Category Archives: Insulin

Vitamin D and Insulin

Traditionally, the role for vitamin D in human metabolism has been seen to be one of calcium regulation. Vitamin D is actually a hormone, not a vitamin, and is synthesised endogenously in the skin from the action of ultraviolet light … Continue reading

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Magnesium And Blood Sugar Control

The release of insulin from the pancreas is caused in part by interaction with glucose to receptors on the cell membrane and the activation of ATP-sensitive potassium ion (K+) channels. In this respect, depolarisation of the cell membrane results in … Continue reading

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High Quality Bread Equals High Quality Health

Bread is a commonly eaten food and has been relied upon as a staple food by most of the World’s population since the origins of agriculture. However, modern manufacturing techniques and consumer tastes has changed the way that bread is … Continue reading

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Whole Grains: Cardioprotective

Whole grains are defined as food products derived from cereal grains that retain their original bran, germ and endosperm levels. Refined grains have most of the bran and germ layers removed to leave just the starchy endosperm. As the bran … Continue reading

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How Do Fatty Acids Decrease Insulin Sensitivity?

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Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism and Diabetes

The essential fatty acid pathway is a metabolic pathway that converts the essential fatty acids, alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) to a number of short-lived hormone like substances called eicosanoids. Eicosanoids are regulators … Continue reading

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Dairy: More Evidence of Anti-Obesity Effects

Saturated fat and cholesterol have been falsely blamed as causative agents in the aetiology of cardiovascular disease. The cholesterol and saturated fat theory of cardiovascular disease became popular in the 1950’s and since then the concept been propagandised in order … Continue reading

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The Homeostasis of Weight Control

The traditional model of body weight loss considers the only two factors relevant to weight loss to be energy consumed and exercise performed. In this model, energy balance is an equilibrium between these factors. Part of this assumption considers energy … Continue reading

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Common Herbs with Insulin-Like Activity

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Leptin and Insulin

Insulin resistance that is thought to be responsible for many of the metabolic changes that occur with the metabolic syndrome. In particular, insulin resistance is likely a primary driver of body fat accumulation. For example, insulin resistance has been shown … Continue reading

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