There is increasing evidence that long term lack of sleep is not good for health. Recently there has been further evidence that less sleep equals more weight gain, and that diet plays a role in sleep. Previously on this blog there have been several posts about how lack of sleep has negative health effects. A [...]
Category Archives: Diabetes
We Are Not Active Enough
May 13, 2009 – 12:04 pm
No big surprise. A Canadian study has found that people are not active enough. The study collected information for 22 years. The activity levels of study participants were followed over this time. The activity levels at the beginning of the study and the end were compared. The study found that higher education and higher income [...]
Teas Are The Universal Cure-All?
May 11, 2009 – 10:26 am
Suddenly tea and tea extracts seem to be everywhere, in all kinds products. You would think teas are the universal cure-all. For instance, over the weekend I was looking at the ingredient lists for a number of cosmetic products, including daily chemical peel products and after peel moisturizers. Many of the products had tea extracts [...]
Lipoic Acid, Antioxidant, Triglycerides, And Diabetes
April 12, 2009 – 3:48 pm
You have probably heard of lipoic acid, or alpha lipoic acid? It is found naturally in foods. Recently there has been interest in supplementation with lipoic acid for a number of conditions including diabetes. Most recently it has been suggested to lower triglycerides. Lipoic acid and alpha lipoic acid are generally used interchangeably. The lipoic [...]
Lower Salt, More Sleep And Keep Moving
March 18, 2009 – 4:08 pm
There are quite a few websites that I look at on a regular basis. Some I will forget to check out, and then, like today, find them again. I had forgetten that the American Heart Association website is always a good place to look for cardiovascular-related news and information about heart health and disease. An [...]
Eggs Are Healthy In Moderation?
March 4, 2009 – 2:28 pm
After years of being shunned and considered a bad food, eggs are making a comeback. Many researchers have suggested that though they are high in cholesterol that eggs are healthy in moderation. There are a number of suggested health benefits, including the idea eggs may lower blood pressure. Several years ago, a number of researchers [...]
A Potential New Way To Fight Diabetes
October 9, 2008 – 1:20 pm
Diabetes is one of the major health problems of the world. There are currently several ways to fight diabetes, but the disease still is poorly controlled in many people. Abdominal obesity increases the risk of diabetes, since it increases insulin resistance. Generally, when obesity is discussed there is a focus on fat and exercise. What [...]
Take The Stairs Instead Of The Elevator
September 2, 2008 – 10:29 pm
A study suggests that we should take the stairs instead of the elevator at work in order to cut the risk of dying prematurely from any cause by 15%. In the study some employees of a hospital, who had a sedentary lifestyle, were instructed to use the stairs, and not to use the elevators. After [...]
How Related Are Weight And Health?
August 14, 2008 – 4:11 pm
The conventional wisdom is that if you are normal sized you are healthy and if you are overweight you are unhealthy. However, a recent analysis has suggested that it is not that simple and that weight and health may not be related in a straightforward way. More data from NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination [...]
Low Fat vs. Low Carb vs. Mediterranean Diet
July 19, 2008 – 5:13 pm
A new study compared low fat, low carb and Mediterranean diets. The findings were that those on the low carb and Mediterranean diets, lost more weight and had more improved cholesterol and triglyceride levels, than those on the low fat diet. The study was conducted at a remote nuclear facility in Israel, so there was [...]