(BeWellBuzz) Carbohydrates got a bad rap in the past decade, but if we were all eating broccoli, All-Bran and sprouted wheat bread with our grass-fed beef, would we have an obesity problem? The most dangerous carbs are those refined, processed, starchy or filled with sugar, providing little-to-no fiber, which absorb rapidly into your blood stream as glucose and offer no ... Continue Reading
Glycemic Load (GL) Better Measure Than Glycemic Index (GI)
(BeWellBuzz) MD and diet expert Dr. Steven Sisskin wrote in a recent article, “excess insulin makes you fat.” As the blood is flooded with sugar/glucose, the pancreas produces loads of insulin to: transport glucose into cells stimulate glucose to fat conversion Insulin’s job is partly to get sugar out from the blood. Whatever the cells don’t receive quickly and ... Continue Reading
Adiponectin: Fat Burner, Insulin Sensitizer, Anti-Inflammatory, Heart Health Wonder?
(BeWellBuzz) Alongside recent discoveries concerning a certain protein, has come a slow and steady influx of supplements and now developing drug treatments to enhance, improve, or mimic the protein’s action in the body. It’s called adiponectin and is already becoming the talk of the town. Be aware, however, that much more research is needed to understand the complex ... Continue Reading
Stop Sugar Cravings and Balance Blood Sugar With Gymnema Sylvestre
(BeWellBuzz) As consumerism becomes the way of the world, obesity becomes the messenger to every home with more and more people fall prey to weight gain. The bigger problem is that weight gain is not an end in itself. It sparks off a number of other serious health ailments including diabetes, arthritis, and cardiovascular problems. It is a fact that major cause of rapid ... Continue Reading