Syndrome X… scientists sure are getting creative with disease naming these days. What’s next Disease Y and Illness Z? But regardless of the lackluster name, the term merits understanding, both for preventive reasons and for improving overall health.
Metabolic syndrome X, also called Insulin resistance syndrome , is a series of risk factors that put you at risk for diabetes and heart disease. These risk factors inclue: high blood pressure, high blood sugar/inability to utilize insulin, high levels of triglycerides (a fat found in your blood), too much abdominal fat around your waist, and low levels of the good cholesterol. If you have at least 3 of these risk factors, you have Syndrome X and are at a great risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, a stroke, or a heart attack. Booo! Let’s help you fix this before it’s too late.
Good news, the cure is very do-able. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, combining healthy eating with regular exercise is the best way to combat Metabolic Syndrome. Lifestyle adjustments like increasing physical exercise, eating a diet lower in fat, and obviously not smoking will do wonders to lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes. Losing as little as 10% of your body exercise/>lose-weight-exercise/>weight will lower your blood pressure and improve insulin resistance.
Focus on the ABC’s of healthy living to prevent the XYZ’s of illness.
