How to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes can come on you slowly, you might have it for five years and not even know it. In the United States, type 2 diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions. Not only aging baby boomers, but adult-onset diabetes is now affecting teenagers and young adults in their 20s. The most likely reason for this is the increase in obesity and eating an increasingly unhealthy diet.

The Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

Studies show that apple cider vinegar has many health benefits including getting rid of body fat, regulating blood sugar, lowering cholesterol and helping the liver. Some doctors actually recommend apple cider vinegar for their patients with diabetes to regulate their blood sugar. Learn about the many benefits of apple cider vinegar.

Does High Fructose Corn Syrup Cause Obesity?

Could high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) be one cause for the rise in obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease? Pick up almost any product in your kitchen and you will see high fructose corn syrup listed in the ingredients. Despite what the corn industry and the food and beverage manufacturers want you to believe, high fructose corn syrup and sugar are not exactly the same.

Why Ceylon Cinnamon is the Best Cinnamon to Use

Cinnamon is one of the most loved and healthiest spices in the world. This wonderful spice is used in all kinds of recipes and sprinkled on foods like sweet potatoes, oatmeal, and toast. But did you know there are different types of cinnamon, and not all cinnamon has health benefits. Ceylon cinnamon is the healthiest cinnamon, but it’s not the most commonly used. The most common is cassia cinnamon, which has some real health risks you should be aware of.

How to Keep Your Brain Young and Healthy

 

Developing dementia and Alzheimer’s does not have to be an accepted part of getting older. Your brain has an incredible ability to grow new brain cells and stay young as you age. Even if you’ve noticed you’re becoming forgetful, you can still increase brain cells and neurons. It isn’t hard to do, and you can start rebuilding brain cells and preserve the ones you have today.

11 Reasons to Avoid Milk and Dairy Products

We have heard since we were little that we needed to drink milk for strong bones and that it was healthy for us. That advertising campaign might not have been entirely accurate, at least not with recent finding. First of all, much of the commercial dairy products we buy today have hormones, antibiotics and other "things" we might not want. It is possible that milk is responsible for health problems ranging from acne to rheumatoid arthritis.

How to Say No to Unhealthy Food

You know you want to lose weight. You know you want to get healthy. You worry about illnesses like diabetes, heart disease or high blood pressure. The one thing that is stopping you from getting healthy is it is so hard to say no to unhealthy food. And it is hard because unhealthy food is all around us, but learning these tips can help you reach your health goals.

Do Chromium Supplements Have Any Health Benefits

Chromium is an essential trace element that is important to our health. It can help with blood sugar levels, high cholesterol, and heart health. In 2002, the sales of chromium supplements were 5.6% of the total mineral supplement sales. Do these supplements work?

The Warning Signs of Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome, also called Syndrome X is a collection of symptoms and diseases. It can start with simply being overweight and include symptoms for pre-diabetes and heart disease. Unfortunately, it is a health condition that affects at least 35% of American adults and that rate is climbing. If you have any of these warning signs, you should take steps today to reverse any of these health issues.

How Belly Fat Causes Chronic Disease

There is more to a big belly than meets the eye and it can impact your health in so many negative ways. It can lead to illnesses like diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, liver disease, Alzheimer's and more. The belly fat you see on the outside is also inside, intertwined and interfering with your internal organs.

The Health Benefits of Whole Grain Foods

Whole grain foods have many health benefits and can actually relieve certain health problems like constipation and digestive health. Bread and carbohydrates have gotten a bad name over the years as a cause of obesity, allergies, stomach problems and that is not true. Find out the real truth about healthy whole grains.

8 Plant-Based Myths and the Truth

Whether you eat a vegan diet or a plant-based diet, you constantly hear the plant-based myths that you’ll end up sick. Science has repeatedly proven these myths and criticisms unfounded, yet we still hear them. It seems we have to defend ourselves just because we eat a plant-based diet. You don’t have to stand idly by while someone criticizes you for your healthy dietary choices. Learn how to answer their criticisms with the facts.

Why It's So Hard to Make Healthy Lifestyle Changes

Most of us realize that sooner or later we have to make some healthy lifestyle changes. Our doctor tells us, our kids tell us, our parents tell us, and we tell ourselves. But it seems so hard to change our diet and our way of life. Learn why it’s so hard and you can easily make those healthy lifestyle changes today.

How To Get Healthy Vitamins on a Plant-Based Diet

With so many chronic illnesses like diabetes, obesity, heart disease and many others today, people are thinking about changing their way of eating to a plant-based diet to improve their health. This is not always an easy choice and there are questions that everyone will ask. The main questions usually concern getting enough vitamins and nutrients. This article will answer your questions about getting all of the vitamins and nutrients you need in a whole food plant-based diet

7 Healthy Tips to Reduce Belly Fat Without Exercising

For many of us, as we get older, our bellies get bigger. It used to be thought that this was just a natural occurrence with aging, but it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, you should do whatever it takes to reduce your belly fat as it is not healthy and can lead to numerous illnesses. And you do not have to starve yourself or be miserable just to get rid of that spare tire.

Diets That Can Help You Lose Belly Fat

Belly fat is without question a risk to your health. It causes inflammation and can lead to obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and more. Losing belly fat is one of the best things you can do for your overall health. There are healthy ways and unhealthy way to lose weight and belly fat, and there are plenty of diets that claim healthy weight loss. Find out why some diets are healthy and others are not.

How to Reverse Chronic Disease With Diet

This article will change the way you think about eating carbohydrates as you will learn that complex whole foods are some of the healthiest foods on the planet. You will see just how healthy the simple baked potato is. There is no more need to fear carbs like potatoes, whole grains, and vegetables. These foods will not make you fat, and they will not cause diabetes as too many people claim today.

Eating plenty of whole plant-based foods along with healthy fiber and starch will not only help you to lose weight, but it can also reverse type II diabetes, lower high blood pressure and reverse heart disease, and other chronic diseases to the point you could very well get off all medications.

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The Health Benefits of Xylitol as a Sugar Substitute

Xylitol is a sugar substitute that has numerous health benefits that include preventing cavities, gingivitis, and bacteria buildup and prevents ear infections. Xylitol is good for diabetics since the body doesn’t use insulin to metabolize it and it has a low glycemic index. Warning: Even a small amount of xylitol can be fatal for dogs, so be careful with it.

Forbidden Rice and Its Wonderful Health Benefits

A bowl of cooked forbidden rice / CC BY-SA 3.0 ElinorD

Are you looking for something new and healthy to add to your diet? Try adding some forbidden rice to your next meal. Forbidden rice also known as black rice or purple rice is a different rice variety and one of the healthiest foods you can eat, and it tastes good. You can have it as a side dish or use it as part of the main meal. No matter what your dietary preference, this special rice can perk up any meal.

All About Carbohydrates: Good Carbs and Bad Carbs

Carbohydrates have become the villain of our diets. Diet authors and diet marketers have declared all carbs as bad for our diets, bad for our health and the cause for the rise in obesity, diabetes and a host of other illnesses and health issues. We need to eat carbohydrates in order for our bodies to function properly. There is a big difference between the good carbs and the bad carbs.