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How You Can Treat Diabetes

If you or a loved one has type 2 diabetes, you’re not alone. More than 18 million Americans have type 2 diabetes.

For many people with type 2 diabetes, controlling blood sugar is a struggle every day. In fact, a report issued last year by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) showed that two out of three Americans with type 2 diabetes analyzed in a study were not in control of their blood sugar.

It is important to control blood sugar because it lowers the risk of serious health problems later. Diabetes can cause heart disease, stroke, blindness, loss of limbs and kidney disease.

But now, there’s new help to better manage type 2 diabetes. Life and fitness coach Bob Harper of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” and a panel of diabetes experts created easy-to-understand and motivational steps people can take to get their blood sugar down. They are called 6.5 Steps Toward Better Blood Sugar Control. These steps are different because they can fit easily into everyday living.

“Through my years of coaching and training, I’ve worked with many people with type 2 diabetes and have seen how hard it can be to live with this disease,” said Bob Harper. “But I learned that anyone can change their life. It’s all about finding the right tools and motivation. I urge people with type 2 diabetes to step it up and use the 6.5 Steps and make them a part of their daily lives.”

The 6.5 Steps can help people with type 2 diabetes every day because they focus on the basics of diabetes management: eating healthy, being physically active, monitoring blood sugar and, when appropriate, taking one or more medicines. These all play a part to help lower blood sugar.

Healthy Eating: Healthy eating reduces the risk for complications such as heart disease and stroke. Good choices include many foods, such as vegetables, whole grains, fruits, nonfat dairy products, beans, and lean meats, poultry and fish. There is no one perfect food, but watching portion sizes is key to a healthy diet.

Physical Activity: Regular physical activity can lower blood sugar levels. It can also help manage weight and reduce the risk of developing heart disease and high blood pressure. There are little things people with type 2 diabetes can do every day to be more active, such as walking with a friend or taking the stairs instead of the elevator.

Blood Sugar Monitoring: There are two tests for checking blood sugar. One test is the blood sugar monitoring that patients do on their own. It gives people with diabetes a check of their blood sugar level at the time the test is taken. The other one is called the A1C test. The A1C test shows a person’s average blood sugar levels over the previous two to three months. Experts say that a good A1C goal is 6.5 percent or less for most people with type 2 diabetes.

Medicines: Most people with type 2 diabetes take medicine to help control their blood sugar levels. Many need more than one medicine to help treat the disease in different ways.

For people with type 2 diabetes, it is important that they team up with their doctor or other health care professional and think of them as a partner. They should work with their health care team to make a plan to get their blood sugar under control.

Mayo Clinic Study Finds Vitamin D Associated with Survival in Lymphoma Patients

A new study has found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival. The results were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology in New Orleans. These are some of the strongest findings yet between vitamin D and cancer outcome, says the studys lead investigator, Matthew Drake, MD, Ph.D., an endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. While these findings are very provocative, they are preliminary and need to be validated in other studies. However, they raise the issue of whether vitamin D supplementation might aid in treatment for this malignancy, and thus should stimulate much more research. The researchers study of 374 newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients found that 50 percent had deficient vitamin D levels based on the commonly used clinical value of total serum 25(OH)D less than 25 ng/mL. Patients with deficient vitamin D levels had a 1.5-fold greater risk of disease progression and a twofold greater risk of dying, compared to patients with optimal vitamin D levels after accounting for other patient factors associated with worse outcomes. In this video, Dr. Drake as well as study co-authors Thomas Witzigm MD and Robert Cerhan, MD, Ph.D discuss the research.

Soft Drinks – The Link Between Liquid Candy And Disease

Soda, pop, cola, soft drinks: whatever you call them, research shows that their consumption in the last thirty years has increased dramatically, along with their relative health risks. The National Soft Drink Association reports that Americans consumed 54 gallons (or approximately 204 litres) of soft drinks, per person, in 1998, with more than 15 billion gallons sold in 2000. In Canada, soft drink consumption has more than doubled from 55.1 litres per person in 1972, to 113.3 litres in 2001.

In the US, this accounts for more than a quarter of all drinks consumed, and works out to at least one 12-ounce can per day for every man, woman and child, providing more added sugar in a typical 2-year-old toddler’s diet than cookies, candies and ice cream combined (February 27, 2007 Washington Post article – “The Amazing Statistics and Dangers of Soda Pop”).

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, teenage boys and girls drink twice as much soda pop as milk. Twenty years ago, the exact opposite was true. This is important to know, since pop is even worse than pasteurized milk, containing about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, and 30 to 55 mg of caffeine.

The high level of energy in childhood also increases the risk of the later development of cancer. Each increase of 250 calories in a child’s typical daily diet showing a 20 percent increased risk of calculated death (British Medical Journal February 14, 1998;316:499-503). Add to these a good amount of artificial food colors and sulphites, calories and other harmful additives, and it virtually eliminates any chance of eating a balanced diet.

Obesity is another factor. In 1964, five per cent of children were considered obese, while today, that figure is 20 per cent and rising. The sugar in pop is believed to cause a hormonal response in the body which promotes weight gain, suggested a study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Continuing to drink pop has been found to increase a child’s chance of actually becoming obese by 60 per cent (2001 study from the Harvard School of Public Health).

The high-fructose corn syrup in soda is the cheapest, most processed sugar on the market and typically such concentrated amounts will wreck teeth. The previous Washington Post article mentioned a federally funded study of nearly 3,200 Americans aged 9 to 29, conducted between 1971 and 1974, showing this correlation. Numerous other studies have shown the same link throughout the world, from Sweden to Iraq.

There is also a strong association between cola beverage consumption and bone fractures in 14-year-old girls, says a 1994 Harvard study. Those who drank cola were about five times more likely to suffer bone fractures than girls who did not. University of Saskatchewan researchers in 2001 went one step further and stated that these girls may face a LIFE-LONG increased risk for fractures and osteoporosis.

Depressingly, it gets worse. Research from a British university suggests that sodium benzoate, (a common preservative used in large quantities to prevent mold in soft drinks such as Sprite, Diet Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and Dr Pepper), has the ability to switch off vital parts of DNA, eventually leading to diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver and Parkinson’s (The Independent May 27, 2007).

It has also been known for years that sodium benzoate can produce benzene (a cancer causing chemical) when mixed with ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Benzene is associated with leukemia and other cancers of the blood (BBC News March 1, 2006, Times Online.co.uk, March 2, 2006).

Still not convinced? How does a diabetes link sound? A June 8, 2004 USA Today article stated that women who drink more than one can of soda a day increased their likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes by 85 percent over those who drank less. This is significant since the number of people with diabetes has almost doubled over the years of 1990 to 2002

These studies show that soda is among the worst possible foods. Their acids and phosphates alter your body’s pH levels and inhibit absorption of other nutrients. Let’s take a look at some of the major components:

Phosphoric Acid – interferes with the body’s ability to use calcium, leading to osteoporosis or softening of the teeth and bones; neutralizes hydrochloric acid in the stomach, which leads to faulty digestion and improper nutrient absorption.
Sugar (up to ten teaspoons a can) – increases insulin levels and leading to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, weight gain, and so on.
Aspartame – a sugar substitute with over 92 different health side effects, including brain tumors, birth defects, diabetes, emotional disorders and epilepsy/seizures.
Caffeine – may cause jitters, insomnia, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, elevated blood cholesterol levels, vitamin and mineral depletion, breast lumps, birth defects, and perhaps some forms of cancer.
Coloring agents such as yellow # 5, commonly used in soft drinks, has been linked to attention deficit disorder, hives, asthma, and other allergic reactions in some children.
Tap Water (main ingredient in bottled soft drinks) – has chemicals including chlorine, trihalomethanes, lead, cadmium, and various organic pollutants.

Components Source: Mercola.com, 2003 – The Real Dangers of Soda to You and Your Children.

In terms of proven information, these and many other studies and statistics should be alarming to pop drinkers. A proper diet should have some balance and diversity, and soda pop – the anthisesis of good nutrition – is simply not a part of a balanced diet.

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Not having a thyroid sucks….Update!

Here’s an update on what has been going on with my thyroid situation. Making this video made me exhausted, lol. Enjoy!

Underactive Thyroid and Weight Loss

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism over a year ago! Since then I have done a lot of research on the subject to see what causes hypothyroidism, what the symptoms are and what can or can`t be done to treat it. Hypothyroidism is a lack of thyroid hormone in the body. Thyroid hormone, which controls metabolism, is an important part of many of the body’s functions including growth and development. Hypothyroidism is thought to be very common and is estimated to affect nearly 10 million Americans and 1 out of every 10 women. The most common cause is inflammation of the thyroid gland due to autoimmune disease. A blood test is required to confirm the problem of an underactive thyroid gland. But the cause of hypothyroidism will remain still unknown. Thyroid scans and the results of antibody screening tests help to determine the underlying cause of the thyroid.

Hyperthyroid grows gradually but one can observe its symptoms suddenly which include severe muscle cramps in the arms, neck, legs, back and shoulders, mental sluggishness, hoarseness, swollen facial features and also enlarged tongue. On Monday morning, I camped in my doctor’s office until I could be seen. I was told that the most common cause of “Unilateral Propotosis” (bulging eye) is Graves Disease, Thyroid Eye Disease, tumors or bleeding. The preliminary diagnosis was Graves Disease. My doctor gave me a referral to an Endocrinologist and an Optician for my eyes. One of the biggest problems people who are dealing with a hormone imbalance struggle with is weight gain. The best way to make sure their weight stays manageable the person is going to have to make sure they are eating less trans fats and more natural foods. The symptoms I was experiencing with my hypothyroidism were things like depression, low sex drive, weight gain (which compounded my existing weight issues), puffy face and eyelids, really bad PMS (my poor husband), constipation and my skin was crazy itchy and dry.

The thyroid treatments available today, require taking prescription drugs containing chemicals. You have to take these drugs everyday to stimulate your thyroid gland. However, chemicals always have side effects and you will become too much dependent on them to run your day. Iodine deficiency is one of the main causes of hypothyroidism, so inclusion of sea vegetables especially bladder wrack helps in raising the levels of thyroid hormones. Kelp seaweed is rich in iodine and antioxidants that helps in proper functioning of the gland. Hyperthyroidism is the condition of the body that results due to the over activity of the thyroid gland. Hyper activity of the thyroid produces excess of thyroid hormones that affects the tissues of the body in many ways. This over production of the thyroid hormones leads in an increased metabolism of the body There are several things a person can do to help them cope with hypothyroidism. The first thing they should do is schedule an appointment with their personal physician. The doctor will run some tests and make sure that the side effects are actually do to hormonal imbalance and not the result of different health problem.

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