diabetes

Doctors are beginning to pay more attention to the strong connection between a person’s oral health and their overall health. In some cases, the first signs of a developing disease can be found in the mouth. Certainly, we are beginning to see that this is the case with diabetes. With research pouring in, more dentists ...click here to read more

Nuts have always been seen as one of the best sources of minerals and fatty acids on the planet. Nuts provide unsaturated fats, which help to reduce cholesterol levels. They are loaded with digestion-friendly fiber, and they contain a good deal of Vitamin E, a vitamin that helps protect against coronary artery disease and other ...click here to read more

What if you were told that you could eat sugar again? After living for years under the influence of diabetes, could it be possible that you were diagnosed with the wrong condition? According to recent findings, a misdiagnosis of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes has become surprisingly common.  A New Trend in Diabetic Diagnosis ...click here to read more

People at risk for diabetes have been told by doctors for years that engaging in a regular exercise program can be a very helpful strategy for naturally stabilizing blood sugar levels. Typically, patients are told that they require at least forty-five minutes of moderately strenuous activity each day in order to see beneficial results. To ...click here to read more

Currently, close to 30 million people in the United States have diabetes. While treatment for this disease has come a long way, the condition still makes it difficult for the sufferer’s pancreas to produce insulin. This requires many people to seek out an organ transplant for survival – currently, over 115,000 people in the United ...click here to read more

In the United States, over two million children and adults are living with a form of diabetes. Type-1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, is most often diagnosed in children and young adults, and occurs when the body is unable to produce the insulin hormone and thereby has trouble converting sugar and starch into usable ...click here to read more

If you’ve been trying to limit the number of calories you consume to drop a few pounds, you’ve likely joined the growing mass of people who have switched from sugar to artificial sweetener. But, according to a study recently published in Diabetes Care, it turns out that artificial sweetener could be sabotaging your weight loss ...click here to read more

Although diabetes is often mistaken for an incurable and unmanageable disease, the majority of type-2 (adult onset) diabetes cases are both preventable and reversible. Certainly, eating a diet rich in a variety of vegetables, fruits, lean protein, beans, legumes and whole grains helps to reduce your risk for type-2 diabetes, as well as restricting foods ...click here to read more

If you are like 80% of the adult population then you consume caffeine in one form or another.   Although you are probably well aware that too much caffeine can cause temporary, undesirable side-effects such as restlessness or an inability to fall asleep, you may not be aware that the effects of caffeine are not always ...click here to read more

There are many possible complications associated with diabetes, is cancer now one of those potential risks? It might be. First, and most importantly, there are two types of diabetes: Type 1 – is usually diagnosed in children and young adults.  This is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks the insulin-making beta cells by mistake. ...click here to read more

Diabetes is in the top 10 causes of death in North America. About 24 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. One fourth of them don’t even know they have it.  Diabetes is shown to be more common in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, as well as the aged population. Suspecting that ...click here to read more

Following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s revamped food pyramid in June, there has been a great deal of buzz surrounding the effect of high quantities of fruit on weight control. Traditionally fruit has been considered so beneficial that the government set a 5-a-day standard as a bare minimum amount of fruit and vegetables you should ...click here to read more

Most people have experienced the agony associated with food poisoning, but just how dangerous can it be? Approximately 11 million cases of foodborne illness are found in Canada each year.  Foodborne illness is commonly referred to as “food poisoning” and occurs after an individual eats food that is contaminated with germs including bacteria, viruses and ...click here to read more

Exercise needs all the promotion it can get. Though the world knows of its importance to health, most individuals still find it hard to put in the time toward a little exercise. On that note, here are the results of two new studies to refocus our attention on fitness. One new study, from the “British ...click here to read more