We've long considered most cases of diabetes a lifestyle disease, associated with poor diet and a lack of exercise, but now researchers have found that other factors beyond heredity may also play a role, specifically environmental ones. We spoke with...
Perhaps you wouldn't dream of microwaving plastic food containers, because you know the heating plastic can allow toxins to leach...
While you may not be able to avoid plastics altogether, you can minimize your risk. Self-defense... Do not put plastics in the...
BPA (bisphenol-A) is used in many plastic food and beverage containers, particularly those made of hard, clear polycarbonate plastic. BPA is also...
Knowing what foods are okay for you to eat when you’re diabetic can be hard. Your goal is to control your...
Prediabetes is when your blood sugar levels are unusually high because you’ve developed a resistance to insulin. It’s when your...
Move over red wine, green tea and blueberry juice-black coffee may be the healthiest beverage of all... particularly if you want to...
Okra is also known as lady’s fingers. It’s a small, green, pointy vegetable. When you boil it, it becomes slimy,...
Diabetes is a disease wherein your sugar levels accumulate in your bloodstream. The injection of insulin will move the glucose from your...
We've known for years that chemicals called phthalates-types of plasticizers contained in many products, including furniture, toys, plastic bags and...
Living day in and day out with psoriasis known for its silvery scales and itch, painful red patches (plaques) on the skin-is...
If you have psoriasis-as millions of Americans do-the scaly, itchy patches of skin on your scalp and/or other body parts aren&...