Pathways to Insulin Resistance
Our modern dietary habits impact every part of our cells in the body. Failure to follow a healthy lifestyle leads to the development of Insulin Resistance through multiple pathways.
Insulin Resistance – Supervillain in an invisibility cloak!
Adapting to the so-called ‘modern lifestyle’ puts us at risk of developing 'Insulin Resistance'- one of the root causes of lifestyle conditions like Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, PCOS and Heart Diseases.
You vs. Diabetes: How to win when you are 36 All Out!
It's not about winning each battle, but about winning the war. While fighting diabetes, giving up might be a tempting easy choice, it's definitely not the right one. You need to rise up, determined, and with steely grit and intent and take on your adversary again and winning the war is right around the corner!
Stay nutty, stay healthy!
Nuts consist of healthy fats and proteins that help in maintaining blood pressure, increases good cholesterol, regular bowel movement and also contributes to blood flow in the brain.
Chronic Inflammation- What Goes Awry with Body Organs?
There are 5 cardinal signs of inflammation: pain, heat, redness, swelling and loss of function. It is a necessary response from our internal defence system. Inflammation can have various effects on different organs of the body.
How Gut health affects our body organs!
Human gut is also called the second brain for its capability to revive us from deadened cancer diseases. Our gut coordinates with other organs at “gut axis” to regulate bodily functions.
Healthy vs. Fit – Two (very different) states!
Sporting icon, Sourav Ganguly, suffered a cardiac arrest at 48 - Dada & other seemingly "fit" personalities have suffered bad health outcomes in the recent past. So what went wrong? Isn’t being fit the same as being healthy?
Villainy of visceral fat- Why is it dangerous?
Visceral fat is associated with the release of proteins and hormones that cause inflammation. It can also have other harmful effects in the body like raising blood pressure and bad cholesterol.