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Health Benefits of Fiber for Diabetes
…drugs. Individuals with type 2 diabetes generally eat less fiber than the general population. And although the American Diabetes Association has upped its daily dietary fiber recommendation to between 20 and 30 grams a day, that is still too low. In one study, a group of diabetic individuals increased…
Four Ways to Curb Food Cravings
…sleep. The latest research has linked a lack of sleep (more precisely, the lack of melatonin) with insulin resistance, an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and specific food cravings. Researchers have discovered that the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas have melatonin receptors. When melatonin…
Go Crazy for Coconuts
…large amounts of raw coconut oil (which contains over 92% saturated fats). Even in our part of the world, between these two extremes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and type 2 diabetes were rare when our society consumed more free-range and/or wild animal meat (including the fat as lard) and minimally…
Cut Sugar, Boost Testosterone
…newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, each of the men was given a sugary solution to drink and then had their testosterone levels tested. Regardless of whether they had diabetes or not, blood levels of testosterone dropped by as much as 25 percent and remained low even after a period of two hours. And 15 percent…
Two Ways to Start Lowering Triglycerides
…Now, on to today’s subject: triglycerides. High triglyceride levels are a common problem, but not a very well understood one. Triglycerides are a type of blood lipid usually monitored along with cholesterol levels. Although triglycerides don’t get the same kind of attention as cholesterol, they are…
Could Statin Use Put Your Eyes at Risk?
…from 2007–2008. Fifty-six percent of patients with type 2 diabetes were taking statins compared to 16 percent without diabetes. Both diabetes and statin use significantly increased the rate of age-related cataracts. They found that a diabetes sufferer has an 82% increased risk of developing cataracts…
