One of the most common prescribed medication for diabetes Types 2 in UK is metformin. As any drug, it may cause some undesirable and dangerous side effects. However, there is a great mineral that does the same thing like diabetic drugs, it increases sensitivity to insulin, but with no significant downsides. It’s called chromium and…
Uses? Athletic performance Mental dullness Convalescence Aphrodisiac Fatigue Tonic Who? Almost everyone Who can’t? People with high pressure, heart palpitations, asthma or high fever People on any type of medication. Check with doctor Pregnant or breast feeding How long? Up to 8 weeks appears to be safe for most people Side effects? Stomach upset Headaches…
I wrote an article about the 10000 steps strategy which has as a goal to improve people’s health. It was a few weeks ago under the title: The 10000 daily steps campaign “hardly” improves health. This healthy idea seems to respond to a great marketing campaign for selling millions of pedometers or smartphones. Health looks like…
Uses? Short-term memory loss Alzheimer’s disease Impotence Dizziness Tinnitus Who? Almost everyone Who can’t? People on any type of medication. Check with doctor Pregnant or breast feeding How long? There are no restrictions on length of use, so long as it is having the desire effect Side effects? Fast or pounding heartbeats Mouth irritation Upset…
If I list names such as metformin, pioglitazone, glimepiride or vildagliptin, you probably won’t know what they are for unless you suffer from diabetes. Yes, they belong to diabetic drugs list. However, there are some other simple names such as cinnamon and chromium which are not pharmaceutical drugs, but they may work as a medicine…
Uses? May reduce cholesterol and narrowing of the arteries Prevention and relief of headaches Tendonitis and sports injuries Intestinal parasites Motion sickness Colds and flu Indigestion Bursitis Nausea Hive Who? Almost everyone Who can’t? People on any type of medication. Check with doctor Pregnant or breast feeding How long? There are no restrictions on length…
The 10,000-step campaign has become very popular recently. Its popularity grew almost at the same time with “healthy” apps, smartwatches and smartphones. Apparently, completing 10,000 steps on a daily basis should improve your health by reducing risk of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases, among others health conditions. But the reality and science offer a different…
Uses? Loss of appetite Digestive tonic Flatulence Dyspepsia Bloating Who? Almost everyone Who can’t? People on any type of medication. Check with doctor People with stomach or duodenal ulcers Pregnant or breast feeding How long? There are no restrictions on length of use, so long as it is having the desire effect Side effects? Stomach…
Confusion! That seems to be the best marketing strategy for some food companies, to increase their profits and to make people sicker at the same time. Packaging labels regulation lacks the unique, unified and common message, code or symbiology, to assist the population to buy healthy products. It varies from one country to another and,…
Uses? Stimulating the immune system and fighting cancer Fighting infections and reducing blood pressure Lowering cholesterol and triglycerides Who? Almost everyone Who can’t? People on any type of medication, especially anticoagulant. Check with doctor Pregnant or breast feeding How long? There are no restrictions on length of use, so long as it is having the…
Avocados have gained enormous popularity for being an excellent source of monounsaturated fat (good fat) and obviously for their health benefits. They have always been a delicatessen for everyone, including our ancestors. But not our forefathers from 100 years ago. Neither 200 years ago. Nor 300 years ago. We need to look back to the…
Uses? Reduce risk of breast and colon cancer Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Ovarian dysfunction Constipation Who? Almost everyone Who can’t? People on any type of medication, especially anticoagulant. Check with doctor Pregnant or breast feeding How long? There are no restrictions on length of use, so long as it is having the desire effect Side…
