Between 2 and 10 percent of expectant mothers develop gestational diabetes; making this condition one of the most common complications during pregnancy. Hormonal changes can make your cells less responsive to insulin during pregnancy. When your body demands additional insulin, the pancreas secretes more of it. However, if your pancreas can’t keep up with the …
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How Fiber Works
Always hungry? Research shows that filling up on foods with fiber can boost your health, keep you from overeating, and help you lose weight. By Sharlene K. Johnson How Fiber Works A few years ago, it was the f-word that no one wanted to use. Today, it’s plastered all over packages at the supermarket. (That’s …
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Probiotics Reduce Stress
(NaturalNews) Following the lead of conventional medicine, people have become stressed out about bacteria and have waged a war on these tiny microorganisms in hopes that we can wipe them off the planet. The only problem with this desire is the fact that we require bacteria in order to not only lead healthy and happy …
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Fiber for a Healthy Heart
How Fiber Protects Your Heart WebMD Feature By R. Morgan Griffin Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD You probably already know that fiber helps with digestion. Did you know it can have big benefits for your heart health too? “Studies have shown that foods that have a lot of fiber are clearly associated with lower risk …
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Eating Dessert Helps With Weight Management!
Eating dessert helps with weight loss! A research study was done by the University of Athens Medical School on how desserts affects a person’s weight loss. The school compared two groups, both groups diets included a balance diet of 45% of calories from carbohydrates, 35% from fats and 20% from protein. The only difference between …
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Feed Your Boomer Body Better – USA Weekend Magazine
Posted in: USA Weekend Magazine, Health Articles, The Doctors By The Doctors / Casey Shaw | Aug 15, 2013 Baby Boomers have the longest life expectancy of any generation thus far; they’re also believed to be the most active generation. But a new study out of West Virginia University School of Medicine may tarnish that …
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Fiber Pump!
Did you happen to see the July 2013 Issue of Muscle & Body? There is a must read article called “Fiber Pump!” that goes into detail about all of the great benefits of fiber, why it is necessary to add to a nutritional diet and also promotes BarnDad’s FiberDX as a must product for your …
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Fiber Protects Against Cardiovascular Disease
Foods high in fiber provide good protection against cardiovascular disease, and the effect is particularly marked in women. This is shown in a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The study, which was recently published in the scientific journal PLOS One, involved the study of the eating habits of over 20 000 residents of …
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