May 9, 2011
In 2008, U.S. health care expenditures continued to skyrocket, growing at an annual rate of 4.4 percent for the year, slower than some recent years, yet still outpacing inflation and the growth of national income. The total spending was about $7,681 per American and accounted for 16.2 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), ...
March 10, 2011
Both the Glycemic index (GI) and the Glycemic load (GL) rankings of carbohydrates are based on the effect they have on the body when they are converted to glucose as they enter the bloodstream.
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February 19, 2011
Type II Diabetes is a serious health condition that generally results when the body is unable to properly process excess amounts of glucose circulating in the blood stream. More commonly occurring in adults, type II diabetes does not require insulin injections for management, but rather can be controlled by careful adherence to a low Glycemic ...
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December 29, 2010
The Glycemic index is a system of measurement that determines the effect that carbohydrate consumption has on glucose levels in the body. Glycemic index levels are not universal.
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December 16, 2010
The researchers have found that every additional hour per night a third-grader spends sleeping reduces the child’s chances of being obese in sixth grade by 40 percent.
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December 13, 2010
Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, memory loss, and other neurodegenerative conditions are increasing at alarming rate in western cultures. A lot of studies are being done to find aids to these conditions. Many expensive pharmaceutical products have been developed, yet no cure has been found according to main stream medicine.
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December 9, 2010
Nitrates are Inorganic substances found everywhere in the nature. The problems arise when there are excess amounts of nitrates in the food or water. Because of widely used nitrogen based fertilizers, and possible seepage from septic sewer systems, rural wells are most likely to be contaminated with nitrates. Excess amounts of nitrates have also been found in bottled
December 6, 2010
Rapid changes of body weight can cause gall bladder problems. It is important to note, that obesity and gall bladder disease are related. Gall bladder problems are most common among women age forty and over who also are overweight and have had children.
November 21, 2010
Hashimoto’s disease is a chronic thyroiditis. It is characterized by the production of autoantibodies that attack the thyroid.
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