Is there an alternative, natural way to manage arthritis?

Posted on April 22, 2008 - Filed Under Arthritis | Leave a Comment

When you are faced with the pain of arthritis, is there an alternative to drugs? Many people think so. Here, Rosemary Roberts tells Robin Houghton her story.

 

When did you first develop arthritis?

It was in 1994. My right knee ballooned up and I was in so much pain, I was unable to sit and bend my leg, I really didn’t know what it was. When I saw my GP he told me it was an ‘arthritic flare-up’. Two years later, I had a similar episode with my left knee.

 

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Meal Nutritional Planning Tips

Posted on April 21, 2008 - Filed Under Popular Diets | Leave a Comment

Meal Nutritional Planning Tips

  • Calories And Sugar: What Products Can Say

If you are counting calories and seeking sugar-free products, pay attention to the labels. The U.S. government has a sticky finger in the definitions related to sugar and calories on nutrition labels. For a food or beverage to be labeled “sugar free,” it must contain less than 0.5 grams of sugar per serving. To be labeled “reduced sugar,” it must contain at least 25 percent less sugar per serving than the regular version of the same food or beverage. Similarly, a “calorie-free” product must contain less than 5 calories per serving… Continue reading

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Lowering the Risks of Diabetes

Posted on April 20, 2008 - Filed Under Diabetes, Popular Diets | 1 Comment

Lowering the Risks of Diabetes 

  • Battling The Bulge Trims Your Diabetes Risk And Your Waistline

    Obesity remains one of the primary risk factors for type 2 diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes who are able to lose excess weight through a diabetes diet and exercise usually show improved insulin levels. Some scientific data have shown that taking insulin promotes weight gain in patients with insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes, but long-term studies of many diabetes patients have shown that the management of glucose levels with insulin trumps the possible weight gain associated with its use.

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    Food intolerance and rheumatoid arthritis

    Posted on April 20, 2008 - Filed Under Arthritis, Nutrition | Leave a Comment

    If you suffer from rheumatoid arthritis you may be interested to know that there is a connection between this and food intolerances, in particular, allergy to wheat or dairy foodstuffs.

     

    In a report from the UK Medical Research Council in 2001, it was stated that there is evidence from both case reports and controlled studies that an individualised diet, where offending foods are identified and removed, can cause an improvement in rheumatoid arthritis.

     

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    Insulin and Weight Gain Tips

    Posted on April 19, 2008 - Filed Under Diabetes, Popular Diets, Weight Loss | Leave a Comment

    Insulin and Weight Gain Tips

  • Ask Your Doctor Or Pharmacist About Medication InteractionsIf you are taking insulin, be sure to talk to your doctor about any and all other medications that you take. Some medications can have a negative reaction with the insulin that could be dangerous. When you see any doctor, speak up and tell him or her that you take insulin so they don’t prescribe you a medication that would interact badly with the insulin. In rare cases, people with diabetes do experience allergic reactions to insulin. If you have breathing or swallowing problems after an insulin injection, you
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