Tired and overweight? Read this.

Tired and overweight? Read this.
Dr. Hashimoto

If you’re tired and overweight, you could be suffering from Syndrome X, also known as metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance. This involves the important hormone insulin and affects 44 percent of the U.S. population older than 50. It is more common in women than men and is seen in most populations around the world.
The exact cause is unknown, but the general consensus is that it is a result of the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.) combined with a sedentary lifestyle. The S.A.D. is low in essential fatty acids and fiber and high in saturated fats and sugar, which promotes many glucose disorders or insulin resistance. The current generation of children consuming energy drinks and processed foods and avoiding physical activity will most likely cause these problems to skyrocket in years to come.
Symptoms include, but are not limited to:

A skilled physician can make this diagnosis with a special blood test and a physical examination. If left unchecked, this condition can have adverse effects to one's health, such as: early aging, weight gain, vision problems or blindness, kidney damage, heart disease, skin lesions, peripheral neuropathy and death. In women, metabolic syndrome can lead to androgen dominance, which is an increase in male characteristics leading to infertility, irregular periods, unexplained weight gain, fluid retention, fatigue, mood swings, acne beyond puberty, darkened patches of skin on the neck and armpits, hair loss and unwanted hair growth on the body and face. Although these are undesirable symptoms, the underlying problems are far more serious. They include an increased risk of some cancers and heart disease.
Something you can try at home to assess your risk is checking your waist-to-hip ratio. Measure your waist (don't hold your breath in!), then the widest part of your hips. Divide the waist measurement by your hip measurement. A ratio larger than 0.8 for women (or 1.0 for men) indicates abdominal obesity and an elevated risk for developing metabolic syndrome. If you are suffering from any of the above symptoms, it is important that you get this checked by a skilled practitioner, such as Dr. Hashimoto, who knows how to evaluate and treat this problem. Even if your waist-to-hip ratio is within the normal range, if you have some of the symptom of metabolic syndrome, you should get checked because the waist-to-hip ratio is not the only determining factor.
If you are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome you may feel like your life is over, but there is good news because this can be corrected relatively easily with a change in lifestyle. Increasing physical activity, changing your diet, supplementing with the appropriate nutrients and balancing your hormones can get this under control. Every year, people on the hit TV show “The Biggest Loser” lose weight, get off medication and reverse Type 2 diabetes, so you can too!
This has become such a problem that we are willing to offer free consultation and screenings (not including lab fees) to determine whether you have metabolic syndrome. To schedule your free consultation, please call Dr. Hashimoto at N2Health in La Quinta at (760) 636-0079. He can also be found online at www.n2healthnow.com.


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Tired and overweight? Read this. Dr. Hashimoto If you’re tired and overweight, you could be suffering from Syndrome X, also known as metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance. This involves the important hormone insulin and affects 44 percent of the U.S. population older than 50. It is more common in women than men and is seen in most populations around the world. The exact cause is unknown, but the general consensus is that it is a result of the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.) combined with a sedentary lifestyle. The S.A.D. is low in essential fatty acids and fiber and high in saturated fats and sugar, which promotes many glucose disorders or insulin resistance. The current generation of children consuming energy drinks and processed foods and avoiding physical activity will most likely cause these problems to skyrocket in years to come. Symptoms include, but are not limited to: fatigue sugar cravings inability to lose weight constant hunger fatigue after meals chronic pain A skilled physician can make this diagnosis with a special blood test and a physical examination. If left unchecked, this condition can have adverse effects to one's health, such as: early aging, weight gain, vision problems or blindness, kidney damage, heart disease, skin lesions, peripheral neuropathy and death. In women, metabolic syndrome can lead to androgen dominance, which is an increase in male characteristics leading to infertility, irregular periods, unexplained weight gain, fluid retention, fatigue, mood swings, acne beyond puberty, darkened patches of skin on the neck and armpits, hair loss and unwanted hair growth on the body and face. Although these are undesirable symptoms, the underlying problems are far more serious. They include an increased risk of some cancers and heart disease. Something you can try at home to assess your risk is checking your waist-to-hip ratio. Measure your waist (don't hold your breath in!), then the widest part of your hips. Divide the waist measurement by your hip measurement. A ratio larger than 0.8 for women (or 1.0 for men) indicates abdominal obesity and an elevated risk for developing metabolic syndrome. If you are suffering from any of the above symptoms, it is important that you get this checked by a skilled practitioner, such as Dr. Hashimoto, who knows how to evaluate and treat this problem. Even if your waist-to-hip ratio is within the normal range, if you have some of the symptom of metabolic syndrome, you should get checked because the waist-to-hip ratio is not the only determining factor. If you are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome you may feel like your life is over, but there is good news because this can be corrected relatively easily with a change in lifestyle. Increasing physical activity, changing your diet, supplementing with the appropriate nutrients and balancing your hormones can get this under control. Every year, people on the hit TV show “The Biggest Loser” lose weight, get off medication and reverse Type 2 diabetes, so you can too! This has become such a problem that we are willing to offer free consultation and screenings (not including lab fees) to determine whether you have metabolic syndrome. To schedule your free consultation, please call Dr. Hashimoto at N2Health in La Quinta at (760) 636-0079. He can also be found online at www.n2healthnow.com.