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The Relationship Between Obesity Heart Disease and Diabetes A Comprehensive Study.

Thought I’d be mean today seeing that it is the 13th and all.

By Steven M. Haffner - Department of Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.

The prevalence of obesity and diabetes has reached pandemic proportions. Obesity, particularly in association with high waist circumference and high BMI, is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes. Several large studies have shown that marginal (5 lb) to moderate (11 to 22 lb) weight gain in adulthood (age 20 to 50 years) increases the risk of chronic disease and negatively affects CHD risk status. The metabolic syndrome, a clustering of cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors that includes abdominal obesity, is increasing among adults and children and is strongly associated with the development of diabetes and CHD. Recent evidence suggests that elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, may comprise an additional component of the metabolic syndrome and may serve as a surrogate marker for type 2 diabetes, particularly if used in conjunction with C-reactive protein.

Prevent diabetes and heart disease and you can add 10 years to your lifespan, simple.

How do you do this, read this blog it is full of relevant info, else improve your diet, exercise, have regular sex and practice stress relief.

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Not only does cinnamon lower your blood sugar levels and helps prevent diabetes, according to research it also makes you smarter.

Cinnamon a spice most of us keep on our spice racks is a major health dynamo.

8 Reasons why adding more cinnamon to your daily diet is the smart thing to do -

*** helps prevent diabetes
*** makes you smarter
*** supports digestive function
*** constricts and tone tissue
*** relieves congestion
*** alleviates pain, inflammation, and stiffness of muscles and joints
*** eases menstrual discomfort
*** stimulates circulation

At my age which is north of forty I combat andropause and aging by starting the day with a fresh fruit smoothie to which I add a scoop of protein, oat bran and half a teaspoon of cinnamon.

I also take joy in the fact that I am responsible for my own health and barring and act of God or accident I’m in charge of my well being.

I can say this because it has been proven without a shadow of a doubt that most of our dreaded diseases associated with aging are in fact a result of a bad lifestyle, diabetes, heart disease can be prevented by you!

Have you taken charge, yet?

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Libido and Health

P.S. Try Best Cinnamon Extract for great results!

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Supplementing with vitamin D has many extremely important health benefits e.g. anti aging qualities, a combination of vitamin C and vitamin D is a very effective barrier against viral infections, vitamin D helps in the prevention of auto immune diseases, etc.

Recently, researchers found a link between inadequate vitamin D in large populations and sudden mass outbreaks of influenza and other viral diseases.5 They pointed out that adequate vitamin D “dramatically stimulates the expression of potent anti-microbial peptides, which exist in neutrophils, monocytes, natural killer cells and epithelial cells lining the respiratory tract, where they play a major role in protecting the lung from infection.”

It’s my opinion that avoiding sugar and refined carbohydrates, while taking in adequate vitamin D (from sunshine and supplements), ascorbic acid and whole foods will ultimately be found much more effective than vaccinations in preventing the flu.

If you’re a serious anti-aging enthusiast, 3,000 to 4,000IU of vitamin D daily should be just a starting point for finding out your individual optimum level. After using that amount for a few months, work with a physician skilled and knowledgeable in nutrition and natural medicine to have your serum calcium and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels checked.

Tropical levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (60 to 100 nanograms per millilitre) are considered both safe and optimal for the best of health, anti-aging and longevity. Serum calcium is a double-check on vitamin D safety, since taking too much vitamin D will cause your serum calcium to elevate.

If this happens, you should stop supplementing with vitamin D temporarily and use a lower level when you start taking it again even if the 25-hydroxyvitamin D level is at the optimal tropical level.

Vitamin D helps prevent auto immune diseases such as lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. It also promotes healthy bones in children and adults, helps prevent and (if necessary) treat osteoporosis, effectively treats psoriasis (with topical vitamin D) and down-regulates a metabolic pathway that is directly involved in many cases of hypertension.

Research has also demonstrated an 80% reduction in new cases of childhood diabetes.

The benefits are incalculable because supplementing with vitamin D and vitamin C can add many healthy years to your life and give your children a healthy head start in life.

Another fact I’ve come to realize about diet is that is not so much what we eat that is the problem as it is what we don’t eat that has serious health repercussions.

So don’t be naughty take your vitamin D.

Your health

Libido and Health

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Baby boomers you need to know this! A Natural Cancer Fighter - and More

Resveratrol is a major weapon in the battle against cancer - in both men and women.

Someday, doctors may turn to resveratrol instead of drugs or surgery as a first-line defense and treatment for prostate cancer.

In mice, it’s been shown to reduce prostate cancer risk by as much as 87 percent.

And in those that had already developed prostate cancer, resveratrol slowed tumor growth by up to 49 percent.

For women, resveratrol may prove just as powerful in the fight against breast cancer. Another study on mice found that it slowed tumor growth and killed off cancer cells and the blood vessels they need to grow.

Resveratrol is truly amazing. It acts just like chemotherapy in mice, but naturally and without any of the horrific side effects.

And while it stimulates blood vessel growth to benefit the heart, it kills the blood vessels that feed tumors.

When it comes to preventing cancer and heart disease, it’s your guardian angel.

Plants use resveratrol to protect themselves from the harmful effects of too much sun. It may be able to do the same thing for humans.

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin looked at resveratrol’s effects on skin tumor development in mice caused by harmful UVB rays.

They used it just like a lotion, applying it to the skin twice weekly for 28 weeks. Not only did it prevent skin cancer; it also slowed tumor growth significantly.

Adding icing to the cake, the same study confirmed resveratrol’s power to enhance overall health and vitality: It boosted the immune system, protected the nervous system, and optimized liver, muscle, and fat cell function.

It also prevented diabetes and obesity by lowering insulin resistance, the main cause of Type II diabetes.

Ramp Up Your Physical Strength and Vitality

Resveratrol may also turn out to be what spinach was for Popeye. In one study, it turned mice into Mighty Mice, granting them extraordinary strength and stamina.

Once fed resveratrol, they ramped up their aerobic capacity, lengthened their running time, and burned more oxygen.

Researchers also noticed that resveratrol enhanced their muscles’ ability to turn fuel into energy.

Resveratrol taps into your body’s natural, life-giving force, unleashing vitality, energy, strength, and stamina.

It can literally add years to your life. The problem is how to get enough of it.

Nearly all the experiments I mentioned used quantities of resveratrol well beyond what you’d be able to get from drinking a lot of wine or eating plums all day.

So this is a case where supplements may be a better option. They’re inexpensive and safe. You can find them in health shops or online. Where to buy!

Your health

Libido and Health

P.S. Baby boomers, natural cancer prevention is so much easier that trying to cure or reverse it - in my eyes a no brainer prevent it now!

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