Children, teens, and adults have more tooth and gum disease if they also have diabetes.  With children, tooth and gum disease becomes obvious around puberty and grows worse as they age.  Previous research already proved that children and teens with diabetes had more problems with their dental health.  Scientists wanted to know more about this […]

Do you think that there is a chance that your toddler has diabetes? It is entirely possible for a young child to develop this lifelong illness. One in every four to five hundred children are diagnosed with Type I diabetes. Children run a high risk of developing Type I, or juvenile diabetes. This is an […]

Caring for your health is an important part of living with diabetes.  It can seem overwhelming and a burden to fit diabetes control into your schedule.  It is important to take your medicine at the same time each day, exercise, and check on your feet.  What can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle and enable […]

More than two-thirds of all American adults weigh more than they should. With numbers like these it should be no surprise that there are massive amount of diet plans to choose from. In fact, Americans spend an estimated $30 billion dollars a year on weight loss services and products.
The wide variety of diet plans to […]

Drinking green tea has numerous health benefits. It can lower cholesterol, enhance fat oxidation, and increase thermogenesis, which is the body’s rate of burning calories. Green tea is becoming a more popular form of weight loss as can be seen by the wide variety of supplement makers that are using it in their weight loss […]

The glycemic index or GI is a tool used to rank carbohydrates according to their effect on the body’s blood glucose levels. Choosing carbohydrates that rank low on the GI can lead to long term health benefits. Low GI carbs are those that produce minimal fluctuations in blood glucose and insulin levels.
To understand the importance […]

Celiac disease is the condition in which gluten causes injuries to the small intestine upon contact. It’s thought that about 2 million people in the United States suffer from the disease and not everyone that has it experience symptoms. Symptoms of Celiac disease include: bloating, diarrhea, gas, weight loss, cramping, fatigue, anemia, and vitamin and […]