Well, this news has come in just in time. Now that candy-driven Halloween is over and we're preparing to gorge ourselves on Thanksgiving, a new study shows that
being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your risk of dying of cancer or heart disease. Having a little extra weight may help you to survive various illnesses such as emphysema, pneumonia and certain injuries.
What's up dawg? Did you know that "American Idol" judge
Randy Jackson was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about five years ago? He has it under control now, since he lost 110 lbs through gastric bypass surgery, improved his diet, exercises, and sees his doctor regularly.
You all should know by now that I am not a fan of soda. It is not good for your
teeth or your
bones and a new study has found that it may not be good for your heart.
This
study found adults who drink one or more sodas a day, diet or regular, had about a 50 percent higher risk of
a cluster of factors that increases the chance of having a heart attack or stroke and developing type 2 diabetes.
High levels of blood sugar have been linked to cancer in women. Knowing the importance of keeping blood sugars in target range,
The World Cancer Research Fund has come up with a few simple, but important, tips on maintaining a healthy blood sugar:
- The most important thing is not to become overweight. If you are overweight, then you should lose weight.
There is so much in the news about Diabetes these days, especially since Type 2 Diabetes is on the rise and the number of new cases seems to be sky rocketing. Since yesterday was
American Diabetes Alert Day , I wanted to learn a bit more about the disease. I thought I should start at the beginning, go to the source as they say, and figure out what insulin is and what it does.
