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How to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
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How to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
Learn the lifestyle changes that can get rid of your type 2 diabetes.By Matt McMillen
WebMD FeatureReviewed by Laura J. Martin, MDType 2 diabetes can’t be cured, but it can be reversed by eating right and exercising regularly. Do what Karen Parrish, 53, did: Take control of your disease rather than letting your disease control you.
Parrish received her diagnosis of type 2 diabetes with little surprise. Both sides of her family have a history of the disease, and she knew the consequences of ignoring it.
Still, Parrish, didn’t fully commit to the lifestyle changes necessary to get her diabetes under control.
“Knowing what you have to do is not the problem,” says Parrish, an antiques seller in Sharpsville, Pa. “The problem is doing it.”
Fear Factor
In early April 2010, Parrish learned that her blood sugar levels were off the charts. The disease had begun to damage her eyes, threatening her with blindness, not to mention the heart problems, kidney failure, stroke, and other serious health concerns that come with diabetes.
“The blood work was so bad it scared me,” she says. “Now, I’m trying really hard.”
The payoff has been a big one. Significant changes to her diet, trips to the pool, and regular walks have helped put her diabetes in retreat. For people like Parrish with type 2 diabetes – the vast majority of the estimated 23.6 million people with diabetes in the U.S. – there’s no better prescription than eating right and exercising.
“If you take obesity out of the picture, your diabetes will improve dramatically,” says Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD, the medical director of the Obesity Clinical Program at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. Read the rest of this entry »
Quick Tips For Holistic Wellness
Author: John
Some more quick health tips I picked up from TRICARE Communications.
Something as simple and inexpensive as beans can help with diabetes control.
Beans digest slowly, resulting in only a small rise in blood glucose levels. Several studies have shown that eating 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 cups of cooked beans daily improves diabetes control.
Beans also are an excellent source of folate, which is linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, a common diabetes complication. Eating 1-3 cups of cooked beans a day will lower total cholesterol 5%-19%.
Put beans in soups and salads, or eat them as a side dish, but introduce them gradually into your diet, the American Diabetes Association says. Chew thoroughly, drink plenty of liquids to aid digestion and take enzyme products such as “Beano” to avoid gastrointestinal distress.
For convenience, go for canned beans, which require less preparation time and, although have higher salt content, are as healthy as dried.
Pistachios: This green nut is full of gamma-tocopherol, a potentially cancer-fighting type of vitamin E.
People who ate 2 ounces of pistachios a day showed higher blood levels of gamma-tocopherol than those who did not eat pistachios, according to a recent study by the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
But that’s not all: They’re also rich in phytosterols, which give a double boost with its anti-cancer and heart-health properties. Plus, they provide a hefty amount of fiber and blood pressure-loving potassium.
Don’t go nuts for them, though. Pistachios are high in calories, so account for that in your diet.
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Foods That Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
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Foods That Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
Salad Dressing, Nuts, Fish, Poultry, and Some Fruits and Veggies May Lower Risk of Alzheimer’sBy Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Laura J. Martin, MDApril 9, 2010 — A low-fat diet with a lot of salad dressing, nuts, poultry, and certain fruits and vegetables may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.
Researchers say evidence is mounting on which foods may prevent Alzheimer’s disease. But because foods are not eaten in isolation and may work together to prevent disease, more information is needed on dietary patterns that reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
In the study, published in the Archives of Neurology, researchers analyzed the dietary patterns of 2,148 people aged 65 and older living in New York. The participants gave information about their diets and were evaluated for signs of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia every year and a half over a four-year period.
Researchers analyzed dietary intake for seven nutrients that have been shown in previous studies to be associated with dementia risk: saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 fatty acids, omega-6 fatty acids, vitamin E, vitamin B12, and folate.
By the end of the study, 253 participants developed Alzheimer’s disease. In particular, the study showed one particular dietary pattern was associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The diet included low amounts of high-fat dairy products, red meat, organ meat, and butter. Foods in this diet that appeared to fight Alzheimer’s disease were salad dressing, nuts, fish, poultry, tomatoes, fruits, and cruciferous and dark and green vegetables.
Researchers say the combination of nutrients and foods in this particular dietary pattern may fight Alzheimer’s in a variety of ways.
“For example, vitamin B12 and folate are homocysteine-related vitamins that may have an impact on Alzheimer’s disease via their ability of reducing circulating homocysteine levels, vitamin E might prevent Alzheimer’s disease via its strong antioxidant effect, and fatty acids may be related to dementia and cognitive function through atherosclerosis, thrombosis, or inflammation via an effect on brain development and membrane functioning or via accumulation of beta-amyloid,” write researcher Yian Gu, PhD, of Columbia University and colleagues.
The natural (from food vs. from supplements) is the best way to get these nutrients. Excessive supplementation is starting to show detrimental effects, i.e. folic acid.
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Difficulty trusting and reaching out to others may shorten diabetes patients…
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Being overly cautious or dismissive in relating to others, including health-care providers, may shorten the lives of people with diabetes. In a five-year study, diabetes patients who had a lower propensity to reach out to others had a higher mortality rate than those who felt comfortable seeking support. There are approaches that health-care professionals might try to improve collaboration with patients who have an independent relationship style.
Sunshine On Your Health
Author: John
Lately, vitamin D is showing up in the news more often. It used to be the ho-hum vitamin that you got from drinking your milk and playing out in the sunshine. Apparently, this vitamin is much more important to our health and has many previously unknown attributes that can enhance your holistic wellness. Vitamin D is naturally produced by the human body when exposed to direct sunlight. Many factors including season, skin coloration, cloud cover, smog, and sunscreen affect UV ray exposure and vitamin D synthesis in the skin, and it is important for individuals with limited sun exposure to include good sources of vitamin D in their diet.
As civilization and the industrialization enabled humans to work indoors and wear more clothes when outdoors, these cultural changes reduced natural production of vitamin D and caused deficiency diseases. In many countries, foods such as milk, yogurt, margarine, oil spreads, breakfast cereal, pastries, and bread are fortified with vitamin D2 and/or vitamin D3, to minimize the risk of vitamin D deficiency. In the United States and Canada, for example, fortified milk typically provides 100 IU per glass, or a quarter of the estimated adequate intake for adults over age 50. Fatty fish, such as salmon, herring, catfish and sardines are natural sources of vitamin D. Other natural sources include: fish liver oils, such as cod liver oil, whole eggs, cooked beef liver, and UV-irradiated mushrooms. In the United States (U.S.), the 100% Daily Value used for product labels is 400 IU/day.
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