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BEWARE: Counterfeit Supplements, Over-the-Counter AND Online: 7 Reasons Why Using Pharmaceutical Grade Supplements Are Better
An investigation by the New York attorney general’s office uncovered a massive herbal-supplement scam. As part their investigation, 78 bottles of the leading brands of herbal supplements from a dozen Walmart, Target, Walgreens and GNC locations across New York State were analyzed using DNA bar coding, a type of genetic fingerprinting that the agency has…
Read MoreTraveling with Diabetes
If you are taking any type of diabetes medications, especially medications, such as insulin or sulfonylureas, are you letting your diabetes get in the way of you traveling more and seeing the world? I hope not. There is no need to let diabetes hinder your travel plans or have your travel plans be hindered by…
Read MoreWhy Eat Organic?
Are you trying to decide if eating organic is really worth the extra expense? The truth is, not eating organic can actually be a whole lot more expensive when you consider the long-term and wide-range health care costs. Adopting an organic lifestyle helps to enhance the health of ecosystems and organisms. Growing foods organically excludes,…
Read MoreIncretin Mimetics: A Class of Type 2 Diabetes Medications You Should Get Familiar With
There is an arsenal of diabetes medications that we have today to help us in the fight against type 2 diabetes. Because of the many physiological defects inherent in this condition, one medication class is often not enough. The “Incretin Mimetic” class of diabetes medications better, known as GLP-1 agonists, are a class of diabetes…
Read MoreParenting Meal-time Tips for Preventing Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity has become a national healthcare crisis in recent years. Children who are obese as preschoolers are at increased risk for adolescent and adult obesity, as well as an increased risk of developing many chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), asthma, and sleep apnea, as well as emotional problems such as low…
Read MoreDo You Know What Your Number Is?
Before you consider beginning yet another “diet,” you might first consider learning what your “number” is. You are a very unique individual. In addition to having your own social security number, your own PIN numbers, your own phone numbers, there is yet another number that is unique to you. That number is your METABOLIC RATE,…
Read More9 Best-Kept Secrets for Getting Children to Eat Foods That are Healthy
Is mealtime often a nightmare when trying to get your child to eat healthy? Relax, it doesn’t have to be this way. Eating is the one behavior your child truly does have control over, and that’s okay, because after all we want our children to grow up to be assertive and independent, don’t we? As…
Read MorePumping Iron to Improve Your Diabetes Control
To maintain a healthy body and to promote good diabetes control, your body needs iron! You may remember from your high school chemistry that iron is a strong, hard, magnetic, silver-gray metal that is atomic number 26 in the chemical element list. Iron is found naturally in the foods we eat, and iron is a…
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