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Replacing High-Carb Foods with Nuts Promotes Healthy Blood Sugar Balance
Research published in the prestigious journal, Diabetes Care (published by the American Diabetes Association), suggests that two ounces of nuts consumed daily when substituted for refined carbohydrate...
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New Study Shows How Vitamin D Defeats Diabetes
Many studies link vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. An exciting new study shows how vitamin D protects against the disease. Researchers in the Division of Endocrinology,...
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New Research on Alpha Lipoic Acid and Acetyl-L-Carnitine Demonstrates...
Two new studies demonstrate the benefits of supplementing with two lesser-known dietary supplements. The first shows that alpha lipoic acid helps to ward off diabetes; and the second that...
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Red and Processed Meats Linked to More Than Double Diabetes Risk
For years now, health-minded adults have been wary of excessive red meat consumption and most avoid any type of processed meats due to their highly carcinogenic nitrite content. Additives used to add...
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Sugary Drinks Increase Heart Risk for Women, Even Those Who Don’t Gain Weight
Women who consume sugary beverages, such as sweet tea, sodas or coffee drinks, every day may raise their risk for heart disease, even if the practice does not cause them to gain weight. While...
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Statin Drugs Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that post-menopausal women who take statins are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who do not take these...
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Paula Deen Partners with Big Pharma
Did you hear the news? Celebrity chef Paula Deen has type 2 diabetes. She appeared on the Today Show this morning to confirm rumors that she has been diagnosed with the disease and to unveil her next...
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Kids Who Don’t Get Enough Vitamin D Are at High Risk for Diabetes
Researchers publishing in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism have found that children with low vitamin D levels, especially when overweight and obese, are at much higher risk for...
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The Secret to Preventing Most Age-Related Diseases
The human body did not evolve to metabolize the large amount of carbohydrate calories consumed by even the most health-conscious individuals today. High levels of blood glucose are a significant...
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Two Spices Found to Fight Negative Effects of High-Fat Foods
Many spices are powerful antioxidants that continue to gain acceptance as natural nutrients able to assist human health and prevent chronic disease. Researchers from Penn State publishing in The...
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This Popular Diet Could Lower Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Once again, scientists have found that what you eat affects your risk of chronic disease. A study out of Milan, Italy suggests that a Mediterranean diet as well as diets low in available carbohydrates...
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Can Low Vitamin D Levels Predict Type 1 Diabetes?
In the 1950s, Finnish authorities reduced the recommended vitamin D intake for infants to one-tenth of the previous recommendation. During this time, diagnosis of type 1 diabetes increased by nearly...
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Sitting For Long Hours May Increase Your Diabetes Risk
Many occupations involve sitting for hours at a time, a practice that is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and metabolic illnesses like diabetes. However, some of this risk can be lessened, as a...
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Study Finds Exercise as Effective as Prescription Drugs for Heart Disease and...
Doctors have long recommended regular exercise to promote optimal health. But just how beneficial is it really? A surprising new study finds it is actually more helpful than many may have realized; in...
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Can an Extra Hour of Sleep Make a Difference in Your Day? The Answer Might...
Sometimes small measures can have huge ramifications, either positive or negative. This proved to be the case in a recent British experiment involving getting one extra hour of sleep at night. The...
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These Fats Help Slash Diabetes Risk
New and undiagnosed cases of diabetes continue to rise at epidemic rates, with as many as one in three men, women and children projected to be affected by the metabolic disorder by 2025. The high...
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Belly Fat is Even More Dangerous Than We Thought
Recent studies have shown that belly fat is not metabolically inert, but rather actively promotes the secretion of many powerful hormones that not only make it more difficult to lose body weight, but...
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Top 13 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Coffee
Good news. Coffee is actually very healthy! It is loaded with antioxidants and beneficial nutrients that can improve your health, and studies show that coffee drinkers have a much lower risk of several...
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A Hearty Breakfast Could Curb Your Diabetes Risk
Alternative nutrition researchers and practitioners have postulated that a large breakfast, moderate lunch and small portion dinner is an important key to weight loss and optimal health maintenance....
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Avocados Can Keep the Munchies at Bay + 7 Other Reasons to “Add Avocado”
Scientists may have found a helpful aid for those who struggle with keeping excess pounds off. If attacks of the munchies frequently descend upon you between meals, avocados may keep these...
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