Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes

April 12, 2020 Jonene Ford 0 Comments 0 tags

Mitochondria, the “powerhouse” of cells, produce ATP in the cell, and they are a primary producer of energy (ATP) for the body. If mitochondria are not functioning correctly, obesity, insulin

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – What is it, what causes it, and how to address it?

March 14, 2020 Jonene Ford 0 Comments 0 tags

When we eat foods, our bodies break them down into smaller parts through the digestive process.  Carbohydrate foods (and in some extreme cases, protein foods), are digested and broken down

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Type 2 Diabetes in Children

December 21, 2019 Jonene Ford 0 Comments 0 tags

The increase in the number of children with type 2 diabetes has been a hot topic in the field of nutrition in the last decade.  My personal interest in this

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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – An Overview

July 22, 2017 Jonene Ford 0 Comments 0 tags

PCOS – polycystic ovarian syndrome – is a disease that affects a woman’s fertility.  In America, approximately 7% of women have been diagnosed with this disease (Ndefo et.al., 2013) although

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