Monthly Archive: January 2011

Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

The road to optimal health begins with a strong, healthy digestive system and your body’s ability to detoxify itself from harmful substances. There is truth in the old saying, “You are what you eat,”...

About Conn’s disease

About Conn’s disease

Conn’s disease, also known as Primary Aldosteronism (PA), is an illness of the adrenal glands. It occurs when one or both glands produce too much of the hormone aldosterone, which causes patients to retain...

Caring for someone with diabetes

Caring for someone with diabetes

My partner has diabetes. How will this affect our relationship? Your partner may want you to be closely involved with his or her diabetes care, or may want to manage it alone. Discuss with...

Solving the Calcium Conundrum

Solving the Calcium Conundrum

Every once in a while, new research findings seem to fly in the face of conventional nutrition wisdom, leaving health-conscious consumers scratching their heads or throwing up their hands. One of the most recent...

For Your Health – Magnesium

For Your Health – Magnesium

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES of Health compiled results from multiple studies that conclude that higher intake of magnesium is associated not only with decreased risk of coronary heart disease, but with decreased risk of stroke...

Myth or Truth – Diabetes

Myth or Truth – Diabetes

Myth “I am less likely to get pregnant because I have Type 2 diabetes” Truth Type 2 diabetes doesn’t affect fertility so if you are not yet menopausal, you are just as likely to...

Benefits of BiOmega

Benefits of BiOmega

Can I remove the liquid from BiOmega capsules? The primary concern with breaking open BiOmega capsules is that it can be difficult to empty the capsule completely, which may reduce the amount of active...

The Road to FAB ABS

The Road to FAB ABS

The key to a flat belly is more than traditional forward-and-back crunches. It’s essential you add rotation to get the sleek waistline of your dreams. Building up the muscles on the side, known as...

Reduce Stress

Reduce Stress

Visceral fat is more sensitive to the effects of cortisol, a hormone created when we’re under stress. When cortisol levels rise, visceral fat cells react by trapping fat. Lowering stress (through exercise, meditation, or...

Women Health – Living with diabetes

Women Health – Living with diabetes

Can my hormones affect my blood glucose level? Yes, during your menstrual cycle, levels of estrogen and progesterone in your body rise and fall, and this can cause your blood glucose level to rise...

Belly Be Gone

Belly Be Gone

New research has discovered that ab flab is unlike the fat in other parts of our bodies. Here’s how to lose it, for good. Don’t avoid avocados because they’re high in fat. They have...

Minimize Your Cellulite

Minimize Your Cellulite

At least 80 percent of us have visible patches of cellulite, usually on our backside and thighs, but also on our breasts, belly and upper arms. For most women, it’s just an inevitable fact...

Breast Cancer Quiz

Breast Cancer Quiz

You’ve heard about family history and the importance it plays in your risk of developing breast cancer. However, there’s not much you can do to change your genetics. What can you do to prevent...

Get Your Fiber

Get Your Fiber

Older adults who eat cereals with high fiber or dark breads may be helping to improve their heart health, shows new research. Researchers from the University of Washington analyzed data from more than 3,500...

Living with diabetes – drugs for chronic illness

Living with diabetes – drugs for chronic illness

I take pills for high blood pressure. Will these affect my diabetes control? Certain medicines that may be prescribed for high blood pressure, including thiazide diuretics such as hydrochlorthiazide, and beta blockers such as...

Do you have insomnia?

Do you have insomnia?

Insomnia is when you go to bed at a reasonable hour but just can’t nod off because your mind is racing. If you do fall asleep, you wake up after a while and spend...

Skin Cancer Clues

Skin Cancer Clues

More than 2 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year. About 90 percent of melanomas are triggered by exposure to the ultraviolet radiation from the sun, as are about 65 percent of...

Breast Cancer Clues

Breast Cancer Clues

Catching it early is the first step. Thanks to better treatments and antismoking campaigns, the incidence and mortality rates of cancer have been dropping steadily over the past 20 years. More than 200,000 women...

Kids’ Corner Kids Nutrition

Kids’ Corner Kids Nutrition

Most kids are lacking in EPA and DHA, the omega-3 essential fatty acids found in fish oil. Considering that these nutrients significantly aid in child development, from the immune system to brain function, it...

Food solutions – Make Every Bite Count

Food solutions – Make Every Bite Count

Almost any sensible diet will work – if you follow it. Here’s help finding the one that’s right for your lifestyle. And if you need to jumpstart your weight loss for an upcoming event,...

Dr Bach’s Rescue Remedy

Dr Bach’s Rescue Remedy

This is a ready-made mixture of the homeopathic flower tinctures of cherry plum, clematis, impatiens, rock rose, and star of Bethlehem. The tincture is useful in many minor or major situations where there is...

Living with diabetes – when you are ill

Living with diabetes – when you are ill

Am I more prone to infections because I have diabetes? Simply having diabetes does not make you more prone to common illnesses than anyone else. But if your blood glucose level is consistently high...

Computerized Workout

Computerized Workout

The invention of Nautilus exercise equipment revolutionized the way we exercise. Its creator has designed a new system that uses computers instead of scalpels to repair injured backs and knees. Mikaela’s weekly exercises on...

Resistance Training

Resistance Training

More and more people are using weight training to maintain muscle mass or to strengthen specific areas like the lower back. George has been active all of his 57 years but never thought about...

Pump It Up

Pump It Up

We used to think the only way to increase strength was to lift as much weight as possible. Now fitness experts know you don’t have to pump a ton to tone your body. That’s...