How High Blood Pressure Damages Eyes in Diabetics

by Jodi Knapp | Jul 22, 2012 | 5 comments

Diabetics have been told for years that diabetes can and does cause vision loss, but a study recently out of UGA College of Pharmacy showed the damage to be directly tied to high blood pressure, another known condition to plague diabetics. Researchers found that...

Top 5 Inflammatory Foods to Avoid

by Jodi Knapp | Jul 17, 2012 | 60 comments

Inflammation is one of the main causes behind most modern diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular disease etc. You hear daily about various anti-inflammatory and antioxidant foods and supplements recommended to take to reduce inflammation...

Diabetes Improved With Lifestyle Education

by Jodi Knapp | Jul 1, 2012 | 6 comments

Taking a proactive role in underserved communities to educate the community about natural and easy lifestyle changes has shown an incredible potential for turning around the diabetes epidemic. More than 200 participants in the San Francisco Bay area that met criteria...

Doctors Over-Treat Blood Pressure in Diabetes Patients– Study Finds

by Jodi Knapp | Jun 17, 2012 | 6 comments

A mega-study following over a million patients at VA hospitals across the nation found that doctors were doing an A+ job of screening diabetic patients for blood pressure problems. However, going overboard seems to be getting unfortunately high marks as well and...

Giving Blood to Improve High Blood Pressure Diabetes and Obesity

by Jodi Knapp | Jun 15, 2012 | 12 comments

A study following people who are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome recently revealed that donating blood can actually improve blood pressure and other health markers. Higher than normal levels of iron, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, and high cholesterol are...

Your Eyes Predict High Blood Pressure

by Christian Goodman | Jun 10, 2012 | 8 comments

Spotting developing heart problems just got more reliable in those with diabetes, reports a group from New Jersey Medical School and published in the American Journal of Opthalmology. What were the researchers looking at? A narrowing in the arteries surrounding the...