A large study at the National Health Research Institutes in Zhunan, Taiwan, published in The Lancet, found that as little as 15 minutes of physical activity a day can reduce the...
You are curled up beside the fire with a cup of tea. You have your cozy socks and slippers on and are snuggled up in a warm throw blanket. Everything...
It's important to pay attention to the signs and signals the body gives us. Diabetes has a number of early signs, but because they're rather subtle, you might not notice....
We all experience at least some level of stress. But an excessive amount of stress can potentially cause quite a bit of harm over time. For those with diabetes, stress...
What if all you ate were carrots? How about if your breakfast, lunch, and dinner were comprised of only cucumbers? Would you be healthy? Even though these are healthy foods,...
The heart is just a pump, a muscle. It’s simple. It squeezes the blood inside of it and valves determine how the blood flows through it. Each time the muscle...
Congratulations, you have made some healthy choices. You have put away the old and embraced the new for the better. Perhaps you have noticed a marked increase in energy, a...
You are excited...it has been far too long since you have enjoyed an evening out. The babysitter has arrived and you are already feeling the stress melting away as you...
Use whatever fresh or frozen fruit you have on hand to make this old-fashioned crumble. Typical crumble topping has as much as a half cup of butter—ours has just a...
Having doubts and fears about the future after a diabetes diagnosis is common, and it doesn't make things any easier as dramatic changes in your lifestyle are necessary. You can,...
Fruits provide a great source of vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, and carbohydrates that our bodies need in order to function well. This is equally true for those with diabetes. Let’s look...
Natural Ways to Prevent Diabetes Insulin is the hormone that facilitates the transport of glucose, or blood sugar, from the bloodstream and into the body’s cells to use for energy....