Category Archives: Exercise

Less than a Minute a Day ‘Keeps Diabetes Away’

two 20-second cycle sprints on exercise bikes, three times per week and after six weeks, researchers in the university’s department of health saw a 28% improvement in their insulin function. 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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Weight Loss Improves Beta Cell Function in Type 2 Diabetes

Beta cell function can improve after just 12 weeks of weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes. Continue reading

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U.S. Population On Track to Getting Even Fatter

In 2020, the vast majority of adults in America will be overweight or obese and more than half will suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions, according to projections presented by Northwestern Medicine researchers. 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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Rebound Exercise Dramatically Improves Health and Keeps You Young – in Just Minutes a Day

In his book, Jump for Joy, James R. White, Ph.D., calls rebound exercise “the closest thing to the fountain of youth that science has found.” Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: Start Every Day with Breakfast

When you eat is as important as what you eat and it starts with breakfast. You should eat breakfast within 1 hour of rising. Although you probably have heard this advice before, you may not know why it is such a great idea. Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: Remember the Power of Sleep

Constant stress is not good for our health. Neither is sleep deprivation, which is linked to everything from diabetes & obesity to depression & heart attack. A good night’s sleep is as important as a nutritious diet & regular exercise. Continue reading

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Diabetes and Alcohol

People with diabetes who choose to drink need to take extra care keeping food, medications, alcohol, and blood sugars in balance. If you take insulin or pills for diabetes, drinking alcohol may cause low blood sugar. Continue reading

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Discovery of Insulin Switches in Pancreas Could Lead to New Diabetes Drugs

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered how a hormone turns on a series of molecular switches inside the pancreas that increases production of insulin. Continue reading

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Supplements for the Disease That Ages You Twice As Fast

poorly controlled diabetes can also double the odds you’ll develop other age-related problems. These problems could be cognitive impairment, incontinence, falls, dizziness, vision problems and pain. And they can affect you as early as in your 50s! Continue reading

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Exercise Can Produce Healthy Chatter Between Bone, Fat and Pancreatic Cells

Cells in bone, fat and the pancreas appear to be talking to each other and one thing they likely are saying is, “Get moving.” Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: View Exercise as Non-Negotiable

We can all agree that regular exercise benefits our health and keeps us alive. Yet many of us don’t do any exercise. I believe the body tells us when it is not getting enough exercise, but some of us choose to ignore those signals. Continue reading

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Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Diabetes Risk by 80%

Researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health have of course known for some time that diet, exercise, smoking and drinking have an impact on whether someone is likely to develop type 2 diabetes. What they didn’t know was how each individual factor affects the risk. Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: Think Progress, Not Perfection

all the little shifts you make will add up to large changes overall. This process does not happen overnight. Your success will be cumulative. No one climbs a mountain in one giant leap. Continue reading

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Our Playgrounds Have Changed

This is a sad but true commentary on the sedentary state of our nation. The comparative drawing is all too true for me. Continue reading

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More Muscle Mass Knocks Out Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes

every 10% increase in the ratio of skeletal muscle mass to total body weight was associated with an 11% reduction in risk of insulin resistance and a 12% drop in risk of transitional, prediabetes, or overt diabetes. Continue reading

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Moderate Exercise for 15 Minutes Daily Improves Survival 14 Percent

The minimal amount of physical activity to reduce mortality risk is 15 minutes a day of moderate-intensity exercise, according to the results of a prospective cohort study. Each additional 15 minutes was associated with a further reduction. Continue reading

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Greater Exercise Intensity May Add Years to Life

The intensity of exercise, not the duration, is what’s important in terms of improving your chances of living a longer life, a new study suggests. Continue reading

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A Healthy, Merry Christmas; It’s Peak Season to Develop Type 1 Diabetes

the seasonality of the incidence of Type 1 diabetes is a real phenomenon. It appears to be dependent on the geographical position. The further away from the equator, the greater the prevalence of the seasonal phenomenon. Continue reading

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