by Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D., member of CityHolistic.com Los Angeles What is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic health problem stemming from elevated blood sugar. The body’s metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats lead directly to the production of glucose, otherwise known as blood sugar. Glucose is needed to supply energy to every cell in the body. [...]
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by Dr. Robyn Lawrence, member of StLouisHolistic.com Recent discussions in the scientific literature are focusing on monitoring and possibly improving cardiovascular health in children. There’s been a lot of conversation and a lot of controversy. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association1 argued that universal screening of children could result in young people [...]
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by Laura Lewis Mantell, member of CityHolistic.com For many years, research has shown that exercise reduces breast cancer risk. But the frequency, intensity, and duration of activity needed for the benefit was not quantified. Also unknown was whether women of all body sizes benefit from exercise for breast cancer risk reduction and if exercise reduced [...]
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