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Jessica counts down the 10 worst foods you could eat in America. Chances are if you eat an average American diet, you’ve ate one of these.
In a fast food nation, eating healthy food becomes difficult to do. Yet a poor diet contributes to low energy, obesity, stress, health problems and high medical bills.
If you eat better, you will feel better and this video discusses some of the foods you should avoid.
VA new randomized control trial found that both aerobic exercise—such as jogging, cycling or walking—and resistance exercise—such as weight lifting—improved glycemic/blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes. However, the best results were received when patients combined the workouts.
Each participant in the study, published in the journal, "Annals of Internal Medicine," was evaluated on the changes in A1c value, a number that reflects blood sugar concentrations. A drop of 1 percent in this value is associated with a 15 to 20 percent drop in risk of heart attack or stroke and a 25-40 percent drop for risk of diabetes related eye disease or kidney disease.
NCPAD presents "Exercise Program for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries: Paraplegia". This video is funded by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center and developed in conjunction with the Rehabilitation. Institute of Chicago and the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability.
Can Diabetes Trigger Mood Swings?
Posted June 16, 2009
By Sutiyo Na
People who suffer from diabetes have many challenges to deal with. Diabetes is disease that influences not only the sufferer but also those around him, as well as his relatives and friends. It is an autoimmune disease that spoils insulin-producing cells and can affect everyone not considering gender or age. But is there any relation between diabetes and mood swings? And how can this be controlled?
Knowing diabetes and your emotions Diabetes is characterized by the body’s inability to produce insulin. Insulin is a substance that occur naturally in the body. It regulates the absorption of sugar by the cells. If the body does not obtain sufficient supply of insulin, sugar that is exist in the system is collected in the urine and the blood. This then leads to abnormal thirst, hunger and frequent urination. The problem here is that these reactions of the body have effect on normal cellular functions.
Someone who has diabetes will frequently experience frequent and strong mood swings. They could, for instance, lose their temper, lash out, become introverted or express positive emotions in a very unusual and chaotic manner. Outbursts among people who have diabetes can also become fairly common. The problem here is that they may not even be aware of these outbursts and may in fact even have no memory of it. When confronted, they could even react with anxiety or guilt.
Occasionally, emotions can be expressed as melancholy, wherein the person suffering from diabetes shows extreme sadness. This indicate strong emotions can be very unpredictable, something that can often surprise and offend family members and close associates.
Mood swings and diabetic men Based on research in 2006 indicated that other than diabetes-associated disorders such as impotence, men also have to contend with mood swings. This is particularly true as the man advances in age, when his levels of testosterone begin to decline. Combined with the rise and fall of blood sugar levels associated in Type 2 diabetes, it would not be uncommon for the person to experience fluctuations in moods as well. Other than that, there is also a propensity for men and women alike to feel anxiety, anger, remorse and guilt as a effect of their condition.
This is particularly true if the type of diabetes they have is adult-onset, one that could have been prevented by changes in their lifestyle. Mood swings in people who suffer from diabetes are also influenced by other factors. Knowing that the disease is something they will have to deal with for the rest of their lives can dampen their spirits, causing them to feel apprehension and depression.
Managing mood swings associated to diabetes It’s a must for diabetics to regularly test their blood sugar levels. The results often hold the first clue as to what may be causing their mood swings. Changes in the diet, along with the proper medications must be maintained to ensure that the person’s health is at its optimum and that any instability in his temperament are controlled. Getting education about the disease is also important so he or she will really understand what to anticipate and what to act.
It might be difficult to cure diabetes but mood swings linked with it don’t have to be difficult to control. With the right care, control of sugar intake, diet, exercise and medication, people who suffer from diabetes can still live a normal, happy life and get success in his career.
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October 10, 2008 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comments Off
Poor areas face hurdles to fitness
Unsafe streets, unhealthful food make it tough for some Chicagoans to get in shape
By John Keilman
Tribune staff reporter
For Bridget Smith, getting fit means cutting calories, burning fat and avoiding wild dogs.
The 52-year-old Chatham bookseller is trying to lose 20 pounds to keep her diabetes in check, but like many who live in poor or minority Chicago neighborhoods, she faces a host of unique challenges.
The fruits and vegetables sold in her local market are so unappealing that she drives to Hyde Park to shop. Going for a bike ride means attaching the wheels kept in her third-floor apartment to the frame stashed downstairs, a precaution she took after thieves snatched her last bicycle.
And she tries to round up a group when she goes for a walk, thinking the vicious dogs that sometimes plague the South Side might be more likely to attack a lone pedestrian. It all adds to the difficulty of losing weight, Smith said.
“There are less options here,” she said. “And less of a support system.”
Dropping pounds is a daunting task for anybody, but it can be especially tough in urban neighborhoods. Experts say the areas often offer copious fast food, little healthy produce, meager or substandard recreational facilities and streets that feel too dangerous to walk or bike–hardly a recipe for weight-loss success.
“This isn’t just a matter of individual will power. There are a lot of other influences out there,” said Dr. Deborah Burnet, a University of Chicago medical professor who has investigated obesity on the South Side.
Research has long demonstrated a link between poverty and weight. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that poor women are twice as likely to be overweight as their affluent counterparts.
The disparities go down to the neighborhood level. A survey released last year by Sinai Health System found that Chicago’s Norwood Park, a predominantly middle-class area, had a lower percentage of obese adults than poorer neighborhoods such as Humboldt Park and North Lawndale.
“I don’t know if there’s ever been a study that hasn’t found that poor people and people of color always have much higher obesity rates than white people and better-off people,” said Steve Whitman, director of the Sinai Urban Health Institute.
Cultural differences probably account for some of that; Whitman noted that overweight residents of black and Hispanic neighborhoods were more apt to view themselves as being at the correct weight or too skinny. Some experts cite a lack of awareness about how to eat healthfully or get sufficient exercise.
But experts also say other forces are at work, starting with the opportunities for exercise in struggling neighborhoods. Few have private health clubs, and fitness centers run by the YMCA and the Chicago Park District usually charge for entry.
The costs can be relatively low. The price at the Ogden Park fitness center in Englewood, for instance, is $20 for 10 weeks of access. But even that can be too much for the poor, said Angela Odoms-Young, a Northern Illinois University researcher who has studied the neighborhood’s obesity risk factors.
Those who prefer jogging or biking face their own difficulties. Health surveys in Englewood and North and South Lawndale concluded that residents might not want to exercise outside because they perceived their neighborhoods as too dangerous.
Matilda Baker, 44, an accountant who lives in South Shore, knows that feeling. She used to work out at the local YMCA but dropped the family membership to save money when her daughter, a competitive swimmer, began practicing with a suburban club.
She and her husband now walk on the nearby lakefront path and are thinking about buying bicycles. But in her neighborhood, which has an above-average rate of violent crime, safety is always a concern.
“You never know if you take your bikes out if you’ll come back,” she said.
Finding a safe place to exercise isn’t the only obstacle. Getting proper nutrition also can be a trial in many areas.
Walking through food stores in Englewood on a recent afternoon, Odoms-Young found few wholesome products. The area’s lone major grocer, an Aldi on 63rd Street, had a decent selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, though the floor space reserved for its pallets of apples, corn, bananas and tomatoes was a fraction of what you’d find in a suburban supermarket.
Far more numerous were small convenience stores that carried little nutritious food aside from some frozen okra, shriveled potatoes or, in one case, a solitary head of lettuce that shared a dark refrigerator case with packages of hot dogs.
Did you exercise for at least 15 minutes today? Good for you! I didn’t. Got on my computer this morning and have been here for almost 8 hours. No excuses. That’s how time gets by you. Tomorrow I will get back to what I Preach. Good nutrition and exercise can prevent type 2 Diabetes. There is no If’s and But’s. Just DO it.
