By Andrew Peters, DC, ND | January 14, 2013 | body composition, diet, exercise, interval training | Like |
This is the time of year when many folks’ New Year’s resolutions include shedding a few (or a lot) of those excess pounds. A healthy, balanced diet with proper portion control is the place to start, of course. And starting an exercise program has tremendous health benefits, even beyond the waistline.
By Andrew Peters, DC, ND | October 8, 2012 | berberine, blood sugar, cinnamon, Diabetes, diet, exercise, hemoglobin A1c, metabolic syndrome, therapeutic lifestyle | Like |
Starting with last week’s article about policosanol, I have been outlining five of the most common misperceptions I encounter in the field of natural medicine, and examine some more effective alternatives.
Myth #2: Cinnamon controls blood sugar (or even “cures” diabetes).
T’ype 2 diabetes and “pre-diabetes” (insulin resistance) are on the rise in the U.S.,
By Andrew Peters, DC, ND | August 30, 2012 | cardiac risk, cholesterol, diet, glycemic index, metabolic syndrome, omega-3, probiotics, therapeutic lifestyle, whole grains | Like |
In recent years, medical researchers have recognized some common denominators in chronic degenerative diseases: insulin resistance, long-term inflammation, high blood pressure, and cholesterol imbalance (to name a few). In fact, several of these factors have been grouped together to form metabolic syndrome, a constellation of symptoms including at least 3 of the following 5 conditions:
By Andrew Peters, DC, ND | August 20, 2012 | depression, diet, exercise, seasons, therapeutic lifestyle, vitamin D | Like |
It’s that time of year.
Yes, the weather is still blazing summer heat (though we’ve finally been getting a break now and then!), but we hit a transition in the last couple of weeks. Somewhere in there, we reached the point where it’s still dark outside when my 5:30am alarm goes off. There’s about a three-month period —
By Andrew Peters, DC, ND | August 6, 2012 | celiac, diet, gluten-free, grains | Like |
I recently wrote an article about the growing popularity of gluten-free (GF) diets, and some healthy ideas for GF snacking. A recent study (1) found that celiac disease, a genetic intolerance to wheat gluten, is much more prevalent in the United States than previously thought — about two million Americans have celiac disease,
