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Diabetes :: Healthy Diabetic Diet for Diabetics

Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin or cannot properly use the insulin it does produce. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, is released into the blood stream when the blood glucose level rises (after a meal). Insulin allows glucose to move into cells where it can be used for energy production. Glucose is a carbohydrate and is the body’s main fuel.

Heart disease :: Exercise reduces heart attacks in cardiac patients

Men with coronary heart disease who began a daily exercise regime instead of undergoing invasive surgery proved less likely to suffer heart attacks or other coronary events, according to a report released today by the American Heart Association.

Healthy food habits for diabetic kids

Once you have diabetes, you’re on a diet for life. And over time the disease can lead to blindness, limb amputation and kidney damage so severe patients need dialysis. Today’s overweight kids need to be concerned about the same things their parents worry about: things such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure. And since children can be cruel to anyone who’s different, they have to worry about that, too. Unfortunately, it hasn’t become politically incorrect to tease fat kids.

Hypertension :: C-reactive protein – high blood pressure & heart attack

A blood protein that is a marker for inflammation and high blood pressure may be a stronger predictor of heart attack than cholesterol, say US researchers. “This is the first major demonstration that C-reactive protein levels may help us predict the risk of developing hypertension,” said Howard Sesso, lead author of the study published in Journal of the American Medical Association.

Diet :: The traditional lower-fat, calorie-controlled diet

Most medical experts recommend a diet that’s low in saturated fat and calories, while being moderate to high in complex carbohydrates. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), outlines several guidelines for better health:

Cancer :: Green Tea with Tumor Preventive Qualities

Drinking green tea may do more than just thwart a head cold, according to research presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research Second Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research. Green tea already is believed to help lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, fight bacteria and dental cavities, and possibly aid weight loss. New studies are now suggesting the various potential anti-cancer benefits of the age-old beverage.

Menopause :: The Maharishi Ayurveda Approach to Menopause and HRT

Learn the Maharishi Ayurveda approach to menopause with author and clinician Nancy Lonsdorf M.D.. Dr. Lonsdorf describes how to determine the type of imbalances at the basis of menopausal symptoms and provides practical recommendations to help prevent and alleviate them.

Hypertension :: Natrum Mur & Lycopodium in Hypertension

Mr. H.P. 41 yrs. old Exporter consulted me for known Hypertension for the last 4 -5 years. He was on various Antihypertensive drugs time to time. His BP was 190/120 mm of Hg. Main complaints were Feeling of Weakness, Tendency for Loose Stools, Occasional Burning Micturition with Excessive Sweating all over the body and Disturbed Sleep.

High Blood Pressure – Hypertension & Homoeopathy

In today’s life very often we hear that the so and so person is suffering from High Blood Pressure or Hypertension. In social parties or gatherings it is a usual scene that some body or the other is refusing to take certain food items or dishes and found saying No! I can’t take this because of Salt or Fat restriction on my diet by the Doctor as I have Blood Pressure.

Obesity :: Cancer risk in obese and overweight

A study has found that the more overweight a person is, the higher the chance of developing almost all types of cancer.