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Reversing Diabetes: Reduce or Even Eliminate Your Dependence on Insulin or Oral Drugs

March 10, 2009 By: mafth Category: Diabetes

Insulin has been the treatment of choice for most diabetics since it was first administered to humans in the 1920s. Most physicians offer diet and exercise programs to their diabetic patients only as an afterthought, and the traditional diabetic diet, which restricts carbohydrates, may actually promote the disease in susceptible individuals. Dr. Whitaker, founder of the Whitaker Wellness Institute, outlines a low fat, low protein diet designed to increase sensitivity to insulin. Combined with regular exerise, it will reduce the need for therapeutic insulin or other diabetic drugs. Well referenced, the book includes recipes, daily menus, shopping lists, and nutrient charts and appears to be a sensible if uninspired (more…)

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Health and Sleep

January 11, 2009 By: mafth Category: Health Tips, health care

The article below is about sleep and health.

Want to Help Your Heart? Get a Good Night’s Sleep

By Jane Hart, MD

Healthnotes Newswire (January 8, 2009)—Everyone knows that sleep has important mental and physical benefits, and now new research suggests that getting more than eight hours of sleep per night may reduce the risk of developing calcium deposits in the arteries of the heart (coronary arteries) that can lead to heart disease.

Calcium deposits, or calcifications, in the coronary arteries are more common in people who have other risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, a family history of heart disease, and in people over age 65, men, and people who smoke. These calcifications are a significant risk factor for heart disease, which can cause heart attacks and even death. With this new study, getting enough sleep joins the standard recommendations for healthy diet, exercise, and treating chronic conditions such as high blood pressure that are associated with heart disease. (more…)