Neuropathies are the most common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), affecting up to 50% of patients with type 1 and type 2 DM. The most common symptoms are sensory symptoms in distal extremeties, i.e., hands and feet, such as: numbness or deadness, as if trying to feel through gloves and socks. burning, tingling, electric shock-like […]
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Sugar Magic & Math
Sugar surely makes us happy. Too much sugar most definitely makes us sick too. Other than raising blood sugar, there are many other “magic” things sugar can do: Decreasing immune system and causing frequent or chronic infections. Causing congestions and headaches. Aggravating neurological disorders such as ADHD, seizure, and tremor. Causing yeast (candida) overgrowth in the gut, which in […]
What Are You Putting on Your Face Today? Ingredients to Avoid in Your Body-care Products
Have you ever read the labels on your body lotion or lipstick? Do you know that those words on the label that you can not pronounce might be one of the following: carcinogens, which are cancer causing agents. hormone-disrupters, which are chemicals that mimic your hormones, such as estrogen, and mess up your own endocrine system? Ingredients […]