Diabetes
Why healthy blood sugar is important
Have you ever felt tired or sluggish after a meal? Or lightheaded following exercise? These are common reactions to slight variances in your body's blood sugar, or glucose, level. Glucose is your body's main energy source and is derived from the food you eat. It's important to keep your blood glucose levels within a healthy range, as too much or too little can lead to serious health problems over time.People with unhealthy blood sugar levels are predisposed to diabetes, one of our nation's biggest health problems. Individual troubles and economic costs associated with diabetes are staggering.
What can we do for you?
Even though unhealthy glucose levels can cause complex health problems, preventing such problems is relatively simple. We can assist you taking the following steps; restoring your blood sugar to optimal levels and improving your overall health with our First Line Therapy. These steps include:Eating a healthier diet. Diet plays a key role in controlling blood sugar.
Taking quality supplements. Research suggests that concentrated levels of certain nutrientsÑat doses that are difficult to obtain from diet aloneÑcan improve the body's sensitivity to insulin.
Starting a daily exercise regimen. Excess body fat appears to play a strong role in insulin activity, especially when concentrated around the abdomen. Often we call this body type apple shape, but besides appearances this body type is more prone to heart related problems because the body stores fat close to the heart.