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“Resveratrol, a chemical found in red wine, has received a lot of attention because of studies that suggest it could someday help treat diabetes and other diseases.  Yet scientists aren’t sure how resveratrol imparts its benefits.  Now a study has found that resveratrol’s anti-diabetic activity may come straight from the top: the brain.  Lab mice on an all-you-can eat diet tend to develop diabetes.  But when researchers delivered resveratrol directly into the brains of mice with diet-induced diabetes, their blood glucose levels dropped regardless of diet or weight.  The findings suggest that resveratrol may work by interacting with receptors in the brain that control insulin.” Source: Endocrinology, Dec. 2009 For more information on a revolutionary resveratrol supplement click here

Jan 2010 issue of Diabetes Forecast states, “People who have lost weight and kept it off for three years or longer have brains that respond differently to images of food than those of people who are overweight, according to an analysis of MRI brain scans.  In the successful dieters, pictures of food triggered activity in brain regions associated with inhibition and complex tasks. -source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Oct. 2009.  For information on clinically proven weight loss and management programs click here!

“Older people who eat more fiber, particularly from whole-grain sources like dark bread, brown rice, and certain breakfast cereals, have less total and belly fat than those who skimp on fiber, according to a study.  Some research has suggested that abnormal fat is a better predictor of chronic disease than body mass index, especially in older adults.  Participants (average age 68) filled out diet questionaries and were tested for body fat.  People who ate more whole grains had trimmer waistlines, on average.”  Diabetes Forecast Jan. 2010

Washington Post Staff Writer, Lyndsey Layton (1/6/10) – “Of the 84,000 chemicals used in the U.S. — from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners– nearly 20 % are secret, according to the EPA, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officials under a little known federal provision.  The policy was designed 33 years ago to protect trade secrets in a highly competitive industry.  But critics say the secrecy has grown out of control, making it impossible for regulators to control potential dangers or for consumers to know which toxic substances that might be exposed to.”  There are non-toxic household cleaners available that actually work as well as or better than leading brands.  For more information click here http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/shaklee/2010productguide_v2/index.php?startid=Cover1&lre=1:rlhanson&lnkparams=&CMP=RAC-IZ7434764357#/110

Weight Loss can sometimes be an effective antidote to sleep apnea, a study has found.  People with type 2 diabetes or are overweight (or both) are prone to the sleep disorder, which causes a person to struggle for air through-out the night and increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death.  The study placed 264 obese people with type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea in either an intensive weight loss program or a diabetes support group.  The weight loss group was told to follow a strick diet and get 175 minutes per week of exercise, such a brisk walking.  After a year, the weight-loss participants had lost an average of 24 pounds, and sleep apnea disappeared in 14 % of them. For information on an highly effective weight loss program click here: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/shaklee/2010productguide_v2/index.php?startid=Cover1&lre=1:rlhanson&lnkparams=&CMP=RAC-IZ7434764357#/72

“AGE is short for advanced glycation end products.  AGE proteins can age your arteries and cause big health trouble faster  than the kid at the counter can ask if you want fries with that.  What exactly are AGE’s?  In short they’re destructive “Franken Proteins” created by high-temperature cooking and also by the interaction of proteins and sugars in your bloodstream.  Diet is the biggest source of the AGEs raging through your bloodstream.  What’s good about that is that new research from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City reveals that you can lower your AGE levels by making a few smart food choices more often and tweaking the way you cook your food.”  You can also supplement your diet with a new product.  To find out more click here.

Researchers say Mom was right:  Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  A study of 93 overweight Latino-kids with a family history of type 2 diabetes found that those who skipped breakfast had more abdominal fat than the kids who are breakfast regularly–regardless of total body fat and total daily calorie intake.  The finding is particularly important because deep abdominal fat is a rish facto for insulin resistance and diabetes.”  -Diabetes Forcast, Nov. 2009-

“Dining more often on fish may keep your mind fresh.  When researchers interviewed nearly 15,000 adults age 65 and over in seven low and middle-income families, they discovered that those who ate fish almost every day were 19% less likely to have dementia than those who are it less frequently.  Plus, the amount of fish the seniors are was directly linked to disease risk.  So, upping fish intake even a little can lower the chance of developing dementia.” – Diabetes Forcast, Nov. 2009

“Walk it off!  You can blunt the effect of a post-meal blood glucose spike by talking an after-dinner walk.  In a small study, researchers at Old Dominion University in Virginia found that participant’spost-meal blood clucose reading was lower when they took a 20-minute storll after dinner than when they walked before eating.” -Diabetes Forecast, Nov. 09-

“Healthy Habits can keep chronic illness at bay, according to a study of more than 23,000 Germans.  Researchers looked at the lifestyles and health records of adults ages 35 to 65,  After about eight years of follow-up, they found that that ththose who had maintained a healthy weight, exercised for at least 31/2 hours a week, never smoked, and eaten plenty of fruit, vegetables, and whole grains were 78% less likely to develop cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or cancer than those who didn’t practice prevention.  Participants with all four positive habits had a 93% reduction in risk of developing diabetes.”  -Diabetes Forcast Nov. 09-