Michael T. Murray, N.D., is widely regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on natural medicine. He is a graduate, former faculty member, and serves on the Board of Regents of Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. The author of over 30 books on health nutrition, Dr. Murray is also Director of Product Development and Education for Natural Factors Nutritional Products.

The mulberry plant (Morus alba) is probably best known as

Michael T. Murray, ND is widely regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on natural medicine. He is a graduate and faculty member of Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington, and also serves there on the Board of Trustees. Dr. Murray is an accomplished writer, educator and lecturer. He is the author of over 20 books, including co-author of How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine and How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine is the

Syndrome X is a silent disease at the root of many 20th century diseases and may affect as much as 25% of the "normal" population.

Syndrome X is described as insulin resistance with high blood insulin levels. The condition can occur when the following conditions are present: 1)a diet that is high in refined carbohydrates and processed sugars, 2) a diet high in Omega 6 fatty acids (explained below) and, conversely, low in Omega 3

Most nutritionists believe that low blood sugar three or four hours after eating is a frequent cause of irritability, anxiety, fatigue, heart palpitations, shakiness, headaches, hunger or mental fogginess. They call this syndrome "hypoglycemia."

Most mainstream physicians, however, don't believe hypoglycemia is a genuine condition. They cite research showing that most people who