References NOVEMBER 2014

Stop Metabolic Syndrome Before it Starts

• What is Metabolic Syndrome? National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/ms/
• Blood Sugar Basics http://bloodsugarbasics.com/about-blood-sugar
• Mayo Clinic. Metabolic syndrome. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/metabolic-syndrome/basics/lifestyle-home-remedies/con-20027243
• Stressful Life Events and the Metabolic Syndrome: The Prevalence, Prediction and Prevention of Diabetes (PPP)-Botnia Study. American Diabetes Association.http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/33/2/378.full

Whole Grains

• Whole Wheat. The World's Healthiest Foods.http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=66
• Murray, N.D., Michael, Pizzorno, N.D., Joseph and Pizzorno, Lara. 2005. New York, NY: Atria Books. The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods.

Supplements for Healthy Blood Sugar

• Alpha Lipoic-Acid. University of Maryland Medical Center.http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/alphalipoic-acid
• Chromium. University of Maryland Medical Center.http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/chromium
• Diabetes. University of Maryland Medical Center.http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/diabetes
• Bitter Melon. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/bitter-melon#field-herb-clinical-findings

Gymnema (Gymnema sylvestre)

• Photo credit. "Gymnema sylvestre" by Vinayaraj - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
• Gymnema sylvestre: A Memoir. National Center for Biotechnology Information.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2170951/
• J Clin Biochem Nutr. Sep 2007; 41(2): 77-81. Published online Aug 29, 2007. doi: 10.3164/jcbn.2007010.

Walking for Health

• Walking: Your steps to health. Harvard Health Publications. Harvard Medical School. http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Mens_Health_Watch/2009/August/Walking-Your-steps-to-health