Are you suffering from diabetes? Even if you are not, ask yourself just one question: Do you have problems sleeping well at night most of the time? If your answer is yes, I have bad news for you! This is because studies have shown that just three nights of bad sleep is more then enough to wreck havoc in your body by reducing your body's ability to regulate blood glucose levels and directly raising the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Used as a sweetener and medicine for a thousand years by native Guarani Indians, Stevia Rebaudiana is perhaps the only known plant to worry the sweetener industry today. Stevia leaves contain steviosides, which are chemicals that cause Stevia to taste sweet. Stevia is 200-300 times sweeter than white sugar.

The ALMIGHTY calorie is what we all worship in our journey to slim-ness. Ever since the discovery of calories we've been trying to reduce ours, despite increased calories being pumped into our foods by the food industry. What a battle! But now the battle seems to be taking a new turn as a breakthrough on calories has been discovered...

A recent study, published in a leading British Journal has suggested that organic pollutants known as persistent organic pollutants or POPs may be associated with an increased risk of type-2 diabetes. The study found that individuals with high concentrations of POPs in their blood were at an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes.

Diabetes could also be called connect the dots of medical ailments that start after you develop diabetes. Yes, it's kind of a game of life. Not just any life but yours, the type 1 & type 2 diabetics.

Because of the excessive mass on their bodies, the following are some exercises for obesity to help those who have a concern about starting an exercise program. With these, you can start to increase your bodies metabolism without putting undue stress on your joints.

If youre like me, youd sooner write a nutrition book than follow one! If youve read at least one nutrition or diet book in your lifetime, then you probably know what to eat. You may even have it down to a science: a cup of this, four ounces of that, two tablespoons of this, and so on.

Insulin is a hormone that turns the sugars in the foods we eat into energy. When a person has diabetes, too much sugar stays in the blood. This can damage different parts of the body, including the heart, blood vessels, eyes, nerves and kidneys.

Emotional eating can sabotage and weight loss plan. Learn from these 7 tips how to control what you eat and live a healthier life.

Diabetes is close to a full fledged epidemic in the U.S. 20-22 million Americans have it and struggle with it daily. Many more people have it and DON'T know it. That's a lot of people affected and an awful lot of ignorance. Now it's finally getting some press.

Heartburn is a problem looking for a cure. With that comes choices: Do I take antacids and ignore it or stress over it until something gets done. Actually the answer is neither. What it takes is enough focused energy to think of it as a project. A rather simple project with as many steps as you thing are necessary.

There is no one best gestational diabetes diet. Even the authorities differ in what is the best diet for those with gestational diabetes. Self-care is what should kick in here.

Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose (say: gloo-kose), a sugar that is the body's main source of fuel. Diabetes is a chronic condition that needs close attention, but with some practical knowledge, you can become your child's most important ally in learning to live with the disease.

Medifast is the most popular, very low calorie diet available in the market today. Although Medifast has always been a household name in diets since time immemorial, it has recently become popular again due to its variety of easy to cook and eat food supplements. In comparison with other similar diet programs, the Medifast Diet program owes its huge success to its simplicity and effectiveness.

With disciplined use of most diets, one can lose 2-5 pounds a week. So it is easy to loose 4-10 pounds a week. The effectiveness depends upon the discipline and commitment of the dieter.