Potatoes + pregnancy, may = gestational diabetes PLEASE share

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Eating a lot of potato chips or potatoes before and during pregnancy increases the chance of gestational diabetes according to new studies.   While potatoes have some very good health benefits, are an inexpensive food, the high starch, high glycemic index can spell trouble for women who are or will shortly become pregnant. 

Diabetes Increases the Chance of Getting Dementia by 60%...but there is something you can do about it. PLEASE share

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Recent studies have shown that having diabetes increases your chance of getting dementia by 60%.   That's a scary thought.  My father had Alzheimer's and diabetes.  My grandfather had Alzheimer's.  I had diabetes and Alzheimer's was one of the last things I wanted.  Fortunately I found the keys to losing weight and being taken off medicine for diabetes by the nurse practioner I see.  Walking can be key.  Consult with your doctor.  Eating healthy is key.  Consult with your physician and/or nutritionist.   Read this next article for more information.  I teach the diabetes prevention program in my area.  It is very successful.  Ask your doctor or Health Department if you have one where you live and start changing your life.

Walk-away from Type II Diabetes PLEASE Share

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Sound too simple to be true...then it probably is.  HOWEVER new research has again shown that walking can help control blood sugar for type 2 diabetics in really big ways.  Just 150 minutes of aerobic exercise; swimming, running, or walking, can help control your blood sugar.  Yes of course, you need to consult your physician to make sure you don't do too much too quickly.  That is of course one of the "death nails" to any new years resolution or goals.  Either trying to do too much too quickly or doing too little can doom your goals.  Your goals, including exercise need to be safe (that's why you talk with your doctor) and they need to stretch you.
Another key is to keep the exercise as close to your natural routine as possible and/or do it with a friend (which could include your dog if your dog will remind you).
The great thing about this is that you don't have to run and you don't have to swim, you can walk. 
Of course, eating healthy for diabetes is also crucial, but just walking, under the advice and consent of your doctor can make a huge difference.  I know this from experience having been a diabetic but no longer need the medication for diabetes or high blood pressure.
Some have called walking the superfood of exercise.  For many, including many with diabetes, it can change your life.

20 most addictive foods...see the list...please share.

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Food addictions are real and can affect anyone. Please share.

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If you are addicted to something (food) keep it out of sight and out of reach.

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A Good Marriage Improves Outcomes from Surgery

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Are Low Fat Diets the Answer to Weight Loss?

Remember, it’s not a matter of fats or no fats or carbs or no carbs.  Type of fat and type of carbs are what matter, along with total calories, exercise, sleep, and stress reduction.

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Nursing (Breastfeeding) and Obesity

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Sponge-like implant can mop up cancer cells before spreading - NYCity Today

"US researchers have come up with a new device that would not only capture cancer cells, but can also lower down its count at other body sites. They developed a small sponge-like implant that can help prevent the spread of cancer cells through the body"
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Apples and Green Tomatoes may prevent muscle loss in old age - NWR

"In their latest study, Christopher Adams, MD, PhD, UI professor of internal medicine and senior study author, and his team found that ursolic acid and tomatidine significantly drop muscle weakness and atrophy in mice in old age. Elderly mice with age-related muscle weakness and atrophy were fed diets lacking or containing either 0.27 percent ursolic acid, or 0.05 percent tomatidine for two months."
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New Weight-Loss Study: High Carb Diet Beats High Fat

Unlike observational studies that can’t strictly control the behavior of subjects, the new experiment was carried out in a metabolic ward. In other words, researchers could measure every calorie consumed and burned by subjects. The research followed 19 obese adults on either a high-carb/low-fat or a low-carb/high-fat diet during six days of living in the ward. After a “wash-out” period, the subjects followed the same procedure with the opposite diet for an additional six days. Both diets reduced daily calorie intake by about 800 calories/day per subject, and both provided subjects with the same number of calories/day (1,918). Protein contributed the same amount, roughly 21 percent of total calories, to both diets.

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Diet high in Refined Carbohydrates increases Risk of Depression in Postmenopausal Women | West Texas News

Diet high in Refined Carbohydrates increases Risk of Depression in Postmenopausal Women | West Texas News: Women passing through postmenopausal women should limit their intake of refined carbohydrates as it can make them suffer from depression. Highly refined carbohydrates lead to a hormonal response to lower body sugar that has an effect on mood, fatigue or other symptoms of depression.

The research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is based on the review of data collected between 1994 and 1998 as a part of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. The study researchers have observed the data for 87,618 women who were involved in the study and the 69,954 women who took part in a three-year follow-up interview.

Group Therapies for PTSD Show Promise for Veterans | Medpage Today

Group Therapies for PTSD Show Promise for Veterans | Medpage Today: Melissa A. Polusny, PhD, of the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, and colleagues found that veterans who underwent mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy reported a greater improvement in PCL (PTSD checklist) scores during treatment (63.6 to 55.7 and 58.8 to 55.8, respectively, between-group difference 4.95, 05% CI 1.92-7.99, P=0.002) and at 2 months follow-up compared to present-centered group (PCT) therapy (63.6 to 54.4 and 58.8 to 56.0, difference 6.44, CI 3.34-9.53, P<0.001).

Hot tip for a longer life - eating spicy food's the secret - Life & Style - NZ Herald News

Hot tip for a longer life - eating spicy food's the secret - Life & Style - NZ Herald News: Curry really could be the spice of life after scientists discovered that eating hot food regularly possibly lowers the risk of dying prematurely.

A study of nearly 500,000 Chinese people over seven years, published in the British Medical Journal, found those who ate spicy food three times a week were 14 per cent less likely to die early than those who did not.

Benefits of weight loss surgery diminished after five years | Reuters

Benefits of weight loss surgery diminished after five years | Reuters: While surgery remains more effective for lasting weight loss than alternatives such as dieting and exercising, said lead study author Dr. Andrei Keidar, the study findings suggest that doctors still have more to learn about which patients will get the most benefit from operations and what strategies can make the initial results stick.

Why the most popular rule of weight loss is completely wrong - The Washington Post

Why the most popular rule of weight loss is completely wrong - The Washington Post: There's a popular rule you've probably heard before about losing weight: for every 3,500 calories you shed from your diet, you'll lose a pound. But just because everyone, including nutritionists with graduate degrees, keep repeating this doesn't make it true.

Kale might not be as healthy as you think it is | Fox News

Kale might not be as healthy as you think it is | Fox News: According to Mother Jones, the article "doesn't establish a definitive link between heavy kale consumption and any health problem," but it does raise suspicion. It describes how, after hearing health-food fans complain of symptoms similar to those of low-level thallium poisoning, molecular biologist Ernie Hubbard identified the toxic heavy metal in patients’ urine and in kale.

Potential Explanation for Link between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s | Psych Central News

Potential Explanation for Link between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s | Psych Central News: A new study discovers some individuals may have specific genetic risk factors that put them at higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Tinnitus 'Ear-Ringing' Syndrome Treatment & Cure: Magnets Can Ease Ringing : Latinos Health News : Latinos Health

Tinnitus 'Ear-Ringing' Syndrome Treatment & Cure: Magnets Can Ease Ringing : Latinos Health News : Latinos Health: The research published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, revealed that more than half of the participants in the study responded well upon receiving Transcranial magnetic simulation (TMS).

Lack of exercise twice as deadly as obesity - Times Bulletin

Lack of exercise twice as deadly as obesity - Times Bulletin: Just20 minutes of brisk walking a day may be all it takes to lessen asedentary person’s risk of early death, says a new study. Theresearchers also found the risk of early death due to lack of exerciseare double that posed by obesity and does not necessarily depend onbeing obese or overweight.

Five hours a week exercise can reduce breast cancer : Lifestyle, News - India Today

Five hours a week exercise can reduce breast cancer : Lifestyle, News - India Today: Post-menopausal women, especially those who are obese, should exercise at least five hours a week to curb obesity and breast cancer risk, shows research. Exercising 300 minutes per week is recommended for reducing total fat in post-menopausal women than the currently recommended 150 minutes, the researchers said.

Weight-loss surgery can 'ruin patients' quality of life', warns leading doctor - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent

Weight-loss surgery can 'ruin patients' quality of life', warns leading doctor - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent: Weight-loss surgery is causing life-long trauma in patients who end up in crippling pain and unable to swallow food, a leading doctor has warned.




Indeed, some people suffer such severe complications they cannot eat solids and shun dining-out for fear of vomiting in public.

Adult diseases now striking children because of poor diet and obesity | GazetteXtra

Adult diseases now striking children because of poor diet and obesity | GazetteXtra: Once seen only among an older population, adult diseases such as fatty liver disease, hypertension and osteoporosis are being diagnosed more and more in children. And you can add to that sleep apnea, Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol levels. The culprits? Unhealthy diets and growing waistlines, experts say.

Researchers may have found relief for chronic pain | Fox News

Researchers may have found relief for chronic pain | Fox News: Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center may have found a way to reverse chronic pain. Did you know that in the United States, there are about 100 million people who suffer from chronic pain? Chronic pain is a condition that can be very debilitating. It often leads to many years of consistent pain that does not go away.

The severity of chronic pain— pain that last longer than six months— can vary from mild to severe and it can either be persistent or occur in intervals. Chronic pain can either be not much of a problem for a person to deal with or it can be completely debilitating. The pain can last for months or even years and the longer a person suffers from it, the more a person suffers emotionally and physically.