Health & Wellness Blog
The blog covers diverse health related concerns such as nutrition and diet, fitness, weight control, diseases, disease management, societal trends affecting health, and latest health news.
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Magnesium in Everyday Health: Testing, Diet, and When Supplements Are Needed
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Zinc and Your Health: What Every Adult Should Know About Testing, Diet, and Supplements
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Diabetes prevention: It's never too late to start.
Lifestyle changes can help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes.
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When you have pre-diabetes, your blood glucose (sugar) is higher than normal, but not high enough to be diabetes.
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Diabetic Nephropathy
People with diabetes are at increased risk of renal atherosclerosis, urinary tract infections,
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If you have diabetes, it is vital that you have your eyes checked regularly. Damage to the retina at the back of the eye (retinopathy) is a common complication of diabetes.
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Foot Care Tips
Special foot care is necessary when you have diabetes. Poor blood flow, nerve damage, and trouble fighting infections can make foot problems very serious.
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Diabetes meal planning starts with eating a well-balanced diet that includes carbohydrates (carbs), protein, and fat. Carbs (found in starches, fruit, vegetables, milk/yogurt and sweets) turn into sugar (glucose) in the body.
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With type 2 diabetes, the illness and symptoms tend to develop gradually (over weeks or months). This is because in type 2 diabetes you still make insulin (unlike in type 1 diabetes).
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VO2 Max for Men vs. Women
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Embrace a Healthier Lifestyle with These Mobile Apps
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Intensity refers to the rate at which the activity is being performed or the magnitude of the effort required to perform an activity or exercise.
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Key facts from WHO (World Health Organization)
- Insufficient physical activity is one of the leading risk factors for death worldwide.
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Running is free, you can do it anywhere, and it burns more calories than any other mainstream exercise.
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Walking is simple, free and one of the easiest ways to get more active, lose weight and become healthier.
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There are many ways busy mums and dads, families, young people, office workers and older adults can build physical activity into their lives. Being physically active is easier than you think, especially if you make activity part of your daily routine.
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A modern problem
People are less active nowadays, partly because technology has made our lives easier. We drive cars or take public transport. Machines wash our clothes
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Physical activity can reduce your risk of major illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and cancer by up to 50% and lower your risk of early death by up to 30%. It’s free, easy to take, has an immediate effect and you don’t need a GP to get some. Its name? Exercise.
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Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ system of the body.
