Effects of Oral Steroidal Contraception and Insulin Resistance Consider a treatment that is considered benign by many women and doctors such as the birth control pill. This has been taken to the extent that some have even suggested that women need not have periods anymore; they can be eradicated through the use of BCPs. Remember […]
Adiponectin reverses insulin resistance Here is another example of a newly discovered hormone that plays a role in insulin/weight management. Keep an eye out for this one; this is a mouse study but the impact on human health is huge. The fat-derived hormone adiponectin reverses insulin resistance associated with both lipoatrophy and obesity. Read entire […]
Insulin Resistance Syndrome This is a wonderful review article covering one of the major health damaging effects of our time. A definite read for anyone not entirely clear on insulin resistance and its effect on our health. Insulin Resistance Syndrome – March 15, 2001 – American Family Physician Read entire article here
Cardiovascular Morbidity, Mortality with the Metabolic Syndrome The metabolic syndrome, or Syndrome X, is a state of insulin resistance that leads to a wide variety of other signs and symptoms in the patient. It is well known that insulin levels play a large role in heart disease, and this study adds further weight to this […]
Insulin Resistance in Teenage Boys Linked to Elevated Systolic BP Remember from past updates that hyperinsulinema affects the cells lining the arteries and because of this may be the answer behind supposedly “essential” hypertension. This article supports that hypothesis. On the scarier side, how many of our young people now have increased insulin resistance because […]
