Diabetes

How to Slow Down Your Genetic Clock

There has been a great deal of study in recent years about what causes us to age, and whether it’s possible to slow down our genetic clock. For many years it was thought that cells were immortal if…

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The Healing Power of Water

Would you believe that drinking water is one of the most healing things you can do for your body? It’s true—as long as it is pure, filtered, alkaline water. Yet most water is acidic. Water that measu…

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The Science on Acai Berries

An independent review of the effects of açaí berries was recently published, which included studies on immune function, arthritis, and metabolic parameters. The "Evidence-Based Systematic Review of…

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Millions Unknowingly Have This Dangerous Disease–Are You One of Them?

Over 70 million Americans have a potentially-deadly disease—and they don’t even know it. According to a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nearly 90 percent of adu…

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Top 5 Fat-Burning Spices

Losing weight can be a lot easier if you spice up your food. Add these top five fat-burning spices to your diet to ramp up weight loss: 1. Garlic and 2. Onions; These yummy foods contain phytoche…

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Over 10% Of America’s Diet is Fast Food

Fast food is about as American as baseball and (McDonald's) apple pie. In fact, according to a new study, Americans get a whopping 11% of their calories from burgers, fries and 1,000 calorie…

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Diabetes and Your Heart (infographic)

Did you know that two out of three people with diabetes actually die from heart disease or stroke? Fortunately, there are steps you can take to lower that risk. Studies show that people with diabetes …

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8 Suprising Reasons to Love Bacteria

I previously did an article on 20 Reasons to Love Bacteria. Exciting new research is showing that there are even more reasons to love probiotics and to add them to your health regime. Here are 8 mor…

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Plant-Based Diets for Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome, also known as syndrome X, is a medical disorder characterized by the so-called “deadly quartet”: abdominal obesity, high fasting blood sugars, high triglycerides, and high blood pr…

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Irony Alert: Coca-Cola Ad Says It’s Helping to Fight Obesity

In an effort to soften its reputation as being one of the main causes of the childhood obesity epidemic, this week Coca-Cola released a new series of ads directly addressing the issue. It is the first…

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