FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
Includes over 800 monographs reporting on emerging studies in the medical and scientific literature of practical clinical importance, easily searched for content.
Magnesium mediates insulin resistance, diabetes risk
Low serum magnesium levels are associated with an increased risk of prediabetes, with comparable risk estimates to that of diabetes.
Skipping breakfast worsens blood glucose and insulin later
Skipping breakfast worsens blood glucose and impairs the insulin response for the rest of the day.
Prediabetes increases cancer risk
Prediabetes, elevated levels of blood sugar that are still 'within' the normal range, increases cancer risk among its mob of other afflictions as further validated by a meta-analysis just published in Diabetologia.
Cognitive decline: major overlooked causes
Cognitive decline is fueled by that have not received adequate attention but have great practical, clinical significance.
Insulin resistance is a risk factor for breast cancer even with normal fasting glucose and insulin
Well before fasting glucose and insulin rise out of the normal range, background surges of insulin associated with decreased insulin receptor sensitivity do harm throughout the body and, as confirmed by a study just published in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research shows, promote breast cancer.
Weight loss and insulin resistance improved by branched-chain amino acids
Weight loss and improvement in insulin resistance naturally go hand in hand, and a study just published in the journal Diabetologia confirms that consumption of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) helps both. Isoleucine, leucine and valine are already known to promote muscle growth and repair, influence brain signaling for appetite and metabolic rate, help with burn recovery, and be remedial for autism when it includes genetic mutations in BCAA pathways.
A low carbohydrate diet can increase cardiovascular disease
A low carbohydrate high protein diet can increase cardiovascular disease
High glycemic load is a risk factor for some breast cancers
High glycemic load is a risk factor for some breast cancers
Breaks in prolonged sitting reduce cardiovascular risk and obesity
Breaks in prolonged sitting reduce cardiovascular risk and obesity
Diabetes is a significant risk factor for all-cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Diabetes is a significant risk factor for all-cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease
A middle path in the debate over PSA testing for prostate cancer
A middle path in the debate over PSA testing for prostate cancer
As insulin goes up so does the danger of arterial plaques
As insulin goes up so does the danger of arterial plaques
Trans-palmitoleate, a good fat in dairy products
Trans-palmitoleate, a good fat in dairy products
Body fat distribution, insulin and breast cancer
Body fat distribution, insulin and breast cancer
Metabolic syndrome accelerates prostate cancer
Metabolic syndrome accelerates prostate cancer
Elevated blood sugar increases risk of cancer
Elevated blood sugar increases risk of cancer