The World Is Getting Fatter Over a half billion adults worldwide weigh too much; 205 million men and 297 million women. A major study, published in Lancet gathered an enormous amount of data from countries throughout the world. The results show that obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are worldwide problems. And, as populations … Read More
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Statin drugs are usually prescribed to lower cholesterol. Red yeast rice contains mevinic acids which are similar to the active ingredient in the cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin (Mevacor). Both block the body’s ability to make cholesterol. Your body actually makes more cholesterol daily than you get from food, so blocking this action can lower your total … Read More
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Simply walking 10,000 steps a day can reduce your risk for diabetes. An Australian study of close to 600 middle-aged adults, who walked 10,000 steps a day had lower body weights, smaller waists, and better insulin sensitivity. Walking daily can both lower your risk for diabetes and help manage the condition once diagnosed. Coffee, your … Read More
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I’m a registered dietitian (RD) with a master’s degree and a state license/certification (CDN) and I’m one of close to 70,000 professionals who belong to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Why is this important and what does it matter to you? What exactly do dietitians do? Let’s start with me. By providing my credentials … Read More
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Everywhere you turn there is news about Paula Deen’s recent revelation that she has been dealing with type 2 diabetes for the last 3 years. Some say they are not surprised given the type of food she cooks and recommends. Some say they expected it because she is so overweight. Others feel she should not … Read More
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Prediabetes, also know as metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance syndrome is not a disease but a cluster of symptoms that doubles your risk for heart disease and quadruples your risk for diabetes. It is estimated that 79 million people have the condition The guidelines for prediabtes were set by experts to cast a wide net … Read More
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Antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice may sound like a good idea, but it can interfere with blood pressure medications, antidepressants, AIDS drugs, and some narcotic pain relievers. Pine nuts and cashews are high in vitamin K and can interfere with anticoagulant drugs like Coumadin (warfarin). Grapefruit juice increases the potency of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs which could cause … Read More
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Women who drink are more likely to have breast cancer. Drinking 1 to 7 drinks a week raises the risk of developing breast cancer in the milk-producing lobules of the breast. For women who drink 14 alcoholic beverages a week the risk of lobular cancer was twice that of nondrinkers. Only 10% to 15% of … Read More
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Extra weight may raise your risk for atrial fibrillation. With this condition the small upper chambers of the heart (the atria) quiver instead of beating regularly. This may result in blood that isn’t fully pumped out of the heart. It can clot and that clot could lodge in an artery in the brain, causing a … Read More
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Weighing too much increases women’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Being overweight can damage blood vessels, including those in the brain, which play a role in the development of the Alzheimer’s. … Read More
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