This Increases Neuropathy by 59%

This Increases Neuropathy by 59%

Diabetes is often considered to be the number-one risk factor for neuropathy, which affects around 50% of all diabetics. However, not all diabetics get neuropathy, meaning that there must be another major risk factor. Finally, a new study published in the journal...
To Heal Parkinson’s, Go Chinese

To Heal Parkinson’s, Go Chinese

Most studies on Parkinson’s disease focus exclusively on motor symptoms. But anxiety is another common and potentially destructive non-motor symptom of the disease. This fact prompted the researchers behind a new study in JAMA Network Open to put an old Chinese...
Fighting Off Diabetes is Way Easier Than You Think

Fighting Off Diabetes is Way Easier Than You Think

The most common piece of advice on how to combat type 2 diabetes is to lose a lot of weight. This advice has given rise to some insane weight-loss schemes for those with diabetes, such as the “800 calories per day for eight weeks” diet. Fortunately, a new study from...
How Hypothyroidism Affects Your Mood

How Hypothyroidism Affects Your Mood

Hypothyroidism is one of the main underlying causes of obesity. It also robs its sufferers of energy and causes all kinds of physical discomforts. But what’s less talked about is how it affects your mood. A study in the latest edition of the journal Cureus...
Type 2 Diabetes Caused by Zero Calories

Type 2 Diabetes Caused by Zero Calories

If you’re suffering from type 2 diabetes, you have probably been advised to avoid foods and drinks that are high in sugar. And if you want soda, you should go for the sugar-free variety, right? Wrong, says a new study published in the journal Cell. Not only will these...