Hormones and Metabolism

Pituitary Gland Anatomy, Location, Hormones and Pictures

What is the Pituitary Gland? The pituitary gland is considered as the master gland of the body because its hormones control other endocrine glands, which in turn influence various and diverse activities in the body. It is largely influenced by the hypothalamus, which is the control center that processes the incoming >> Read More ...

Endocrine Diseases and Disorders General Signs & Symptoms

The endocrine glands secrete hormones that have a wide variety of actions in the human body. It is essentially the body’s regulating mechanism and can affect almost every process in the body. This is discussed further under the Human Endocrine >> Read More ...

Growth on the Pituitary Gland | Types of Pituitary Tumors

Growths on the pituitary gland are usually benign tumors although a malignancy is possible yet rare. The most common growth on the pituitary gland is a pituitary adenoma. Other benign tumors may stem from areas around the pituitary gland and invade the pituitary parenchyma or apply pressure on the gland. Benign pituitary >> Read More ...

Metformin and Other Diabetes Drugs

What is Metformin? Metformin belongs to a class of drugs known as biguanides which are used to treat diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes). Biguanides were developed from guanidine which was extracted from a plant known as Goat’s rue. It was used to treat diabetes in medieval Europe. Phenformin was the first clinically >> Read More ...

Sulfonylurea (Glimepiride, Glyburide, Glipizide) Drug Information

What are sulfonylureas? Sulfonylureas were the first oral medication to be used for treatment of diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes). It encompasses a group of sulfonamide-related chemicals that can stimulate the release of insulin from the beta cells in the pancreas. Sulfonylureas are therefore known as insulin >> Read More ...

Hyperuricemia (High Urate) Diet, Foods to Avoid and Treatment

Uric acid is produced in the body by the breakdown of purines. These purines in turn are sourced from the breakdown of genetic material when old or damaged cells are normally destroyed in the body. Other purines comes from the metabolism of purine-rich foods, primarily proteins, that are ingested. These are found in foods >> Read More ...

Avoid The Winter Weight Gain And Shed The Fat For Summer

As summer approaches up north, it is time to change your wardrobe for something less warm and bulky. Most of us opt for summer clothing that is lighter and often more revealing which means the the unflattering bulges will show quite easily. But is it your imagination or is there really an extra bulge or two that you did >> Read More ...

Overweight and Obese Definitions, Causes, Dangers

Being overweight or obese is associated with a range of health complications. It is well publicized that these weight aberrations contributes to some of the most common diseases that leads to death across the globe, especially cardiovascular diseases. Understanding what being overweight or obese means, how it occurs and >> Read More ...

5 Signs of Insulin Resistance and How to Treat It

Insulin resistance is a growing concern across the globe as it can be one of the key factors that may lead to diabetes, heart disease and strokes. It affects about 3 out of 100 Americans. Worldwide as many as 25% of adults have metabolic syndrome in which insulin resistance is a component thereby leading to elevated blood >> Read More ...

Increase Metabolism – Ways to Speed Up Metabolic Rate

Most of us think of energy production when we discuss metabolism. This is where cells break down nutrients to release energy which can then be used for keeping the entire body functioning. It is one aspect of metabolism. The rate at which this our body produces energy is known as the metabolic rate and it varies from one >> Read More ...

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