What to Know About Diabetes

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Diabetes is a condition where your body’s glucose or body sugar is too high. Diabetes is a long-term disease through which your health condition affects how your body converts food into energy. Blood sugar or glucose in the form of energy that your body needs, which comes from the food you eat. But when your…

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Time Dependent Effects of Exercise

Circadian Rhythm

Two new interdependent papers have been released studying the time-dependent effects of exercise. The studies show that exercising at different times of the day can modulate the outcomes, showing promise for athletes looking to up their game. Circadian science studies systemic energy homeostasis and metabolic pathways about the body’s in-built circadian rhythm. Cells work autonomously with…

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5 Tips to Help You Better Manage Type 2 Diabetes

5 Tips to Help You Better Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes is one of the many blogs that belong to The International Diabetes Federation (IDF), an umbrella organization for over 230 national associations of diabetes in different countries around the world. There’s nothing easy about managing Type 2 diabetes.  This chronic condition requires constant vigilance and comes with a list of dietary restrictions and lifestyle…

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Self-Care and Its Undeniable Importance for Mental Health

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Photo by Anthony Tran on Unsplash Most people are pretty proactive when it comes to their physical health. They get their flu shots, see a doctor when they’re sick, and take certain precautions to prevent bodily injury. However, when it comes to mental health, many people can be downright neglectful. But the truth is, caring…

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Holistic Health: Self-Care Tips for Busy People

Holistic health for busy people

You can establish a great workout routine that keeps you trim and muscular, but if your mental and emotional states are suffering, then you aren’t truly in good health. After all, when it comes to your overall health and well-being, mind and body go together like a hand in a glove. What’s needed is a…

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Nutrition, Wellness, Supplements

Nutrition, Wellness, Supplements

Νutrіtіоnаl suррlеmеnts соuld bе thе sоlutіоn tо уоur аіlmеnts іf уоu аrе suffеrіng bесаusе оf thе соnsеquеnсеs оf рооr nutrіtіоnаl hаbіts. Іf уоu hарреn tо bе оnе оf thоsе реrsоns whо іs fоrеvеr rushіng аrоund аnd hаvе а hаbіtаt stорріng аt thе fіrst соffее shор уоu nоtісе whіlе drіvіng bу, уоu аrе рrоbаblу nоt gеttіng…

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Exercise Yourself Happy

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Is someone in your life— anxious or depressed? Did you know that exercise can help? Scientific understanding of mental health disorders is increasing—and exercise is emerging as a potent healing tool. Shirley Archer, JD, MA, IDEA’s 2008 Fitness Instructor of the Year and author of Pilates Fusion: Well-Being for Body, Mind and Spirit, describes how…

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How My Chronic Pain Revealed My Chronic Addiction

How My Chronic Pain Revealed My Chronic Addiction

By Maynard Colby For as long as I can remember, I was plagued with chronic urinary tract and kidney infections. Growing up in a small town, my mom and I would venture into the local family practitioner’s office almost weekly. The doctor would write me a prescription for an antibiotic and send us on our…

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Alcohol and Sleep

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Origianlly Posted from Tuck.  Our primary mission at Tuck is to promote sleep health awareness. Alcohol causes drowsiness. This has led to the popular misconception that it can aid sleep. Up to 20 percent of Americans report using alcohol as a sleep aid. However, alcohol negatively impacts the quality of your sleep, as well as how…

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Low-Fat Versus Low-Carb Diet? It’s a Draw

Low-Fat Versus Low-Carb Diet

For decades researchers have sought to find the best diet to help people achieve the elusive goal of permanent weight loss. In the context of a worsening obesity epidemic and massive efforts underway to attempt to curb it, health professionals and the public are hungry for an answer. What diet will best help us improve…

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