The Glycemic index
The Glycemic index (GI) is a measure of how quickly 50g of carbohydrate from a given food raises blood sugar levels compared to 50g of glucose.
Month: August 2010
Insulin the fat storage hormone – how to lose weight by controlling insulin
Many of you will have heard of the hormone insulin, perhaps some of you know a person with type 1 diabetes who has to inject insulin many times a day to keep their blood sugar stable, or perhaps you may be or know a person with type 2 diabetes who has been told they have … Read more
Inflammation and diabetes
Today I’m going to discuss how inflammation might be a cause for type 2 diabetes. This type of diabetes is generally considered to be the results of being overweight and from eating too much sugar which makes the cells resistant to the effects of insulin.
Inflammation and cancer
Today I’m going to discuss how inflammation may be a cause for cancer. A growing number of cancer researchers are coming to the conclusion that cancer is basically an inflammatory disease and that the longer there is inflammation present in a tissue or an organ, the higher the risk of associated carcinogenesis.
Inflammation and blood pressure
Today I’m going to discuss how what Dr Barry Sears calls “silent inflammation” can contribute not only to heart disease but also to high blood pressure or what is sometimes referred to as hypertension. Now, hypertension is somewhat of a unique disease as there aren’t any noticeable symptoms in the early stages, so it’s a … Read more
Silent killer – inflammation and heart disease
Yesterday I told you about two different types of inflammation – classic inflammation, the type of inflammation that happens when you stub your toe or get a splinter in your finger and silent inflammation that results from chronic low level damage to cells. Today I’m going to tell you how this low level inflammation can … Read more
Silent killer – Inflammation
This week I’m going to tell you about a process in the body that is now believed by medical experts to be involved in all known disease processes from heart disease to cancer to Alzheimer’s disease – inflammation. Most of you will have experienced inflammation before. Have you ever got a splinter in your finger? … Read more
Recent Study in BMJ claims “no significant benefits of increasing the consumption of vegetables, fruit, or fruit and vegetables combined” to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
A meta analysis has recently been published in the BMJ looking at the association between food and risk of type 2 diabetes. This study pooled the results of six other studies, investigating 225,000 individuals over 13 years.
Get better sleep
Sleeping disorders are fast becoming a major problem for the British population. One in twenty of us suffer from excessive daytime drowsiness caused by poor sleep that is believed to be responsible for 1 in 5 motorway accidents. One in 50 British adults are on prescribed medicine to help with sleep, and there are probably … Read more
Public health information
A recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health demonstrated how diet, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors for chronic disease contribute to deaths in the USA. Although these are statistics from the USA they will correlate to how diet, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors for chronic disease contribute to deaths in the UK.
3 commonly asked questions about nutrition and exercise
Q. What is a good breakfast before exercise? A. Research has shown that breakfast cereals have very high levels of sugar and salt. Some popular brands can have up to 11g of sugar for a 30g bowl of cereal – almost 3 teaspoons of sugar. Although you want some sugar as energy you want slow … Read more
Our governing bodies are still missing the point!
The national Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) recently released a report saying that junk food high in saturated fat, trans fats and salt is responsible for the deaths we see from diseases such as heart disease, cancer and stroke.