Metabolic Syndrome Treatments 101

The primary natural therapy for prevention and treatment of the Metabolic Syndrome is a serious program of weight loss, healthy diet and exercise.
Eliminating processed foods and changing to a diet of whole foods will improve your weight and health dramatically. A healthy diet includes:

• berries
• vegetables
• whole unprocessed grains
• healthy fats
• proteins that are low in saturated and trans fats.
  

Natural therapies can provide our bodies with vitamins and minerals that we should be getting in our diet, but aren’t. Without these essentials, our bodies start to break down and malfunction.

Vitamins and minerals and antioxidants from natural sources have shown great promise in studies but will not stop the progression to heart disease diabetes or a stroke on their own. A completely wholistic approach includes a serious functional diet and exercise program or you will be wasting money and your hopes of good health.

A few important and helpful Natural Treatments:

Vitamin D
Omega 3 from Seal Oil
Blueberry Leaves
Garlic

Important Points to Know Before Taking Natural Therapies:

• Even natural products such as herbs and vitamins contain active substances that can be harmful if taken in large quantities.
• Do not self diagnose and then prescribe even a natural remedy. If you have symptoms or are at risk for the Metabolic Syndrome, diabetes or heart disease, see your health care practitioner.
• Purchase herbs and vitamins from a reputable source to ensure freshness and what you are buying is exactly as claimed.
• Follow the dosages that are recommended on the package, or consult with your health care practitioner.
• Do not take herbs or vitamins with prescription medications before checking with your doctor.
• If you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant or breastfeeding your baby, check with your doctor before taking any natural supplements.
• Children require different dosages of natural supplements than adults, so check with your doctor first before giving herbs and vitamins to children.
• Never discontinue a medication your doctor has prescribed in order to take a natural therapy. Please talk to your doctor first

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