Posts Tagged ‘Epidemic’

Like most of us, you have likely been taught that type 2 diabetes is a result of too much blood sugar and too little insulin. In this weeks UltraWellness blog, Dr. Mark Hyman shatters that myth and explains what the real causes for diabesity are.

This weeks Food for Life TV episode, Tackling the Diabetes Epidemic, is the first of a four-part series during Diabetes Awareness Month. Dr. Barnard discusses the causes of type 2 diabetes and the current diabetes epidemic. He also outlines a healthy plant-based menu that will help you prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes.

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People are at greater risk of developing pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes if they: are age 45 or older have a family history of diabetes are overweight are inactive (exercise less than three times a week) are members of a high-risk ethnic population (eg, African American, Hispanic/Latino American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian American, Pacific Islander) have high blood pressure: 140/90 mm/Hg or higher have an HDL cholesterol less than 35 mg/dL or a triglyceride level 250 mg/dL or higher have had diabetes that developed during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) or have given birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds have polycystic ovary syndrome, a metabolic disorder that affects the female reproductive system have acanthosis nigricans (dark, thickened skin around neck or armpits) have a history of disease of the blood vessels to the heart, brain, or legs have had higher-than-normal blood glucose levels on previous testing.

Natural health expert Dr. Joseph Mercola talks about preventing and reversing diabetes. To know more about diabetes, visit articles.mercola.com

Do you suffer from type 2 diabetes? Are you overweight, exhausted, and feeling 20 years older than you actually are as a result? Are you tired of measuring your blood sugar and taking medication all the time? You may not believe diabetes is reversible, but in todays UltraWellness blog Dr. Mark Hyman is going to explain how you can reverse it using a comprehensive diet and lifestyle program.

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Christine Quan, RD, CDE, a diabetes educator for 27 years who specializes in nutrition and who herself has lived with type 1 diabetes for 50 years, talks about the type 2 diabetes epidemic in children today.