The Art and Science of Metabolic Syndrome :A Natralistic Approach

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome is a conundrum of some metabolic conditions like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, fatty liver, hyperlipidaemia, hyperuricemia, hypertriglyceridemia and cardiovascular diseases along with apple-shaped obesity. Most of Indian people are, unfortunately, not metabolically very resilient, and abdominally obese with insulin resistance residing in visceral fat. They are unable to use insulin mellifluously secreted by pancreas because of the resistance this fat offers, consequently metabolic syndrome props up with gratuitous manifestations. Metabolic syndrome has brought cascading epidemic-affecting one fourth adult population of the world-and posing threats belligerently to health, longevity, and quality of life of the masses. The abovementioned biomarkers are linked with one another, and mar the lifespan. It is lifestyle disorder, so necessitates lifestyle modifications to control its pejorative progression. If it is not redressed timely and tenuously then it’s volcanic wrath yields insulin resistance giving birth to deadly diseases like diabetes and hypertension.. Thus, Metabolic syndrome is a foremost factor of morbidity and mortality worldwide and has become an interface to explore new vistas to tackle its menace. Though, so many pharmaceutical companies offer medicines that are proven invariably very useful. But there remains a scope in the use of nutraceuticals in the treatment of metabolic ailments. The paper is a humble attempt to explore newer therapies, and natural approaches to address metabolic syndrome. However, the paper pinpoints the importance of naturopathy and natural products to manage and manoeuvre metabolic syndrome.