Tag: Diabetes
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How to Manage Lifestyle Disorders
Most of us structure our days around comfort and rest. But what we fail to see is that these lifestyle choices pose a major threat to our health. From choosing fast food over home-cooked meals, and a sedentary pace of life over an active one, we’ve created a host of new problems that are popularly…
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10 easy ways to boost your fitness levels
Too busy to hit the gym? Don’t fret! Here are some nifty ways to get fit without making drastic changes to your daily routine. Taking your dog for a walk gives you more than eight hours of exercise a week, according to a study by the UK-based pet care company Bob Martin. Giving up…
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All you need to know to ‘Beat Diabetes’
The number of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. In 2014, 8.5% of adults aged 18 years and older had diabetes. By 2030, the World Health Organization estimates that diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death across the world. Faced with alarming statistics, the…
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10 Tips for Diabetics to Build Muscle
November 14 is observed as World Diabetes Day. High time to better know this metabolic disease and learn how to live with it! A person with diabetes has high blood glucose (blood sugar) either because the body’s insulin production is inadequate or because the body’s cells do not respond properly to insulin or both. There are…
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Fruit or Juice: What’s better for you
For long, fruit juice has been considered a healthy option. Which breakfast seems complete without a serving of freshly squeezed citrus fruit juice? But the last few years have led to a vociferous debate on whether fruit juice can count among the daily recommended servings of fruit and vegetables. Research has consistently pointed out that…