Being overweight and having diabetes can cause poor circulation, however, the condition can also be hereditary.
Poor circulation needs to be closely monitored by your physician.
Maintain a healthy weight, quit smoking and report any changes to your doctor to avoid complications like gangrene and malignant ulcers.
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More good news for chocolate lovers.
Healthy antioxidants and weight loss perks aren’t the only benefits of dark chocolate.
A recent study has found that the flavanols in dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure.
There are multiple lines of inquiry into flavanols in chocolate. For instance, we’ve told you about preliminary research that has found the compounds in cocoa can inhibit the activity of a digestive enzyme and block the breakdown of fat.
The new review on blood pressure included 20 studies varying in length from two to 18 weeks. Volunteers in the studies consumed dark chocolate or cocoa powder each day ranging from 3 to 100 grams (a regular-size 1.5-ounce Hershey bar is about 43 grams). And the results? Overall, there were small reductions in blood pressure, averaging 2-3 mm Hg. (Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury.)
As always the key is moderation.
Overindulgence in sweets is not the answer.
Limited portions of dark chocolate (1 ounce daily), does the trick.
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Don’t dispair if you are one of millions of dieters who have achieved weight loss success only to gain it all back, then repeat the cycle over and over again year after year.
Yo-yo dieting, as it is called, has been blamed for ruining metabolism and making it impossible for some to achieve real and permanent weight loss, however, a new study finds that this old wisdom may not be true.
The key to success is to keep a food journal and aim for healthy eating and exercise habits.
Weigh yourself weekly and don’t skip meals.
Being accountable to friends, family, doctor or trainers help.
Keeping a food and exercise journal keeps you accountable if only to yourself.
At the end of the study, which lasted a full year, researchers found something that they weren’t expecting: The yo-yo dieters fared just as well as the non-yo-yo dieters. There was no significant difference seen in the effect of diet or exercise, body fat percentage or lean muscle mass gained or lost.
“I was very surprised. People who have a history of weight cycling by definition have problems with lifestyle change for weight loss because they gain the weight back again,” McTiernan says. “I was surprised to find that, while many of them weighed more than the non-cyclers, they did just as well at losing weight with our lifestyle-change weight program as did women who did not have a weight cycling history.”
There are many who are at risk for diabetes who simply ignore the fact or don’t believe the threat of illness.
In fact, 79 million Americans may be prediabetic and don’t even know it.
Poor lifestyle choices, being overweight and lack of exercise are the contributing factors to a disease with overwhelming and life threatening implications.
If your doctor has diagnosed you as pre-diabetic it means that everything you are doing is leading you to develop this dangerous condition.
Work with your physician to make the necessary changes toward your best health.
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