Category: Diabetes
Diabetic Home Remedy Cure- true or quack?
March 28th, 2010, 1 Comment
I have received a forwarded email in my mailbox today. Seeing that it is too good to be true, I googled around for more information:
DIABETIC?
FINALLY GOOD NEWS FOR ALL DIABETICS
A woman (65) was diabetic for the last 20+ years and was taking insulin twice a day, she used the enclosed homemade medicine for a fortnight [...]
Unable to Control Blood Sugar in Diabetes? Check your stress levels
June 19th, 2009, 3 Comments
In the book called The Mind-Body Diabetes Revolution writen by Dr Richard S. Surwit with Alisa Bauman, carries a short tagline:
The proven way to control your blood sugar by managing stress, depression, anger and other emotions.
Dr Richard had spent about 20 years studying the relationship between blood sugar levels and the emotional state of a [...]
What You Stand to Lose when You Give Up Exercising
June 15th, 2009, 1 Comment
When we are very busy, it is often easy to neglect our workouts. It takes a lot of motivation for one to start and remain in a fitness program- either by exercising on your own or going to the gym.
I will not talk about the obvious here- that is weight gain. Let’s deal with the [...]
When Treating an Illness, Treat the Mind as Well
May 25th, 2009, Comments Off
Believe it or not, most illness first arise in the mind. It could be due to stress or repressed feelings like anger, sorrow and grief and other negative emotions and experiences. When these feelings and emotions goes unacknowledged and not dealt with, it eventually manifest into an illness or disease.
When opting for treatment, most people [...]
Care for the Feet
July 30th, 2008, Comments Off
There is quite an interesting article in Yahoo Health that talks about the common myths and truths about our feet.
Example, wearing flip flops may not be the best option. Well, all podiatrists will surely agree that high heels are bad for your feet, knees, back and posture especially if typically worn for long hours.
Diabetics will [...]
Diabetes Type 2- it can be reversed
May 9th, 2008, 1 Comment
Diabetes, relatively unknown 100 years ago, is now becoming so common. In 2005, it is estimated that 7% of the American population (20.8 million people) have diabetes. Diabetes used to occur in older adults but now is getting common in teenagers and people in their 20s.
The main cause of it is due to sedentary lifestyle [...]
Exercise Without Losing Weight
September 9th, 2007, 2 Comments
Today, an article in Sunday Star is quite interesting: it talks about a study conducted to find out the effects of exercising without losing weight. Subjects (slim, obese & diabetic men) were given an exercise program but with a twist- they have to eat more to compensate for the extra calories lost.
The results:
even though there [...]
