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How much sugar do you consume each day? You might be surprised by how much of the sweet stuff is sneaking into your diet, without your consent. Hidden sugars are rampant in the food industry, -especially in ultra-processed foods. But the good news is that new FDA labeling requirements may help. Under the new requirements, food manufacturers must specify the amount of added sugar in most products. Since...
February 21, 2020
Electric lighting has become such a part of modern society that it’s easy to overlook the dangers it can present. We’ve become a 24-hour world with cities that don’t sleep and skylines that never get the chance to see the stars — and it turns out that the effects of all this light on human and animal health can be devastating. Light pollution disrupts our natural sleep cycle, altering levels of melatonin...
February 7, 2020
Chronic sleep deprivation, getting insufficient sleep for an extended period of time, has been associated with a slew of -health issues-, ranging from cardiovascular disease to metabolic syndrome. If that’s not bad enough, some chronic conditions can turn poor sleep quality into a deadly threat. Are you at risk? - Sleep deprivation can take a toll on the body. For those who are healthy, it can increase...
January 7, 2020
In 2017, it was reported that - over 100 million - Americans were living with diabetes or prediabetes. Diabetes is a disorder of the human metabolism and is separated into three main types: type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. The - 5% - of Americans with type 1 diabetes are generally born with the disease, and it’s diagnosed when the body doesn’t produce enough insulin to help transport glucose...
December 31, 2019
Diabetes affects -more than 9%- of the U.S. population. Treatment can be a difficult balancing act, with -about 25%- of diabetes patients failing to keep their blood sugar within manageable levels. Undertreatment can be serious, creating blood sugar spikes that increase the risks for numerous health problems — but the health effects of overtreatment can be dangerous, too. The key is knowing how to...
December 12, 2019
If you have diabetes, you probably already know that even the smallest cut, wound, or skin abrasion needs a lot of care and close monitoring. For various reasons, such as a weakened immune system, poor circulation, and nerve damage (neuropathy), cuts and wounds tend to heal much slower in most people living with diabetes. Complications associated with the disease, for instance, neuropathy, increase...
November 22, 2019
It’s an exciting time to be alive. We’re seeing some amazing medical breakthroughs, with plenty more advancements on the horizon. Some of the top researchers in their fields have shared their predictions, and -the future of medicine looks bright. Lifesaving Heart Advances - Heart attacks strike 735,000 people each year in the U.S., killing 610,000 of them. 210,000 of those had suffered at least one...
October 11, 2019
Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) compiles a list of the world’s most significant health threats in the hopes of finding ways to solve them. This year’s greatest threats to global health are: - 1. Air pollution - 2. Lifestyle-related deaths - 3. Influenza - 4. Poor living conditions - 5. Antimicrobial resistance - 6. High-threat pathogens - 7. Poor primary healthcare - 8. Vaccine hesitancy...
March 4, 2019
A tummy tuck has several benefits to people who seek the procedure. It can restore a person’s figure and make their bodies aesthetically proportional following bariatric surgery, a lifestyle change, or after pregnancy and childbirth. It can likewise remove some of the added weight from the excess skin after significant weight loss. That said, many do ask, can a tummy tuck aid in the management of diabetes?...
October 13, 2018
The - bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccine - , which has traditionally been used to prevent tuberculosis, may have a second calling. The first phase of clinical trials using the vaccine as a treatment for type 1 diabetes has ended, and researchers believe they may have stumbled upon not only a treatment— but a possible cure. What Is Type 1 Diabetes? - About 1.25 million Americans have type 1 -diabetes-,...
July 12, 2018
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