Health Care

By: Jeni Stevens

Most people put their routine colonoscopy off for as long as possible, dreading what they may find or how bad it may hurt. The truth is, a colonoscopy isn't anything to be afraid of. While it's much easier to simply ignore the need for a colonoscopy, you could be unintentionally shortening your life!

There are some things in this world that are just a part of life…paying our bills, brushing our teeth, having a health insurance, etc. Well, it's time to add colonoscopy to the list! There are certain instances where you need to have a colonoscopy. Most doctors advise anyone over 50 years of age to receive a colonoscopy. If you happen to have a family history of colorectal cancer, the age may be a lot earlier. After receiving that initial colonoscopy, your doctor will let you know how often you should come back. Mark this date on your calendar and don't consider canceling an option!

Most people who have gone through a colonoscopy say the clear liquid diet before hand is the worst part. Before surgery your gastrointestinal tract needs to be cleaned out so the doctor's can get a "clear" view. The liquid diet will help in making sure your tract is spotless! Depending on your doctor's instructions, this diet can last anywhere from 1-3 days but 24 hours is about the norm.

So what actually goes on during the surgery? Well, most people are given a light sedative and asked to lie on their side. From here, the doctor inserts a scope up the rectum and towards the colon. Doing this, the doctor can see any polyps that have formed and get rid of them. Although polyps are pretty typical for the average person, it's good to have them removed. A small polyp can turn into colorectal cancer over the years. The doctor than will usually take a sample of the tissue to check for disease. The whole procedure typically is under an hour long. Make sure to bring a friend to drive you home as your sedative will take awhile to wear off.

So what actually goes on during the surgery? Well, most people are given a light sedative and asked to lie on their side. From here, the doctor inserts a scope up the rectum and towards the colon. Doing this, the doctor can see any polyps that have formed and get rid of them. Although polyps are pretty typical for the average person, it's good to have them removed. A small polyp can turn into colorectal cancer over the years. The doctor than will usually take a sample of the tissue to check for disease. The whole procedure typically is under an hour long. Make sure to bring a friend to drive you home as your sedative will take awhile to wear off.

The dirty truth about colonoscopies is that they aren't as dirty and horrible as we make them out to be in our minds. If you are without health insurance, try finding an affordable plan on healthplanone. You are able to view several different health plans available and very affordable. Our body is our only means of living life. Make sure we are proactive in protecting it!

This type of cancer is not just something the elderly can get! Cancer is spreading far and wide. With this type of prevention available to us, we can't afford to wait and see.

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By: Andrew Stratton

While you may have heard of chiropractic treatment, you may not be familiar with the practice itself or the benefits of receiving chiropractic care. Doctors of Chiropractic, D.C.s, are specially trained in this alternative type of therapy which involves spinal manipulations commonly referred to as "adjustments."

This treatment is based on the concept that our bodies have self-healing properties that originate from the spine which controls all of our bodily functions and movements. Adjusting the spine allows the various systems of the body to function properly, alleviating common problems such as back pain and headaches.

An initial consultation with a chiropractor can help you determine if treatment is appropriate based upon your medical history or previous injuries as well as any current medical conditions. During the initial appointment, the D.C. will obtain these details and perform a spinal examination and basic physical exam.

If the results of these exams indicate that treatment would be beneficial, the doctor will then set up a treatment plan consisting of regular spinal manipulation and may also include other treatments such as therapeutic exercise, nutritional or diet counseling, and electrical stimulation.

The core element of chiropractic treatment, spinal adjustment, involves application of sudden pressure or force to various points along the spine. This allows joints that have been affected by improper posture, regular strenuous movement, or injury to be restored to their normal mobility which then allows healing of the tissues and an improved range of motion of the joints.

Side effects of chiropractic care are minimal and typically temporary but may include headache and soreness or discomfort of the treated areas. Most patients seek chiropractic treatment for back pain, especially in the lower back, it is also an acceptable form of treatment for neck pain, headaches, and leg pain associated with sciatica. Patients range in age from infancy to the geriatric years.

Treatment may be needed once a week or several times a week and the frequency will usually lessen as the plan progresses. Depending upon the spine's condition, your individual treatment plan could be as short as a few months or as long as several years.

While D.C.s are required to obtain their degree after 4 years of education and training from a college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), it is important to inform both the D.C. and your regular physician of any treatments, medications or supplements provided by the other. Before choosing a practitioner, be sure to ask about his or her training and accreditation.

Ongoing research is being conducted to determine the benefits of chiropractic care but the advantages and benefits have long been established. Once considered as something akin to "snake oil treatment", it is now being covered by many insurance companies and HMOs as well as Medicare, some state Medicaid programs, and state workers compensation programs.

Before scheduling treatment, check with your own insurance provider to be sure the services will be covered. As with any form of alternative medicine and therapy, it's important to consider the advantages and expense of treatment to decide if chiropractic care is the right choice for you.

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By: Maggi Pier

ITP treatment with the use of a little known new technology using acupuncture, homeopathy and quantum physics.

It's called Bio-tracker and it takes the guesswork out of diagnosis and helps get you on the road to recovery in no time. Yes, you can banish ITP as well as a host of other auto immune disorders by utilizing this amazing technology combined with the right lifestyle choices.

To understand how this is possible, one must consider science and how the combination of ancient modalities of acupuncture/acupressure, homeopathy and modern quantum physics can have such a profound effect on healing.

Here is a simple way to understand how this works:

The Bio-tracker technology uses modern computer software science with quantum physics, ancient Chinese acupuncture/acupressure, and homeopathy by testing the electromagnetic frequencies of our DNA taken from a sample of your saliva. Then a detailed range of virtual tests are performed and arrive at specific homeopathic remedies tailor made just for you and your condition. It is not exactly a "cure" per se, but what the remedy does is restore the balance of the body thereby eliminating the guesswork of finding out what's wrong and then helps your body get back in balance to create the state of health and ward off serious chronic disease.

Quantum Physics – Einstein established that our bodies are made up of energy vibrations resonating at the sub atomic level. This was later proven scientifically. Scientists confirmed that all of our cells are kept in balance by certain electromagnetic frequencies. When these specific frequencies are changed either positively or negatively, and not returned to a balanced state, the cell would die within about 72 hours. Many doctors and naturopaths agree that when the body is "stasis", that is when disease sets in. All disease starts with dis-ease of the body's electromagnetic balance, whether it is from wrong living habits, exposure to toxic chemicals, drugs, viruses, negative thoughts and emotions, etc.

Acupuncture -The Chinese created and developed this ancient technique of healing and utilized it to improve overall health, act as a pain reliever, and cure disease. Long before modern science existed, the Chinese believed that all dis-ease was caused by an imbalance of yin and yang (positive and negative forces), and were convinced that these imbalances disrupted the life force, and it was their objective, as it is with modern day practice of acupuncture and acupressure, to bring the positive and negative back into a state of balance by stimulating certain points on the body. Now modern scientists, through electromagnetic conductivity research, have actually confirmed that dis-ease states produce certain characteristics of electrical disruptions along particular meridians and have also verified that the electrical resistance in the skin located over these ancient points are different than the resistance of other skin area by a 10-1 ratio. Scientists at Harvard school of medicine, have proven that there is a direct link between physical health and the electrical energy fields of the body. Digging deeper into this theory, it was found that cells, at the DNA cellular level, held a state of homeostasis (balance) at certain electromagnetic frequencies, and that when these frequencies were changed and not returned back to their state of balance the cells would die off eventually.

Homeopathy - Safe and effective, this natural energy medicine has been in use for about 200 years and it's popularity is increasing daily. The world’s second most widely used medicine system, is based on "Like cures Like", or the "Law of Similarity". Homeopathy uses a miniscule dosage of a certain substance that would under normal circumstances, be antagonistic to the body, but instead, acts as a healing remedy. This is very similar to vaccination programs and the principals of conventional allergy treatments, whereas the allergic substance or the virus is administered in a micro doses to boost the immune system against that particular issue.

In using homeopathy effectively, one of the main obstacles that naturopathic doctors have encountered is coming up with the most effective remedy for the particular condition, and of the volume of remedies available to choose the correct prescription from.

Fortunately for the medical community, there are now new technologies available that take all the guesswork out prescribing the correct remedy. One of these technologies that I have had first hand experience with is called the Bio-tracker. I firmly believe that the use of this tool is one of the main reasons why I was able to cure my daughter Vivianna's ITP disorder naturally.

This computerized technology enables a remedy to be prescribed tailored just to the patient's specific electrical DNA blueprint. Its' implications for healing are huge! With this novel technology, all guesswork is eliminated. I firmly believe that eventually most naturopathic doctors, veterinarians, and a multitude of mainstream medical practitioners will use this cutting edge technology. Why wouldn't they?


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by Tom Janus

I decided to write an article about carpal tunnel syndrome and subsequent treatment of this condition because I myself began to develop it years ago, and after doing a bit of research on it was able to rid myself of the pain I felt. Also, I had some colleagues that developed similar wrist and hand pain, which most likely was carpal tunnel syndrome as well and I was able to give them some helpful information and exercises which worked for me to help relieve the pain. Being that I blog online and write articles as well I realized I could help more people by sharing the information that I have.

The sad part though was that some of the people that I knew that developed carpal tunnel syndrome had done so to a much greater degree than I had. I was able to 'nip it in the bud' so to speak as my hand and wrist pain was intermittent and since I worked in an office and typed a lot it hit me that I might be developing carpal tunnel since I heard this was a common complaint. Apparently, like most other medical conditions, the earlier you can begin to treat carpal tunnel the quicker the results and healing will be.

So even if you are in advanced stage of pain with carpal tunnel syndrome, I do not mean to alarm you, I am just saying it will most likely take longer to heal yourself than someone who is just starting to feel the symptoms that come with this condition. Strangely enough the medical community is still in the dark about what exactly causes carpal tunnel syndrome, and there is a lot of debate over the exact cause. This fact itself causes people who have carpal tunnel syndrome to have a difficult time getting a proper diagnosis.

Various theories on the actual cause of this debilitating condition range from trauma, genetics, hypothyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis to repetitive motion at work. So although there is no exact agreed upon cause, what you should do first if you think you may have it is know what it is and what are the symptoms. The medical community defines carpal tunnel syndrome as the impairment of motor and/or sensory function of the median nerve as it traverses through the carpal tunnel. Some of the common symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome include:

• Hand and wrist pain resulting as an effect of repetitive movements.

• Tingling, burning sensations in your hands or even the feeling of numbness.

• Weak hand strength, the result of which can be dropping objects often.

• Waking up at night with your hands curled up and stiff.

• Clumsiness and difficulty relating to picking up simple objects and doing simple tasks.

As I stated earlier, I began experiencing some of the common symptoms attributed to carpal tunnel syndrome, most of which was the tingling, burning and numb sensations in my hands, especially in my right hand. This alarmed me to say the least so I looked into it to see what it could be and what I could do about it. I decided that getting cortisone injections or taking anti-inflammatories (which some doctors recommend) was out of the question. I eventually discovered some great carpal tunnel exercises over time which helped me dramatically.

One useful carpal tunnel exercise is taking a sheet of newspaper flat in your hand and gradually crumbling it up into a small ball as tight as you can and squeezing it hard for about 5 second and then releasing opening your hand up wide. Perform this exercise over and over again for both hands. You can do reps of 8-12.

I also found that stretching the tendons and muscles in your hands and wrists can have a powerful preventative and healing effect as well. There are various stretching exercises you can do, one thing to keep in mind is that holding various stretches for extended periods of time while breathing deeply increases effectiveness of the exercise. This goes for both assisted hand/arm exercises and isometric carpal tunnel exercises.

One great exercise for carpal tunnel is holding your arms out straight in front of you (elbows almost locked) with your palms facing outwards/away from you, fingers splayed as much as possible. Breathe deeply while holding this position. You can repeat this position with arms out to the sides (palms facing away), above you (palms facing the sky), and finally down (palms facing the ground). You can do this standing or sitting moving smoothly from one posture to the next while breathing deeply. After a while holding these postures you should feel the energy in your hands and possibly heat even moving to your palms.

Another effective stretching carpal tunnel exercise is placing one of hand against a wall with fingers facing the ground and then grabbing your thumb to stretch it out even further with your other hand. You can hold this stretch for 15 to 30 seconds, gradually building up. Follow this stretch with this one: bring all of your fingers to a point (like a bird's beak) with your arm outstretched and hold this hand posture. You can even grab your hand in beak position with your other hand and press inward to increase the pressure. After doing this with both hands shake them out for a few seconds.

You should always stretch out both arms and hands even though only one side may be giving you problems. One last carpal tunnel exercise which I will mention here that helped me a lot and I enjoy doing because it's actually fun and very therapeutic is moving Chinese health balls (also known as baoding balls, therapy balls or exercise balls) clockwise and counter clockwise in your hand. I recommend the solid chrome steel balls as they give your hands and forearms more of a workout and a faster healing effect.

These Chinese health balls are said to stimulate the energy (or chi) your hands and body, and so the positive effect they have as a carpal tunnel exercise is pretty dramatic. It takes some practice to do well, but as I said it's fun and you can practice anywhere you go. I used to bring them to work with me, and still do on occasion when I am going to a friend's house or wherever. They are not very expensive and you will use them for the rest of your life. You will feel the difference in your hands and forearms after you play with them for a few minutes. One last tip is to do these exercises/stretches everyday consistently and you will notice positive changes with your carpal tunnel condition.

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Tom Janus is a contributing editor for Attuned Health. Discover how to eliminate carpal tunnel pain completely with this recommended step by step system.

By: Jeanie Smith

1. Multiple Sclerosis:

Multiple Sclerosis is one amongst the widely afflicting diseases today. It can be interpreted to be a disease of nervous system where it worsens over a period of time with loss of feeling and loss of control of movement and speech.

So, MS attacks the individual's central nervous system that is constituted of different nerves and nerve fibers. It involves a threat to his brain, spinal cord and eye or optical nerves. Basically MS hampers or destructs the protein that safeguards the nerve fibers. This protective protein is known as myelin and it aids in the communication between nerve cells. Once myelin gets burnt up, a breakdown occurs in the nerve cells' co-ordination. Its effect is visible in the behavior (that drifts from normal to abnormal) of the individual. Along with this there appear lesions and plaques occur on that part of the body where demyelination takes place. But this is not all. Most often the cells that help in regaining myelin are even eliminated. The individual's body then succumbs to damage and disability.

2. Invoking and Provoking Multiple Sclerosis: Various conditions are deemed to invite multiple sclerosis.

• An individual's genes are the first and foremost factor that contributes to the risk of developing MS at any stage of life. Medical research reveals that the kids born of those parents where either of them has a history of MS, are largely prone to it.

• Apart from the genes, an environment change is also instrumental in causing MS.

• Viruses of diseases such as herpes, measles, flu etc. have proved to be quite effective in invoking multiple sclerosis.

• Hormones, especially the sex hormones like estrogen and progesterone have weakened the immunity system and instigated MS.

3. The Indications:

MS may be exposed differently in different people or a single person may face various symptoms. Actually, the time MS strikes the nervous system, it becomes manifested via some or the other indicator. For instance, as soon as demyelination begins, the individual may experience lack of balance of his body, tremors, a paralytic attack and so forth. Gradually, these symptoms translate to outburst of the disease.

4. The Varying Features:

According to doctors, there are differing types of multiple sclerosis. The primary is the Relapsing- Remitting MS. As the name suggests, relapsing MS is that where MS dissolves or disappears but only initially, it recurs after a span of time. After relapsing, the disease begins to catch pace and so injure the spinal cord and brain. If the nervous system starts worsening right after the inception of the symptoms, it is Progressive-Relapsing MS. Similarly there are Primary-Progressive and Secondary Progressive stages of Multiple Sclerosis. At the onset of this disease, the doctors by studying the symptoms determine or adjudicate which form it will take.

5. Diagnosing and Medication

Right after the perception of MS indicators, in order to confront the actual status of multiple sclerosis, doctors ask the individual to undergo different tests. MRI and blood tests are commonly advised to estimate the actual status of the disease. Besides the tests, medicines too are prescribed. There are quite a few good drugs available in the market such as Avonex, Rebif etc. However, MS does not seem to be cured by any of these measures then chemotherapy is the final resort. It is an extremely difficult treatment but it entails positive results.

6. Precautionary Measures:

• The best possible defence against all diseases is the intake of a rich balanced diet that strengthens the immunity system.

• If an individual has a background of diseases like hypertension, kidney issues and fluid retention etc. then the doctor ought to be ultra cautious prior to recommending any medicine. For there can be many serious hostile effects of these antibiotics.

• Those who fear MS due to appearance of some similar symptoms must go for an instant check up. Otherwise also, the people born of any of the MS parents must pay extra heed to their health ad consult doctor time and again.

• The effects of an environmental change should be carefully studied before making any trip to a foreign place.

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by Paul Rodgers

If you're interested in the cancer cure/resveratrol link there's good news. Science is on the way to showing the beneficial effects on cancer. But don't wait 10 or more years to try it for yourself, take the worlds best nutritional supplements with 32 mg of resveratrol per tablet.

It is not only the Resveratrol and prostate cancer link which is cause all the excitement but many others too such as helping with Alzheimer's and diabetes. All this is especially great news for men, that we can potentially fight off this increasingly common disease.

Research suggests resveratrol not only reaches its intended target, injuring the nexus of malignant cells, but at the same time protects normal tissue from the harmful effects of radiation. Yes, you have a double therapeutic gain as it makes tumor cells more sensitive to radiation, and makes normal tissue less sensitive!

One study concerning Resveratrol prostate cancer treatment and prevention combined the antioxidant with other phytochemicals found in the skins of muscadine grapes. They called it muscadine grape skin extract or MSKE for short.

Muscadines (Vitis rotundifolia), are a particular grapevine species native to the present-day southeastern United States that have been cultivated extensively since the 16th Century.

Muscadine grape vines are largely immune to fungus, nematodes and bacteria and insects rarely cause any damage. Resveratrol from muscadine grapes is widely believed to cure prostate cancer. Resveratrol has many healing properties and Muscadine grapes, where it is found in abundance, were used in laboratory tests.

The antioxidant properties of the muscadine grapes have now come to the fore. It is perhaps the best fruit made available to humans for protection against a dozen ailments.

In addition, there are a group of nutrients that work in "synergy" with resveratrol to provide the greatest anti-cancer effects. These same anti-cancer affects can help protect the body from heart disease and other life-threatening diseases, in which chronic inflammation plays a role.

You should also look for a prostate health supplement that contains saw palmetto, lycopene, nettle root, zinc and red clover, both of which support the prostate's health. In order to get the most from Resveratrol and prostate cancer prevention provided by it, be sure that the supplement has an enteric coating to protect it from stomach acid. Keep watching for more Resveratrol prostate cancer news and learn about other interesting phytochemicals.

For example, Resveratrol combines well with green tea extract among others, and it is this beneficial interaction or synergy that greatly amplifies its power to fight cancer, and many other diseases. Perhaps in the future, as we become more and more aware, we could help to eradicate this deadly disease by taking preventative steps, rather than looking for a cure.

Since the resveratrol and prostate cancer benefits are often not negligible with drinking red wine, it is recommended that a multi-vitamin supplement that contains this nutrient is the best way to consume it.

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If you're interested in the cancer cure/resveratrol link there's good news. Science is on the way to showing the beneficial effects on cancer. Find out more about The Cancer Cure/Resveratrol Link
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By: William Babette

It’s that glorious time of year where the days are getting longer and the flowers are blooming. It’s been a long cold winter. There’s a palpable sense of joy as people walk down the street wearing shorts , and there’s not a jacket to be seen. But you can hear the sneezing a mile away. Spring is the season of the sneeze. It’s the price we pay for the lovely weather as trees and budding plants of all types bloom their flowers and spew their pollen for all the world to inhale. Itchy eyes and throats, runny noses and even headaches and coughs run rampant through the ranks of anyone who displays just the slightest allergy to plant borne particulates.

Even though allergies are not commonly life threatening, they can have an acute effect on quality of life. Mild allergies like hay fever are highly prevalent in the human population and cause symptoms such as allergic conjunctivitis, itchiness, and runny nose. Allergies can also play a major role in conditions such as asthma. Perhaps the most common allergy is rhinitis, or sneezing and runny nose. But in some people, severe reactions to environmental or dietary allergens or to medication may result in life-threatening anaphylactic reactions and potentially death.

Like the common cold, there is no known cure. Allergy shots can sometimes go a considerable distance to relieve symptoms, but generally speaking, shots - which desensitize the body's response to a given allergen - have a mixed record of success. Most treatments out on the market today primarily deal with the alleviation of symptoms, and not the essential cause of allergies.

The Cause of Allergies

The casual mechanisms that bring out allergic reactions are very complex and beyond the bounds of this article. But simply put, an allergy is your immune system overreacting. At its most basic level, an allergic reaction occurs when a given allergen comes into contact with the body’s mast cells and basophils. If surrounding T and B white blood cells have been sensitized to this particular allergen, the mast and basophil cells will release histamine and other inflammatory chemical mediators (cytokines, interleukins, leukotrienes, and prostaglandins) into the surrounding tissue, causing several systemic effects, such as vasodilation, mucous secretion, nerve stimulation and smooth muscle contraction. This results in rhinorrhea, itchiness, dyspnea, and anaphylaxis. Depending on the individual, allergen, and mode of introduction, the symptoms can be system-wide (as in life threatening classical anaphylaxis), or localized to particular body systems. For example, asthma is localized to the respiratory system and eczema is localized to the dermis.

Allergies can come in a broad array of categories from food allergies to drug /medication allergies as well as insect stings to even jewelry. Perhaps the most common allergies are reactions to dust, mold, pollen, and animal dander. These are also among the most difficult to control as they permeate so much of our environment. After all, we have to breathe, don’t we? But when these allergens are trapped inside a house or business their effect can be intensified. Even people who are not overtly prone to allergies can have their immune systems compromised by mold, dust mites and particulates that can remain trapped in a house. Carpets pose a particular problem, as they are notoriously difficult to keep clean. Try and vacuum carpets as often as possible. Better yet, consider hiring a professional carpet cleaning service . Professional services are markedly more effective than consumer vacuums, as they tend to use highly pressurized steam cleaning techniques, combined with very high pressure vacuuming to rid the carpet pile of built up particulates and residue.

Whether you suffer from seasonal allergies or down and dirty carpet buildup, taking a few simple, preventative measures can make the world of difference, and boost your quality of life for pennies on the dollar.

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This article was written by William Babette. William, an allergy sufferer himself, searched online for both Carpet Cleaning Boston and Carpet Cleaning Lexington to find a professional carpet cleaner closest to his neighborhood. He found AvishayCarpet.com to be the best carpet cleaning service to alleviate his indoor allergies and get his carpets smelling like new again.

By: Jeanie Smith

Health is a big asset which requires proper care and nurturing. A fit and trim body gives inner and outer confidence whereas an obese physique makes you dull and pessimistic. Obesity breeds other diseases and makes our existence uncomfortable and unpleasant. It also results in emotional suffering which is one of the most painful parts of obesity.

Obesity is not just a cosmetic problem. It's a health hazard. Someone who is grossly overweight is twice as likely to die prematurely as compared to an average-weight person. This is because obesity has been linked to several serious medical conditions such as diabetes and strokes

A weight increase of 11-18 pounds doubles the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in comparison to individuals who have not gained weight. According to studies, over 80 percent of people with diabetes are overweight or obese. This may account for the newly invented word, diabesity, which signifies the close association between obesity and diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes, one of most prominent ailment found in obese people reduces body's ability to control blood sugar. It is a major cause of early death, heart disease, stroke, and blindness. Overweight people are twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to normal weight people. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use sugar. Sugar is the basic fuel for the cells in the body, and insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells.

The chances of its occurrence can be reduced by losing weight and exercising more. If you have type 2 diabetes, losing weight and becoming more physically active can help control your blood sugar levels. Increasing your physical activity may also allow you to reduce the amount of diabetes medication intake. Losing a small amount of weight can also reduce your chances of developing heart disease or a stroke and make your body ailment free.

Studies show that you can improve your health by losing as little as 10 to 20 pounds. Weight reduction can decrease your chance of developing several fatal ailments like heart disease, blood pressure, and levels of blood cholesterol and triglycerides. So take your first step towards weight loss and make your life a healthy and energetic one.

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