Category: blood sugar

Diabetes Increases After COVID-19 Infection, 5 Tips to Improve Outcome

Infection with COVID-19 has produced a wide range of new, returning, and ongoing post-COVID health outcomes, including an increased risk of developing diabetes. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in Nature, found that COVID-19 was associated with a 66 percent higher risk of new onset diabetes. The review screened 853 studies before yielding eight…


Honey Can Prevent Diabetes?

Yes, you are not hearing wrong: Honey can reduce blood sugar despite being roughly 80 percent sugar. In addition to lowering blood sugar, honey can boost immunity and slow the aging process. Recently, researchers have shown that honey has a wide range of unanticipated advantages. For example, diabetics who consume honey in moderation might significantly…


Over 700 Million People May Have Diabetes in 2045, 8 Foods to Help Lower Blood Sugar

Diabetes has become the third most life-threatening disease following only cardiovascular/cerebrovascular diseases and malignant tumors. According to the statistics of the International Diabetes Federation more than 500 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, and it is increasing at a rate of 25,000 a year. There is also a trend of its incidence starting at an ever-younger age….


How to Lose Weight and Lower Blood Sugar Without Fasting

Diabetes is a health problem in modern society, and obesity is a warning sign of diabetes. Neng Chun Yu, a well-known Taiwanese medical practitioner of more than 30 years and author of the best-selling book “Dr. Neng Chun Yu’s 133 Low-Carbohydrate Meal Plate,” shared his journey of finding and successfully practicing a natural and healthy way…


Anxiety Running Your Life? 3 Ways to Get Your Life Back

It seems like anxiety is on the rise in all ages: Children suffering from stomach aches or panic attacks, adults having panic attacks that feel like heart attacks, and the elderly experiencing overwhelming mental unease with any changes to their routine. All ages are getting affected by anxiety these days. It is so common that…


A Simple Sitting Exercise Helps Reduce Blood Sugar and Lipid Levels 

Sedentariness has become a major problem in the life of modern people. However, via a simple exercise, you can train a muscle, weighing only one percent of the body weight, while sitting. Exercising this muscle can burn sugar and fat in the blood, reducing the negative effect of sedentary behavior.  Sedentariness Has Become an Epidemic;…


A Common Eating Habit Can Increase Risk of Diabetes by 152 Percent

Eating too fast is a common problem for many people nowadays, owing to a busy lifestyle. For instance, a busy delivery driver can finish his lunch while waiting for two red lights. However, eating too fast can contribute to a higher risk of diabetes and heart disease, and may lead to other conditions. Eating Too…


Yoga, Mindfulness Could Be Powerful Tools to Manage Blood Sugar

Yoga, meditation, and other mindfulness practices may help people with Type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar—nearly to the degree that standard medications like metformin do, a new analysis suggests. That does not mean people should swap their medication for meditation. The trials in the analysis all tested body-mind practices as an addition to standard diabetes treatment—not as…


Diabetes Medication isn’t Working. So What Does?

9.3% of Americans and 6.5% of Canadians suffer from diabetes. There is a lot of agreement about the medical treatment. But does the treatment work? At least 5 crucial studies have found that it doesn’t People with type 2 diabetes are 2-4 times more likely to die from heart disease. But when the authoritative Cochrane group did…


Late Afternoon Exercise Helps to Control Blood Sugar, Cholesterol and Triglycerides

A study from Japan found that exercising in the late afternoon (4-6 PM) helps to control blood sugar, cholesterol and triglyceride levels better than exercising in the morning (9-11 AM) (Front Endocrinol, July 19, 2022). Twelve healthy young men walked on a treadmill for one hour at 60 percent of their maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max)…