I saw this clear noodle in China on my last visit. I was told that it was some sort of medicinal noodle that will make you lose weight. My Chinese friends called it the “Magic Noodle.” When I asked why, they said the noodle will make you healthy. Then, after returning to Florida, I found [...]
Subcutaneous Fat is the fat we find under the skin. Its location is very different in men and women. In women it accumulates very quickly and very easily in those areas known to be feminine: the hips, the “butt” and the breasts.
Statins Associated With Significant Increase in Diabetes Risk By Michael O’Riordan, from WebMD Statin use in postmenopausal women is associated with a significantly increased risk of diabetes mellitus, research shows. New data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) hints that the risk of diabetes is higher than suggested by previous studies, with investigators reporting a [...]
Why You Should Eat Sugar During Prolonged Exercise By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. The limiting factor to how fast and intensely you can exercise in events requiring endurance depends on how quickly you can get sugar into muscles during exercise. Since sugar requires less oxygen than fat and protein do, keeping sugar in your muscles as [...]
Red Meat Linked to Diabetes By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. The largest study to date shows that eating red meat every day increases risk of diabetes by 19 percent (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, October 2011). Researchers analyzed data on 204,157 men and women who were followed from 14 to 28 years in the Health Professionals [...]
Note: If your BMI is 40 or greater, your risk is over 95%!( www.medscape.com) Half of Americans Facing Diabetes by 2020: Report By Bill Berkrot, from Reuters Health Information NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than half of Americans will have diabetes or be prediabetic by 2020 at a cost to the U.S. health care system [...]
Top-selling insulin associated with increased cancer risk From Life Extension News A presentation at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium revealed an increased risk of cancer in association with insulin glargine, the world’s top-selling long-acting insulin analog which is marketed under the brand name Lantus®. In contrast, use of the antidiabetic drug metformin, available as [...]
From Medscape The current studies find that higher levels of chocolate consumption are associated with a reduced risk for any cardiovascular disease and of stroke in particular. These findings may change physician advice to patients regarding diet. Cocoa has been consumed in one form or another for thousands of years, but the modern incarnation of [...]
