Prediabetes: Exercise Tips

If you have been diagnosed with prediabetes, you have an opportunity to prevent the progression of this condition to type 2 diabetes. By getting regular exercise, changing your diet, and losing weight, you can play a key role in preventing diabetes. 

Reducing Medication Costs

Trying to make some changes in your lifestyle might help reduce your need for medicines. Many chronic illnesses, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and low back pain, require fewer medicines if you can increase your activity level, lose weight, and improve your diet. Also, counseling, support groups, and other therapies may help with illnesses such as depression.....Learn More.......http://www.healthlibrary.com/reducing_medication_costs.htm

You can use the USDA food guide to make healthy choices about what you eat. The chart below shows the recommended amounts for adults to eat from each food group. These amounts are based on a diet of 1,600 to 2,400 calories a day. Learn More...............http://www.healthlibrary.com/recommended_servings_for_adults.htm

Jaci's Story: Changing her Life With Small Steps

Whatever you do, don't tell Jaci that you can tell she's been on a diet. The 30-year-old mother of two feels strongly that losing 65 pounds over 4 years was the result of permanent lifestyle changes�not dieting. learn more at http://www.healthlibrary.com/changing_her_life_with_small_steps.htm

Recommended Servings for Adults

You can use the USDA food guide to make healthy choices about what you eat. Learn more at http://healthlibrary.com/recommended_servings_for_adults.htm

Graded Exercise Progress Chart

Graded exercise is exercise that starts out slowly and increases in very small steps. It means you have a plan for your exercise. And you follow it closely, even when you're having a good day and feel like doing more. Print a copy of this chart. You can use it to plan your exercise program and track your progress. Learn more at http://healthlibrary.com/graded_exercise_progress_chart.htm

Jaci's Story: Changing her Life With Small Steps

Whatever you do, don't tell Jaci that you can tell she's been on a diet. The 30-year-old mother of two feels strongly that losing 65 pounds over 4 years was the result of permanent lifestyle changes—not dieting. Learn more at http://healthlibrary.com/changing_her_life_with_small_steps.htm

High Blood Pressure: Using the DASH Diet

The DASH diet focuses on foods that are high in calcium, potassium, and magnesium. These nutrients can lower blood pressure. Learn more at http://healthlibrary.com/dash_diet.htm

Diabetes

 

Learn about the type of diabetes you have, whether you just found out you have the disease or have been living with it for some time. Our topics will teach you about eating well and about controlling your blood sugar levels. You will learn how to manage diabetes and prevent further health problems. You will find helpful tips on how to take care of your feet, and you will learn how to manage other health problems related to diabetes.Get the information you need in our diabetes and related topics such as: Learn more at http://healthlibrary.com/diabetes2.htm

Kidney Disease: Changing Your Diet

When you have kidney disease, your kidneys are no longer working as well as they need to. Changing your diet can help protect your kidneys. It can also help you control other diseases, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, that can make kidney disease worse. This topic can give you some general ideas about how to follow the diet your doctor or dietitian recommends. Learn more at http://healthlibrary.com/kidney_disease_changing_your_diet.htm

Changing My Lifestyle

To change your lifestyle, you need to exercise and have healthy food. You can incorporate good habits and discard bad habits one at time.
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Finding a Way to Exercise

For inspiration to exercise, John hasn't had to look far. His father rides his bike daily to prevent another heart attack. John's grandparents and others in his family also had heart disease. Learn more at http://healthlibrary.com/finding_a_way_to_exercise.htm

Take Prediabetes Seriously

Jerry went to a pre-diabetes class that his doctor prescribed. During the 2-hour class, Jerry learned about how being #overweight and inactive makes it harder for the body to keep #blood_sugar_levels normal. And he finally understood why making #lifestyle changes is so important. Learn more at http://healthlibrary.com/take_prediabetes_seriously.htm

Focusing on Eating Habits

Jeremy grew up being active and involved in #sports. But he never gave #healthy_eating too much thought until he found himself gaining #weight several years after college. Learn more at http://healthlibrary.com/focusing_on_eating_habits.htm

Quick Tips: Getting Active At Home

                                                                  

It's best to increase your activity in all three areas of fitness: flexibility, aerobic fitness, and muscle fitness. You can work on all three areas without leaving home. Learn more at http://healthlibrary.com/getting_active_at_home.htm

Obesity

Being obese means having so much body fat that your health is in danger. Having too much body fat can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure,arthritis, sleep apnea, and stroke.

Because of these risks, it is important to lose weight even if you don't feel bad now. It is hard to change eating habits and exercise habits. But you can do it if you make a plan. Read more at http://healthlibrary.com/obesity.htm

Ms.Seema Bir - Her Experience on giving a talk at HELP

This video is a feedback by Ms.Seema Bir - Her Experience on giving a talk at HELP

At HELP, we organize talks everyday by doctors/specialists on different health related topics, issues. These talks are recorded and uploaded on our website, youtube, facebook, orkut, twitter.

Are you a doctor? Would you like to give a talk at HELP Library? Feel free to contact us at HELP - 22061101, 22031133.

For more details log in to our website www.healthlibrary.com

Feedback - Food for Life

This video is a feedback by one of our readers on the HELP TALK - Food for Life by Ms.Seema Bir conducted on 14th April 11. For more details log in to our website www.healthlibrary.com

HELP TALKS - Dr.Uday Chotai on Healing Power of Naturopathy Dietetics

This video is a talk by Dr.Uday Chotai at HELP on 28th March,11. Topic "Healing Power of Naturopathy Dietetics".

Dr.Uday Chotai can be contacted at 9821140011.

Feedback - Healing Power of Naturopathy Dietetics

This video is a feedback by one of our readers Mrs.Pooja Shah on the HELP TALK - Healing Power of Naturopathy Dietetics by Dr.Uday Chotai conducted on 28th March, 11. For more details log in to our website www.healthlibrary.com