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The Importance of Weight Loss to Type 2 Diabetes
Guest Blog Article By William Richards There are numerous health benefits to losing weight. Eating a nutritious diet and exercising regularly can prevent and reduce a number of health problems, including symptoms of type 2 diabetes, brought on by excess pounds. Shedding pounds can lower your blood sugar, help you use insulin more efficiently and more
Why Poor Dental Hygiene May Account for Poor Health
The health of your teeth and gums in intimately linked to the health of your body as a whole. Poor dental hygiene allows bacteria in your mouth to rapidly multiply, and over time the bacteria build up on your teeth. This build-up can lead to inflammation of your gums, called gingivitis. If gingivitis is not more
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Last week, I published a rant about the EpiPen ad that was dangerous for food allergy families and misleading to the public about the true dangers of food allergies. The ad was real, and my remarks about EpiPens were 100% truthful. I like to add some impact to my rants and stories by using comparative more
Diabetes 101: A Primer and Guest Post
The following is a guest post submitted by Moira McCarthy, Diabetes Advocate. Years and years ago I was at one of my daughter’s favorite local playgrounds; the one the abuts the beach. (It had to be a long time ago; that daughter is now almost 21. And though she is begging us not to take more
NuNaturals Stevia Giveaway – NuStevia Stevia Extract Packets & Vanilla Liquid Stevia
Who wants free stevia?! What is stevia? Stevia is an all natural sweetener that comes from the stevia plant. It’s 100% natural and replaces artificial sweetener and sugar in baking, cooking and beverages. It has no calories, doesn’t spike your insulin levels, and is safe for diabetics. It also doesn’t have the nasty side-effects associated more
Dr. Oz Belly Fat Diet
It’s not just vanity that makes us all want to lose belly fat. Belly fat is the most dangerous type of fat in the body. Belly Fat poisons the liver, which directly affects your bad cholesterol levels, causing it to go up. It also affects insulin production, contributing to type 2 diabetes. Belly fat also more
Should Child Obesity be considered Child Neglect or Endangerment?
Here’s a new one for all you parents out there. Child obesity rates have become so bad that young kids are being diagnosed with diabetes and sleep apnea related to their obesity and unhealthy lifestyles and eating habits. Despite being ill, some of these obese children and their parents haven’t taken care to change eating more
Can Diabetes & Allergies Cause Depression?
Recent studies have attempted to link various diseases and conditions with increased depression. However, are these studies scientific aha moments, or are they merely obvious? Do Allergies Cause Depression? Some experts say that allergies cause depression, but in what way is this the case? Are there medical reasons behind it, such as histamine decreasing the more
The Energy Thieves – I am so damned tired!
Dr. Oz is quite literally THE MAN. I don’t usually buy magazines, but I will occasionally if a cover headline catches my attention. The Nov 8th issue of FIRST for women caught my eye with the following headline: “Dr. Oz’s TIREDNESS CURES” This was just below his smiling mug. He’s such a friendly guy. Image more
Is Diabetes Curable?
I have always known I had problems with sugar. Too much sugar, and I’m out cold, unless there’s caffeine with it. Sugar makes me feel tired; too much sugar makes me feel drunk, especially if I haven’t eaten in awhile, or at least not had protein for breakfast. Image via Wikipedia Lately, it’s gotten worse, more
