Hormones of Obesity: Ghrelin
Ghrelin: The Gremlin of Hunger Hormones If you talk to the average American, they have heard of adrenalin, insulin, and cortisol. If you mention ghrelin,…
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The Battlefield: How Cortisol Makes You Fat and Unhealthy
Stress as Cause of Weight Gain This a continuation of part 1. Cortisol, as indicated in part one, is a stress steroid hormone. Many health…
Food for Thought: Comfort Food
Comfort foods can add to your midsection. The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken. – Maya Angleou Comfort foods are…
Stress and Cortisol
Stress and Cortisol: a struggle with Obesity This is the first of a four-part article on stress and cortisol. If you understand stress and cortisol,…
Hormones of Obesity: Cortisol
Cortisol: The Beer Gut Hormone Steroid hormone cortisol (hydrocortisone) structural formula Cortisol is a steroid hormone of the glucocorticoid class that is made and released…
Hormones of Obesity
The Hormones of Weight Gain and Loss Nearly two-thirds of Americans are either overweight of obese. Medical providers are overwhelmed by the consequences of poor…
List: Top 10 Reasons You Overeat
Overeating is one reason we are overweight. It does not matter if you are trying to maintain weight loss or if you are just starting to…
Recipe: Healthier Pasta with Meat Sauce
A simple but healthier twist on a family favorite. I have to admit that I love Italian. I have a weakness for a simple pasta…
Exercise: Returning to Running
Exercise: Slow Return to Running If you have not figured it out yet, I am in the US Military. The military is very interested in…
Food for Thought: Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes can be slowed or prevented. “No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means.” ― Maimonides Diabetes Diabetes…