Lung Diseases Associated with Metabolic Syndrome

This article is a segment of the series about the diseases associated with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). Part 1Β describes the top ten causes of deaths that are related to MetS. Shortness of Breath Metabolic Syndrome is associated with reduced lung function andΒ higher chances of deaths from cardiovascular and all other causes. Difficulty breathing at rest and…

The Deadliest Diseases Associated with Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) leads to chronic inflammation throughout the body.Β  The inflammation manifests as slow, progressive development of aches and pain, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar. Many people will blame aging and heredity for those symptoms and are unaware that it can be reversed.Β  The article, The Metabolic Syndrome, gives a short description…

Health Benefits of Weight Training

What Is Resistance Training? Resistance training is muscle contraction against an external force. Weight training using barbells, weight machines, and bodyweight exercises are all resistance exercises. For this article, we will focus on barbell training and the effect on the different organ systems.Β  Central Nervous System – The Brain Improves cognition and strength.Β  High‐intensity progressive…

Inflammation: Dolor, Tumor, Rubor, and Calor

Inflammation is the body’s response to injury, marked by pain, redness, swelling, and heat. While external symptoms are recognizable, internal inflammation often goes unnoticed, leading to severe health issues like insulin resistance and diabetes. Regular blood sugar monitoring can help detect and prevent chronic inflammation before serious damage occurs.

Fasting: Preparing The Mind.

Start with Why? Why are you fasting? You have to know the answer. You have to write it down. Is it to make your abdomen smaller? Is it to get rid of all those bad stuff inside you making you insulin resistant? Is it to control your blood sugar and take fewer medications? Is it…

How to Do Intermittent Fasting

This article was updated with audio on August 16, 2025. 🎧 Click on the play button to listen. Your browser does not support the audio element. Fasting has been around for centuries and is practiced by the most significant religions. Intermittent fasting (IF) has seen a resurgence in the past years, and many people, including…

No Time to Exercise? Let’s Fix That.

How can 4 minutes of exercise beat 1 hour of jogging? The Science In the 1991  study of Izumi Tabata. Doing High-Intensity Interval Training in as short as 4 minutes can give you the same benefits as running for an hour. The study improved the anaerobic and aerobic capacity significantly in the high-intensity group. The…

ο»ΏThe Metabolic Syndrome

This article was updated with audio on August 20, 2025. 🎧 ▢️ Press play below to listen. Your browser does not support the audio element. Introduction Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a group of conditions that include high blood pressure, obesity, high blood sugar, low HDL, and high triglycerides.  The combination of the separate components of…

Do You Have Ten Refrigerators?

Imagine someone going to the grocery several times a day and stuffs the perishables in the refrigerator. As the fridge gets full, his solution is to buy more refrigerators so he can keep on buying more groceries. Eventually, his house has several refrigerators and gets crowded. His electric bills are through the roof. How do…

What is This Website All About?

The purpose of DrJesseSantano.com is to provide health information. Understanding why diseases occur is critical to avoid common and deadly diseases. At present, there is a worldwide epidemic of obesity, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and Type 2 diabetes. Heart disease, stroke, and cancer are among the top causes of death. All of them are potentially preventable…