Articles on Heart Health

For the last several months, I've begun to change my views on food. I see it as medicine, and my body reflects this. I'm eating healthier than ever, and all my vitals are better than ever. Because I have diabetes, I get blood tests twice a year. My blood pressure ...
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Does it ever seem like you can’t open a magazine or turn on the TV without reading or seeing something about how important it is to eat a healthy diet? While you might be getting tired of all the nutrition messages out there, there is a reason that so many ...
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When you try to lose weight, one of the first things you may cut from your meal plan is high-fat meats, cheeses, and dairy products. However, before you switch your whole milk for skim, read about this recent report that drinking high-fat whole milk may help you lose weight in ...
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You probably know that maintaining a healthy weight, eating balanced meals, and staying active can lower your risk of getting diabetes or help you control the disease if you already have it. You may also know that being overweight or obese can increase your risk of getting diabetes and other ...
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You may know that type 2 diabetes is on the rise around the world. If you have a family history of diabetes or are overweight, you might be wondering if there is a way to prevent or delay the onset of the disease. Luckily, there are a few lifestyle changes ...
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You may have heard that type 2 diabetes is becoming much more common these days. In fact, there are now more than 29 million adults who have the disease! Plus, there are about 86 million people who have prediabetes, and about one-third of them will go on to get diabetes ...
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It’s important to know if you have–or might be at risk for–prediabetes. In this condition, your blood glucose levels will be higher than is healthy, but not high enough to be diabetes. Prediabetes can put you at risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney problems, blindness, nerve damage and ...
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I’m sixty-one years old and I have had diabetes for 42 years. Now here’s the good news: it’s made me healthier than I would be if I’d never gotten it. Really. I was eighteen years old, a freshman in college, when I found myself gripping the water fountain constantly. I ...
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Diabetes is a hot topic these days.  It’s often mentioned in the news, and diabetes medicines are advertised on TV and in magazines. This disease even has its own month (November). The chances are good that you know more than one person who has diabetes. That’s not surprising, as the ...
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The reason healthcare providers are so worried about rising obesity numbers is that excess body fat can cause many other health problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and heart attacks. Being obese can even shorten your lifespan. The keys to losing weight are eating healthy and getting more ...
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