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Metabolic Syndrome
The Biolactis Quest
The general homeostasis biological concept developed by Claude Bernard in the 19th century is still today the guiding light of Biolactis in its quest to improve human health.
“Constance of the internal environment is the condition for a free and independent life.”
Claude Bernard
About Biological Homeostasis
In search of Biological Homeostasis Stopping the Metabolic Cascade
Homeostasis is the property of a dynamic system, especially a living organism, to regulate its internal environment so as to maintain a stable and constant condition. Multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustments and regulation mechanism make homeostasis possible.
Much disease results from disturbance of homeostasis, a condition known as homeostatic imbalance or metabolic cascade. As it ages or under stress, every organism will lose efficiency in its control systems. The inefficiencies gradually result in an unstable internal environment that increases the risk for illness. In humans, an over calorie and metabolic intake will result in the metabolic cascade diseases including: weight gain, blood fat disorders, diabetes, hypertension and inflammation. In ideal circumstances, homeostatic control mechanisms should prevent imbalance from occurring.
As for the imbalance and the negative cascade event, the interaction between different regulatory mechanisms can be used to push the system to restore homeostasis. This biological concept reflects the various pro-homeostatic activities triggered by the MPM Lactoceuticals developed by BiolActis.
About the Metabolic Syndrome
The Metabolic Risks Factors
The metabolic syndrome is characterized by a group of metabolic risk factors in one individual. They include:
- Abdominal obesity
- High triglycerides
- Low HDL cholesterol (or low HDL/LDL ratio)
- High blood pressure
- Insulin resistance or glucose intolerance
People diagnosed with at least three (3) of the five (5) factors are at risk of coronary heart disease and other diseases related to plaque build-ups in artery walls such as stroke, peripheral vascular disease and type 2 diabetes. It is estimated that over 50 million Americans suffer from metabolic syndrome.
The chance of developing metabolic syndrome is closely linked to being overweight or obese. To manage this condition various medications have to be prescribed to tackle each one of the features defining the metabolic syndrome.