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Diabetes

Diabetic Fruits

Fruit gives you energy, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Examples of fruits which are recommended to Diabetics include: ? Bananas ? Apples ? Fruit Juices ? Strawberries ? Raisins ? Oranges ? Mango ? Guava ? Papaya Basically, for diabetics,One small apple, one-half cup fruit juice, or one-half of a grapefruit all considered one serving of fruit each. Some of the healthy ways to eat fruits: ? Eat fruits raw or cooked, as juice with no sugar added,canned... 

Health

Weight Loss Survey: Why Dieters Fail To Lose Weight

Weight Loss Survey: Why Dieters Fail To Lose Weight  by: Anne Collins Current levels of overweight and obesity, together with weight-related disease, have made weight control a major health priority throughout America. Yet statistics indicate that average weight reduction on conventional diets adds up to a mere 5-8 pounds per year. So why do we find dieting so difficult? According to a new survey(1), the answer seems to be: because we make 3... 

Nutrition

Calcium Absorption and Information

Ionized minerals, colloidal minerals, chelated minerals . . . What do they all mean? And what about true calcium absorption? A large segment of the mineral industry includes ionized minerals. These minerals are suspended in a salt solution and express their electrical charge within that solution. Colloidal minerals are extremely small mineral particles suspended in liquid, but not ionized, which pass through body tissue. Chelated minerals are wrapped... 

Pregnancy

Can a Woman With PCOS Get Pregnant?

One of the most common questions I get from women who are newly diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome is "Will I ever get pregnant?" I have not been able to find specific studies regarding fertility and PCOS-likely because it is so hard to track those who are successful in getting pregnant without medical intervention. One source said that women with PCOS have an 80-90 percent chance of having a baby, but I was unable to find any research...