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Carbohydrates: To Use Or Abuse?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Blood Sugar, Complex Carbohydrates, Simple Carbohydrates, Glycemic Index, Carbohydrates, Glucose, Insulin, Sugar, Complex Carbs, Simple Carbs, Carbs, Good Bad Carbohydrates, Diet and Nutrition, Good Carbohydrates, Good Carbs, Bad Carbs, Bad Carbohydrates, Video, Healthy Living News
Deepak Chopra

Facts won't make you achieve the ideal figure, a healthy heart, or freedom from aging and disease.  Life isn't a puzzle with many pieces that need to fit where they belong. Life is an unfolding process, and it's your choice to make that process into one of continuous evolution.

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10 Ways I Know I Have Diabetes

Riva Greenberg | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Diabetes, Health Care, Diabetes Risk Factors, Blood Sugar, Diabetes Symptoms, Type 2 Diabetes, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

If you have any of the risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, have your health care provider give you a simple blood test. While there are times I'd rather forget I have diabetes, there is never a time I wouldn't want to know that I have it.

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How To Rewire Your Brain To End Food Cravings

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Food as Medicine, Nutrition, Food Cravings, Blood Sugar, Controlling Food Cravings, Controlling Blood Sugar Levels, Diabesity, Blood Sugar Levels, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Obesity, Healthy Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

I'm a food addict. We all are. Our brains are biologically driven to seek and devour high-calorie, fatty foods. The difference is that I have learned how to control those primitive parts of my brain. Anyone can do this if they know how.

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Kick the Can

Laurie David | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Soft Drinks, Blood Sugar, Sugar Addiction, Soda Industry, Celebrity Endorsements, Kick the Can, Obesity Epidemic, Soda, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, Obesity, Coke, Childhood Obesity, Sugar, Food News
Laurie David

In the midst of an epidemic that threatens to kill far too many of our kids, we appeal to the common sense and decency of our celebrities and ask them -- no, beg them -- to stop accepting soda and sugary drink endorsements.

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Paula Deen: The Lost Teaching Moment

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Low-Carb, Blood Sugar, Paula Deen, High-Carb, Fat, Weight Loss, Diabetes, Insulin, Healthy Living News
Dr. Jonny Bowden

If only the message from the media about Paula Deen had been "We're all eating too much sugar!" Instead, a perfectly good teaching moment was wasted in a sea of inanities about the "dangers" of eating fat.

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7 Diabetes Tips to Make You Tops

Riva Greenberg | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Healthy Eating, Blood Sugar, Healthy Meal, Type 2 Diabetes, Low Sugar Fruits, Pre-Diabetes, Recommended Diet, Type 1 Diabetes, Health Care, Diabetes and Feet, Insulin, Diabetes, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

See your blood sugar numbers as information not a judgment of your self-worth. Monitoring your blood sugar is the best tool to help you evaluate the effectiveness of your diabetes treatment plan.

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Changing Whole Towns to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes: Itamar Raz

Riva Greenberg | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Professor Itamar Raz, Diabetes, Behavior Change, Diabetes Research, Health Care, Leadership, Blood Sugar, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

In addition to being close to preventing Type 1 diabetes, Professor Itamar Raz is working to protect the heart and kidney from diabetic complications, educating doctors how to treat patients with diabetes and changing towns across Israel to improve lifestyle behaviors.

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Itamar Raz: A Few Years Away From Preventing Type 1 Diabetes

Riva Greenberg | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Leadership, Blood Sugar, Doctors, Stem Cell Research, Diabetes, Diabetes Research, Health Care, Diabetes Prevention, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

Forty years ago I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I was told -- as we all were -- that the cure was five to 10 years away. There still is no cure, but I just interviewed the man who may be a breath away from preventing type 1 diabetes.

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Another Reason To Ward Off Diabetes: It Makes You Look Older

Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Blood Sugar, Aging, Diabetes, Bv-Life, Black Voices News

Diabetes has its repercussions, from higher risks of heart attack and stroke to kidney disease and poor circulation. Now researchers say it can make y...

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7 Tips for Lowering Breast Cancer Risk by Balancing Blood Sugar and Body Fat Naturally

Dr. Nalini Chilkov | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Low-Carbohydrate Diet, Weight Loss, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Insulin Resistance, Lose Weight Naturally, Blood Sugar, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer and Weight Loss, Healthy Living News
Dr. Nalini Chilkov

Supporting normal blood sugar function is a key to both weight loss, fat loss and lower risk for breast cancer and diabetes.

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Sugary Beverages and Their Bitter Effects

Eric Ding, Ph.D. | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Tax on Soda, Blood Sugar, High Cholesterol, Cholesterol, Gout, High Blood Pressure, Sodas, Soda Tax, Beverages, Sugar, Soft Drinks, How to Lower Cholesterol, Soda, Soda Consumption, Diet Soda, Slidepollajax, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Sugary Beverages, Diet and Nutrition, Healthy Living News
Eric Ding, Ph.D.

I'm often asked the question, "What is the single most harmful food in our diet today?" The evidence is mounting that it is the excess consumption of sugary beverages in our diet.

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Hope For Diabetics: New Test Measures Blood Sugar With Tears, Scientists Say

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Glucose Tests, Alternative Glucose Tests, Glucose-Levels, Blood Sugar, Video, Diabetes Tears, World Diabetes Day, Diatetes Finger Prick, Pre-Diabetes-Insulin-Resistance, Diabetics, Tears Diabetes, Diabetes, Alternative Blood Sugar Tests, Healthy Living News

Good news for diabetics: The painful finger prick tests used to measure blood sugar might become a distant memory. Now researchers say tears could pro...

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The 14-Minute Exercise That Can Save Thousands of Lives -- Including Yours

Riva Greenberg | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Health Care, Exercise, Charity, Big Blue Test, Accu-Chek, World Diabetes Day, Roche Diabetes Care, Impact News
Riva Greenberg

I'm calling everyone with diabetes -- and I'm asking you to call everyone you know -- to do something between now and Nov. 14: World Diabetes Day.

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A New Kind Of Diabetes Education

Riva Greenberg | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Blood Sugar, Managing Blood Sugar, Health, Continuous Glucose Monitors, Insulin-Pumps, Weight Loss, Diabetes, Insulin, Cgm, Exercise and Blood Sugar, Diabetes Education, Type 1 University, Home News
Riva Greenberg

This year Gary Scheiner, who has lived with Type 1 diabetes for 25 years, opened the first online university for people with diabetes.

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How To Make Blood Sugar Checks Pain-Free

Milt Bedingfield | Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Lancing Device, Finger, Blood Sugar, Blood Sugar Check, Diabetes, Personal Health, Diabetes Blood Check, Home News
Milt Bedingfield

Checking your blood sugar should not be painful -- at all. But everyday, I see people with marks, scars and small bruises all over the tips of their fingers.

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17 Tips From a Diabetes Patient-Expert

Riva Greenberg | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Blood Sugar, Diabetes Tips, Diabetes, Healthcare, Health, Insulin, Low Blood Sugar, Reusing Syringes, Treating Low Blood Sugar, Testing Blood Sugar, Home News
Riva Greenberg

If you're new at the diabetes game, you're probably overwhelmed with all you think you have to do.

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The High Carb Diet That Keeps You Healthy, Fit and Trim

Riva Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Blood Sugar, Fruit, Health, Cravings, Food, Fat, Diabetes, Carbohydrates, Diet, Glycemic Levels, Glycemic-Index, Sugar, Nutrition, Home News
Riva Greenberg

Carbs are everywhere, but you don't have to give them up. Just choose them a little more wisely a little more often.

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Why Some Medical Studies Can Be Harmful

Dr. Dennis Gottfried | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blood Sugar, Pharmaceutical Industry, Diabetes, Medical Studies, Health Policy, Health Care, Surrogate Endpoints, Health, Home News
Dr. Dennis Gottfried

When a study is done, what we want to find out is whether a medical or surgical treatment actually benefits a patient, that is, does the patient live longer or better.

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Do Statins Cause Diabetes And Heart Disease?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mark Hyman MD, Blood Sugar, Cholesterol, Heart Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes, Ultrawellness, Heart Attack, Pre-Diabetes, Health, Healthy Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

Patients who lowered their cholesterol with statins had higher levels of insulin. Why is that important? Because elevated insulin levels are the first step on the road to diabetes.

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Fructose, Blood Pressure Link Found By American Researchers

msn.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Blood Sugar, Fructose Blood Pressure, High Blood Pressure, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Blood Pressure, Fructose High Blood Pressure, Fructose, Sugar, Healthy Living News

Eating a lot of foods and drinks sweetened with fructose significantly raises a person's risk of having high blood pressure, U.S. researchers said Thu...

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Millions Die Due To Withheld Medical Treatment

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Blood Sugar, Cholesterol, Exercise, Mark Hyman MD, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Diet, Ultrawellness, Detox, Toxins, Health, Healthy Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

Medical care must include general lifestyle guidance--the mandates to eat a healthy diet and get regular exercise--individually tailored for both the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.

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Domino Drug Therapy for Heart Disease

Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Blood Sugar, Cholesterol, Heart, Statin Drugs, Blood Pressure, Magnesium, Health, Healthy Living News
Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D.

Even though the American Medical Association (AMA) says stress-related illness and symptoms account for 60 to 90 percent of doctor visits most symptoms are still treated with drugs.

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Why Eating a Low-Fat Diet Doesn't Lead to Weight Loss

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Blood Sugar, Insulin Resistance, Nutrigenomics, Low-Fat Diets, Mark Hyman MD, Weight Loss, Obesity, Glucose, Ultrawellness, Health, Video, Healthy Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

Pioneering research by Harvard Medical School's David Ludwig reveals the reason that low-fat diets do not work -- and identifies the true cause of obesity for most Americans.

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Is Diabetes Worth The Work? Just Wait 'Till You Hurt Your Foot

Riva Greenberg | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Blood Sugar, Foot Injury, Diabetes, Health, Diabetes Health, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

My painful sleepless night put every diabetes-foot horror into my head. Will I get gangrene? Will they have to amputate my foot? How will I exercise without my foot?

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Type 2 Diabetes Is Also Cardiovascular Disease

Riva Greenberg | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: American Heart Association, Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Diet, Exercise, Heart Attack, Health, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

Heart awareness month - that's this month - started out with a bang. Heart-health was all over the web and we were reminded that obesity, high blood p...

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