Diabetic Nerve Pain and How to Conquer Diabetes nerve pain is also called neuropathy pain or nerve pain. It starts with numbness in the hands and feet, or cold, tingling and burning sensation.  It generally starts with the toes or fingers and sometimes both at the same time. Neuropathy, defined…

Electronic Cigarettes, Smoke Cessation Methods Perhaps, one of the most well-written summary about electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), was reported in Forbes October, 2012 issue by Dr. Robert Glatter. Dr. Glatter covers breaking news in medicine, medical technology, and public health for Forbes. He reported the harmful aspect of e-cigarettes. There are…

How to avoid  “hit” by an arrow (of aging) coming towards you. The answer is “keep on moving” at all times, there is nothing more important than “keep on moving”. No matter how seductive are the distractions, do not even think about skipping exercise. For example, spending time to beautify…

Blood Pressure Control and Diabetes-Alternative Solutions to help manage One of the risk factors associated with diabetes is the cardiovascular diseases. Heart attack is one the major complications with diabetics. And high blood pressure contributes to cardiovascular diseases and as a result could lead to kidney diseases and failure. Thus,…

Pomegranate, a Medicinal Food for Diabetes Patients The pomegranate’s medicinal use dates back and found its way in many ancient texts including Babylonian texts and Homeric Hymms. It became popular in the US in the last decade as more articles written about its benefit to health. Today, it is widely…

Pomegranate, a Medicinal Food for Diabetes Patients The pomegranate’s medicinal use dates back and found its way in many ancient texts including Babylonian texts and Homeric Hymms. It became popular in the US in the last decade as more articles written about its benefit to health. Today, it is widely…

A Medicinal Food for Diabetes Steamed Chicken Drumsticks and Shiitake Mushroom in a Ginger Garlic Sauce 6 servings (4 oz each) Ingredients (1) 24 oz Miller Poultry Home Grown Fresh Drumstick (2) 1/2 oz fresh ginger sliced in thin strips (3) 2 tbsp of Olive oil (4) 2 cloves of smashed garlic…

Turkey Meatballs In A Delicious And Healthy Curry Sauce 4 servings in 30 minutes or less Ingredients (1) 12 oz Honey Suckle White Turkey Italian Style Meatballs, cut in half. (2)  6 oz white onion diced (3)  2 oz green onion diced (4)  1 oz celery diced (5)  1 oz…

Sodium Chloride And Diabetes We know smoking is one of the risk factors for diabetes. Everyday salt at high amount was reported associated with triggering the response which leads to autoimmune diseases such as diabetes. Other harms including that high sodium is a known risk factor for high blood pressure…

Why You Need To Drink 8 Glasses of Water Per Day The percentage of water in our body varies by age and body structure: ranges from highest of 77% in infants to 45% in elderly population. Adult male population’s average water percentage (60%) is 10% higher than that of female (50%)….

How to avoid  “hit” by an arrow (of aging) coming towards you. The answer is “keep on moving” at all times, there is nothing more important than “keep on moving”. No matter how seductive are the distractions, do not even think about skipping exercise. For example, spending time to beautify…

Blood Pressure Control and Diabetes-Alternative Solutions to help manage One of the risk factors associated with diabetes is the cardiovascular diseases. Heart attack is one the major complications with diabetics. And high blood pressure contributes to cardiovascular diseases and as a result could lead to kidney diseases and failure. Thus,…

March is National Nutrition Month, Stop! Rethink Your Drink Campaign During National Nutrition Month, everyone, parents and children especially, are challenged to STOP! ReTHINK your drink! The four week campaign goal is to help everyone to be informed and commit to healthy eating and drinking habits. The US is facing…

Diabetes, Cartilage, and Joint Damages About 80% of cartilage is water and the water content will decrease as we get older and the decrease in water content of our cartilage will make the cartilage less efficient and more prone to damage. Cartilage serves as a cushion, lubricant, and absorbs shock to…

“Cholesterol” What is it and how does it effect Diabetics and Non-Diabetics? You are 65 years old, an “eighty percent vegetarian”, exercise twice weekly, a non-smoker, maintain a lean body mass (BMI) of 22, no ailments, work full-time, sexually active, very healthy except your total cholesterol levels are constantly hovering…

What you need to know about American Ginseng Out of a thousand or so herbs used for medicinal use in the world, only a dozen of them are listed in Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia (Physicians and pharmacist routinely carry this reference in their lab coat pocket). American ginseng is one of…

BMI, A valuable Tool to Gauge your health When it comes to the BMI (Body Mass Index), no study is more extensive than the 1999 and 2004 studies which surveyed a total of 200,000 households nationally who were 18 years or older. The purpose of the studies were to determine…

“Attention”  A Promising Disease Management Program Published Chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart diseases and related complications are burdening the health budget in most advanced countries. For instance, 70% of the disease burden in Australia is from chronic diseases. Previously, the reports on the involvement of interdisciplinary health care provider in…

Medical waste and what you can do about it Medical waste in the US is reported to cost as much as a 1 trillion dollars in the next 10 years if government and individuals do not make an effort to minimize this growing problem. Medical wastes, as we are describing, are:…

Vietnam Veterans with Diabetes can Receive Disability Help! I was speaking to a client yesterday about the new Diabetes Education and Support Groups that WellFit is beginning this week and he informed me that many veterans, especially those who fought in Vietnam, have diabetes or cardiovascular disease due to exposure…

Diabetic Nerve Pain and How to Conquer Diabetes nerve pain is also called neuropathy pain or nerve pain. It starts with numbness in the hands and feet, or cold, tingling and burning sensation.  It generally starts with the toes or fingers and sometimes both at the same time. Neuropathy, defined…

Electronic Cigarettes, Smoke Cessation Methods Perhaps, one of the most well-written summary about electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), was reported in Forbes October, 2012 issue by Dr. Robert Glatter. Dr. Glatter covers breaking news in medicine, medical technology, and public health for Forbes. He reported the harmful aspect of e-cigarettes. There are…

How to avoid  “hit” by an arrow (of aging) coming towards you. The answer is “keep on moving” at all times, there is nothing more important than “keep on moving”. No matter how seductive are the distractions, do not even think about skipping exercise. For example, spending time to beautify…

Hand Hygiene Saves Diabetes Lives Trying to instruct individuals how to wash their hands is like an insult. People say what is the big deal. Here is the reason why it is a big deal: most people think they are washing their hands. In reality, it is a partial washing,…

A Medicinal Food for Diabetes Steamed Chicken Drumsticks and Shiitake Mushroom in a Ginger Garlic Sauce 6 servings (4 oz each) Ingredients (1) 24 oz Miller Poultry Home Grown Fresh Drumstick (2) 1/2 oz fresh ginger sliced in thin strips (3) 2 tbsp of Olive oil (4) 2 cloves of smashed garlic…

Electronic Cigarettes, Smoke Cessation Methods Perhaps, one of the most well-written summary about electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), was reported in Forbes October, 2012 issue by Dr. Robert Glatter. Dr. Glatter covers breaking news in medicine, medical technology, and public health for Forbes. He reported the harmful aspect of e-cigarettes. There are…

Pomegranate, a Medicinal Food for Diabetes Patients The pomegranate’s medicinal use dates back and found its way in many ancient texts including Babylonian texts and Homeric Hymms. It became popular in the US in the last decade as more articles written about its benefit to health. Today, it is widely…

What you need to know about American Ginseng Out of a thousand or so herbs used for medicinal use in the world, only a dozen of them are listed in Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia (Physicians and pharmacist routinely carry this reference in their lab coat pocket). American ginseng is one of…

Energy Drinks, Will They Be Banned in The US?? Caffeine-containing sports and energy drinks are a prosperous business with a projected sale in 2013 of more than 12 billion dollars in the US. A lot of college students depend on them to stay awake and alert preparing for their exams. If used…

Heartburn, Diabetes Patients Be Aware… An overview Heartburn is suffered by many Americans. Over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription heartburn medicines are taking a big chunk of pharmacy shelving spaces. Stress, overeating, smoking, consuming caffeine and eating acidic foods and others are the causes. Gastritis is often confused with heartburn which is…