When it comes to staying away from the common cold or recurring flu, it may seem like you are more susceptible during the coldest and busiest time of the year. Extreme temperature changes, holiday shopping, house guests and endless festive foods may be reasons your body starts to feel tired and prone to illness, but …
Hormones & Immunity How do hormone imbalances weaken your immune system? The body relies on the thyroid and adrenal glands to stimulate various immune-activated functions. Furthermore, estrogen, progesterone and testosterone imbalances can suppress the immune response. Hormone levels that are too high or too low will have a strong impact on immunity, so it is …
TRAINER’S TIP – EXERCISE TO IMPROVE IMMUNITY. If you want to avoid the dangers of the cold and flu season, it’s time to get your body moving. Exercise can have a profound effect on weight loss (even more important for maintaining weight loss) and cardiovascular function, but it also impacts immunity. How does physical activity …
IMMUNE-STIMULATING NUTRIENTS Cough, cough! Aahchoo! Uh oh! When you start to feel your im¬mune system break down, you need to replenish the body with immune-stimulating nutrients. Several herbs and vitamins, includ¬ing echinacea, elderberry, green tea and vitamin C, can help sustain your immune system before the effects of stress pull you down. *Astragalus – Astragalus …
By NBH, ACOG, AACS, AACG, Director, NBH Lifetime Health Hormones & Weight Loss LEARN THESE SKILLS Basic diabetes management skills will help prevent the need for emergency care. These skills include: How to recognize and treat low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) What to eat and when How to take …
EXERCISE Regular exercise is especially important for people with diabetes. It helps with blood sugar control, weight loss, and high blood pressure. People with diabetes who exercise are less likely to experience a heart attack or stroke than those who do not exercise regularly. Here are some exercise considerations: Always check with your provider before …
Prevention Maintaining an ideal body weight and an active lifestyle may prevent type 2 diabetes. Currently there is no way to prevent type 1 diabetes. There is no effective screening test for type 1 diabetes in people who don’t have symptoms. Screening for type 2 diabetes and people with no symptoms is recommended for: Overweight …
It’s common knowledge that any diabetic who is overweight can decrease their medications and control their diabetes better if they lose weight. Also, obesity in general is associated with an increase incidence of diabetes even without a known family history.That said, it is clear that any diet that can allow a person to lose weight …
Why we recommend every client take a pharmaceutical grade Vitamin D3 Numerous new studies are being published almost daily regarding the health benefits of vitamin D3 and the negative consequences of a deficiency. There are over 44,000 articles/studies on Vitamin D. It was once thought to be a simple hormone involved in only bone and …
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At NBH Lifetime Heath Weight Loss & Hormone Clinics, we will work with you and your family provider to reduce dependence on diabetic drugs. Type II Diabetes. Medicines within this category fall within one of several classes, including: Biguanides Meglitinides Sulfonylureas Thiazolidinediones Alpha glucosidase inhibitors Dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitors Ergot alkaloids Combination medications. Biguanides Metformin (Glucophage®, …
