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Tips for Eating Healthy When Eating out Eating out • As a beverage choice, ask for water or order fat-free or low-fat milk, unsweetened tea, or other drinks without added sugars. • Ask for whole-wheat bread for sandwiches. • In a restaurant, start your meal with a salad packed with veggies, to help control hunger and feel satisfied sooner. • Ask for salad dressing to be served on the side. Then use only as much as you want. • Choose main dishes that include vegetables, such as stir fries, kebobs, or pasta with a tomato sauce. • Order steamed, grilled, or broiled dishes instead of those that are fried or sautéed. • Choose a small" or "medium" portion. This includes main dishes, side dishes, and beverages. • Order an item from the menu instead heading for the "all-you-can-eat" buffet. • If main portions at a restaurant are larger than you want, try one of these strategies to keep from overeating:  o Order an appetizer-sized portion or a side dis...

 Autism Risk to Creases in Placenta After most pregnancies, the placenta is thrown out, having done its job of nourishing and supporting the developing baby. But a new study raises the possibility that analyzing the placenta after birth may provide clues to a child’s risk for developing autism . The study, which analyzed placentas from 217 births, found that in families at high genetic risk for having an autistic child, placentas were significantly more likely to have abnormal folds and creases. “It’s quite stark,” said Dr. Cheryl K. Walker, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the Mind Institute at the University of California, Davis, and a co-author of the study, published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. “Placentas from babies at risk for autism, clearly there’s something quite different about them.” Researchers will not know until at least next year how many of the children, who are between 2 and 5, whose placentas were studied will be found t...

The new research suggests that giving diabetics a hormone might help them avoid insulin shots. A newly discovered mouse hormone may open the door to better treatment for diabetes, researchers suggested Thursday. The hormone, called betatrophin, triggers the growth of pancreatic "beta" cells lost or ineffective in diabetes. Insulin is produced by beta cells in the pancreas. Diabetes afflicts more than 25 million people nationwide, according to the American Diabetes Association. It is a condition that causes high blood sugar that can lead to heart disease, kidney failure and blindness. In the journal Cell , a team led by Harvard's Peng Yi reports that betatrophin can produce a roughly seventeenfold increase in these cells, and its increase may partly explain the rapid growth of these cells seen during pregnancy to feed developing fetuses in mammals, including people. "This is really an amazing discovery. Hormones with this kind of effect aren't ...

Facts About Diabetes About 25.6 million people age 20 or older -- more than 1 in every 9 -- have type 2 diabetes. Another 79 million people are considered prediabetic. Type 2 diabetes is serious. In 2007, diabetes contributed to 231,404 deaths. Adults who have diabetes are two to four times more likely to die of heart disease compared to those without diabetes, and 67% have high blood pressure. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure and blindness in adults. Nerve problems -- such as impaired sensation in the feet or carpal tunnel syndrome -- affect 60% to 70% of people with diabetes. More than 60% of lower-limb amputations that are not a result of trauma are performed on people with diabetes. The average medical expenses for someone with diabetes are 2.3 times more than for someone without.    Types of Diabetes Although both type 1 and type 2 diabetes affect the way the body controls the level of blood glucose, the two conditi...

 Epilepsy drug during pregnancy could increase risk of autism In recent years, numerous factors have been linked to increased risk of autism, from the age of the paternal grandfather to the length of the gestational period. Now a study from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark has concluded that use of the anti-epileptic drug valproate during pregnancy may increase the risk of autism in offspring.  Valproate is also used to treat other neuropsychological disorders. The population-based study covered all children born in Denmark between 1996 and 2006, using registers to identify children exposed to the drug and those who were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.  Data was adjusted for other potential factors, including maternal and paternal ages at conception, parental psychiatric history, gestational age, birth weight, sex, congenital malformations and parity.  The analysis involved 655,615 children, of whom 5,437 were diagnosed with autis...

  Guyabano Fights Cancer Cells, Lowers Blood Pressure, Lowers Blood Sugar level, Increases Immune System & more! Guyabano Fruit Guyabano tree The Guyabano tree, its fruit, leaves, bark is a natural cancer cell killer. A scientific research in 1976 shows that one chemical is 10,000 times more potent then the chemotherapeutic drug Adriamycin.  Protect your immune system and avoid deadly infections. Feel stronger and healthier throughout the course of the treatment. Boost your energy and improve your outlook on life The source of this information is just as stunning. With many laboratory tests conducted since the 1970’s, those tests revealed was nothing short of mind numbing. Extracts from the tree were shown to: Effectively target and kill malignant cells in 12 types of cancer, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancer. What’s more, unlike chemotherapy, laboratory tests shows that the compound ...