Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy. It’s different from both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Like other forms of diabetes, it causes high levels of glucose (a simple sugar) in the blood. Gestational diabetes develops when various pregnancy hormones and body changes — including weight gain — cause cells to use insulin (a hormone that regulates blood glucose) less efficiently. As many as 9....
The fact is that gluten-containing foods can be beneficial to your health if you don’t have a sensitivity or allergy to them. Learn more about some common myths and facts below. RELATED: Gluten Intolerance, Celiac Disease, or a Wheat Allergy: What’s the Difference? 1. Myth: Gluten-Containing Foods Are Bad for You Grains that contain gluten, such as barley and rye, are whole grains and provide beneficial fiber, vitamins, and minerals to your diet....
What Does Gout Look Like? Gout pain is the most common and noticeable symptom of gout. Many, but not all, people experience their first gout attack or flare-up in their big toe. The pain often starts during the night and comes on suddenly. The type of pain you feel with gout may vary depending on whether you’re experiencing an acute gout episode or a flare-up of chronic gout. Signs and Symptoms of Acute Gout Acute gout pain may include:...
Matcha, says Foroutan, comes from the same leaf but is grown in the shade, increasing its chlorophyll content. The leaves are then pulverized into a powder, which is used to make the matcha drink. As a result, another key difference between green tea and matcha is that you consume the entire leaf when you drink matcha tea, which has important nutritional implications. RELATED: 10 Potential Health Benefits of Green Tea Backed by Science...
Many people have high cholesterol because of physical inactivity or a diet too high in saturated fats, or because it runs in the family. But having other health conditions can also cause high cholesterol levels, especially conditions that affect your metabolism, such as diabetes (high blood sugar) or hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid). High Cholesterol: The Big Picture When the body’s metabolism — the process by which the body turns food into energy — is affected by a health problem, cholesterol levels in the blood are often affected, too....
People who had a moderate intake of carbohydrates had the lowest risk of death from disease compared with those who ate a high- or low-carb diet. People who ate less than 30 percent of calories from carbs were predicted to have a life expectancy of 79 years; those who ate more than 65 percent of their calories from carbs had a life expectancy of 82 years; those who consumed 50 to 55 percent of their calories from carbs were estimated to have a life expectancy of 83 years....
Researchers examined data on blood pressure and cardiovascular disease as well as results from urine tests, looking for biomarkers of flavan-3-ol — a substance that indicates how much flavanol is in the diet — for more than 25,000 adults in the U.K. Systolic blood pressure — the “top number,” which shows how much pressure blood exerts on artery walls when the heart beats — was about 1.9 millimeters of mercury (mmHG) lower in men and about 2....
And while the condition can affect anyone, between people born male or female there are distinct differences on the age that thinning starts, what parts of the scalp it affects, and other health conditions associated with it. Knowing these differences can help you understand what’s going on with your own head of hair and learn what you and your healthcare team can do to treat it. Here are five differences between male and female pattern baldness:...
Chemotherapy is sometimes used in people with metastatic CSCC. The treatment involves delivering drugs to kill cancer cells. Usually, the chemotherapy medication is administered via injection. Depending on the case, chemotherapy may be given alone, or along with other therapies. RELATED: Speaking Cancer: A Glossary of Formal and Informal Terms Used to Describe Cancer Tests, Treatment, Patients, and More When Is Chemotherapy Used for Metastatic CSCC? Chemotherapy isn’t widely used to treat CSCC....
The old adage, “It’s easier to edit than it is to write” comes to mind, but it’s not a true one when I really think on it. Frankly, my editors have always helped me to make my thoughts clearer, my intentions sharper, and the final product of my ramblings much better than they were when handed in. It’s not easy to edit. In fact, I’d say that it is at least as difficult as the initial writing part, and perhaps even more so....
Diagnosed with the disease on the third day of school, Victoria racked up so many absences because of fevers, abdominal pains, and diarrhea — she missed over 120 days in the classroom by year’s end — that she passed eighth grade by the skin of her teeth. But she ended up having to take her ninth-grade coursework twice. “It sucked,” Victoria says of her experience. But it would have been much worse, she believes, if it weren’t for her mother, Vivian....
That was the case for Sarah Klena, a schoolteacher in Orange County, Fla. Despite living a healthy, active lifestyle, she had a heart attack at age 31. Her doctors suspected blood thickness shouldered part of the blame. “The doctors aren’t really sure what caused it, although they did say I have the stickier type of blood,” she says. “I was a runner and ate pretty well before the heart attack, so since then I’ve just tried to concentrate on anything that improves my health, like acupuncture, massage, yoga, meditation, and, of course, running....
There’s no one diet that works for everyone with type 2 diabetes — there are just too many variables: Age, weight, level of physical activity, medications, as well as daily routine and personal preference need to be taken into account. So here’s where your diabetes care team comes in: Talk to your dietitian or diabetes educator to determine the right carb-counting number for you so you’ll be able to provide your body with a steady flow of energy throughout the day, maintain a healthy weight, and manage your blood sugar....
But the vaccines don’t provide equal protection for all. If you’re one of the estimated 3 percent of the population who are moderately or severely immunocompromised, your body may not produce high levels of protective antibodies in response to immunization, leaving you vulnerable to severe disease, hospitalization, and even death. Plus, some COVID-19 medications that helped fight earlier forms of omicron offer little defense against the now-predominant subvariants BQ.1 and BQ....
People who have 100 pounds or more to lose know all about what they should be doing to lose weight, says Gail Curtis, assistant professor at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. In addition to nutrition and exercise, Curtis says it is important to consider stress, your sense of fulfillment, your work and home environment, and even people in your life who may be sabotaging your best diet efforts. Then you can concentrate on developing and sticking to a weight-loss plan....
While it may seem more difficult to manage your psoriasis during a pandemic, it’s important to stay the course. According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Association, even if your psoriasis clears, it is likely to come back, so following your treatment plan and seeing your dermatologist regularly is required to keep it under control. And a letter published in April 2020 in the journal Dermatologic Therapy stated that even with the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors recommend that people on immunosuppressive drugs for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis continue their treatment due to the risk of flares if treatment is interrupted....
Who’s Watching, and How Much? Limelight’s State of Online Video 2019 research suggests that the United States is the world’s leader in binge entertainment consumption (defined as watching more than three shows or episodes in a row) with almost one-third of adults between the ages of 18 and 35 spending as long as three hours in a single sitting. Netflix, one of the world’s top binge-watching platforms, found that users on average finish an entire season of a TV series in one week....
That’s what everyone wants to know. “What’s going to happen with the economy? With my job? My health? The country? Will anything ever go back to normal?” These are important questions — real questions. And the truth is no one knows the answer. Not Donald Trump, not Anthony Fauci, MD, not America’s boyfriend–New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. We have never lived through a time like this before. Yes, there have been moments — after the Great Depression, or World War II, or Vietnam....
Age: 52 Goal: Get my body composition on track Although it’s not a phrase I like using, I have long been what’s known as “skinny fat.” Because the number on the scale has stayed around 115 pounds, I’ve ignored some of the signs that my body composition — body fat and muscle mass percentage — is heading in a less-than-ideal direction. Specifically, my thighs and arms have shrunk, while my belly has inflated, especially since I hit my late forties....
Today, keto is used as a popular weight loss diet. Reducing carbs low enough to hit 20 to 50 g per day means that followers are eating the majority of their calories from fat (avocado, olive oil, cheese, cream, butter, nuts, seeds) and some protein (eggs, meat, fish, seafood) and avoiding most sources of carbs, including grains, legumes, fruit, starchy vegetables, and any sugar. Carbs are eaten in the form of nonstarchy vegetables, like broccoli, leafy greens, and zucchini....
