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23rd September 2009
What's the difference between allergy, sensitivity, and intolerance? There's a lot of confusion about these terms, and the whole subject is confusing enough without that. The "correct" meaning of each of these terms is as follows:
• Allergy: This term ... Read >
Author: ashok23rd September 2009
What's the difference between allergy, sensitivity, and intolerance? There's a lot of confusion about these terms, and the whole subject is confusing enough without that. The "correct" meaning of each of these terms is as follows:
• Allergy: This term ... Read >
Author: jsolutions01123rd September 2009
Adult onset diabetes is also known as type 2 diabetes. It is a chronic condition that has life-threatening implications. Warning signs and symptoms include blurred vision, increased urination (volume and frequency), fatigue, excessive thirst and increased... Read >
Author: Phil Le Breton22nd September 2009
Type 1 diabetes is also known as Diabetes Mellitus and Juvenile Onset Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is when the body has attacked the pancreas, which contains the cells that produce the hormone called insulin. When the body does this, its natural ability to... Read >
Author: AngieMcAdams18th September 2009
There's no easy answerto how much water you should drinkevery day.Just as you are unique, so are your water needs. How much water you need depends on many factors, including your health status, how active you are and where you live. Though no single form... Read >
Author: wbdoyle15th September 2009
THE SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES MUST BE IDENTIFIED THE EARLIER THE BETTER
Diabetes mellitus is a persistent illness in which your blood glucose levels are too high. Cells in your body break down the sugar in order to provide vigor for movement, increase, and ... Read >
Author: Jose M. Talavera14th September 2009
Diagnosing diabetes symptoms can be difficult in identifying at first, as manifestation of the disease is gradual and seems so harmless. Sometimes, because the symptoms of diabetes can also be common to other illnesses, the real illness may be overlooked.... Read >
Author: Liza13th September 2009
Science does not have an answer as to why the pancreas stops making insulin, or why when it is produced the body is resistant to it. We do know that a mutant gene handed down from long ago ancestors may be responsible. Other possible causes include:
G... Read >
Author: Clivir Team13th September 2009
The early symptoms of diabetes can easily be confused with symptoms other chronic diseases. Type 2 Diabetes usually presents itself after the age of 40, but more and more children are being diagnosed daily due to obesity and not enough physical activity.... Read >
Author: Clivir Team30th August 2009
Don't Shoot The Messenger!
Here is some information about the most common weight-related health problems that may develop in an overweight person.
Coronary Heart Disease
One of the key aspects of a hearts health is the ability of the heart and its ... Read >
Author: Tom aspin04th August 2009
You've undoubtedly heard about Hoodia Gordonii, or seen it somewhere. Maybe on TV or the internet. Maybe you've even noticed it in other diet pills.
Have you ever wondered what Hoodia is all about?
Let's explore a few things about Hoodia.
Hoodia... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer05th July 2009
Type 1 diabetes may not be as common as type 2 diabetes, but it does not mean that this should not be given the same amount of attention.
Type 1 diabetes happens because the pancreas is unable to produce insulin, or even if it is able to do that at a... Read >
Author: Diana Mortenson02nd July 2009
Knowing the symptoms of diabetes can save your life. As you must know, diabetes is considered a chronic disease that can worsen over time if left uncontrolled.
Unfortunately, many people don't know they have diabetes until the disease has already prog... Read >
Author: Diana Mortenson30th June 2009
Diabetes type 2 is perhaps one of the most researched topics anywhere in the world. Thus with all the wealth of information you must have stumbled upon, you may think you already know everything there is to know about diabetes type 2.
For instance, yo... Read >
Author: Diana Mortenson05th June 2009
Allergy, Sensitivity and Intolerance
What's the difference between allergy, sensitivity, and intolerance? There's a lot of confusion about these terms, and the whole subject is confusing enough without that. The "correct" meaning of each of these terms... Read >
Author: Philip Bate PhD01st June 2009
One of the most unwavering symptoms of diabetes is an elevated level of the blood sugar. Diabetes is of two kinds- Type 1 and Type 2. In Type 1, this symptom instigates because of the failure of the body to generate enough insulin to manage blood sugar. O... Read >
Author: Davis Marco29th May 2009
One of the most unwavering symptoms of diabetes is an elevated level of the blood sugar. Diabetes is of two kinds- Type 1 and Type 2. In Type 1, this symptom instigates because of the failure of the body to generate enough insulin to manage blood sugar. O... Read >
Author: Kaylee Hayden29th May 2009
Diabetes mellitus or diabetes is a metabolism disorder taking place due to a combination of environmental and hereditary reasons. And the result of it is unusually high levels of sugar in the blood. The blood sugar levels in our bodies are balanced by an ... Read >
Author: steven marks06th May 2009
There is a misconception that people who are stressed out only lose weight. Even though people do lose weight when stressed out, the opposite is also true. Some people gain weight when they are feeling stressed. In this article we will talk about relief f... Read >
Author: Truby Johnson28th April 2009
There are many times when the beginning signs of diabetes are overlooked by those that are developing the disease. One of the reasons may be that a lot of people have failed to educate themselves on what the symptoms of diabetes are even though they show ... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton23rd April 2009
Grapes and dogs are an extremely dangerous combination. It is unknown exactly what component of grapes is toxic to dogs, but dogs that ingest grapes or raisins are at risk of acute renal (kidney) failure, which is fatal.
So far, the toxicity has not b... Read >
Author: Diana Laverdure04th March 2009
When you first get that diagnosis of type II diabetes, it doesn't really mean much unless you have a friend or family member who is suffering from the disease. At least it didn't to me.
Sure I had the signs:
- excessive thirst
- constant trips to ... Read >
Author: ChazL01st March 2009
November 14 is celebrated each year as Children's Day and World Diabetes Day. This year the theme is “Diabetes in children and youth”. Let me take this opportunity to write about diabetes in children.
Diabetes is one of the most common diseases that ... Read >
Author: tinams906th December 2008
Diabetes is growing by 3 percent each year for children and youth
November 14 is celebrated each year as Children's Day and World Diabetes Day. This year the theme is “Diabetes in children and youth”. Let me take this opportunity to write about diabe... Read >
Author: maxilolee01st December 2008
What is diabetes? There is type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas either no longer produces insulin or not enough insulin. In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas makes insulin but the body is not able to use it properly.
Why do we need ... Read >
Author: Alex Sim01st December 2008
Diabetes mellitus is, to put it very plainly, characterized by high levels of blood sugar. So what is diabetes caused by? This is caused by the levels of insulin, when it becomes too low. There are three types of diabetes: type 1, type 2 and gestational d... Read >
Author: TomSmith26th November 2008
Diabetes is a condition that occurs when the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin. Some people are born with this condition or has the onset of diabetes at an early age. This is called juvenile diabetes or type 1. Type 1 diabetes usually requires insu... Read >
Author: peterhutch12th November 2008
Gestational diabetes is a kind of diabetes that can happen during pregnancy. Out of every 100 pregnant women, 3 to 5 develop gestational diabetes. Like other kinds of diabetes, gestational diabetes is a condition in which your body has trouble managing th... Read >
Author: Peter rodrick12th November 2008
Gastroenteritis is simply a medical term for inflammation of the stomach and intestines, usually due to food poisoning or a viral illness.
It is very common and the usual symptoms include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, tummy pain and diarrhoea. Th... Read >
Author: Peter rodrick21st October 2008
Knowledge about feline diabetes is important in order to take specific care of your cat. Diabetes is a serious ailment which touches millions of humans, but your cat can also be affected by it. Cat care and diabetes control go hand in hand to ensure your ... Read >
Author: Debbie Foster14th October 2008
What To Watch For Pet Food Contaminated Food
It is important to be able to read labels. They should be clear and readable. The basic four elements should contain on your label:
Brand name not misleading to the consumer
Guaranteed chemical analysis... Read >
Author: prootex197122nd September 2008
Every woman has to undergo puberty and menopause during her lifetime. Both of these stages initiate various hormones in the body bringing about changes in women physically and mentally. Menopause is very common among elderly women and many women experienc... Read >
Author: herbalspan17th July 2008
Being a diabetic can be hard to deal with. Whether you were diagnosed years ago or just a few days or weeks ago, it can be difficult to deal with. There are groups online and offline that can offer you support during this rough time. You don’t have to g... Read >
Author: sagera11th June 2008
Diabetes often goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms seem so harmless. Recent studies indicate that the early detection of diabetes symptoms and treatment can decrease the chance of developing the complications of diabetes.
The symptoms of diabet... Read >
Author: Paul20th May 2008
Unfortunately one in every 700 children of school going age is suffering from diabetes. According to a research, it has been proved that this ratio will increase to a good amount in coming years. Most parents are not able to spot when the disease has alre... Read >
Author: Bertil Hjert20th May 2008
Do you want to lead a healthy and normal life with diabetes? Do you want diabetes not to affect you in your daily activities? Do you want to avoid suffering from any sort of complications that may strike you when you have diabetes?
If your answer is in... Read >
Author: Bertil Hjert20th May 2008
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a set of related diseases in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar (specifically, glucose) in the blood.
Glucose in the blood gives you energy to perform daily activities, walk briskly, run for a bus, ride your b... Read >
Author: Peter rodrick20th May 2008
Diabetes or diabetes mellitus is a result of inability of pancreas to produce insulin or to use it in a proper way thus resulting in excessive quantity of sugar in blood and urine. It is distinguished by symptoms like excessive thirst; frequent urination... Read >
Author: iliyaspatel15th May 2008
Diabetes insipidus (DI) are a disorder of which there an abnormal increase of urine output, liquid prerecording is frequently and thirst. It is caused by a deficiency of antidiuretic hormone, also known as vasopressin, or by an insensitivity of the kidney... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen01st May 2008
The term diabetes comes from the Greek language, and was coined by Aretaeus of Cappadocia. It meant "a compass, siphon." The sense "siphon" gave rise to the use of diabetes as the name for a disease involving the emancipation of excessive amounts of urine... Read >
Author: Perry Smith01st May 2008
Water, a precious gift bestowed on us by Mother Nature, forms a major part of our body constitution. In fact, 2/3 of our body weight is water. The very composition of our body is like that blood is 83% water, muscles are 75% water, brain is 74% water and ... Read >
Author: peterhutch19th April 2008
Diabetes is an age old disease, which is recorded as early as Greek civilization. This disease is characterized by excretion of large amount of very dilute urine. Diabetes can also be explained as a syndrome characterized by disordered metabolism and inap... Read >
Author: aaron nimocks31st March 2008
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease caused by a lack of insulin (a hormone) in the human body. Insulin is needed by the body to metabolize (breakdown) the sugar that we eat. When insulin is not available the sugar levels in the body can rise to extrem... Read >
Author: Celly Dunk27th March 2008
Diabetes is a chronic disease. It does not go away, even with treatment. It is also progressive, meaning that if left untreated, it can lead to difficult complications. The good news is that diabetes can be controlled. However, it must be carefully monito... Read >
Author: peterhutch27th March 2008
Diabetes is a chronic disease. It does not go away, even with treatment. It is also progressive, meaning that if left untreated, it can lead to difficult complications. The good news is that diabetes can be controlled. However, it must be carefully moni... Read >
Author: peterhutch07th March 2008
Warning Signs of Eating Disorder
Many people worry about their weight, what they eat, and how they look. This is especially true for teenagers and young adults, who face extra pressure to fit in and look attractive at a time when their bodies are changin... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne07th March 2008
Warning Signs of Eating Disorder
Many people worry about their weight, what they eat, and how they look. This is especially true for teenagers and young adults, who face extra pressure to fit in and look attractive at a time when their bodies are cha... Read >
Author: Peter sams05th February 2008
Prediabetes is a condition in which the blood sugar levels of the body are elevated over a period of time and within a specific range. The blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as Type 2 diabetes. Prediabetes may be... Read >
Author: Nick Mutt22nd October 2007
Haemochromatosis is one of the most common hereditary diseases. Its main role is in making red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of the body. When too much iron is taken up it slowly builds up in various parts of the body, including the liver, ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen17th August 2007
Your body has ways of telling you when something is wrong. It is important that you know the symptoms of type 2 diabetes because, the sooner treatment starts, the less damage will be done to your body.
The symptoms for this disease are many and seemin... Read >
Author: Jack Krohn01st August 2007
Primary aldosteronism, also termed Conn syndrome. This increased secretion is caused by an abnormality within the gland. Primary hyperaldosteronism accounts for less than one percent of all cases of hypertension. Hyperaldosteronism can be caused by a tumo... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen25th July 2007
Read this Article to know about Symptoms of Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational diabetes.
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a disorder in the body’s capability to convert glucose to energy. It is caused due to inadequate production of glucose by the pancr... Read >
Author: Tom alter24th July 2007
Mention the word diabetes and the vast majority of people will assume that you are talking about either type 1 diabetes, which affects about 10% of diabetes sufferers, or type 2 diabetes, which is the most commonly seen form of the disease and is currentl... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders23rd July 2007
High protein, low carb eating plans like the Atkins diet are well known for helping folks to lose weight quickly. They are also often considered to be the types of plans that increase the risks of high cholesterol, heart disease and erratic or high bloo... Read >
Author: Roland Parris Jefferson III17th May 2007
One of the diabetes types is called diabetes insipidus. The scanty production of an anti diuretic hormone is one of the caused that leads to diabetes insipidus. This hormone helps your body and your kidneys maintain the needed amount of water.
When su... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola16th May 2007
Diabetes is a very common disease among people and believe it or not, among cats as well.
There are two main reasons why your cat may suffer from diabetes:
- the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, this is known as diabetes type 1;
- the body ... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola13th May 2007
Diabetes insipidus is caused by many things, but the main reason why somebody develops this disease is highly related to the anti diuretic hormone. Either your body does not produce the necessary amount of this hormone or your kidneys do not recognize the... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola13th May 2007
Diabetes insipidus is the type of diabetes characterized by your body' s inability to concentrate your urine. As a result, the diabetes patient will suffer from too much production of urine and excessive thirst.
Diabetes insipidus can affect adult as w... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola09th May 2007
One of the most rare medical conditions is diabetes insipidus. The immediate cause of this condition is excessive thirst and frequent passage of urine that is very diluted. The condition, diabetes insipidus is cause by a hormone deficiency in your pituita... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola21st April 2007
Today, more than17 million people in the United States alone suffer from some form of diabetes symptoms. Thousands more are diagnosed with Type 1, insulin dependent, or Type 2, non-insulin dependent diabetes every year. The rise in the number of people... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team20th April 2007
Today, more than17 million people in the United States alone suffer from some form of diabetes symptoms. Thousands more are diagnosed with Type 1, insulin dependent, or Type 2, non-insulin dependent diabetes every year. The rise in the number of people de... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team18th April 2007
When the kidneys are unable to conserve water as they perform their function of filtering blood, there can appear an uncommon condition called diabetes insipidus.
ADH, also called vasopressin is the hormone that controls the amount of water conserved. Th... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola18th April 2007
Type 1 Diabetes is an auto immune disease that destroys the insulin producing cells of the pancreas. Type 1 Diabetes used to be called juvenile diabetes because it usually struck people under 20. In type 1 diabetes, the beta cells of the pancreas produce ... Read >
Author: Jack Krohn12th March 2007
Your body can experience being tired and worn-down for numerous reasons: stress, pregnancy, medications, and inactivity, just to name a few.
After expressing there is pain, tiredness is the second most mentioned general symptom by patients in the doc... Read >
Author: aron wallad01st March 2007
Hangover is the name given to the heady sensation that follows a heavy alcoholic consumption. Generally, hangovers are felt when the mind returns to its proper faculties, i.e. the intoxication has worn off. Hangovers are felt mostly in the mornings follow... Read >
Author: Tom alter01st March 2007
Hemorrhoids – more commonly known as piles – is a very painful condition wherein the internal and external veins of the anal region become varicose. The veins can be seen protruding from the anal area. If bleeding occurs, then they are called as bleed... Read >
Author: Tom alter01st March 2007
Cough is not a disease actually; it is a symptom of any kind of obstruction in the respiratory tract. Coughs can originate in the pharynx, bronchial tubes, trachea and the pleura lining of the lungs.
In Ayurveda, coughing is known as Kaasa roga. It is ... Read >
Author: Dr.Anna Hardy28th February 2007
Thousands of people in the United States are walking around with diabetes at this very moment and don't know it. Learn how to recognize a sign or diabetes symptom before it's too late.
There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. With Type 1, th... Read >
Author: Chonticha Marijne22nd January 2007
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the body is unable to produce or unable to properly use and store glucose (a form of sugar). Glucose backs up in the bloodstream. Causing one's blood glucose or "sugar" to rise too high.
Cause... Read >
Author: Dr.Prasad Chandragiri08th January 2007
Diabetes is a disease that affects a huge number of people. Almost 5,000 new cases emerge every day in the U.S. alone. When a person doesn't produce enough insulin or his cells are insulin immune, diabetes appears. As a result, the cells won't get glucose... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola24th November 2006
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or cannot properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs in order to convert sugar, starch, and other foods into energy. Although the cause of diabetes... Read >
Author: Chris Chenoweth08th November 2006
High blood pressure happens to be a widespread disease among people all around the world but we, Americans due to increased level of cholesterol, are more prone to this malady that often results in severe complications. There could be various reasons for ... Read >
Author: Kanishk manchanda25th July 2006
Are you a debtabetic?
Addicted to those shopping spikes? Ah, the instant hit to the shopping bloodstream. Ooh, the horrid feeling of the shopping dip that follows.
The debt doctor's diagnosis: you're heading towards a shopping coma.
Check out ... Read >
Author: Abbi M Rouse15th July 2006
Every woman knows about PMS or Pre menstrual syndrome leaving some exceptional cases where a women is completely spared by the physical and behavioral changes that characterize pre menstrual syndrome.
Symptoms for PMS can begin from anytime after the ... Read >
Author: olivia andrews18th May 2006
By Phil Bate PhD
What's the difference between allergy, sensitivity, and intolerance? There's a lot of confusion about these terms, and the whole subject is confusing enough without that. The "correct" meaning of each of these terms is as follows:
A... Read >
Author: Philip Bate PhD09th August 2005
By: Charlene J. Nuble
Diabetes is a condition where the body, or to be precise the pancreas, loses its ability to create insulin, the chemical necessary to regulate blood sugar levels. As we take in food, a substance called glucose enters through t... Read >
Author: Charlene Nuble31st May 2005
"Do you have a fatty-acid imbalance?"
I was consulting my friend, Natalie Elliott, about nutrition. She is a clinical nutritionist, and the owner of Brainwaves Music and Wellness, here in Austin.
"What is a fatty-acid imbalance? Is it related to tho... Read >
Author: Mellanie Hills
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