Cardiometabolic Syndrome

As I have mentioned, the meeting in Boston on the “Cardiometabolic Syndrome“ last Fall attracted 17 different specialties all interested in the definition of the Syndrome and how it relates to their particular specialty in medicine.

Noticeably absent was the American Diabetes Association, the organization who started it all with Jerry Reaven and the concept of Syndrome X.

Although there was agreement that everyone with diabetes 2 had the Metabolic Syndrome (MS) at some time in their life there was no agreement on using the diagnosis to search or monitor patients for early diabetes.

I know how important it is because in my office it has been proven to over 900 patients. MS can be reversed and complications can be reversed as well.

The meeting did begin to discuss ethnic differences in MS occurrence and the sharp relationship to Coronary Heart Disease. No mention of the elevated triglycerides, uric acid, or fatty liver was made.

A unified worldwide definition of the Metabolic Syndrome is yet to come.

Dr. Joe

Harmonizing the Metabolic Syndrome. A Joint Interim Statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity.
KG Alberti, RH Eckel, SM Grundy, PZ Zimmet, JI Cleeman, KA Donato, JC Fruchart, WP James, CM Loria, SC Smith
Circulation 2009 10;10: 2009

D*Action Program

The new year has brought a new price change to our D*action program that we wanted to alert you to. Last year, 2009, was very heavily subsidized to get the project going. We do not have that option for this year, so we have had to find a way to have the subscription options at least pay for our costs and the basic research. As many of you know, we are totally funded by you, people that not only want to know their vitamin D results but see the excitement and value of capturing their health data so we can truly demonstrate the massive health benefits of getting serum levels to the 40-60 ng/ml range.

The good news is that we are still able to enroll new people at a subscription cost less than any other at-home test price on the web!

Further good news is that for each of you as 'early' subscribers, you can re-subscribe at a 'Member' discount of 15%. With the 5 year subscription, that ends up with a unit cost of $51.00. When you re-enroll/choose your next option, on the Order Form, with Payment Options, key in the Coupon Code of 'Member' and click 'Apply'. That will take you to a new page with the discounts!! (If you are a clinician and have patients you want to sign up, please contact susan@grassroothealth.org for options.)

Thank you all so much for your ongoing support of this project. We are getting noted all over the world--we are making a difference in people's lives.

If you need any help with your subscription, please

Call Mary Papa:

760-473-5913
10 am - 2 pm PST Monday-Friday

Donations are always welcome!

Special Note:
We'll be sending out an announcement next week about our next Diagnosis & Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency Seminar to be held here in San Diego in conjunction with the UCSD School of Medicine, April 9, 2010.

Again, very, very many thanks for your ongoing help in solving this epidemic!

Carole

Carole A Baggerly
Director
GrassrootsHealth

carole@grassrootshealth.org
www.grassrootshealth.net