Managing diabetes with tai chi

27 July 2010  Researchers have discovered that this ancient soft martial art form helps promote overall good health and lower blood sugar levels The ANCIENT art of tai chi may help in controlling or lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes, two small studies suggest. In one study, Taiwanese research...

At ease with brown rice

19 July 2010 For those who are just starting out on brown rice, cooking it may be a bit of a hassle. MUSHY. Too healthy. Food for the old folks. Not tasty. Less starchy. Those who have opted for brown rice over the more popular white version would have heard these comments often enough. It’s […...

Western food fuelling diabetes boom

19 July 2010 SYDNEY: The growing popularity of Western junk food is fuelling a diabetes boom across Southeast Asia, Australian researchers warned on Wednesday. Studies found about 11 percent of men and 12 percent of women in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City had type 2 diabetes without knowing it, on...

Prevention is better than cure

15 July 2010  By Dr L.Y. KAM Pre-diabetes is a problem where a person’s blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. It can be reversed. MOST people have heard about diabetes and know what it is about, but not many are aware that there is a […]...

Check me out!

14 July 2010 The value of regular health examinations. Has this ever happened to you? You take a bite out of a fresh, juicy apple only to find that the apple is rotten inside. Just like the apple, you may be a picture of health, but are you really healthy? Many diseases such as high […]