Quinoa Super-Food Recipes for ALL Diseases

by | Nov 22, 2011 | 26 comments

Till recently, quinoa was a little known seed. It has, however, gained popularity since it’s very delicious tasting as well as having several major health benefits. You can get quinoa in your local health food or grocery store throughout the year. Quinoa is very high...

Vitamin D Helps Combat Diabetes

by | Nov 20, 2011 | 0 comments

Low levels of the “Sunshine Vitamin” vitamin D is tied to poor blood sugar control and type 2 diabetes risk, according to researchers from Tufts University. The scientists investigated blood levels of vitamin D and compared them to risk of developing type 2 diabetes...

Zip Code Contributes to Diabetes Risk

by | Nov 17, 2011 | 0 comments

Living in a poor neighborhood may contribute to diabetes risk as much as diet and physical activity levels, according to a study published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine. In this study, adults that took advantage of a government-sponsored program to...

More Dangers With Pain Relievers

by | Nov 4, 2011 | 3 comments

A few years ago there was a flurry of activity in the medical community and in the news regarding the dangers of over-the-counter drugs that relieve pain. What many of the stories focused on was the accidental overdose problem that was occurring with vary small...

High-Protein Diet Increases Insulin Resistance

by | Oct 20, 2011 | 2 comments

Eating too much protein – especially in the form of processed meat—can make your body less sensitive to the effects of the hormone insulin, a study presented at a meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes notes. In this study of more than 27,000...