Regular Exercise Might Prevent Diabetes

Posted on January 2, 2009. Filed under: Fitness, health | Tags: , , , |

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A study done to assess whether exercise would have effects on the prevalence of diabetes among those who are at the highest risk of the disease (black women) has proven that it does indeed have a preventative effect. This is great news for all of us, as if exercise can prevent [...]

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Your Waistline Could Double Your Risk of Premature Death

Posted on November 17, 2008. Filed under: health, weightloss, wellbeing | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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This news item at Medical News Today says it all:
Large Waist Nearly Doubles Death Risk:
“The researchers wrote that previous studies relied heavily on BMI (body mass index, a person’s weight in kilos divided by the square of their height in metres) to assess the link between body fat (adiposity) and risk of death, [...]

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Resitance Training Proved To Aid in Glucose Control in Diabetes

Posted on November 3, 2008. Filed under: Fitness, health, weightloss | Tags: , , , , , , , |

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An article in Medical News Today about a new research study done on diabetes has shown that resistance training in combination with traditionally used aerobic training can help diabets gain control over their blood glucose levels faster and with more efficiency.
What does this mean? Basically diabetic people are “Starved of movement.” [...]

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Diabetes The Cost to Your Health and Your Pocket

Posted on October 31, 2008. Filed under: health, weightloss | Tags: , , , , , , , |

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Over the past 10 years, diabetes rates have doubled in most Western Countries! Yes doubled!!
This survey of diagnosed diabetes rates in the US,   the first of its kind in the US proves the point, and that doesn’t count the many un-diagnosed diabetics or those with leptin or insulin resistance around the [...]

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Diabetes May be Delayed by Drinking Green Tea

Posted on October 25, 2008. Filed under: health, weightloss, wellbeing | Tags: , , , , , |

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The Medical College of Georgia has come out with some amazing research on Green Tea, a powerful antioxidant apparently lies lurking within it fresh, green depths that can help delay the onset of Diabetes 1.
“Researchers were testing EGCG, green tea’s predominant antioxidant, in a laboratory mouse with type 1 diabetes and primary Sjogren’s [...]

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Transfats Terminated in California

Posted on July 28, 2008. Filed under: health, weightloss, wellbeing | Tags: , , , , , , , |

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WOW!! Arnold has taken a bold stand as Governator of California he has legislated the ban of Transfats in his state of California.
“The legislation signed by Schwarzenegger will take effect Jan. 1, 2010, for oil, shortening and margarine used in spreads or for frying. Restaurants could continue using trans fats to deep-fry yeast [...]

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Just a Little Walk Improves Heart Disease and Colon Cancer

Posted on April 1, 2008. Filed under: Fitness, health, wellbeing | Tags: , , , , , , |

French Doctors report that an overview of the latest research into spot and good health proves that moderate, frequent exercise improves your chances of surviving and controlling heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, respiratory disease and depression.
This report by the National Institute for Health and Medical Research (inserm) sets a benchmark, for adults of at least [...]

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Manage These Common Conditions Without Meds

Posted on March 31, 2008. Filed under: health, wellbeing | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

News of managing your conditions using natural health is slowly filtering into the medical field, and this article is a breakthrough – I have added a few of my own tips through out just to give you a little more knowledge.
ScienceDaily (Mar. 26, 2008) — We’ve gotten used to taking pills for everything that ails [...]

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Are You Insulin Resistant?

Posted on February 26, 2008. Filed under: health, weightloss, wellbeing | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Do you have the signs of being Insulin Resistant? Are you pre-diabetic?
Do you have heart disease, high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels?
Are you gaining weight around your middle even though you’re dieting?
Are you depressed or chronically tired?
Do you have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?
Do you have non-viral Chronic Fatigue or Fibro-myalgia?

If [...]

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