29 Jun, 2011
Diet offers hope of cure for type 2 diabetes
British study finds two-month extreme diet can cure type 2 diabetes and overturns assumptions about ‘lifelong’ condition People who have had obesity-related type 2 diabetes for years have been cured, at least temporarily, by keeping to an extreme, low-calorie, diet for two months, scientists report today. The discovery, reported by scientists at Newcastle University, overturns previous …
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Type 2 diabetes in newly diagnosed ‘can be reversed’
An extreme eight-week diet of 600 calories a day can reverse Type 2 diabetes in people newly diagnosed with the disease, says a Diabetologia study.
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10 Dec, 2007
That glass of wine you have every now and then can actually be good for you, right? Well … yes and no.
The Washington Post reported not long ago that there is a connection between drinking alcohol and breast cancer. While they acknowledge that drinking in moderation can still have some health benefits, such as lowering your risks for heart disease and type 2 diabetes, they also found a "significant" increase in the number of occurances of breast cancer among women who consume alcohol, even in moderation.
Interesting. So is that glass of Merlot worth the risk? I think the jury’s still out. I have a difficult time believing that consuming a single glass of wine at dinner could be the deciding catalyst behind a bout with breast cancer, There are so many other variables involved that it seems a little absurd to isolate one.
But it’s worth knowing. In the end, we all make choices that affect our health. And the more information we have, the better choices we can begin to make.
Stay Healthy!
