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Walnuts Lower Insulin Levels
High blood insulin levels (hyperinsulinemia) is one of the hallmarks of type 2 diabetes, obesity, insulinoma, and excessive insulin use. Normalizing levels is vital.
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The Truth about Carbs
Carbohydrates are an essential part of our diet. Misinformation has lead weight and health conscious people to avoid them altogether. Learn why this is not necessary.
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Carbohydrate Craving Syndrome
How do serotonin, insulin resistance and blood sugar effect the way we eat? As symptoms of Carbohydrate Syndrome, they make a big difference.
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How to Start Losing Weight
Have you tried exercising to lose weight, with no results? If you're overweight, your body's ability to burn fat may already be impaired. But you can turn things around.
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Low Carb Diets Aid Weight Loss
More studies show eating less carbohydrate not only promotes fat loss but also lowers blood sugar levels and improves LDL to HDL cholesterol levels.
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Acanthosis Nigricans
Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a skin disease defined by abnormally increased discoloration (hyperpigmentation) and "velvety" appearance (hyperkeratosis) of the skin.
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Insulin Causes the Body to Store Fat
It is common health advice: avoid fat, eat carbohydrates, eat less, exercise more. Yet, diabetes and obesity epidemics coincide with Americans following this advice.
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome & Rapid Weight Gain
PCOS is commonly known as a leading cause of infertility. However, PCOS can also cause other serious medical conditions including significant weight gain and obesity.
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The Anabolic Diet: How This Modified Atkins Diet Benefits Strength-Training Athletes
This article describes the Anabolic Diet, a modification of the Atkins Diet aimed at helping strength athletes improve performance and increase muscle mass.
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Exercise to Reverse Metabolic Syndrome
The incidence of metabolic syndrome is increasing with the rise in obesity. Exercise and proper diet, leading to weight loss, can reverse this condition.
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Pre-Diabetes or Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance and pre-diabetes describe two stages the same at-risk physical symptoms that are the precursors to Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease.
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Pumpkin Extract May Enhance Insulin Sensitivity
Animal and human studies show D-Chiro-Inositol from pumpkins decreases high blood sugar and normalizes serum insulin levels.
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Stress, Cortisol, and Weight Gain
The hormone cortisol is produced in response to stress. Chronically elevated levels contribute to the accumulation of abdominal fat.
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Sweet Stevia
Stevia is a natural herb that is quickly replacing artificial sweeteners for those who are watching their weight or need to control their insulin production.
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Metformin has Many Benefits for Women with PCOS
Metformin is a miracle drug for women with PCOS. It helps them lose weight, increase fertility, and prevent or delay the onset of diabetes, among other benefits.
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The Health Benefits of Indian Food
Curries have been popular for thousands of years. But evidence suggests they do more than satisfy your appetite.
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The Key to Healthy Skin
Healthy skin is an important part of everyone's life - and getting that healthy glow can be as easy as changing some diet habits to benefit skin and hair.
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How High Fiber Helps a Weight Loss Diet
Dieters can reach their weight loss goals with soluble and insoluble fiber, which create feelings of fullness and biochemically affect the body to promote fat loss.
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Diabetes and Weight Management
Are you overweight? Is your blood sugar out of control? Find out if you are at risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
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Diabetes Treatment
The majority of people with diabetes must take some form of medication to control the level of sugar in their blood. Several different forms of medication are available.
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Facts about Fatty Liver
Experts estimate that as many as one-third of Americans have a condition known as fatty liver.
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Herbal Remedy
Banaba has been a time tested herbal remedy for kidney and bladder problems. Recent studies show that it is also good for diabetes and obesity.
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Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome (also known as Syndrome X or Insulin Resistance Syndrome) is a cluster of conditions that increase the risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
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Nutrients in Natural Sweeteners
Natural sugar substitutes offer nutritional alternatives to artificial sweeteners and refined sugar.
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Selecting Stevia Products
Now that you're aiming for better health and have decided to replace sugar with stevia, which type of the product will best suit your needs?
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Best Foods to Help Control Diabetes
Although variety is key, like so many things, a few foods stand out above the rest when it comes to helping create a diabetes diet to control blood glucose levels.
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Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs
Canine diabetes mellitus is primarily controlled through insulin therapy. Treating diabetes in dogs also requires a consistent diet and monitoring of blood glucose levels
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Diet 101 - part 2
Why do high carbohydrate low fat diets fail? What is it about high carbohydrates that causes weight gain rather than loss? What are the health hazards involved?
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Exercise During Pregnancy
For years, pregnant women were advised to avoid strenuous exercise; over the past decade, attitudes toward activity during pregnancy have undergone a refreshing change.
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Fertility Food
Female fertility can be increased with the right kind of diet and supplements.
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Five Benefits of Oatmeal for Breakfast
Oatmeal for breakfast may be the perfect choice from a health standpoint. Here are five important benefits of having oats for breakfast.
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Five Foods that Help Prevent Fat Cats
Domesticated cats are packing on the pounds, which often leads to life threatening health problems. Here's how to help you furry friend avoid those complications.
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How To Help Prevent a Heart Attack with Food
The chances of getting heart disease may increase with poor nutrition. Changing one's diet can make a huge impact on heart health.
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Infertility and Nutritional Deficiencies
Infertility can be caused by many different factors including functional and even emotional but many people miss the possibility it is caused by a deficiency or toxicity.
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Nutrition Tips for New Exercisers
Starting a new exercise program places new nutritional demands on the body. Here are some tips to help get the most out of the new program.
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Short Snips of Research
The latest research on breast cancer.
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Sugars: The Bad
Refined sugar gets called "white death" for a reason: it's one of the worst things we can do for our immune system, weight, and total health. Are you addicted to it?
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Sweet Xylitol Fatal to Canines
For reasons unknown, a beneficial sugar substitute for humans can cause liver failure, internal bleeding, and a fatal hypoglycemic reaction in dogs.
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The Lean Body Plan
This article provides diet and resistance training plans to condition the body optimized for fat utilization of energy. It also debunks some common myths.
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The Problems of Prematurity: Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Basic information on respiratory distress syndrome (RSD).
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Watch Out for Those Spikes!
This article describes some of the problems with "modern" applications of the Atkins diet.
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What is Inulin?
Inulin, a low-calorie carbohydrate found in certain roots and tubers, barely affects blood sugar and improves digestive health as an unusual type of fiber and a prebiotic
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What is the Mediterranean Diet?
Research suggests following the Mediterranean Diet has many health benefits. Learn the basics and benefits of following a Mediterranean-style eating plan.
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A Healthy Way to Deal With Stress
Stress. Everyone suffers from it, but being under constant stress lowers your resistance to fighting off disease. The body becomes run down and sickness steps in.
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Blood sugar and Insulin (part 2 of 2)
Straightening out blood sugar, insulin, creatine effiency and other related issues, once and for all.
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Fat = Pure Evil?
Let's discuss fats, once and for all. What is good for you, and what isn't? How much should you eat? How LITTLE should you eat? What will fat do for you, that you didn't know?
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Go South Beach Asian Style
Look no further, these delicious Asian ideas will help you get your cooking flair back and keep the carbs at bay.
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Natural Sweeteners – A Boon for Diabetics
Diabetes can seriously inhibit the consumption of sucrose and other natural sweeteners. Xylitol and stevia are safe and scientifically certified alternatives.
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The Thyroid and Adrenal Connection
When, and only when, autoimmune hypothyroidism and adrenal insufficiency occur together, correcting one disorder can effectively correct the other.
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Treating Canine and Feline Diabetes Mellitus
Blood glucose curves are often used to help monitor and regulate diabetes mellitus in cats and dogs. This test allows evaluation of the efficacy of treatment of diabetes.
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