Tag: insulin sensitivity

Reversal of Insulin Resistance by Trans-Resveratrol and Hesperetin

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article presents a study showing that combining two over-the-counter nutritional supplements, hesperidin and trans-resveratrol, could reverse insulin resistance.[1] The study authors are from Qatar University, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and the  Warwickshire Institute for the Study of Diabetes in the UK. Reversal of Insulin Resistance in Overweight and Obese Subjects by Trans-Resveratrol and Hesperetin…

Insulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis and the Nattokinase Solution

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article discusses the relationship between insulin resistance and atherosclerosis formation and how nattokinase improves both. In a study that I previously referred to by Ren et al., they compared nattokinase (NK) 6,000 units with simvastatin 20 mg in 72 patients. After 26 weeks, it showed that nattokinase (NK) and simvastatin could decrease total cholesterol…