LIFESTYLE TIPS

Never stop medications or start regimens without consulting your health care provider.

These are some of the things you are not told about taking medication.

Some medications prohibit the proper disposal of caffeine from the body and as a result you will have insomnia, irritability, nervousness or heart palpitations. Some of these medications are: Birth-control pills, Verapamil (Calan, Verelan) prescribed for heart problems. Drugs that stimulate the nervous system: Thyroid hormone, Symadine, Propagest, Sudafed, TheoDur and appetite suppressants.

uncontrolled cholesterol can be a health risk. If your cholesterol test reading is two hundred or more you may want to alter your diet, check for mineral deficiencies, hormone imbalance or metal poisoning.

For every six hours of air travel one should drink thirty-four ounces of water. Because airplane air is very dry.

What are cruciferous vegetables? They are cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. These vegetables contain indoles, which breaks down estrogen and prevent build up in your system. The build-up would depress or destroy testosterone. Supplements are not substitute for vegetables so eat three to four serving a week of cruciferous vegetables.

Eat nuts regularly to lower your rate of heart disease. Because nuts are fattening you should eat the recommended amount. A really good way to eat them is grim them using a coffee grounder, do not ground before you are ready to eat them, sprinkle over veggies, salads, cereal, and yogurt. "Eat to Beat Diabetes".


Heart disease strikes diabetes twice as fast as non-diabetes. Research shows that diets rich in omega-3 help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides and raising HDL (good) cholesterol. These fatty acids are found in cold water fish such as sardines, Atlantic mackerel, and Alaskan salmon, according to "The American Diabetes Association".

A study done at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Medical School, found that high fiber diet was more effective than some medication for diabetes. Increase your fiber intake from 24 to 50g daily and you could see a dramatic improvement in blood sugar levels.

Harvard University researchers monitored 41,000 men for 12 years and found for each day a serving of low-fat dairy was eaten the risk of developing diabetes dropped by 9 %.

Buy organic when possible but according to Consumer Report testing of bananas, asparagus, onions, and sweet peas has rarely shown pesticide residue. If your money is short save on these but be sure to wash all fruits and vegetables with a veggie wash.

According to HealthCastle.com pregnant women needs 27 mg of Iron, pre-menopausal women 18 mg, post-menopausal women 8mg and the proper intake for men is 8 mg.

Back and neck pain sufferers take fish-oil (1,200 mg) for relief. It appears that the fatty acids that are within the fish oil will block the inflammation that causes the pain. This report is based on Dr Joseph Maroon, vice chairman of neurological surgery, University of Pittsburgh, who conducted a study for 75 days and 60%, reported relief. Their painkillers were reduced or discontinued.

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