Category: Diabetes
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Hypertension: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
In general, hypertension, commonly known as HTN, is scientifically defined as a condition in which the blood pressure exceeds 140/90 mm Hg and becomes severe if the pressure reaches above 180/120 mm Hg. What is High Blood Pressure? High blood pressure occurs when blood flow against the artery walls is very high. Usually, we don’t…
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Top 5 Foods for High Blood Pressure
Having blood pressure is the new normal for people nowadays. There is a lot of evidence that a sedentary lifestyle, a fast-moving world, pollution, and stress all have negative effects on man’s health. Due to the pandemic, most people have a sedentary lifestyle, which is a significant concern and leads to many cardiovascular diseases, not…
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Why Exercising is Important if You Have Diabetes?
Diabetes has become a widespread epidemic. A sedentary lifestyle, increasing prevalence and incidence of unhealthy eating habits, and stress can induce this disease. It can also result from genetic defects in insulin, pancreatic disease, surgery, infections, and drugs or chemicals. Diabetes, also called diabetes mellitus, is a group of conditions resulting in too much sugar…
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How your eating habits can help prevent diabetes
It is widely believed that diabetes can only be caused by excessive sugar intake. However, this is not the only way one can incur it. There are several risk factors that lead to a person becoming a diabetic. Similarly, reducing one’s sugar intake is not the only way to prevent diabetes. While sugar is directly…
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How a Good Diet and Exercise Routine Helps Control Diabetes
One of the myths surrounding diabetes is that it is the outcome of overindulgence in sweets, when in reality it’s a lifestyle disorder. Which is why fostering healthy lifestyle habits – including choosing the right diet and exercising regularly — is key to controlling diabetes which, left unchecked, could result in severe complications leading to…