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Your Pregnancy Quick Guide: Women of Color
Mother/Infant/Child | BooksYour ethnicity, family medical history and culture can affect your pregnancy. Learn what you need to know. Audio {mp3}Baby-Preg04_PregnCurtis1{/mp3}
Fit Pregnancy for Dummies
Mother/Infant/Child | BooksLearn how a fit pregnancy helps with delivery and postpartum shape-up and the steps you can take from exercise to eating. Audio {mp3}Baby-Preg05_FitPregn{/mp3}
Regular Exercise Key in Control of Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes | Articles Researchers found that regular exercise helps better manage blood sugar levels in those with type 2 diabetes. In fact, boosting exercise levels alone offered twice the benefit of efforts aimed at improving diet, exercise and medication adherence...
Adopting a Healthy Diet Reduces Risk of Diabetes
Diabetes | Articles Evidence strongly supports that individuals who adopt a diet rich in whole grains, vegetables and fiber and cut back on unhealthy fats and red meat can reduce their risk of developing diabetes. These findings are based on a study conducted from...
Alcohol Absorption Much Faster When Made With Artificial Sweetners
General Health | Articles Alcoholic drinks made with artificial sweeteners lead to a high rate of alcohol absorption, resulting in a greater blood alcohol peak and concentration than from drinks made with sugar-based mixers. The reason, Australian investigators told...
Carbohydrates – Friend or Foe?
Diet and Nutrition | ArticlesDepending upon who you’re talking to – and to which diet they ascribe – carbohydrates are either “for you, or against’ you.” What’s the truth of it? As always, the truth lies somewhere in the middle, and as with most things relating to...
Diabetic Teens Show Eearly Signs of Artery Trouble
Teenagers with type 2 diabetes are likely to have blood vessels that resemble those of someone decades older, a small study suggests. The study, of 62 teenagers with and without type 2 diabetes, found that diabetic teens had greater stiffness in their arteries -...
Regular Leisurely Walks May Cut Diabetes Risk
Diabetes | ArticlesBrisk walking is one exercise that can cut the risk of type 2 diabetes, a disease closely associated with obesity. But researchers wanted to know if lighter exercise, like a leisurely walk, could generate the same benefits. To find the answer, they...
Home Safe Home
General Health | BooksYou may be shocked to learn of the harmful toxins found in every American home today. Debra Lynn Dadd's book Home Safe Home is the ultimate guide to identifying and ridding your home of toxic exposure. It's a "good news" book that focuses more on...
Diabetes Survival Guide: Understanding the Facts About Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Diabetes | BooksIf you're a diabetic or care about someone who is, this comprehensive guide is a must read, covering the latest medical findings and facts on diagnosis and treatment. Written by Stanley Mirsky, M.D., a leading diabetes specialist, Diabetes Survival...
Diabetes for Dummies
Diabetes | BooksFrom causes, symptoms, and side effects to medications, diet and exercise, this friendly guide delivers sound advice on managing diabetes, staying fit, and feeling great. Dr. Alan Rubin, one of the nation's foremost experts on diabetes, provides...
Understanding Autism For Dummies
Mother/Infant/Child | BooksAutism affects more than 1 million children and adults in the United States, and parents may be confused by the behavior of autistic children. This book provides help and hope by explaining the symptoms of autism, how it's diagnosed,...
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