Our everyday existence has many components that we consider essential for our personal growth, if not our very survival. Many times, however, we take these things for granted, giving little thought to them, including why they’ve taken the forms that they have (or that we’ve had a substantial hand in their realization).
Though phytochemicals are not considered ‘essential nutrients’, it has become apparent that they offer many health benefits. These chemicals offer protection to many chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s.
Diabetes leads to many health problems. It’s caused when a person’s blood sugar levels are too high because their body does not make or cannot use insulin to keep blood sugar (glucose) levels in the normal range. The Hgb A1C is another blood test and it tells if a persons blood sugar levels have been elevated over the past 3 months. Do you have diabetes or pre-diabetes (your blood sugar or Hgb A1C level is higher than normal but not yet abnormal enough to be diagnosed as having diabetes)? If you find that you have pre diabetes, you can get your blood sugar back to normal just by changing your lifestyle. According to the American Diabetes Association, these are the symptoms of diabetes:
My name is Claudia. I’m 11 years old, and I have Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes is a disease – don’t worry it’s not contagious! – that affects an organ in my body called the pancreas. Everyone has one, but mine just doesn’t work right – go figure!
Every Friday we are completing the week with an amazing dinner . Usually the children want raw pizza – but also raw tacos, burgers or raw pasta…but the real treat…
Obesity in pets is common nowadays causing real problems. The obesity in pets is due to either over feeding or not providing any exercise to the pets or not providing…