Diabetes

TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Global Wellness Apps Inc (“GWA”), an exciting start-up venture that is poised to disrupt the manner in which diabetes and prediabetes is approached, is excited to announce that DiaStrong Health has officially launched and is now available across North America. DiaStrong is available at www.diastronghealth.com. Operated by DiaStrong Health, Inc., a Florida corporation, DiaStrong is an […]

Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, and that number continues to grow. On average, African Americans are twice as likely to have diabetes as whites. Actress and legendary dancer Debbie Allen has launched a new campaign to try and change these haunting statistics. The So You Think You Can Dance judge and choreographer lost her […]

Excerpted from The Griot This focus on Paula Deen and the health risks of “old school”-style Southern cooking is not new. Deen is making news for revealing that she has had Type 2 diabetes for three years, while continuing to cook in the fat-laden style that has made her famous. As part of her revelation, […]

African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us. The recent and untimely deaths of Heavy D and Patrice O’Neal has made the health issues that arise from being overweight very hard to ignore. According to HuffPost, obesity is a “full-blown crisis […]

For all you whole grain cereal lovers your morning favorite pick is a winner!  A new study reveals having a bowl a day of your favorite whole grains can help lower your risk of hypertension.

High Blood Pressure is a condition that affects the Black community greatly. Try these nine tips to lower your blood pressure and live a healthy life.

The most important choice a diabetic can make in their life if the food they eat. Diabetics should be careful to consumer foods that are whole, low in sugar, sodium & fat and that are preferably not processed.

VIA: REUTERS.COM (Reuters Health) – People who get plenty of vitamin K from food may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who get less of the vitamin, a new study suggests.   Researchers found that among more than 38,000 Dutch adults they followed for a decade, those who got the […]

VIA: WEBMD.COM If not controlled, diabetes can put you at risk for a host of complications that can affect nearly every organ in the body. They include: • The heart and blood vessels • The eyes • The kidneys • The nerves • The gums and teeth • Heart Disease, Blood Vessel Disease, and Diabetes […]

VIA: WEBMD.COM – PHOTO VIA: SAVVYHEALTHFITNESS.COM Learn the lifestyle changes that can get rid of your type 2 diabetes.   Type 2 diabetes can’t be cured, but it can be reversed by eating right and exercising regularly. Do what Karen Parrish, 53, did: Take control of your disease rather than letting your disease control you. […]