Critical Medicine and Treatment

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The first treatment: diet, sports and smoking cessation

In more advanced cases, it will add to this new lifestyle a number of nutrients.

* Chromium normalizes insulin function and regulates sugar level. As part of the metabolic syndrome, it decreases in the pre-diabetic type II, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. It also helps burn fat and increase muscle mass, it lowers the “bad” cholesterol and raises “good”.
* Vitamin B6 regulates the release of liver glycogen from the muscles need. She participates in the production of insulin.
* Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, helps the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. It also assists the cardiovascular and nervous mechanisms.
* Quercetin is deemed to be the most active flavonoids. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and has positive effects on the cardiovascular system.
* The acerola, rich in vitamin C, has an anti-inflammatory and increases resistance to stress through its action on the adrenal glands. Read the rest of this entry »

When the disease becomes overweight

Take a tape measure and measure your waist. If you exceed the figure of 94 cm (men) or 80 cm (women), you may be among the 25% of French people with the metabolic syndrome.

Self-diagnosis: Are you affected by the syndrome?

Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is the result of an unbalanced lifestyle: physical inactivity, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, stress …
It is in fact the accumulation of several cardiovascular risk factors. But in light of recent research, it represents in itself an entity that is defined by the existence of several symptoms:

A symptom mandatory

* Abdominal obesity and increased waist circumference greater than or equal to 94 cm in men and 80 cm in women.
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