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–If you have the slightest concern or any of these warning signs for diabetes, get tested immediately–
Diabetes is a very serious and chronic condition. Severe complications like blindness, kidney disease, amputations, and nerve damage can result if left untreated. If you have any of the warning signs listed below, you should see your physician. [...]

I’m sure you’ve heard all the recommendations to add more fruit and vegetables to your daily diet. But do you know why? Do you know what these foods provide for your body?
Fruit and vegetables are nutrient dense. That means they’re low in fat and calories, but high in vitamins, minerals, fiber, complex carbs and the [...]

What is protein and why do our bodies need it?
Well, protein provides your body with everything it needs to create, maintain and repair every cell and tissue. It’s an important component of muscle and skin, hair and nails, blood and organs, our brains and even our nerves. As you can see, protien is one of [...]

Samantha over at Get Green Things tagged me to play along and link back to 5 blogs that I enjoy reading. No problem, here they are.

Veggie Gardening Tips - Kenny is a really interesting guy that gave up a career with the Federal Reserve to work as an intern on an organic farm. If you [...]

What is it about garlic? The smell of a little garlic sautéing in olive oil is one of my favorite cooking aromas. But there’s more to garlic than just a fantastic smell and flavor.
Garlic is part of the family of allium vegetables - along with onions, chives and leeks. And, these allium vegetables have been [...]

According to the Whole Grain Council, when whole grain wheat is refined to make flour, most of its nutritional value goes down the drain. for example thirteen key nutrients, including Vitamin E, are reduced as much as 93%.
To make up for this incredible loss, the flour is enriched, but with only five nutrients, making into [...]

The June 2001 issue of Pediatrics featured a study showing that iron deficient children had lower standardized math scores than those children who had normal iron status.
Actually, iron deficient children had more than twice the risk of scoring below average in math. And, low levels of iron can lead to anemia, which can cause even [...]

JoLynn over at thefitshack.com is up to something interesting. She’s put herself on a Ban The Refined Sugar Experiment. Here are her guidelines:
Here are the guidelines that I am committing to:
1. I will not ingest any sugar for the next 30 days.
2. I will be eating natural sugar in the form of some fruits, such [...]

This is the time of year (early Spring to late Summer) when pollen is thick in the air. And, if you have seasonal allergies, it can cause you runny nose, itchy eyes, congestion, sneezing and even tiredness.
What’s actually happening is that when the pollen (which is an irritant) comes into contact with the lining of [...]

The Alzheimer’s Association has put together a list of 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s. Probably all of us have had one or more of these things happen, and they do become more frequent as we age, but for Alzheimer’s sufferers, many of these events are happening more and more often.
Here are the 10 Warning Signs:
1. [...]