Boston Celtics shooting guard Ray Allen is asking fans to donate $3 for each three-pointer he sinks this season to the Joslin Diabete Center’s High Hopes Fund. The funds will go towards finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes.
At the season’s end, Allen and his mother Flora Allen-Hopson, will host a special VIP reception to thank those that have committed to donating $3 for each 3-point shot Allen has made throughout the year. Those supporters Read the rest of this entry »
Despite exercise and diet, some people with diabetes find themselves packing on the pounds despite regular workouts. Diabetes Health ran an excellent article talking about the reasons behind this issue.
Of course, one explanation is that muscle weighs more than fat and therefore weight gain isn’t necessarily a bad thing or an indication the workouts aren’t working. However, a much more relevant reason to a lot of diabetics is that Read the rest of this entry »
“What’s all this buzz about kimchi?” a friend asked me the other day. “People are talking about the health benefits of this Korean dish.”
Yes, the recent buzz about kimchi is strange, because Koreans have been eating this fermented vegetable relish for at least three thousand years. It’s not that kimchi is a revolutionary new food straight out of a high-tech laboratory.
In fact, our rediscovered appetite for kimchi Read the rest of this entry »
New research suggests a correlation between childhood abuse and the development of Type 2 diabetes in female adults, according to an article from Sify.com. Girls that were the victims of moderate and severe abuse also showed a 26%-69% increased risk of getting Type 2 diabetes as adults. The study was published first in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine.
Much of that increased risk comes from a greater weight gain seen generally Read the rest of this entry »
A couple of years ago I made a strenuous hike in southern Colorado that I wrote about on my “Fitness and Photography for Fun” blog. While that hike didn’t kill me, it came too close for comfort.
I reflected at that time on the aphorism by the German philosoper Friedrich Nietzsche. In 1888 he wrote what we usually translate as, “Whatever does not kill me makes me stronger.”
My own anecdotal evidence has led me to Read the rest of this entry »