Case Study – Have Metabolic Syndrome?

“Metabolic syndrome” presents a group of risk factors that raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and other health problems. It is diagnosed when any three of the following five risk factors are present:

• High blood glucose (sugar)
• Low levels of HDL (“good”) cholesterol in the blood
• High levels of triglycerides in the blood
• Large waist circumference or “apple-shaped” body
• High blood pressure
• Obesity (Not all but a high percentage of them are present with it)

Metabolic syndrome is a serious health condition. 34% of Americans are known to have this condition and it is becoming more prevalent. There are many facets of the causes of this condition such as socioeconomic influences, lifestyle choices just to name a few. But the main causes of this condition are a highly refined and industrialized diet with processed foods, large consumption of refined carbohydrates, trans fats, saturated animal fat, stress eating habit with uncontrolled daily stresses. The consequence of these habits often leads also to adrenal dysfunction, liver, and cardiovascular problems. The symptoms may include obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, pre-diabetic/diabetic findings that are also detectable via a blood test. Most of these people would be put on pharmaceutical agents/medications such as statin/anti-cholesterol, blood sugar lowering, and/or blood pressure-lowering medications that usually come with numerous side effects. But there are other natural options available that are as effective without the side effects. As to why conventional medicine doesn’t offer is another discussion. I will probably touch base on that in future blogs!

In this blog, I will briefly present a patient’s condition before starting the care and how she improved after the care. I will also briefly discuss what regimen she had to go through. I will delve into more details about what you can do to help on your own in future blogs.