Category Archives: Insulin Resistance

The High Blood Sugar High Blood Cholesterol Link

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Many individuals with high levels of blood sugar go on to develop high levels of blood cholesterol. In particular, levels of the very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) becomes elevated in the blood. While LDL is … Continue reading →

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Soft Drink: The Hypertension Ticking Time Bomb?

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Evidence is accumulating in the nutritional literature to show that sugar sweetened soft drinks are detrimental to the health. In particular, soft drink provide too much refined sugar (often sucrose or high fructose corn syrup) in too short a time … Continue reading →

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Vanadyl Sulfate For Weight Loss?

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Food Patterns Associated with Metabolic Syndrome: The Low Fibre Diet

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Poor quality food is a significant driver of insulin resistance, which in turn increases the risk of developing the metabolic syndrome. It is the development of the metabolic syndrome that is the cause of the obesity disease that we currently … Continue reading →

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Vitamin C Lowers Blood Glucose Levels

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Most animals can synthesise vitamin C from glucose. However, humans are missing the L-gluconolactone enzyme required for this reaction. As a result humans are dependent on their diet in order to supply adequate vitamin C. Because vitamin C is synthesised … Continue reading →

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Exercise and Insulin Resistance

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Robert Barrington

In animals, exposure to stressors results in the stress reaction, and this reaction includes a series of hormonal and neuronal changes. In particular, adrenaline and cortisol are released, and this increases alertness as well as the supply of energy for … Continue reading →

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Sleep Loss and Insulin Resistance

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Stress can come in many different forms and the perception of stress can be highly subjective. For this reason, what appears to be a stressor for one individual can be discounted as a stressor for another. For example, common daily … Continue reading →

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Antioxidants and Obesity: Cure or Treatment

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Robert Barrington

It is becoming increasingly evidenced that obesity is associated with oxidative stress. Oxidative stress can be thought of as a condition whereby the antioxidant defences of the body become diminished through a prolonged and exaggerated production of free radicals. It … Continue reading →

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Oxidative Stress and Insulin Resistance

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Robert Barrington

It should always be remembered that the weight gain comes in two forms. Firstly there is the weight gain that is seen in healthy individuals. Such weight gain usually comes and goes over time as activity and nutritional habits change, … Continue reading →

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Mushrooms Can Reverse Insulin Resistance

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Mushrooms are a rich source of a number of nutrients being reasonable high in both protein and carbohydrate. Mushrooms are not plants, but belong to a separate kingdom, fungus. Because of this they possess some unique chemicals that may have … Continue reading →

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