This really surprised me. Oddly, it’s not the excess sugar in your the blood that causes the health problems. Believe it or not, it’s the excess insulin that does the damage. Too much insulin: Promotes fat storage and your body …
Read MoreThe symptoms and the consequences of type 2 diabetes
The main symptoms of type 2 diabetes are: Unusual weight chance (both up and down) Constant thirst Constant sugar craving Frequent urination Tiredness Blurred vision Itchy skin Course, you can have none of these and still be diabetic. And bear …
Read MoreMy light bulb moment with diabetes.
One thing that confused me when I first started scratching my head about diabetes, was a very simple question. If your body is producing too much insulin, surely that’s going to lower your blood sugar levels? But that’s the rub …
Read MoreWhat is Type 2 diabetes?
Let’s get Type 1 out of the way first. Type 1 diabetes is when your body doesn’t produce enough insulin. Type 2 diabetes is when your body produces too much. Here’s what’s frightening about Type 2 diabetes though: Half of …
Read MoreThe immune-boosting vitamins you need after puberty
Have you hit puberty yet? If so, I’m afraid your thymus gland is already shrinking. And that’s a pretty big problem, because your thymus is your immune system’s conductor. It helps create new T-cells to fight viruses, disease and infection. …
Read MoreThese 2 cholesterol switches disarm your arteries’ ticking time bomb
Why is cholesterol so scary? Because you don’t feel it piling up in your arteries. One minute, you’re sitting at your desk, or walking through the supermarket. And the next… …Well, you can guess what cardiac arrest does to half-a-million …
Read MoreAmazonian anti-aging secret blocks up to 100% of tumours
How do you slam the brakes on heart disease and cancer? You’ll find the answer growing deep in the Brazilian rainforest. Brazil nuts are one of the richest selenium sources you can eat. Tests have found this unique mineral blocks …
Read MoreThe snack that keeps your heart young
You can take this up with California University if you don’t believe me. They found people who ate nuts 5X a week halved their risk of heart attack. Even a few nuts a month seemed to reduce the risk by …
Read MoreThe miracle hunter-gatherer foods that transform health
Dr. Terry Wahls shouldn’t have been able to stand. Let alone give a Ted Talk at Iowa City. Ravaged by M.S., all the latest drugs only made her decline faster. In 2007, she was so disabled, she couldn’t sit in …
Read MoreAnti-aging secret of an 85-year old iron man
Picture an 85-year-old for a moment. Now let me ask you: do they look like this? I used to think time was the main cause of aging. “Anyone who’s 85 will surely be immobile, sickly and weak,” I thought. One …
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