Glucose is a simple sugar that is used by body cells to produce energy. It is absorbed during digestion into the blood stream. Then it is transported using insulin to the liver and muscle cells. Diabetes disease is caused when the pancreas is not producing enough insulin or the normal insulin produced is not effective…
The liver is a very important organ. The liver helps the body perform many functions. The liver helps in the metabolism of protein and lipids. The liver also removes harmful substances from the blood. The liver creates enzymes. The enzymes that the liver creates aid the body in digesting food. The liver also converts foods…
Teen depression can have detrimental effects on your child's life. The first step to helping is to identify the difference between sadness and true depression. Interestingly, there are differences between teen depression and adult depression, which makes it a bit more difficult to tell when a teen is depressed. Irritable or angry: this quite often…
Everyone can benefit from being physically active and as you are aware people who are at risk for Type 2 diabetes have even more to gain from being active. No doubt you want to be healthy and know how to take care of your body. Most people, regardless of their stage in life, want to…
Testosterone! Men like to claim their bodies are full of it. In pop culture, it's taken on a meaning that is inextricable from virility and sexuality. Yet the truth is that a lot of men do not have all the testosterone they need to maintain sexual performance – and also for their overall general health.…
Most individuals will go through a feeling of sadness or depression at certain points in their lifetime especially under certain circumstances such as the loss of a loved one, divorce, or one of life's many dispositions. For the majority of individuals These feelings are only temporary and pass within a relatively short period of time,…
Every night, I used to wake up after hearing a sound of road-roller on my bed. Yes, you guessed it right! My husband used to snore and snore as if there was no tomorrow. I was unaware of his snoring habit before marriage, otherwise, I would not have to hear his mind blasting snores. I…
Enter any bar or public place and canvass opinions on cannabis and there will be a different opinion for each person canvassed. Some opinions will be well-informed from respectable sources while others will be just formed upon no basis at all. To be sure, research and conclusions based on the research is difficult given the…
I’m making this article to outline the four basic blood pressure lowering drugs doctors most commonly prescribe and their harmful side effects because…hypertension or high blood pressure is a condition which can’t be ignored. It is in fact a very life threatening silent killer where medication must be prescribed. Please keep in mind that prescription…
Type 2 diabetes is viewed as being an aspect of what is called the metabolic syndrome. The condition is reasonably common and is characterized by insulin resistance and its related effects including… high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high levels of triglycerides, and obesity. The good news is all of the above effects are very…
Since depression is all about thoughts and feelings you can use your mind to your advantage and trick yourself out of depression. While the drugs available to tackle depression have improved over the years a third of all depressed people find that anti-depressants have little or no effect on their symptoms. However there are other…
According to Wikipedia “a phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational“. There are a number of common phobias such as closed-in places,…
It may not be easy to deal with knowing you are creating excuses for not doing what you should. In all likelihood, you know you should be cooking most of your meals. You know you should not be snacking at your work desk. You know you should be exercising in the morning or the evening.…
"It's not cool to be fat!" America's youth are starting to become Willy Wonka's Umpa Lumpas. The obesity epidemic is especially evident in United States, where many people live sedentary lives and eat more convenience foods, which are typically high in calories and low in nutritional value. Children, on average, spend up to five to…
What trophies are good quality trophies? Nowadays many clubs and associations leave behind the resin (plastic molded) figurines, and look to buy from the large amount of glass and crystal rewards that are now available and very affordable. Clubs and associations seem to want the most for their "buck", and in this very competitive industry,…
