Insulin Resistance

 Studies have also shown that anti-oxidants may actually IMPROVE insulin resistance. A good high quality supplement should supply the OPTIMUM levels of nutrients. In combination with a LOW GLYCEMIC DIET, sensible exercise and Quality Supplementation, the progress of the disease may be able to be slowed and in some cases, may actually reverse. (Strand, Ray, 2003, What your doctor doesn't know about nutritional medicine may be killing you Thomas Nelson Publishers; Nashville.)

Interestingly enough, the same vitamins and minerals required for a healthy cardiac system, are also similar to those required for a healthy mental state such those suffering with depression, panic attacks, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as well as ADHD. A classic example is that of INOSITOL. Many people enquire about this, briefly; it promotes the production of lecithin, which in turn metabolizes fats thus reducing blood cholesterol, which reduces and prevent arteriosclerosis. In turn, it has been found to help those suffering with depression, panic disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder because Inositol is found in the spinal cord nerves, the brain, and cerebral spinal fluid acting as a second messenger precursor.

 (Fux M, Levine J, Aviv A, Belmaker RH. Inositol treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. AMJ. Psychiatry 1996 sep; 153(9): 1219-21. Reece, E ÿ A, Khandelwal M, Wu YK, Borenstein M. Dietary intake of myo-inositol and neural tube defects of offspring of diabetic rats. AMJ. Obstet. Gynaecol 1997 MArch; 176 (3): 536-9)