Belly Fat Exposed
Posted on April 17, 2008 - Filed Under Google, Health | Leave a Comment
Talk about your vicious cycles. A new study finds that belly fat could be making you hungrier. Wonderful! I just knew it wasn’t the fault of my conscious self. So…belly fat makes me hungry, ergo I eat. Which leads to…uh-oh, more belly fat. So the marquis screams come out
Read More..>>Diabetes Hope
Posted on April 12, 2008 - Filed Under Health | Leave a Comment
I fire up over the following story which talks of a possible ‘cure’ for diabetes. Since my 6 year old grandson was diagnosed with Type I diabetes in January of this year, we have been using the ‘hope for a cure’ aspect as one reconciling point of dealing with this difficult disease. Our take has […]
Read More..>>More Myths
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under General, Health | Leave a Comment
Over time we accumulate a lot of do’s and dont’s in life. Most of these we accept at face value because they come from trusted sources, our parents. Unfortunately, a lot of the things they told us, in the area of medicine especially, turned out to be a little off base. No blame on them, […]
Read More..>>Hail the Myths
Posted on April 5, 2008 - Filed Under General, Health | Leave a Comment
We always knew they were so ’cause Mom said they were or everybody said so. In fact, even a number of folks in the medical field have been saying these things for years without proof (maybe Mom told ‘em). Turns out it’s not always the case that Mom knew everything, to wit:
Read More..>>Bad News for the Heart
Posted on March 30, 2008 - Filed Under Health | Leave a Comment
Here is my rant against many of the medical corporations doing business in the US.
Reports were released today of a failed trial showing that Vytorin, prescribed for high cholesterol levels (especially to reduce LDL levels), failed to improve heart disease. Millions of Americans already take the drug or one of its components, Zetia. Doctors […]
Fat Alert
Posted on March 27, 2008 - Filed Under Health | 1 Comment
Bad news if you have a bulging belly: fat that builds up around the waist during middle age may cause dementia later on, say researchers who examined health records of thousands of senior citizens.
Scientists already know that overweight adults risk developing diabetes, heart problems and other medical conditions. But over the last few years researchers […]