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Poor Dental Hygiene May Account for Poor Health
Bright white teeth and fresh breath does not necessarily mean you have a healthy mouth! General health is directly related to gum health. Gum disease has been linked to several medical conditions such as stroke, diabetes, heart attack and worsening lung disease. Healthy gums can reduce a person’s biological age by up to 6.4 years. Why? Because studies show that the presence of periodontal diseases, most common in people with tooth loss, actually affects longevity. The best of these studies, done at Emory University in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control, indicates that people with gingivitis and periodontal disease have a mortality rate that is 23% to 46% higher than those who don’t. Keeping your gums clean and healthy may help reduce the risk of many illnesses, including heart disease.
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Using the Food Pyramid in Diabetic Diets
In grade school everyone was taught the food pyramid and the different food groups that make it up. It is recommended for a balanced and healthy diet to vary your diet and follow the food serving suggestions from the pyramid. As adults, people rarely pay as much heed to it if any at all. But once you have been diagnosed with diabetes it is time to take a refresher course on the different food groups.
There is a food pyramid that is available specifically for diabetics known as the Diabetes Food Pyramid. It is divided into six food groups just like the standard version. The way the two pyramids differ is that the diabetic version lists foods together that have the same or similar carbohydrate content instead of the regular version that does it by food groups alone. This lay out makes it easier for diabetics to make food choices based on information that can have a negative impact on blood glucose levels. [More...] Some of the differences you will notice are that cheese is placed in the meat group instead of the dairy group as a protein and the serving size will be equivalent to other proteins in the same group. You will find starchy vegetables such as potatoes and corn in the bread and grains section because they act in a similar manner by raising blood sugars.
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Nighttime Nutrition Secrets
Everyone gets so caught up when they think of night time nutrition or bedtime nutrition. See we know how important it is to be anabolic or in the state of muscle building and fat loss while we sleep but in recent years supplement companies have gone crazy with products that they claim can help us. So the average consumer gets too much information and they take no action. So without all the pricey supplements, what can someone do that wants to have a solid nighttime nutrition plan?
Well the first thing that you have to do is just relax and actually get a good nights sleep. See in todays society we are so stressed that we need things to relax us. So we end up eating a ton of sugar and fat which just causes us to gain weight and become depressed. As a result of this weight gain we have no energy,which causes us to drink more coffee so when we finally try to lay down at night we can’t. We end up getting very little sleep and we repeat the cycle the next day. So we just build fatigue. If we can’t get a solid nights sleep then how can we expect to be in a anabolic mode regardless of our nighttime nutrition?
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