Complex carbohydrates (starches): e.g. rice, potatoes, pasta – your body’s main source of energy, they cause a gradual rise in your blood glucose – about two-fifths of each meal should consist of this type...
Myth “People with diabetes can’t eat sugar” Truth It’s impossible to avoid sugar altogether but sugar and sugar foods are converted into glucose faster than other foods so they can cause a sudden rise...
Labels can give you useful information on which to base your food choices. Ingredients are always listed in decreasing order of weight. Sugar is also called fructose, glucose syrup, maltose, or dextrose. Looking at...
According to new research, patients who suffer from age-related macular degeneration, and depression associated with their disease, can benefit from a six-week self-management program that helps to enhance their quality of life. Age-related macular...
Using breast cancer risk as an example, a new survey tested what women would do if offered a hypothetical pill that would cut their risk of breast cancer in half. Researchers form the University...
The reasons people require lung transplantation are three sets of diseases. One is emphysema which most people are aware is where the lung sort of dilates up. It doesn’t have the ability to really...
Grapefruit The best essential oil is expressed from the peel of fresh, ripe, grapefruit; the distilled oil is inferior. It has a fresh, sweet, citrus aroma and blends well with basil, bergamot, cedarwood, chamomile,...
Lemons are an amazing and versatile fruit with a deliciously clean, sharp, fresh fragrance. Rich in vitamin C, lemons have abundant culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic uses in and around the home. The essential oil,...