Metabolic Syndrome: Something Worth Changing

Hello, hello, and happy Wednesday!

It's raining here,  and I'm glad. We needed it. Maybe it'll drown out all the stupid grasshoppers we've been fighting this summer. They need to stop jumping on me.

As I was studying today, I ran across a review of what's known as Metabolic Syndrome, or Syndrome X. It's a syndrome that a lot of Americans have these days, and may not even know it. If you do have Metabolic Syndrome, you are a greater risk for Coronary Artery Disease, stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes.

Basically- if you have three or more of the following diagnoses or risk factors (all of which are related to insulin resistance), it is Metabolic Syndrome:
- high blood pressure
- high blood sugar
- ≥ 40 inch waist circumference (male); ≥ 35     inch waist circumference (women)
- high cholesterol
- high triglycerides
- low HDL (good) cholesterol


So what should you do??

Since almost all of these risk factors can be controlled with lifestyle changes, that's what you should do! Begin planning your life and your meals to reverse the damage that's already taken place in your body. That's right, folks. Making small, lasting changes until you've got a grade-A diet can help reverse your risk of CAD, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, cancer, and many other illnesses and diseases. Start with something small and manageable like increasing your vegetable intake to 3-4 servings a day. Then keep coming back to this blog and go to other credible wellness sources to continue building a healthful life!