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Posted OnJanuary 12, 2021 byRebeca.gordenstein

Your Prediabetes Questions Answered

While more than one in three adults have prediabetes, very few know it. That means the red-flag condition can’t send its important message that diabetes may be right around the corner (and that you may already be at risk for some serious cardiovascular issues.) Here’s how to recognize and manage prediabetes in time to turn…Read More >

Posted OnJanuary 5, 2021 byRebeca.gordenstein

Más frijoles y menos arroz blanco para reducir el riesgo de diabetes

Investigadores de Harvard recomiendan comer más frijoles, menos arroz blanco y menos carne roja para estar más sanos. En estudios de dieta de un periodo de 10 años encontraron que las personas que aumentaron las porciones diarias de arroz blanco con el tiempo tenían una presión arterial más alta y niveles más altos de azúcar y grasas nocivas en la sangre, señales…Read More >

Posted OnJanuary 5, 2021 byRebeca.gordenstein

Plan de prevención para la diabetes tipo 2

Existen dos tipos fundamentales de diabetes: la Diabetes Mellitus tipo 1 y la Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 que se diferencian en las causas que las provocan, los síntomas, las características y el tratamiento. Mientras la diabetes tipo 1, menos común, ocurre cuando el páncreas no puede producir insulina (se detecta a una edad temprana); la diabetes tipo 2 está relacionada con el estilo…Read More >

Posted OnJanuary 5, 2021 byRebeca.gordenstein

The One Way to Tell If You Have Prediabetes, According to the CDC

Prediabetes means your blood sugar is higher than normal, but not yet high enough to officially be type 2 diabetes. That doesn’t put you in the clear by any means. Here’s why: Prediabetes is a critical sign that you are on the slippery road to type 2 diabetes, a chronic condition that affects how your…Read More >

Posted OnJanuary 5, 2021 byRebeca.gordenstein

The Truth About Prediabetes

Jim Edholm, 78, was briefly stumped when his doctor told him he was borderline diabetic. But the North Andover, Mass., resident then realized he’d been less active in the prior three months and had been eating lots of sweets—“mostly cookies.” Just over a third of American adults have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease…Read More >

Posted OnJanuary 5, 2021 byRebeca.gordenstein

‘After Starting A Low-Carb, High-Protein Diet, I Lost 85 Pounds And Got Rid Of So Many Cravings’

I have always struggled with emotional eating. I would eat when I was happy, eat when I was sad, and eat when I was bored. Food has always been a comfort for me. At age 32, after having my children, my weight went up to 240 pounds, and it remained roughly the same for 11…Read More >

Posted OnJanuary 5, 2021 byRebeca.gordenstein

Tienes prediabetes: ¿ahora qué? Respondemos a las dudas más frecuentes

La escena se repite con frecuencia en los consultorios médicos. Vas a tu chequeo anual y, ‘de la nada’, el médico te da la noticia: sufres de prediabetes, una condición que afecta a 1 de cada 3 estadounidenses y que en el 40% de los casos no tiene síntomas. 9 de cada 10 personas en EEUU tiene prediabetes y…Read More >

Posted OnJanuary 5, 2021 byRebeca.gordenstein

Could You Have Prediabetes Or Diabetes and Not Know It? Here Are the Signs

With 88 million Americans or approximately 1 in every 3 adults, suffering from prediabetes in this country (and 34 million Americans, or 1 in 10, with full-blown type 2 diabetes), many people are walking around with a ticking time bomb in their bodies, and don’t even know they have the condition. Prediabetes is when your blood sugar…Read More >

Posted OnDecember 9, 2020 byRebeca.gordenstein

Study: Just 11 minutes of exercise a day is enough to help you live longer

Finding time in your busy day to exercise is a challenge. But new research suggests that you may only need 11 minutes of exercise each day to live longer, according to a study published in the British Journal of Medicine. Research has long shown that exercise can improve your life expectancy, because it lowers your risk of developing…Read More >

Posted OnDecember 9, 2020 byRebeca.gordenstein

A mayor actividad física mejor salud mental

El ejercicio físico no solo puede ser una herramienta extraordinaria en contra de los efectos del COVID-19, sino que además existe una relación entre el ejercicio y la salud mental. Relación destacada para la salud mental Esta relación recientemente ha sido destacada en el Journal “BMC Medicine” donde un grupo de investigadores publicaron una serie…Read More >

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