Healthy B.P.M.

Science & Health Channel Posts

• Living Without Meat Gets Crafty at GreenFest Philly
  For the past few months I have been spending every free moment knitting, sewing, and crafting in preparation for renting an exhibitor's table at GreenFest Philly... and today was the event! Two [...]
• Link Between Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes And Neurodegeneration Found
  New research from Rhode Island Hospital found that obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) can contribute to mild neurodegeneration with features common with Alzheimer's disease (AD) – the [...]
• Stay wise about weight as you age
  As we age we grow, not only in wisdom, (one hopes) but also in size (one hopes not!). Our body's response to aging seems to be a combination of muscle mass lost and too many calories [...]
• Fish oil helps heart patients
  Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday. Chronic heart failure [...]
• Filter away a bit of risk...
  Not to long ago, my co-author here at Diabetes Health Talk wrote about risk of developing Type 2 diabetes being linked to trace levels of arsenic in tap water. While the article warned of the [...]
• Diseases on the Move: Malaria
  Yesterday, I started a series of posts on tropical diseases that are spreading into areas that until recently had not been present or at least not typically present, like North America and Europe. [...]
• YouTube Clip of the Week: Mayo Clinic "Migraine & Aura"
  Mayo Clinic isn't the name of a band, but this is actually a video put together by the Mayo Clinic (named after a family of doctors with the surname of Mayo, not after the popular white condiment). [...]
• Raising Diabetes Awareness In The Hispanic/Latino Community
  From Juan Tornoe: There's good news for members of the Hispanic/Latino community who may be at risk for diabetes. Several new resources are available that were designed to meet this community's [...]
• Will There Be More Or Less Migraines After Armageddon?
  This week, my Mom has been diagnosed with diverticulosis; the Internet connection went kerflooey and two of my teeth needed the attention of my dentist, including one that fractured and is now [...]
• 7 Ways to Eat Meat and Stay Healthy
  Lots of heart-conscious consumers and waist watchers have recently rehabbed their steak knives, having found that -- hang onto your knife sharpener -- eating a little red meat doesn't necessarily put [...]