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Diabesity: the #1 cause of death and disease?

September 6, 2010 in Diabesity | 52 comments

Obesity, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes have reached epidemic proportions. There's not a person reading this article who isn't affected by these conditions, either directly or indirectly. Yet as common as these conditions are, few people understand how closely they're related to one another.It is now clear that not only do these conditions share the same underlying causes - and thus require the same treatment - they are 100% preventable and, ...
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Thyroid, blood sugar & metabolic syndrome

July 23, 2010 in Diabesity, Thyroid Disorders | 52 comments

According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 27 million Americans suffer from thyroid dysfunction - half of whom go undiagnosed. Subclinical hypothyroidism, a condition in which TSH is elevated but free T4 is normal, may affect an additional 24 million Americans. Taken together, more than 50 million Americans are affected by some form of thyroid disorder.Metabolic syndrome (MetS), also affects 50 million Americans, and insulin resistance, one of the components of metabolic syndrome, ...
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More evidence to support the theory that GERD is caused by bacterial overgrowth

April 2, 2010 in GERD, Myths & Truths | 49 comments

Note: this is the third article in a series about heartburn and GERD. If you haven't done so already, you'll want to read Part I and Part II before reading this article.Right after publishing yesterday's article (The hidden causes of heartburn and GERD), I came across a new research (PDF) study hot off the presses that adds support to the theory that GERD is caused in part by bacterial overgrowth. Before moving ...
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