Posts Tagged ‘American Diabetes Association’
Plant-based Diet Shown to be Beneficial for Diabetes
Diabetes Epidemic According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 30 million Americans have diabetes and most of these have type 2 diabetes. The CDC reports that diabetes has tripled over the last 20 years and diabetes is spreading at such an alarming rate that the term “diabetes epidemic” is now…
Read MoreDiabetes Shown to be Risk for Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
November 2018 is National Diabetes Month November is National Diabetes Month and to date no real cure has been found for diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, in 2015 there were 30.3 million Americans (9.4% of the population) with diabetes (mainly type 2 diabetes) and 1.25 million American children and adults with type 1…
Read MoreBenefits of Aspirin Treatment to Prevent Cardiovascular Events vs. Risk for Bleeding
A study published August 26, 2018 in the Lancet Journal shows that taking aspirin on a daily basis to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) attacks in people who have never had one is questionable. While the use of aspirin on a daily basis to prevent a second heart attack or stroke has been proven to be…
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