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Does Snoring Predict Metabolic Syndrome?

Insomnia and snoring are conditions that appear to predict an individual's risk of developing metabolic syndrome and may even be a factor in causing it, according to a study.   Metabolic syndrome is a combination of risk factors – excess abdominal fat, high triglycerides, high blood sugar, low HDL cholesterol and high blood pressure – [...]

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Is Lack of Sleep Affecting Your Health?

I have never needed a great deal of sleep. Usually, my eyes are starting to open at around 6am (it used to be 5am). So, I usually get around 6-7 hours of sleep a night. So, do I need more? Frankly, I don’t know if I coud sleep longer if I tried. Once my eyes [...]

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Is Brain Plaque Related To Increased Blood Sugar?

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What do type II diabetes, obesity and Alzheimers disease all have in common?  The answer may be suprising to you. The answer may be….plaque on the brain. A small study that was published in the August 25, 2010 issue of Neurology showed some interesting findings. A group of people were assessed that all had verifed blood [...]

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Are You a Diabetic or a Smoker?

Have you ever gone outside and taken a big breath of fresh air?  It seems to be calming when you do it.  However, if you have reduced lung capacity, I’m not sure that you’ll get the same effect. I’ve done lung capacity testing on people (called spirometry) and the results will give you the persons [...]

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