Link between health and well-being is typically a problem where nutrition and diet are concerned. As the society is composed of many economic strata wherein some fails to make both ends meet, some are surviving and some are overfed. All in all, it looks as if we don’t eat to live but we live to eat. However, […]
Diabetes Time Bomb
Diabetes is no longer a disease of elderly people. It has changed its status from being mild disorder to one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality irrespective of the age. Diabetes is now supposed to be a major concern even for the children as young as 15 years. The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly […]
Diabetes and Common Sense
How Common Is Common Sense? If people have a disease that has been directly connected to poor diet, lack of exercise, or both, it only seems logical they would make the simple changes necessary to be healthy. Common sense and logic would also seem to be identical, just a different way of expressing the same […]
Fat-burning gene that worsens diabetes nailed:
In a new study,researchers at Karolinska Institutet in collboration with researchers from Finland,China,Japan and the US,have identified a ‘fat-burning’ gene that is responsible for worsening diabetes in people. The team of researchers led by Juleen Zierath at Karolinska Institutet,have found previously unknown cellular mechanisms by which elevated blood sugar leads to impaired insulin sensitivity in […]
22 ways to a good night’s sleep
How many of you consider the importance of sleep in relation to fat-loss, injury prevention and recovery, lack of focus, and overall health and vitality? According to a study published in the Lancet Medical Journal (1) chronic sleep deprivation may speed the onset or increase the severity of age-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes, […]
Diet and Exercise for People with Type 2 Diabetes
<p style="margin: 0px"><span id="intelliTXT"><span class="hlth_ArticleText" id="lblTopText"><font color="#092469">Diet and exercise is a common prescription for a healthy life. For people with Type 2 diabetes, it is especially important to follow a healthy diet and get lots of exercise. Often this is enough to get blood sugar levels under good control, especially early in the illness. </font></span></span> […]