Author: Winston Craig, MPH, PhD, RD.
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Diabetic Diet Plan
Diabetes Diet Guidelines UN’s blue circle symbol for diabetes About 11 million Americans have diabetes, a disease that takes a heavy toll. Medical costs attributed to diabetes exceed $15 billion a year. Diabetes, which is associated with cardiovascular disease and kidney complications, claims over 130,000 lives a year. Consumption of a low-fat, plant-based diet, coupled with regular exercise and weight loss, has been shown to reduce the risk of Type II diabetes (non-insulin dependant diabetes) and facilitate the successful management of Type II diabetes. A vegetarian diet, rich in legumes and slow-digesting whole grains, improves blood glucose control and provides long-term benefits for those individuals with Type II diabetes
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Is a Gluten-free Diet Necessary?
There is a proliferation of gluten-free products on the market. Up to 3% of Americans claim to avoid gluten. Many consumers view a gluten-free diet as healthier, and they claim it helps them feel better. Others believe avoiding gluten can help them lose weight
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Fruits and Veggies for Your Health
Author: Winston Craig, MPH, PhD, RD. The newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2015 highlight vegetarian diets as a healthy option to follow. A central part of any balanced vegetarian diet is its emphasis on eating a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, rich in vitamins and minerals and health-promoting phytochemicals . A recent British study revealed that adults consuming daily 7 or more portions of fruit and vegetables had 31% decrease in cardiovascular mortality, a 25% decrease in cancer mortality, and a 33% decrease in all-cause of mortality compared with those consuming less than one portion a day
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Hydrotherapy is Helpful
Water has healing properties. Water has unique therapeutic properties
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