5 Supplements You Should Avoid Taking If You Have Metabolic Syndrome

5 Supplements You Should Avoid Taking If You Have Metabolic Syndrome

HomeCooking Tips, Recipes5 Supplements You Should Avoid Taking If You Have Metabolic Syndrome

These promise a quick fix but research doesn't support their benefits. Plus learn how to improve your metabolic health.

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3 Supplements You Should NEVER Take | Dr. Janine

Isabel Vasquez is a bilingual registered dietitian who practices from an intuitive eating culture-sensitive framework. Her clinical experience includes providing outpatient nutrition counseling to adults with various chronic health conditions along with providing family-centered treatment for eating disorders in children and adolescents. She also provides intuitive eating coaching for Latinas to heal their relationship with food specifically their cultural foods.

Emily Lachtrupp is a Registered Dietitian with experience in nutritional counseling recipe analysis and meal planning. She has worked with clients struggling with diabetes weight loss digestive issues and more. In her free time you can find her enjoying all that Vermont has to offer with her family and her dog Winston.

It’s important to know your numbers: blood pressure blood sugar cholesterol. Why? They can give you an indication of whether you have metabolic syndrome a condition that affects about 1 in 3 adults in the United States. Metabolic syndrome is a combination of risk factors that increase your risk of heart disease diabetes and stroke. If you have at least three of them—high blood pressure high blood sugar high blood triglycerides low HDL cholesterol and a larger waist circumference—it could mean you have metabolic syndrome.