There are approximately 23.6 million people in the United States living with diabetes (American Diabetes Association).
For these patients, summer presents unique challenges. Altered diets, increased exercise, and even sun burns can change blood glucose levels. Also, did you know that diabetes medications and supplies can suffer in the heat?
Read on to discover more about how summer can affect a diabetic person.
First, a person’s diet generally changes in the summer months. This is because, for some, heat acts as a natural appetite suppressant. Most people also tend to take advantage of fresh fruits and vegetables; however, there are people who
Proper Food Handling and Storage Equals a Healthier Family
by Lori Sciame April 25th, 2011 | Health News, Nutrition
Food-borne illness is more common than you think. Learning how to properly store and prepare food for your family can mean the difference between being healthy and being sick. Information from the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says “that each year roughly 1 out of 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of food-borne diseases.â€
How can you protect yourself from the types of parasites, bacteria, and viruses that cause food poisoning? The following suggestions will help.
1. Store food properly
This means
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How can you protect yourself from the types of parasites, bacteria, and viruses that cause food poisoning? The following suggestions will help.
1. Store food properly
This means
April – National Donate Life Month
by Lori Sciame March 21st, 2011 | Health News
110,488.
This staggering number represents thousands of individual Americans who wait patiently for organ donations to save their lives. According to information supplied by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, as of March 20, 2011, the highest donation needs were:
Kidney: Â 87,981
Liver: Â 16,130
Heart: Â 3,180
Because April is National Donate Life Month, there is no better time to learn more about the gift of organ donation.
Instituted in 2003 by Donate Life America (DLA), National Donate Life Month raises awareness concerning organ donation and encourages Americans to become donors. DLA explains the need for continued education, because although “transplantation is one of
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This staggering number represents thousands of individual Americans who wait patiently for organ donations to save their lives. According to information supplied by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, as of March 20, 2011, the highest donation needs were:
Kidney: Â 87,981
Liver: Â 16,130
Heart: Â 3,180
Because April is National Donate Life Month, there is no better time to learn more about the gift of organ donation.
Instituted in 2003 by Donate Life America (DLA), National Donate Life Month raises awareness concerning organ donation and encourages Americans to become donors. DLA explains the need for continued education, because although “transplantation is one of
Overweight Babies
by Bea January 3rd, 2011 | Children's Health, Diet, Health News, Health Research
Sure, babies often look a little chubby. That chubbiness is typically acceptable because it makes the baby cute and pudgy, but also because it usually evens out as the baby grows. However, now more than ever, studies have been finding that some babies are not just chubby, but overweight. In fact, in an article on livescience.com, it has been shown that almost one third of 9 month olds are obese or overweight. Though the study is not clear about which babies are included in this study, it states that the study looked a nationally representative sample of children born
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Red Bull — Just How Bad is it?
by Bea December 6th, 2010 | Health News, Health Research
We all know that energy drinks may not be the healthiest things in the world to drink, but just how bad are they?
Well, for example, France and Denmark have both prohibited Red Bull-- saying that it is a cocktail of death. This is because its vitamin components are mixed with glucuronolactone. What is that? Glucuronolactone is an extremely dangerous chemical that acts as a stimulant. You may or may not be old enough to know this, but this chemical was actually used in the sixties by United States troops in Vietnam. The United States Department of Defense developed this
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Well, for example, France and Denmark have both prohibited Red Bull-- saying that it is a cocktail of death. This is because its vitamin components are mixed with glucuronolactone. What is that? Glucuronolactone is an extremely dangerous chemical that acts as a stimulant. You may or may not be old enough to know this, but this chemical was actually used in the sixties by United States troops in Vietnam. The United States Department of Defense developed this