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Metabolic syndrome refers to a plethora of metabolic disorders, usually arising from weight gain, mainly around the abdomen, resulting in serious health problems.
Metabolism slows down as you get older, so that the food we eat isn’t converted as efficiently into energy, but produces more fat in adipose tissue, and excess fat can be deposited in the arteries, blocking blood flow from the heart, and can also accumulate in the liver and gallbladder, due to inadequate bile flow, resulting in fatty liver and gallstones.
There is also a disorder in metabolism with poor blood sugar control and insulin resistance combined with poor liver function and hormonal changes.
This results in blood fats and blood sugars remaining high, leading to weight gain and a predisposition to Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver and gallstones.
Carbohydrates, especially refined carbohydrates and sugar, form triglycerides which, when in high levels in the blood, can cause cardiovascular problems. This is usually accompanied by high levels of low density lipoproteins, or bad cholesterol, when in the oxidised form, causes plaques to form in the arteries which binds fat deposits causing blockages.
High density cholesterol, on the other hand, is beneficial and comes from good oils such as olive, macadamia, avocado and coconut.
A high carbohydrate diet, including a high intake of bread, rice, especially white bread and rice, potato, pasta, beer and sugar contribute to high blood fats. This, combined with a low intake of fresh green vegetables and other vegetable fibre, and a lack of exercise, can lead to a disordered metabolism and Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Associated symptoms include:
Our naturopath will offer you a healthy eating plan which is high protein and vegetables and good fats, and low in carbohydrates. The diet will be suited to your lifestyle and include naturopathic supplements to help promote a more effective weight loss by helping to convert the carbohydrates in your diet to energy rather than fat. Lynne can also include supplements or a tonic to help reduce your appetite. You will feel more energetic and better motivated to have more exercise. Our naturopath can also provide a treatment for a healthy heart and to improve liver function.
At View to Health, we offer you a solution to help reverse the effects of Metabolic Syndrome.
Contact our naturopath now on (02)9555 5626 or 0419 416 256.
Lynne Goldstein is a Medical Herbalist, Naturopath and Dietitian with post-graduate university degrees and more than 30 years in clinical practice. Lynne treats a range of chronic health conditions and formulates and dispenses your medicine.