Live Younger Now!

“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-

Researchers say Mom was right, according to a recent tidbit published in the Nov Diabetes e.  “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  A study of 93 overweight Latino kids with a family history of type 2 diabetes fount that those who skipped breakfast had more abdominal fat than kids who are breakfast regularly–regardless of total body fat and total daily calorie intake.”