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Read moreWhile the media has been calling obesity is our nation’s biggest killer, it turns out being a couch potato is even more dangerous. A new study from the University of Cambridge found that lack of exercise might be twice as deadly as obesity, according to a report that appeared recently in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. According to the study’s lead author, Ulf Ekelund,
Read moreAt 88, Great Aunt Jokie is eight years into the disease that led to her mother’s premature death but still “young” by her siblings’ standards. Nine of her 13 brothers and sisters lived well into their 90s and two cracked the century mark. “I’ve got a long way to go to catch up,” says Jokie, the youngest, who hasn’t been called Josephine since sometime before World
Read moreI was at a personal growth conference in July when a friend of mine got up in front of 700 people to ask the facilitator this question:” How do I love men when I hate me?” I felt a tremendous amount of pain for my friend because if he could have seen what we in the audience saw, he would not have felt the way
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According to a new study, those who have both obesity and type 2 diabetes also have lower levels of oxytocin, according to recent findings. Oxytocin is a neuromodulator in the brain associated with a variety of different functions including human bonding and sexuality. A feelgood hormone – our levels rise when we hug and kiss our partners, according to Psychology Today– low levels have previously
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British researchers say that people with type 2 diabetes who take high dosages of exogenous insulin may run an increased risk of death from all causes, including cancer and cardiovascular events. Exogenous insulin is insulin derived from sources other than the human body. (Insulin produced by the human body is called endogenous.) In a study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, researchers at Cardiff University
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If you’re battling type 2, switching to a vegetarian diet could help significantly reduce symptoms, according to researchers. And before you lament the thought of a diet free from meat, the myriad health benefits researchers from the Physicians Committee found during their analysis might totally change your mind about black beans, tofu and soy-based meat substitutes. By analyzing data from 255 participants with type 2
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