Seasons Greetings and Thoughts On Eating
Weight-A-Minute … Don’t let the title fool you, this isn’t Dr. Seuss. It’s Dr Will and I am here to write about abuse. (Say, this rhyming thing is catchy). Anyway, I am writing about abuse … abuse of the holiday celebrations. As the season of celebrations and cheer, parties, cocktails, feasts and sweets commences, it’s easy to get carried away. And while I don’t want to be like the Grinch, let’s take a moment to ponder our “weight concerns” and choices! Perhaps...
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Diabetes comes in two basic varieties. Type 1 or “insulin dependent” occurs when the pancreas is unable to produce insulin. This is often referred to as “juvenile onset” diabetes and it is thought to have an autoimmune component. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95% of cases, and it occurs when the body’s cells become insensitive to insulin. This is referred to as insulin resistance. The end result is elevated blood sugar. It affects 23.6 million Americans, or 8% of the population. Another 57 million have...
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Omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids…called essential as they are critical to the normal functioning of all tissues, but cannot be synthesized within the body. Therefore, they must be supplied through the diet. In truth, we tend to think we need to increase our consumption of omega-3′s and 6′s. In fact, most of us get more than adequate, even excessive amounts of omega-6′s in our diets. These are found in nuts, seeds, and vegetable oils (corn, safflower,soybean,cottonseed,sesame,sunflower) and are used in nearly...
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