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Diabetes is a very common lifestyle disorder that's almost assuming epidemic proportions now. India now has the dubious distinction of being called the Diabetes Capital of the world and frighteningly the diabetic population according to WHO can grow 200% in the next 15 years.

In this short article, we will discuss:

a. What is it? What are the common symptoms

b. What are the causes

c. what are some of the associated conditions.

d. How a proper diet may address the root cause

e. Diet myths associates with diabetes and the actual facts

f. Some special foods for diabetics

g. Summary of the key points

1. So, What is Diabetes? And what are its common symptoms?

Studies of people who are overweight indicate that losing weight requires a person to follow two basic rules, which are a specific diet on the one hand and increased physical activity on the other hand. However, besides these two are additional helpful conditions, which will help maintain the achieved results in the long term.

One such condition is eating four times a day. It may seem a contradiction and make you think that eating four times a day will do no good to lose weight. However, it is an important condition in addition to the main one, namely in support of a specific diet. The essence of the latter is to separate different food types that belong into different classes, such as proteins (meat, fish, eggs, and cottage cheese) that should be eaten separately from carbs (fruits, vegetables, and grains). Eating four times a day will prevent hunger, and it will also help to avoid overeating.

I am sure you must have wondered this many times on viewing various sort of slim tea advertisements.

Well, the honest answer to this question is that though most of the slim teas are not effective but some of the pure and premium grade green teas can actually make you lose weight by increasing your metabolic rate.

It is entirely upon you. If you choose the right product, you can easily lose weight with green tea.

People across China and other Asian countries have been drinking tea for so many years. It should not come as a surprise when I tell you that Chinese are the slimmest people in the world and this is largely due to their love for tea.

The primary ingredient to a healthy diet, fresh produce, is perishable. So, maintaining a healthy diet will require frequent trips to the grocery store. If you will create a weekly menu, you'll save money at the store, as well as valuable time you would have spent in shopping. In addition, you'll use healthy recipes, since you have all the ingredients. You can find great fresh foods at your health food store and farmers market. You'll also save money with these places. In addition, your frequent trips to the market will broaden your tastes in food, and you'll meet many people with the same concern for proper health and nutrition.

Recent surveys show that there is a rise in cases of hypoglycemia in children. If your child is hypoglycemic, you need to know more about hypoglycemia and how you can treat it.

Hypoglycemia is the condition where the blood sugar level of a person is too low. It is also called as low blood glucose or low blood sugar. As you know, glucose is the main source of energy for our body which is found in food. After you have food, the glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream and is carried to the body’s cells. The cells use glucose for energy with the help of insulin, a hormone that is made by the pancreas. If a person takes in more glucose than the body requires at the time, the body stores the extra glucose in the liver and muscles in the form of glycogen. When blood glucose begins to fall, the liver breaks down glycogen and releases glucose into the bloodstream. Blood glucose will then rise toward a normal glucose level. People with hypoglycemia have an impaired response, whereby the glucose levels do not return to the normal range and stay low. Hypoglycemia in children is most common for the children with type 1 diabetes. It is very important to know the cause and detect the hypoglycemia symptoms in children to effectively treat it.

Secrets block intimacy and are destructive to your relationship. It's important to understand the reasons behind the need to keep secrets from your partner (or vice versa) in order to overcome this destructive tendency.

After the story broke that New York governor Eliot Spitzer was having sex with prostitutes, relationship experts popped up on every news channel, dispensing theories about Mr. Spitzer's behavior. Opinions about why a married man (and one with a great deal to lose) would behave this way ranged from him having unmet needs to sociopathic tendencies. One expert even suggested that "men are ruled by their genitals." In all the analyses of this scandal, though, what no one brought up was the role of secrets.

The general misconception among many amateur cooks is that evaporated milk is same as sweet condensed milk. These are two separate ingredients that are used to prepare different recipes. The following article will help you explore various recipes using evaporated milk.

Evaporated milk is made by boiling milk until 60% of the water evaporates. Evaporated milk is available as full-fat, non-fat and low-fat varieties. It is used in place of regular milk to add richness to the recipe. It is about the same consistency as cream. It contains only the natural sugars present in milk. You cannot interchange sweetened condensed milk and evaporated condensed milk in a recipe. Flavor wise they are opposite, as condensed milk is too sweet and evaporated milk is not that sweet.

It is quite common for our nasal passages to become clogged or blocked, especially with all of today’s pollutants and any other chemical irritants we may come in contact with. Even pollen and dust can be sources of irritation for many people. With all these irritants in our daily lives, it’s no wonder that nasal congestion is a major health complaint.

Among the many indications of nasal congestion, two of the most debilitating symptoms are headaches and pressure behind the eyes, which may indicate sinusitis. Sinusitis is a condition in which the lining of the sinus passages become inflamed due to bacteria inside the nasal cavities. Normally the tiny hairs inside the nasal passages clean out all the unwanted bacteria-causing pollutants; however, when congestion occurs, proper drainage cannot, thus allowing bacteria to grow.

Type 2 diabetes symptoms and causes can be subtle and confusing.

But since diabetes is skyrocketing all around the world, it only makes good commonsense to learn the causes and symptoms of diabetes.

About 24 million American adults and children currently have diabetes. And worldwide the figure is estimated to be over 250 million. But here's the really scary part. Diabetes research shows these numbers are expected to double within the next 20 years.

What Causes Type 2 Diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is the result of insulin resistance.

Your body makes enough insulin, but your cells aren't healthy enough to use it. This causes serious blood sugar problems that, over time, can damage your eyes, kidneys, nerves, blood vessels and heart.

Acne rosacea, commonly known as rosacea is a non-cancerous skin disease that usually affects people between the age group of 30-50 years. Here is some more information about the causes, symptoms and treatment of acne rosacea.

Acne rosacea or rosacea is an inflammatory skin disorder that affects the areas of the face that blush usually, i.e. near the nose, cheeks, chin and forehead. A person affected by rosacea may find red spots and cysts on the face. People who have light skin are more vulnerable towards getting affected by it. It is more commonly found in women than men, but it affects men much more severely. A point to note is that acne rosacea does not have blackheads or whiteheads like teenage acne.

If you want to get rid of the unwanted hair on your body, you can choose to undergo laser treatment. To know more about the laser hair removal cost, read on...

The current trend is to use the laser technology for the purpose of removing hair. There is nothing odd about removing undesired hair from the different parts of the body, if you can comfortably afford the cost of hair removal with the help of a laser. The Laser equipment used in the treatment, work by firing short bursts of laser pulses which penetrates the targeted skin area and destroys the hair follicles present under the skin. Laser hair removal side effects as such, are inversely proportional to the safety measures undertaken, and expertise of the medical practitioner conducting the treatment. The laser hair removal cost depends on many factors, such as:

Adenovirus symptoms can range from infections of the respiratory tract to infections in the gastrointestinal tract. This article will give you more information on symptoms of adenovirus in adults and children. Read on.

Adenovirus is a virus that affects the tissue linings of different parts of the body. There are more than 40 different types of adenovirus known today which can cause several health conditions in human beings. More commonly it affects the lining of the respiratory tract which leads to symptoms like cold, sore throat, etc. Adenovirus is also responsible for causing infections in the gastrointestinal tract, in the eyes, bladder, etc. Here we will see more on the different adenovirus symptoms in children and adults caused due to infections in different parts.

In-office whitening procedures comprise a large part of today's general dentistry practice. In addition, the number of patients who whiten their teeth at home using OTC products is growing significantly. Patients may not know that dentin hypersensitivity is the primary side effect of any whitening treatment. Studies have shown that some 55 to 75 percent of patients experience sensitivity from the effects of repeated bleach applications.

Typically, pain begins early in the whitening process, and disappears completely a day or two after the whitening regimen is completed. But some patients experience pain throughout the whitening process.While patients may experience whitening-related sensitivity, it appears often to be connected to patients who have a history of dentin hypersensitivity. Thus, dentists should ask patients who are considering an at-home or in-office whitening procedure if their teeth are sensitive to hot or cold stimuli.

Sexual arousal arises from an appreciation of eroticism - images for men and stories for women. Women use sexual fantasies not only during female masturbation but also to reach orgasm during sex with a partner. Ways Women Orgasm is a forum for female sexuality and provides an open discussion of women's orgasm techniques including clitoral stimulation and sexual fantasies.

Much of what is known about female orgasm comes from women’s experience of masturbation. I found Shere Hite’s conclusions useful because they accorded with my own experience.

Shere Hite compared female masturbation with vaginal intercourse to explain why the lack of genital simulation (of the clitoris) would be likely to make it difficult for women to reach orgasm with a partner.

Question: How can I avoid flare-ups of arthritis pain?

Although arthritis will sometimes flare up for no known reason, a patient can often identify a triggering activity, according to Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., in Arthritis Answers from the Experts.

While it is important for all patients with arthritis to get adequate daily exercise and to comply with their treatment regimens, they should avoid excessive stresses on the involved joints. Be sure to warm up before exercise, and to take rest periods when engaging in heavy or repetitive work. Many patients with arthritis tend to stiffen up after periods of inactivity, so be sure to break up long car rides with a short walk and allow yourself extra time for stretching and exercising each day.

Since I am on a health kick, I have not had a drink in a few weeks. Not even when the Chicago Bears play, which is a miracle because that was a long time ritual every Sunday.

So, with no drinks, I have no hangover problems. But, something tells me that you Dumb Little Man fans are not as innocent. With the weekend and holidays coming up, here are some great ways to lose your hangover.

Drink Buttermilk. (ughh) It will calm you stomach and add badly needed liquid into your system. That is, if you can keep buttermilk down hungover.

Ginseng tea is given to relieve the effects of alcohol. This may be the practice, but there is no reason to believe ginseng will help.

Throughout the years, Snipers have been a vital part of military campaigns by eliminating commanding officers to cripple large numbers of forces. An effective sniper will eliminate an entire unit of men without them ever having a chance to see where they are being attacked from. A sniper does this by being extremely patient and calculating his moves with every possible consequence in mind.

The second most important piece of equipment after a Sniper's rifle is his Ghille suit. Many Snipers take great pride in creating their own suits to use on Sniper missions and to play Paintball. Ghillie suits are developed to resemble a patch of deep vegetation or foliage, the suit was developed by games keepers as a sort of portable hunting blind. These Snipers takes hour of hard work fabricating and seasoning their Ghillie suits properly, and the most dedicated Sniper will take pieces of the surrounding vegetation and incorporate them into his Ghillie suit as he moves along on his stalk, as to consistently mimic his changing surroundings.

Ordinary cholesterol may be bad for your heart, but frying it can be a real bummer, researchers say.

That leads to oxidization of the cholesterol, possibly creating more fatty (atherosclerotic) plaque in the arteries. It's found mostly in fried eggs, butter and animal fat products.

Writing in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, University of California at San Francisco scientists say a study of rabbits fed "oxidized" cholesterol had atherosclerotic plaques twice as large as those eating a regular cholesterol diet.

The oxidized form may damage coronary artery cell linings and lay the groundwork for plaque to form, the researchers say.

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The health care industry and the Internet have always made uneasy bedfellows, although the relationship has improved dramatically in recent years. Initially, when the Internet was less regulated, health care professionals were crying foul at the proliferation of unlicensed pharmacies and unlicensed practitioners doing business via the World Wide Web. While those complaints have subsided coinciding with a new set of laws for e-commerce, many health care professionals are still wary of the influence of the Internet on the industry as a whole. Some medical practitioners lauded the onslaught of web sites that offer free medical information while others saw it as an intrusion to their authority. Health care education suffered the same fate for quite some time. While many in the medical community saw an opportunity to expand the opportunities for health care education, others were skeptical.

The common carotid artery is considered one of the most important arteries in the human anatomy, as it supplies oxygenated blood to the brain...

The human anatomy is one of the most complex and intricate structures, and the common carotid artery is a part of it. This is one of the arteries that supplies oxygenated blood to the brain and neck. The common carotid artery is a paired structure which divides into two parts, one known as the external carotid artery and the other is known as the internal carotid artery. Both the internal and external carotid arteries run upward in the neck. These two are the main supply lines of oxygenated blood to the neck and the brain and if anything goes wrong with this artery it is considered to be a serious problem. There are some risks to the common carotid artery bifurcation, there is a possibility of blockage due to plaque build up or due to blood clots. This condition is known as carotid artery stenosis. The symptoms of problem in the carotid artery are very subtle and only medical diagnostics can reveal any problem.

One of the most common symptoms associated with hypothalamic disorders include frequent headaches, cold intolerance and fatigue. To know about causes of hypothalamic disorders, read on...

Doctors have studied the human brain and have come to the conclusion that each part of the brain is assigned with a specific task. Hypothalamus is a small cone shaped region within the brain that does a very important job of controlling different metabolic processes of our body. The pituitary gland in the brain, also referred to as master gland, regulates functions of thyroid and adrenal gland. However, the pituitary gland is in complete control of the hypothalamus. When this area of the brain does not function properly, the person is said to suffer from hypothalamic disorders. Read more on hypothalamus function.

It could be a man you've just met, or someone you think you know well. Only these body language signals can tell you what he's really thinking, and what he really wants.

One fine day I find myself waiting for my cousin at a hotel lobby, and in walks the most handsome man I have ever seen – no exaggeration here. I noticed he looked at me, and when I looked at him he looked away. I found it weird, and thought he's not interested. It was time to leave and that's where it all ended.

I realized later what happened. I completely misunderstood his body language signals of attraction. I did not know this, and neither am I sure how many of you know it, but there are various body language signs of attraction that people use, to attract the opposite sex, and those of you who may be as ignorant as I was, should really know how to decipher these signs. Understanding body language is essential, because everyone is not vocal about their feelings. Everyone fears rejection. Therefore, people give these body language signals, to gauge our interest in them.

Have you been exercising more this year? Maybe you're finally making good on a New Year's resolution that you make every year. Want to keep up your hard work and make your goal a way of life? Here's the advice that has been working for me ....

TELL EVERYONE!

OK, well maybe not to the point where you're blabbing about how many weight reps you did at the gym, or tweeting about how many calories you burned an hour ago (though if it works for you, great!), but the idea is to let others in on your fitness goals so that you become accountable!

I've been sharing my newfound love of running here on this blog, via Facebook, and also to my close friends and family. What I'm finding is that more people are asking me how it's going or sharing their own running stories, which makes me less prone to procrastinate my daily jogs. In fact, in the last month and a half, I've learned to love running. I've finally made it a habit! It's a strategy that works for me and lots of others, say fitness experts.

Percodan

Generic Name: aspirin and oxycodone (AS pir in and ox i KOE done)

Brand Names: Endodan, Percodan, Roxiprin

What is Percodan?

Percodan contains a combination of aspirin and oxycodone. Aspirin is in a group of drugs called salicylates. It works by reducing substances in the body that cause pain, fever, and inflammation. Oxycodone is in a group of drugs called narcotic pain relievers.

Percodan is used to relieve moderate to severe pain.

Percodan may also be used for other purposes not listed here.

Important information about Percodan

Stop using Percodan and call your doctor at once if you have any symptoms of bleeding in your stomach or intestines. Symptoms include black, bloody, or tarry stools, and coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds.

Sleep Apnea Neptune City is a centre like many throughout the world. The treat conditions that are is not new but treatment has been ineffective through many centuries. In many cases victims might not even know that they have a problem, yet their problems can have far reaching implications for their long term health

Shakespeare knew much about rest deprivation and portrayed it in his play, 'Macbeth'. An ambitious couple give themselves to evil in the interests of gaining power. Because they do what they know to be wrong they destroy their consciences and their ability to sleep. Macbeth describes it as the 'chief nourisher in life's feast' that 'knits up the raveled sleeve of care'. The metaphor does illustrate very accurately what the beneficial effects are of slumber in mending psychological damage, especially brain strain and stress.

Diet and exercise are key to avoiding the drop in bone mass that leads to osteoporosis. Fighting the onset of the disease means attention to routine, says British health expert Jane Clarke.

She recommends exercising three times a week, 20 minutes each time, and laying off the smoking. And, she says, "men and women should ensure that their diet is rich in calcium -- around 800 milligrams a day," or 1-1/2 pints of milk or 3-1/2 ounces of cheese.

Other important nutrients include vitamin D (found in oily fish as well as sunlight), vitamin K (mainly produced in a healthy digestive system) and magnesium (from whole grain cereal and nuts). Other necessities are zinc (in shellfish and liver) and boron (peas, cabbage, apples and grapes).

During the break at one of our recent Intimacy Retreats, Betty, a participant, took me aside and asked, are we like dinosaurs? Are those of us who are still married, who still enjoy the one-on-one monogamous journey as our life path, are we behind the times? Are we a dying breed? Are we becoming extinct?

Good question. I know that in some circles today, dating itself is considered archaic. Friends go out in groups rather than in twosomes.

But Susan, a wedding planner, tells me her business is booming. More and more couples still want to tie the knot. I perform weddings and it’s an awesome gift to stand as witness to the joining of two souls embodied as bride and groom. (Or bride and bride, groom and groom, whatever.)

Do you feel pretty knowledgeable about safe sex? Of course you do, right? But wait, according to a landmark study of people ages 18-29, many young adults have some seriously dangerous assumptions and beliefs about pregnancy and STD prevention. The startling news, in the following glamour.com exclusive ...

According to a major survey of young women and men by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, most people agree that it's important to practice safe sex, but many have no idea what that means. The organization gave glamour.com an exclusive look at some of the (shocking and crazy!) things that some young people believe:

Gluten allergy is a common health problem among people of all ages. This article will provide you a healthy gluten free diet plan, along with the gluten free diet benefits.

Having gluten allergy is not a serious matter. But, when left untreated, gluten allergy can lead to serious complications, like cancer or bone disease. Gluten is actually a type of protein and as you know, proteins are required by the body for various purposes. A number of people suffer from gluten allergy. Gluten can damage the interior lining of the small intestine of the person having gluten allergy. The small intestine then fails to absorb the essential nutrients, required by the body. If any of your parents or family member has gluten allergy, the chances of you having gluten allergy are more.

You may be somewhat aware of what -- or what not -- to eat, but the American Dietetic Association says you should be careful about blindly believing what you read and hear about nutrition.

The ADA urges consumers to keep an eye out for the "Ten Red Flags of Junk Science."  The list includes: 

--Recommendations that promise a quick fix.

--Dire warnings of danger from a single product or regimen.

--Simplistic conclusions drawn from a complex study or recommendations based on a single study.

--Dramatic statements that are refuted by reputable scientific organizations.

--Recommendations made to help sell a product or based on studies published without peer review, or ignoring differences among individuals or groups.

Our sexual behavior expresses not only our psychosexual makeup but also the entirety of our personality. Sex is the one realm of conduct which involves the full gamut of emotions, cognitions, socialization, traits, heredity, and learned and acquired behaviors. By observing one's sexual predilections and acts, the trained psychotherapist and diagnostician can learn a lot about the patient.

Inevitably, the sexuality of patients with personality disorders is thwarted and stunted. In the Paranoid Personality Disorder, sex is depersonalized and the sexual partner is dehumanized. The paranoid is besieged by persecutory delusions and equates intimacy with life-threatening vulnerability, a "breach in the defenses" as it were. the paranoid uses sex to reassure himself that he is still in control and to quell is anxiety.

Once you attempt to do something worthwhile, you will want to go about it correctly. Succeeding at weight loss is actually a case that illustrates this point. Being well advised and using a good plan may be critical factors in whether a person does something right and succeed, or apply it wrong and fail. Not doing this properly, or doing it poorly, brings on terrible results. You may end up losing nothing but water weight in which you gain back, or perhaps not losing weight but gaining weight.

The 3 highly recommended simple steps listed below will help you stay away from the traps and failure and help you to succeed.

I'd be willing to bet that 90% of us at some point promised ourselves that working out was a priority. Well, I am in the group that failed to build a plan and stick to it. My wife beats me up on this since she's a health nut and I am a smoking, drinking, cheeseburger eating computer junkie. Anyway, we are getting off topic.

In the quest to please my wife, I decided to join a gym and stumbled across a decent resource to refer to when I make my choice.

"A health club membership can turn into an expensive proposition if you aren't careful about choosing a facility that meets your specific needs," says Jacob Boonsook, personal training manager at the Equinox fitness club in downtown San Francisco.

Is a set of workout routines, what number of repetitions you do in addition to what number of units you complete. There are particular weight routine to be followed similar to three repetition of flat bench press, two repetition of bench dumbbell and three repetition of inclined bench press is a set of weight routine for chest equally there are other train programs for the body.

The routine is a term given the way you manage the burden program, It's one thing to managing a schedule of a weight lifting program. Routines are made to split the workout in such a way, that you are not overtraining the identical muscle groups.

Not feeling like having sex? You may be suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), a condition that affects many women. Quick treatment is necessary to continue enjoying a fulfilling sex life. Intrinsa patches can help you regain your sex drive. Read on to find out more about HSDD and its treatment.

There are women who enjoy being sexually active and there are women who find sex boring and always look for excuses to avoid it. If you belong to the second category of women, you may be suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) and missing out on a pleasurable part of living. But the good news is that you have artificial hormonal patches for the treatment of HSDD. An Intrinsa patch, often touted as the female Viagra, can be the right libido enhancer you need to get your sexual desire going once again.

During the job interviews, it is always important that you react smart and naturally without being too much confident. In general, a job interview is the most nerve-racking experience when you have to go through your entire job searching process. It is always good that you study on some important interview questions before applying for a dentist post. But if you are unable to find it, here are some examples of interview questions and Get ready for the interview questions.

What are your weak points?

This is another frequently asked interview question. You might say: "let me think about it. After thinking explain your weak points. Remember that you weak points must express your positivity." Or you can say: "Sometimes I forget my family while working"

Bariatric Lap-Band surgery is one of the safest bariatric surgeries available. This type of surgery does not involve one to go under the knife, so there is not any cutting involved. Not even staples are involved. A band is tightened around the stomach to reduce the amount of food one can comfortably consume within a given period of time. The procedure is painless if taken with general anesthesia, and you can expect a quick recovery.

Another nice thing about bariatric Lap-Band surgery is that the band can be adjusted according to how much weight is lost without having to undergo an operation. The band can also be removed, allowing the operation to be completely reversible if necessary. Not only is the operation reversible, but the stomach should return to normal.

What is this concept of Death and Birth?

While clearing my mind of any past or future streams of consciousness I find myself here and now. Could Death and Birth be just that? Finding the moment and putting a tickle of life into the mix.

First of all I know nothing...could this allow me to experience something new? What is this idea of Death? This emerging paradigm of Birth?

Is Death the possibility of accepting what is? Is Birth the inspiring field of joy? When consciousness knocks and the door opens?

Here I go into my interpretation of all of my experience up until now, of Death And Rebirth.

Gout is a painful form of arthritis that has long been associated with a rich diet, and a change in that department is just one thing that can make a difference.

Gout afflicts as many as 3 million Americans, mostly men, postmenopausal women and people with kidney disease, according to the American College of Rheumatology. Gout attacks are caused by a buildup of a waste product called uric acid in the bloodstream, which leads to joint inflammation and swelling, particularly in the feet or big toe.

It tends to run in families and is linked to obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes, so weight management is key to treatment.

Why do we find it so difficult to lose weight? Do we need better diets? Do we need better exercise programs? No, says nutritionist Anne Collins. The real secret of successful weight loss is to find proper support. Read how to do it and start losing weight today.

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Introduction

Losing weight is not rocket science. It requires no special diet, no special foods and no special exercise program. All we need to do is eat less calories than we burn. Despite this, as well as an evergrowing number of diets and weight control plans, obesity continues to grow. And the vast majority of dieters find it almost impossible to lose weight without regaining everything within a matter of months. Why is this? Answer: because we don't get enough support.