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Bradley Kapture - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Bradley Kapture, author, "The Sounds of Silence" and lecturer, is the founder of yoga4diabetes™. Kapture is an expert in asana, mantra and meditation practices. In 2004 a turn in life circumstances forced him to close his yoga studios, leave his yoga practice and go to work in the world of corporate sales. After just 3 years he found himself overweight, filled with anxiety and with type 2 diabetes. He refused standard drug treatment and ... [More]
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- Diabetes - False Test Results
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] I recently got the results of my latest diabetes panel and within moments of checking the results on line I received a phone call from my primary physicians office. It seemed my LDL cholesterol had gone up significantly and I might add unusually so, up 75 points. I returned the call and a nurse got on the phone and explained to me I needed to pick up a prescription for 80 mg of simvastatin immediately. I assured the nurse that if she were to look at the full blood lipid panel results as well as my A1C (average three month blood sugar level) it appeared the test was in error and we simply needed to run another test. She retorted back the test could not be wrong and I was in danger of having a heart attack!
- Diabetic Retinopathy - 4 Actions For Prevention
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] According to The National Eye Institute 40% to 45% of Americans with diabetes are effected by diabetic retinopathy. In fact, it is the leading cause of blindness in this country. As always there is a bad news/good news scenario with diabetes and that's in almost all cases diabetic retinopathy is preventable!
- The Best Foods For Diabetics?
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] Recently I have read a seemingly endless amount of articles circulating as to what diabetics should eat to properly regulate blood sugar levels. What I have found is an astounding amount of misinformation being put in the marketplace.
- Diabetes - Healing With Thought
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] In early 2002 while eating breakfast with my then 6-year-old daughter we got into a conversation about "Hot Wheels" cars. She had started collecting a few and was excited to show me her latest addition. During the course of our dialogue she asked me if I had any "Hot Wheels" when I was a kid.
- Diabetes Stress Management
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] Use the synergy of ancient yoga practices to manage diabetes, pre-diabetes or insulin resistance. Eliminate or reduce medication while creating radiant health! The most effective way to deal with diabetes is via the mind body connection and there are no techniques more powerful to nourish that connection than the several thousand-year-old practices of yoga.
- Diabetes and Hypoglycemia - The Danger of Low Blood Sugars
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] The dangers associated with high blood sugars in those with diabetes or pre-diabetes are highly publicized: heart disease, neuropathy, nephropathy and retinopathy among them. Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar and its effects are far less publicized and understood but to the diabetic using insulin this condition poses a grave threat. Hypoglycemia is responsible for about 5 percent of deaths in insulin dependant diabetics.
- Yoga For Diabetes - Diabetic Neuropathy
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] Diabetic neuropathy or nerve damage affects 60 to 70 percent of people with diabetes. The highest rates of neuropathy are found in those that have had diabetes for a long period of time and in those with poor glucose control. The practices of yoga offer a synergy of techniques to address the root causes of diabetic neuropathy.
- Yoga For Diabetes - Insulin - The Fat Hormone
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] Insulin is a powerful hormone produced by the beta cells in the pancreas. Its primary function is to assist the movement of glucose in the bloodstream into the cells of the body to provide energy. Often overlooked is the fact that insulin also directs fat cells to convert glucose and fatty acids in the blood into fat for storage. So insulin, or the "fat hormone," must be reduced in the body of the diabetic.
- Yoga For Diabetes - Mindfulness and Attention to Food Choices
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] Use the synergy of ancient yoga practices to manage diabetes, pre-diabetes or insulin resistance. Eliminate or reduce medication while creating radiant health! The most effective way to deal with diabetes is via the mind body connection and there are no techniques more powerful to nourish that connection than the several thousand-year-old practices of yoga.
- Yoga For Diabetes - Proper Breathing For Stress Reduction and Glucose Control
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] Use the synergy of ancient yoga practices to manage diabetes, pre-diabetes or insulin resistance. Eliminate or reduce medication while creating radiant health! The most effective way to deal with diabetes is via the mind body connection and there are no techniques more powerful to nourish that connection than the several thousand-year-old practices of yoga.
- Yoga For Diabetes - Manage Blood Sugars and Create Health With 4 Powerful Actions - Part 1
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] Use the synergy of ancient yoga practices to manage diabetes, pre-diabetes or insulin resistance. Eliminate or reduce medication while creating radiant health! The most effective way to deal with diabetes is via the mind body connection and there are no techniques more powerful to nourish that connection than the several thousand-year-old practices of yoga.
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