Your body maintains a relatively small amount of blood sugar in your circulation on a fasting basis (about one teaspoon per five quarts of blood). Following a meal your blood sugar levels naturally rise, as sugar, which is fuel for energy, is distributed around your body. This activity requires proper function of the hormones insulin and leptin. Once the...

Cinnamon Plus™ contains cinnamon extract, coffee berry extract (decaffeinated), and banaba extract for healthy glucose metabolism. Cinnamon has been found to positively influence various health parameters often associated with proper insulin function, including natural support for healthy blood pressure and healthy metabolism of lipids (cholesterol and...

Leptin orchestrates blood sugar and insulin metabolism through central mechanisms in your nervous system and by communicating to your pancreas to stop insulin production at the end of a meal. When these systems are running smoothly they help you maintain a healthy weight and stay on a healthy weight management program. Key nutrients in Cinnamon Plus™ and...

Leptin orchestrates blood sugar and insulin metabolism through central mechanisms in your nervous system and by communicating to your pancreas to stop insulin production at the end of a meal. When these systems are running smoothly they help you maintain a healthy weight and stay on a healthy weight management program. Key nutrients in Cinnamon Plus™ and...

Overweight individuals struggling to maintain healthy insulin function need high amounts of protein that is rich in branch chain amino acids, as well as higher amounts of soluble fiber. Both nutrients are needed beyond common levels of dietary recommendation, to prop up and stabilize the healthy function of insulin. High quality whey protein is the...

One of the most dramatic discoveries in recent times is the direct linking of bone to the natural regulation of blood sugar in your body. This new science demonstrates that bones are actually an endocrine organ. It has been found that osteoblasts secrete a protein called osteocalcin that is not only involved in the formation of bone density but acts as a...

Thyroid medications are the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. Hidden deep within the drug literature precautions is startling information about blood sugar risks. Are you aware of this risk?

Two new studies add to an overwhelming amount of data that supports the assertion that artificially-sweetened and sugar-sweetened soda beverages cause disease. Will Coke, Pepsi, and others in the billion-dollar sugar industry experience the same legal troubles as those in the tobacco industry? I struggle to care whether ignorant and addicted people choose...

Researchers found that common herbs and spices from the grocery store had potent antioxidant activity which they showed helped protect against the damage caused by elevated blood sugar.

Refined sugar added to food is a primary method used by the makers of junk food to addict consumers to their brand. The added sugar stimulates pleasure-related dopamine production leading to addiction and increased overall calorie intake. I've been explaining this for years. Now the Journal of the American Medical Association has published a study that...

A new study shows that individuals who sleep on average less than 6 hours per night have a five fold increased risk for developing abnormally high blood sugar, knocking on the type II diabetes door.

Advanced-imaging brain research now proves that as blood sugar elevates there is corresponding damage to the memory center of your brain, the hippocampus.

Judge Rejects Approval of Biotech Sugar Beets

Childhood Obesity Epidemic Fueld By Consumption Of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Low to moderate sugar-sweetened beverage consumption impairs glucose and lipid metabolism and promotes inflammation in healthy young men: a randomized controlled trial1,2,3,4

Two or More Sugar Drinks Per Day Raises Heart Risk for Women

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Endocrine regulation of energy metabolism by the skeleton.