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Maca is a powerful nutrient that offers support for the brain and GI tract, but it is most well known for helping men and women with sexual dysfunction. Learn more about this Peruvian superfood from Amanda Williams, MPH.
High levels of triglycerides can be extremely detrimental to your well-being, but the good news is that there are nutrients that can help.
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InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Jerry Hickey, Ph.
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In Part 1 of this episode, I discussed what triglycerides are, how they become elevated and some of the damage they can do, especially in the heart. I also discussed how they can relate to fatty liver disease, which is a lot more common than you think. Today, we’re going to discuss other ways that triglycerides can impact the body.†
Extremely high triglycerides can cause severe inflammation of the pancreas, which is known as pancreatitis. That’s not a comfortable condition. In pancreatitis, you get pain in the stomach area and it can radiate around to your back. It can cause severe nausea and vomiting and can also make your abdomen feel tender and swollen. There are a lot of symptoms that go along with pancreatitis. The problem is that if this happens too frequently, it can be connected to an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. You never want inflammation in an organ if you can help it.†
According to the American Health Association, young people with high triglyceride levels have a four times greater risk of developing heart disease or having a stroke than people with normal triglycerides.†
High triglycerides often accompany other conditions, such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, kidney disease and hypothyroidism. Your thyroid is a master gland that controls your metabolism. When it’s not functioning well, you tend to get inflamed. Your good cholesterol drops, your bad cholesterol goes up and your triglycerides go up. You also frequently have fatigue and it’s hard to focus and concentrate on things.†
A healthy lifestyle is the best way to help lower your triglyceride levels. That’s the key. If you’re overweight or you’re sedentary, that’s strongly associated with developing hypertriglyceridemia. This is because you’re not burning the calories from your food.†
It’s important to exercise regularly. If you can do about 30 minutes a day for most days of the week, that can help burn triglycerides.†
You should also avoid sugary foods and refined carbohydrates. This includes anything made from white flour, like white bread or pasta. Avoid high fructose corn syrup. This might be the worst thing because you’re mixing glucose with fructose, which seems to have a worse effect on people than just having either of those on their own.†
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You should choose healthier fats. Red meat is not the best thing for your blood fats. Fish is much better because it’s high in omega-3 fatty acids and also has a lot of other healthy things in it such as the mineral magnesium and the amino acid taurine. These nutrients are good for your heart, brain and eyes.†
In this episode, Jerry Hickey, Ph. continues his discussion on triglycerides. He explains how this fat can impact the health of the pancreas and also provides recommendations of foods to eat and foods to avoid in order to support healthy triglyceride levels. Stay tuned for Part 3 of this episode, coming soon!†
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Triglycerides are a lipid found in the body that help ensure that your body gets the energy it needs between meals. But if you have too much of this fat, it can impact your heart, liver, pancreas and more. Learn more about how this can affect your health from Jerry Hickey, Ph.
Green tea is one of the most popular beverages worldwide, but did you know that it contains powerful nutrients that can help support people with diabetes? Learn more about the powerful benefits of this drink from Amanda Williams, MPH.
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InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Amanda Williams, MPH
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When it comes to microminerals in the body, there is one in particular that plays such a critical role to our overall health, including heart health, blood sugar health and cholesterol health. This nutrient is often coined as the “forgotten mineral.” Today, I’d like to talk all about chromium.†
Chromium is a trace mineral, but it’s so easily forgotten. Many people are actually deficient in this nutrient, including athletes, diabetics, elderly people and pregnant women. These are all people who are at risk for chromium deficiency.†
Once this happens, this can lead to an impairment in insulin function. We have to make sure that insulin is responding to increases in blood glucose and when this happens, it becomes a big red flag. When we think of people who have metabolic syndrome, for example, they have this trifecta of elevated triglycerides, elevated glucose levels and increased body fat. If we also have a chromium deficiency or insufficiency occurring, this can really exacerbate things.†
We know that we have to have chromium when it comes to energy production. There are many different ways in which chromium is highly regarded within the biochemistry of the human body.†
You may wonder if you’re getting enough chromium through your dietary intake. The problem is that, for the most part, our diets are often lacking chromium, so they do not have enough to keep up with all of the biochemical utilizations of this mineral.†
There is some misinformation regarding this nutrient. There are different types of chromium. You have trivalent and hexavalent. The hexavalent form is the kind that you find in the industrial world. This is the problematic form that can be toxic when inhaled. The trivalent is the form that you use in terms of dietary supplementation. When you’re utilizing chromium picolinate, you’re using that trivalent form.†
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In this episode, Amanda Williams, MPH explains the importance of the micromineral chromium. She discusses many of the ways this nutrient functions within the body, as well as the different forms this mineral comes in.†
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