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Healthy living refers to maintaining a diet and exercise routine that maximizes good health.

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What is type 2 diabetes?
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by Boston Women's Health Book Collective
Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the body can't use sugar (glucose) properly. Ninety-five percent of people who have diabetes have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body doesn't produce enough of the hormone insulin or becomes resistant to its effects. Insulin helps the body use and store glucose, keeping blood sugar at normal level. While type 2 diabetes is treatable, it i...
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Why is it important to reduce fat intake?
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by Cleveland Clinic
Eating a high saturated and transfat diet may contribute to heart disease, stroke, and vascular disease as well as impotence and wrinkling. Eating too much saturated (four legged plus palm and coconut oil) and trans fat also contributes to excess body weight, since a gram of fat has about twice as many calories per gram as carbohydrates and proteins. Being overweight may increase your risk of dev...
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Why does fat get all of the attention?
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Fat gets all of the attention for many good reasons. But is should be saturated (four legged plus palm and coconut oil) and trans fat you avoid like there are poison to you cause they are. Consider these facts: Saturated and TransFats can raise cholesterol levels in the blood. A high cholesterol level is a leading risk factor for heart disease. Some fatty foods (such as bacon, sausage, and pot...
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Where do I start reducing fat intake?
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To reduce fat intake: Eat plenty of lower-fat plant-based foods (whole grains, fruits and vegetables). Limit red meat to less than 4 ounces/week. Choose only fat-free dairy products. Use beans and lentils as a low fat, cholesterol-free protein source at meals or snacks in place of animal protein. Add nuts and fish as healthier proteins. Watch your calorie intake. Remember, "low fat" does not ...
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What happens when people with allergies encounter an allergen?
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When people with allergies encounter an allergen, their immune system starts making antibodies - specifically IgE antibodies. These antibodies are specific to the allergen, like cat dander, ragweed or dust. Thousands of these antibodies bind with the surface of special cells in body tissue known as mast cells, which lie in wait for your next exposure to the allergen in question. While they wait, ...
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What are the symptoms of an allergic reaction?
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The body's first line of defense against potentially dangerous invaders includes the mouth, eyes, lungs, stomach and nose. When your immune system reacts to an allergen, these body parts can potentially become battlegrounds. Signs of the raging battle can include one or more of these conditions: sneezing; watery, swollen, or red eyes; nasal congestion; sinus inflammation and pressure; runny nose;...
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Can I be allergic to housework?
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If you declare, "I am allergic to housework," you're most likely just off the definition mark. Rather, you should declare, "I have an aversion to housework." An "aversion" is a strong dislike. However, if you suffer from dust-mite and mold-spore allergies, then the former might be an accurate description. Cleaning up the house stirs up potential allergens like dust, spores, and pet hair, potentia...
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How do I know which pollens are triggering my allergies?
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Love in the air may elicit a romantic response from amorous plant life, but for allergy suffers, it guarantees an unpleasant allergic response. The terrible trio of grass pollens, weed pollens, and tree pollens causes misery for allergy sufferers, particularly from spring to fall. Unlike pollens from shrubs and flowers, this trio releases pollens that are, numerous, light and easily transported by...
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Dust mites don't fly, so how do they trigger my allergies?
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Dust mites are microscopic members of the arachnid family that feast on protein products like human and animal dead skin flakes. Huge gatherings of the beasties (a typical used mattress might have anywhere from 100,000 to more than 10 million mites inside of it) will dine all day and all night in carpeting, furniture, and bedding, especially when these hangouts are toasty warm and frequented by hu...
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How do cockroaches trigger my allergies?
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Although cockroaches scurry away when the kitchen lights come on, they leave behind droppings in the form of tiny pellets. The feces contain a digestive enzyme that is thought to be an allergen. And if that is not enough, consider this: Dead roach body parts, which are known to be allergens, adhere to dust particles. These, in turn, become airborne and can cause an allergic reaction when they ente...
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