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Can You Drink Water While Fasting? Foods and Drinks To Avoid
Delving deeper: Medical definition of fasting Fasting is when you don’t eat or drink anything for some time (1). In medical cases, you sometimes need to do this before blood work. Basic metabolic panel and fasting: Maximizing accuracy A basic metabolic panel (BMP) is a group of blood tests that give you the lowdown on […]
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Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells: How Fast Cancer Grows and Spreads?
What are cancer cells? Cancer is a group of hundreds of diseases that can start anywhere in our body (1). Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the US and the leading cause of death worldwide despite all the advancements. Worldwide, almost 10 million deaths in 2020 were caused by cancer (2, 3). […]
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What Does High Blood Sugar Feel Like? Sugar Rush and More
What does high blood sugar feel like? High blood sugar (technically hyperglycemia) primarily affects people with diabetes. Hyperglycemia happens because your body does not have enough insulin or not using insulin effectively (1). When we don’t make enough insulin (type 1), or our bodies don’t use it well (type 2), we may get diabetes. High […]
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What To Do When Having a Heart Attack? Save Others and When Alone
Can you stop a heart attack: What are the facts? In developed nations, heart attacks are a leading cause of death. With an alarming prevalence spanning nearly three million people, the disease claims the lives of over one million U.S. citizens each year (1). In fact, a third of patients die before they can get […]
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What Are the Best Exercises for Heart Health and Why?
Why is exercise good for your heart? Exercising regularly also means putting your heart and muscles to work regularly. It will pay off by amping up your heart’s power, making sure blood reaches every corner of your body. More oxygen may also get to your muscles thanks to those widened capillaries (1). The trick is […]
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Does Splenda Raise Blood Sugar? Sweeteners and Diabetes
Is Splenda bad for diabetics? The artificial sweetener sucralose was first approved in 1998 by the FDA as a convenient sugar substitute, 600 times sweeter than table sugar (sucrose) (1, 2). It is probably in your diet already (marketed as “sugar-free” or “diet”), even if you don’t know it (2, 3). To make Splenda (also […]
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What Is Nocturnal Hypoglycemia? Preventions and More
Understanding nocturnal hypoglycemia During the day, your blood glucose levels may rise and fall, and this is normal. Hypoglycemia is when it drops to an unhealthy low level—typically below 70 mg/dL, or 3.9 mmol/L (1, 2). Imagine your blood sugar descends to alarming lows while you’re in dreamland at 3 am. Sometimes it can make […]
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25 High-Fiber Foods To Keep You Healthy, Happy and Full
What is dietary fiber? It might be news to some, but dietary fiber is actually a type of carbohydrate. What’s more, our bodies don’t have enzymes to digest fiber, so it passes virtually unchanged through our digestive system. There are two main types of fiber—soluble and insoluble—which perform different functions, and a fiber-like substance called […]
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How To Stop an Anxiety Attack Fast | Anxiety vs. Panic Attacks
How to recognize an anxiety attack: Signs you should know Unfortunately, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), the holy book for psychiatrists, does not list anxiety attacks as a separate illness. However, it does define it as a feature of various common psychiatric issues, such as: Experts believe that most […]
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How to Detox Your Body: 6 Ways To Do It Naturally and Safely
Detox cleanse or con? What is a body detox? A body detox is more than just removing toxins from the body. It describes the process of removing drugs, mutagens such as free radicals, and any other harmful agents. However, most detox diets are not supported by science. Some extreme methods might even be harmful. Furthermore, […]
