Category Archives: Heart

Antibiotics: Connected to Obesity, Diabetes and Stroke?

A nonprofit research group called Extending the Cure published the latest in a fantastic series of maps based on public and privately collected data. Earlier iterations have looked at the incidence of various resistant organisms over time. This time, they decided to look instead at the major drivers of resistance, Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: 9 Ways to Control Diabetes & Inflammation

Inflammation and diabetes, or is it diabetes and inflammation? Research now tells us that these conditions are definitely related, although they are not completely sure of the sequence. Continue reading

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Cutting Calories to 500 per Day Reduces Need for Insulin

After four months of a calorie-restriction diet, obese diabetes patients were able to come off insulin, and 75% were able to remain insulin-free for more than a year, even though they returned to their regular diets. Continue reading

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Pre-Diabetes: Is it Really Pre-Anything?

A recent study showed that anyone with a fasting blood sugar of over 87mg/dl was at increased risk of diabetes. So-called “pre-diabetes” is a deadly disease driving our biggest killers Continue reading

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Fiber Use in Teens Lowers Heart and Diabetes Risks

Teenagers who eat a lot of fiber-rich foods, such as vegetables and whole grains, are less likely to have risk factors for diabetes and heart disease. Other studies have shown that whole grains are not much better for you than processed grains Continue reading

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Eating Fish Can Reduce the Risk of Diabetes

Eating lots of cured meats is associated with greater weight gain and a higher obesity rate. The consumption of fish is linked to lower glucose concentrations and a smaller risk of developing diabetes. Continue reading

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Study Confirms Benefits of Tanning, Sun Exposure for the Production of Health-promoting Vitamin D

A new study out of Oslo University Hospital (OUH) in Norway confirms that regular exposure to moderate levels of sunlight promotes good health through the healthy production of vitamin D in the body. Continue reading

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Almonds, but Were Afraid to Ask

Almonds; their health benefits, description, history, nutritional profile, how to enjoy them and more. We eat almonds every day; raw nuts, almond butter, almond meal, slivered almonds. The health benefits are important, especially for the diabetic Continue reading

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Benefits of Nut Consumption for Obesity, High Blood Sugar, High Blood Pressure

Researchers have uncovered a critical link between eating nuts and higher levels of serotonin in the bodies of patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS), who are at high risk for heart disease. Continue reading

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Eat Organic Electron Rich Green Kale

the USDA’s new MyPlate suggests the healthiest choice is making vegetables and fruit the biggest part of every meal by reducing consumption of highly acidic constipating animal proteins. Kale is far more nutritious than other leafy greens Continue reading

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Time for an Oil Change

For 30 years well-meaning diet gurus have preached that eating fat makes you fat. Instead, it’s eating too much of the wrong kinds of fat. If you are like 90% of Americans, you are eating the wrong kind of fat. Time for an oil change Continue reading

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Vitamin D Supplements Recommended for People with Fair Skin

There is evidence that the vitamin may reduce the Incidence of several types of cancer and type-1 diabetes. Continue reading

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Feed Your Genes: How Our Genes Respond to the Foods We Eat

What should we eat? What if you could answer this question at a molecular level? What if you could find out how our genes respond to the foods we eat, and what this does to the cellular processes that make us healthy — or not? Continue reading

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Excursions in Blood Glucose

Dr Rosedale writes: All sugars, and foods that convert into sugar will have a detrimental effect. Therefore the fewer non-fiber carbohydrates a person eats, the better. The difference should be made up by consuming more beneficial fats & oils. Continue reading

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Berberine – One Herb Works in Many Ways

According to published scientific literature, berberine is useful for remedying both types of diabetes as well as other disorders associated with diabetes, such as dyslipidemia. Continue reading

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Ron Rosedale – Neurodegenerative Disease, Hormones and Diet

Dr Ron Rosedale is an internationally known expert in nutritional and metabolic medicine. Very few physicians have had such consistent success in helping diabetics to eliminate or reduce their need for insulin. Continue reading

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Life is a Do-Over – Research Summary

Many health conditions are preventable by living a healthy lifestyle. You cannot control your genetic makeup, age, or gender. But by controlling your health, you can lower your risk of future disease & help manage & fight already formed disease Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: 8 ways to Save Money While Eating Healthy

Most people consider it common knowledge that healthy food is expensive and unhealthy food is cheap. But for most people it does not need to be this way. You may be able to save money. Continue reading

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Chocolate: Candy or Cutting Edge Medicine?

the consumption of chocolate, or its active constituents (cocoa, flavan-3-ols), reduces a broad range of risk factors for cardiovascular disease including insulin resistance. Continue reading

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New Study: Vegetarian Diet Reduces Risk of Serious Disease Considerably

the frequency and the cost of many illnesses, including obesity, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, can be considerably reduced just by switching to a whole food, nutrient dense, plant-based diet that doesn’t include meat or dairy. Sometimes, the diseases were reversed just with these diet changes too. Continue reading

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