There are really no big distinctions between sugars and starches in either nutritional terms or in the G.I. sense. Some sugars such as fructose or fruit sugar have a low G.I. factor. Others, such as glucose, have a high G.I. factor. The most common sugar in our diet, ordinary table sugar (sucrose), has an intermediate [...]
Aerobics, or exercise to music classes are popular, particularly amongst females, because of their social involvement, safety and the support of numbers. Some modem aerobics classes now cater for the body image concerns of big people by insisting on big T-shirts, floppy clothes and no body-hugging leotards (even on instructors). In line with the previous [...]
Clearly both the environment and genetics are responsible for obesity, but how do they interrelate? There are large differences in the amount of obesity between populations. Some of this variation can be explained by differences in body frame which makes it difficult to compare, for example, Samoans with Cambodians. However, even within Caucasian populations there [...]
Men have sought the fountain of youth since the dawn of history. The medicine man of the Stone Age, in addition to being a specialist in driving the evil spirits away, also tried to restore virility to aging men. Records from early medical history show a variety of herbs used to retard aging processes and [...]
If you fast for ten to 14 days in accordance with instructions given in Chapter 2, your blood pressure will probably drop to normal in that period. After the fast is completed it is of great importance to adopt intelligent eating habits, if you wish to prevent the recurrence of high blood pressure.
Your diet should [...]
From anterior to posterior the iris is organised in the following layers:
1. Endothelial
2. Anterior marginal layer
3. Vascular layer = Stroma
4. Posterior marginal layer = Dilatator layer
5. Epithelial pigment = Stratum pigmenti iridis
6. Retinal layer = Pars iridica retinae
1. The question of the [...]
Greasy hair is a problem at period time too. I’m not going to advise you to wash your hair every day, although I know many girls do. It’s a good idea to keep it clean, but if you subject it to a daily dose of hot water, you could be forcing it to produce even [...]
Everybody knows what a fever is, but many people don’t know what it means. One common error is to assume that the higher the fever, the sicker the child. It is also commonly believed that fever is a child’s enemy, that it should be fought and the temperature brought to normal as soon as possible.
The [...]
For about the first month of life, or longer if the baby is born prematurely and is catching up, the baby will do little besides eat, sleep, and dirty nappies. An infant has a small stomach and can’t eat very much at a time, but he or she is busy growing and developing and needs [...]
Can insulin be taken by mouth?
No. It is destroyed by digestive juices and can be given only by injection.
When I grow up to be an adult will I be able to be on tablets like other adult diabetics?
Not according to our present knowledge about diabetes. Certainly some adults can be treated adequately by tablets, but [...]
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