Insulin

Insulin resistance, or Syndrome X, is strongly associated with some of our most damaging epidemics: Heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and inflammation.  Poor insulin regulation can also lead to symptoms of hypoglycemia.  Normalizing insulin function can pay big dividends and requires a comprehensive lifestyle program and targeted nutritional agents.

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Silent Liver Disease May Effect 30% Of Americans
Michael Compain MD
Silent Liver Disease May Effect 30% Of Americans
Michael Compain MD

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) may not cause symptoms, but it’s become the most common liver condition in the West, affecting as many as 30% of individuals. It can progress to Non Alcoholic Steatohepatis (NASH), which causes liver inflammation and can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer in about 10% of those affected.

Michael Compain MD
Metabolic Syndrome
Michael Compain MD
Metabolic Syndrome
Michael Compain MD

The key disturbance in metabolic syndrome involves insulin. Our cells stop responding normally to the insulin we make in response to food. When that happens, our bodies produce higher levels of insulin to compensate, and those higher levels cause all kinds of mischief: high blood pressure, blocked arteries, inflammation and all its attendant complications.

Michael Compain MD