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Monthly Archives: November 2013
The Eyes have it Part 2
Following on with my two previous Eyes posts, namely. ‘The Eyes Have It – Introduction’ and ‘The Eyes Have it Part 1’. I now have another Part for you to read.Here is ‘The Eyes Have it Part 2’. These … Continue reading
Statins is the big con over? Catalyst: patients stop taking cholesterol drugs, says survey !
Huge numbers of people on potentially life-saving cholesterol medication have stopped taking it without consulting their doctor after watching an ABC television program, a survey of GPs has indicated. Up to 40 per cent of patients who were concerned by … Continue reading
New blood glucose monitors sync to smartphones, send data to the cloud
This may be of interest to any gadget/tech loving diabetics who are reading… A snippet… “The latest offering in that space is Dario, a cloud-based mobile health platform that serves as an all-in-one glucose monitoring system. New York-based LabStyle Innovations plans … Continue reading
Mark Sisson: It’s a way of eating and a lifestyle
A short video but worth a watch. Paul
Posted in Low carb diet, Primal diet
Tagged Grains, health, Low carb diet, Mark Sisson, Primal diet, Saturated fat
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Low-carb diet gets more support from new analysis
I find so many of us have found the same to be true-A snippet from the article below… “As people fire up their grills for barbecues over Labor Day weekend, a new analysis touts the benefits of a low-carb, meat-lovers’ diet. A … Continue reading
Posted in Diet and dieting, Fats, Low carb diet
Tagged Atkins, Atkins diet, Carbohydrate, health, Low Carbohydrate, Low-carbohydrate diet, Nutrition, Weight loss
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Dr. Jay Wortman: 2013 Low-Carb Cruise Lecture.
A must watch from our friend and fellow diabetic Dr Jay Wortman: Graham
Posted in Low carb diet
Tagged Atkins diet, Greg Pritikin, health, Jay Wortman, Jimmy Moore, Low-carbohydrate diet
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Latest approach to diabetes, eat like your grandparents !
And we’re all familiar with the advice – get moving, lose weight, reduce fat in your diet. But one expert is suggesting that the solution could be a diet low in carbohydrates and high in fat. Professor Grant Schofield, from … Continue reading
ACE inhibitor drugs linked to kidney damage !
Drugs prescribed commonly to diabetics could cause serious kidney problems and result in hundreds of deaths each year, a study suggests. Researchers found that ACE inhibitors and similar drugs, which are used to treat conditions such as high blood pressure and … Continue reading
Posted in Big Pharma, Diabetes news, Diabetic complications
Tagged ACE inhibitor, Acute kidney injury, Drug, England, Hypertension, Kidney, Mortality rate, PLOS ONE
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The Eyes have it part 1
This follows on my earlier post “The Eyes Have It – Introduction” and I hope readers will find it useful. So, Gentle Reader, you have had your annual retinal photograph, you have survived the demon drops and – thanks to … Continue reading
