Category: Healthy Living

Type 2 Diabetes: More Than One Type Of Diet Can Help People Achieve Remission By Duane Mellor, Aston University and Adrian Brown, UCL for Natural Blaze Until recently, type 2 diabetes has mainly been managed by controlling risk factors – such as high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar (glucose) levels – usually by prescribing drugs. But this approach doesn’t address the underlying causes of type 2 diabetes – such as problems with the hormone insulin no longer effectively controlling blood sugar. While taking drugs can help to manage blood sugar levels, it won’t help…

Boosting magnesium levels found to help reverse conditions like diabetes and heart disease By Divina Ramirez  for Nutrients.news Magnesium is an essential mineral that’s necessary to maintain good health. It is involved in many important bodily processes, such as muscle contraction and blood sugar and blood pressure regulation. Because it is important for many bodily functions, having low magnesium levels can lead to serious conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease. On the other hand, recent studies show that boosting your magnesium levels can help reduce risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, such as inflammation and high blood pressure. Low magnesium…

Researchers: Mediterranean Diet Could Protect Your Brain As You Age by Mike Barrett for Natural Blaze At least 2 studies concluded that people’s risk for dementia declined when they ate the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurogenerative Delay (MIND) diet. Think of it as sort of a hybrid of the original Mediterranean diet and the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diets, both of which were designed to improve heart health. The DASH diet consists of foods that are low in saturated fat, total fat, and cholesterol, and is intended to lower blood pressure.…

Coffee bean extracts contain anti-inflammatory compounds that can help fight chronic disease  By Virgilio Marin for Prevention Coffee bean extract contains anti-inflammatory compounds that can help fight chronic health problems, according to a study published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Autonomous University of Madrid treated fat cells of mice with water-based extracts from coffee bean skins. The researchers found that the phenolic compounds, protocatechuic acid and gallic acid, reduced fat-induced inflammation and improved glucose absorption and insulin sensitivity. The researchers suggest that adding these phenolic compounds to one’s diet may work…

Lower your cholesterol naturally with these foods and nutrients By Michael Alexander for SuperFoods According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 73.5 million American adults, or more than 31 percent of the total adult population in the United States, have elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad cholesterol. It’s a well-known fact that having high levels of bad cholesterol dramatically increases your risk of developing heart disease and other serious health issues, which is why people often go to great lengths to maintain healthy blood cholesterol levels. However,…

Frontline Care Doctor Shares How to End COVID by Dr. Joseph Mercola Dr. Paul Marik, a critical care doctor at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in East Virginia, is renowned for his work in creating the “Marik Cocktail,” which significantly reduces death rates from sepsis using inexpensive, safe, generic medications.1 In the video above, he speaks with Dr. Mobeen Syed about trends in the management of COVID-19, including what he believes could have wiped out the virus early on.2 According to Marik, the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the early stages of the…