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What is diabetes

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin (a hormone produced by the pancreas needed to regulate glucose in the blood). The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental ...

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Healthy Weight Loss Program For The Disabled

Having a personal disability does not mean that you have to stop dieting and exercising to maintain healthy weight. It does not mean that you cannot start a new one either if your old regimen proves to be inadequate or too much for your present situa...

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Yoga Balancing The Koshas (Sheaths) Of The Physical And Metaphysical Body

Yoga has been useful to restore and maintain a practitioner's well-being, improve the body's flexibility and vitality, and promote the ability to remain in seated meditation for extended periods. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali suggests that ...

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A Measure on Importance & Effectiveness of Theta Meditation

Brain is the most intriguing as well as fascinating part of human body. It is complex in structure and mysterious in function. Though science has made much progress still it has failed to unravel the complete aspect of brain functioning. It is a well...

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Asthma Attacks - What are the Causes and What You Need to Be Aware Of

Asthma can be a deadly disease. That's why we should be aware of and vigilant about what causes asthma attacks so that we can steer away from them. No one accurately knows exactly what causes it; but thanks to the many studies and research, dist...

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Healing Through Stories

Healing Through Stories by: Vicki Rackner, MD Stories are powerful. How many times have you heard a child beg, Tell me a story. Scientists say we are wired to learn through stories. In fact, the first three polysyllabic words your child spoke ar...

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Whither Low-Carb?

Whither Low-Carb?  by: Philip J. Goscienski, M.D. Fads fade for a reason. Like pet rocks, low-carb diets will disappear because they just don’t do anything worthwhile. The dropout rate is high – about 50 percent – because the diets are bor...

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How Low-Carb Diet Plans Treat Carbohydrates

How Low-Carb Diet Plans Treat Carbohydrates by: Rick Trojan A number of popular diets are focused on carbohydrates. Some demonize them. Then warn you against eating any carbohydrates. Others in fact, emphasize a high carbohydrate intake. Here is...

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Stress and Depression are Killing Us!

Stress and Depression are Killing Us! by: Paul Shearstone A short generation ago, families could set their watch by the time the father got home from work each day. My dad always walked through the front door at precisely 6 PM and supper was ser...

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Tips to Help You Gain Weight

There are a couple of reasons why most people fail in their attempt to gain more muscle mass:A. Improper diet.Most people are not eating enough protein and eating too many simple carbs.They are not stressing their muscles during each workout. You don...

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