to
develop type 2 diabetes.
How does that happen? And how do you
make sure it doesn’t happen to you? In my view, there are several factors
behind the diabetes epidemic. Women don’t realize how much sugar — in all its
forms — they are feeding their bodies. Of course, obesity and lack of exercise
are enormous issues as well. But few people — and not many doctors — realize
that diabetes is a metabolic disorder that has multiple causes.
Twenty years ago very few practitioners
were aware of metabolic syndrome. In fact, it was a controversial idea. Today
it’s a diagnosis that’s broadly accepted in conventional medicine. The new idea
today is that there are many metabolic syndromes — a family of related disorders
which lead to diabetes as well as to other chronic and degenerative diseases.
That may sound scary, but it’s actually good news. It means that medicine is
getting insight into how the body works, how to see problems much earlier, and
how to prevent disease.
Today it is recognized as the precursor
to full-blown diabetes. This is gratifying because it means conventional
medicine accepts the idea that diabetes develops over time — it doesn’t just
appear overnight.
The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is
made when three or more of five disorders are present in the patient: high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, high blood sugar,
high blood pressure and an above-average waistline.
In functional medicine, insulin resistance
and metabolic syndrome are the same thing. We view them this way because they
begin with the same faulty cell signaling that, over time, causes metabolic
disorders and damage, symptoms such as those used in the conventional diagnosis
of metabolic syndrome, and eventually, degenerative diseases.
New research is showing that we can use
specific nutrients to sort out the mixed-up cell signaling that occurs in
metabolic syndrome and reverse the problem. This is fascinating because it
promises that we can use food and supplements to prevent or reverse insulin
resistance and other metabolic disorders instead of medication with its
unwanted side effects! We will be hearing more about this in the next few
years, but in the meantime following a Mediterranean diet can help provide
similar effects."
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| This fits the suggested lifestyle. Takes a bit of discipline, but not hard! Really works! |
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The metabolic syndrome is not a disease, but rather a group of disorders of the body’s metabolism. Metabolism is the system responsible for taking in food, processing food for energy so that the body can function properly, and then getting rid of any waste products. - See more at: http://www.lifescript.com/health/a-z/conditions_a-z/conditionsindepth/m/metabolic_syndrome.aspx?gclid=COCXy8v2srkCFU5xQgod1wIAOQ&trans=1&du=1&ef_id=UifGTAAABekqyXWS:20130904234620:s#sthash.XE2nxtIN.dpuf
The metabolic syndrome is not a disease, but rather a group of disorders of the body’s metabolism. Metabolism is the system responsible for taking in food
, processing food for energy so that the body can function properly, and then getting rid of any waste products.
, processing food for energy so that the body can function properly, and then getting rid of any waste products.
High blood pressure , obesity , glucose intolerance, and elevated cholesterol all lie within this grouping of metabolic disorders. According to the American Heart Association, metabolic syndrome affects 50 million Americans. But, what causes this syndrome? The exact cause is not known. But, it is believed to be due to a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors. It is important to be tested and treated for these metabolic-related disorders because they put you at a higher risk for a number of serious conditions, including type 2 diabetes , heart disease , heart attack, and stroke .
- See more at: http://www.lifescript.com/health/a-z/conditions_a-z/conditionsindepth/m/metabolic_syndrome.aspx?gclid=COCXy8v2srkCFU5xQgod1wIAOQ&trans=1&du=1&ef_id=UifGTAAABekqyXWS:20130904234620:s#sthash.XE2nxtIN.dpuf
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