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\"Marilyn<\/a>Inflammation<\/p>\n

Several authors confirm that low levels of persisting inflammation is increasingly associated with many causes of disease and the ageing process. Inflammation appears to be the cause of most disease and therefore deciding to reduce inflammation generally translates into a person becoming healthier. Studies have shown that an anti-inflammatory diet that is high in non starchy vegetables, fruit, legumes, pulses and fish is the solution to lowering the levels of inflammation. Foods that significantly contribute to keeping a body in a state of inflammation are: sugar, over consumption of meat, fast foods, processed foods, refined carbohydrates such as white cakes\/pastries\/bread and excessive amounts of alcohol and coffee.<\/p>\n

There are several supplements and foods that have strong anti-inflammatory properties.\u00a0\u00a0 Supplements in conjunction with a healthy diet can positively transform an individuals health. Please feel free to ask Matt or I what those are.<\/p>\n

Blood sugar levels<\/p>\n

Three factors are responsible for the increase of diabetes and obesity; the increase in eating refined highly processed carbohydrates, an increase in the consumption of refined oils and fats and a decrease in the good fats for example Omega 3 fats from fish oils. The significance of this is that diabetes and obesity often equate to poor insulin sensitivity and for healthy ageing reducing inflammation will double up as the eating plan to improve insulin sensitivity which means healthier ageing. Metabolic syndrome is a term associated with poor insulin sensitivity meaning that insulin is not efficiently performing the job that it is meant to do which is transporting sugar into cells.<\/p>\n

Abdominal obesity is often an indicator of metabolic syndrome meaning insulin resistance. This syndrome increases the risk of several other conditions such cardiovascular disease, increase the risk of developing Type II diabetes by five times, increases the risk of a fatty liver, increases the risk of dementia and increases the risk of gout.<\/p>\n

There are serious health consequences that result from having diabetes as it contributes to high incidence of illness as well as causing long term health problems.<\/p>\n

\"Couple<\/a>Recipe for Being healthier begins with a:<\/p>\n