Recent Posts Tagged With 'diabetes'

• Diet Rich in Vitamin C Reduces Diabetes Risk

  Posted on Tuesday July 29th, 2008 at 15:30 in diabetes, healthy eating

  Eating a diet rich in vitamin C may significantly reduce your risk of developing type-2 diabetes by as much as 62 percent.The findings are based on a new Cambridge study, which also found that an increased consumption of fruits and vegetables helped ...

• New Alternative to Sugar & Sugar Substitutes Hits Market

  Posted on Thursday February 7th, 2008 at 14:27 in diabetes, substance abuse, natural sweeteners, sugar sensitivity, sugar alternatives

  The other day as I was looking for agave nectar at Whole Foods, I noticed a new sweetener sitting on the grocery shelf. It's called erythritol. Intrigued by the discovery, I decided to do some research.I found that it just might be a good option fo...

• 10 Superfoods to Fight Inflammation

  Posted on Thursday January 3rd, 2008 at 13:42 in Cancer, diabetes, heart disease, inflammation, healthy eating, alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis, omega-3 fatty acids, essential fatty acids

  While inflammation is the body's healthy response to fight off foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses, many people today are walking around with an unhealthy dose of chronic, low-level inflammation. If you are overweight, eat poorly, rarely e...

• Exercise Speeds Wound Healing, Reduces Skin Inflammation

  Posted on Tuesday December 4th, 2007 at 15:07 in diabetes, skincare, inflammation

  We already have a million reasons to exercise, and now researchers have discovered another benefit to get us moving: it may decrease inflammation of damaged skin tissue.A new University of Illinois study found that moderate exercise accelerated woun...

• Green Tea Better than Drug for Fighting Diabetes

  Posted on Thursday October 18th, 2007 at 14:07 in diabetes, green tea

  Diabetics looking for a safer and more natural alternative to the controversial diabetes drug Avandia may be able to find it in a cup of green tea. Researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institute found that the antioxidant EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate...