Archive for the ‘Glucose’ Category | Thursday, November 17th, 2011  Here we report a health breakthrough in the land of diabetes — which, unfortunately, is a place too many people call home. Diabetes comes with many complications, but its impact on the brain is often overlooked. Until now. Check out the latest piece of health news.
Researchers have been studying the effects of type 2 diabetes on cognitive health in older individuals. They found that memory loss, depression, and … Read More | Thursday, September 1st, 2011  You’ve heard this health advice before, but here it is again: garlic is good for you. Garlic is a member of the lily or Allium family, which also includes onions and leeks. It is rich in a variety of powerful sulfur-containing compounds. These compounds give garlic its distinctive odor, but are also what makes the herb a powerful alternative remedy against many diseases and conditions.
Just recently, a research team … Read More Tags: alternative remedy, blood glucose, garlic, glucose, glucose levels, Insulin, Insulin Sensitivity, Metabolic Syndrome, nutritional health Posted in Diabetes, Food and Nutrition, Glucose, Natural Foods | No Comments » | Thursday, July 12th, 2007 We know that diabetes is at the top of the list of the biggest health concerns in the country. That’s why we’re bringing you another new development on the disease. This time it involves an obscure fruit. Diabetes is a problem that seems to be getting out of control in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of 2002, 18.2 million people in this … Read More | Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 The American Diabetes Association estimates that 18.2 million people in America suffer from diabetes. Diabetes will strike one out of every five elderly Americans. Or, to look at it another way, half of all people with diabetes are over the age of 60. Diabetes can cause blindness, kidney failure, and heart failure. Diabetes is when glucose isn’t moved to the cells where it can be used. Instead, the glucose builds … Read More | Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 New research shows that ailing kidneys can harm your heart. And an ailing heart can cause damage to the kidneys. Apparently, these two vital organs share a strong bond that has gone largely ignored in the medical community. Your kidneys, of course, help to filter blood. Blood flows from the renal arteries into the kidneys. Once there, it is filtered by about a million tiny units called nephrons. Excess salt, … Read More | |
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