Type 1 diabetes (previously known as juvenile diabetes) is an autoimmune disease that attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in a person’s pancreas making it so the body is unable to produce insulin. It affects 5 to 10 percent of those people diagnosed with diabetes, and it increases the chance of cardiovascular disease, blindness, kidney damage, and nerve [...]

If you think pesticides are just bad for the environment, several studies have shown these chemicals also increase a man’s risk for Parkinson’s disease. In fact, a recent Mayo Clinic study confirms that men who used herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides ten or more times a year may be at risk to develop Parkinson’s. Â
Mayo Clinic researchers conducted phone [...]

November is American Diabetes Month, and if you know anything about diabetes, you know you don’t want it. Diabetes is a disease where either the body cannot produce insulin correctly or cannot use it properly, and there are four types of diabetes. They are

Pre-diabetes often leads to type 2 diabetes, but it doesn’t have to, and you can prevent it by watching your blood pressure, increasing your good cholesterol, and maintaining a healthy weight. All of these things can be achieved in the kitchen, and according to experts, this is how you do it.

If you’re wondering how much belly fat is too much, here’s what physicians say:

Women ’s waists should measure no more than 35 inches.
Men’s waists should measure no more than 40 inches.

To accurately measure your waist follow these steps:

Find you hipbone and place a tape measure just above it.
Make sure the tape measure is level.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst discovered that red wine and black tea may regulate blood sugar in people with Type II Diabetes. Manging and regulating blood sugar and preventing major fluctuations is important to type 2 diabetes sufferers so that their illness does not contribute to or encourage other diseases, such as high blood pressure, kidney [...]