Ways to Reduce Inflammation Without Medication and Testing

Here are some ways to reduce inflammation without the use of statin drugs and heart testing:

• Stop smoking
• Think oilve oil, fish and nuts
• Get active
• Shrink your waist size
• Get enough sleep
• Reduce stress

The bottom line is be active, no smoking, develop a healthy eating pattern and control weight. By reducing these health risk factors you are not only promoting good health but you are eliminating unnecessary medical intervention.

This health education program is about educating consumers on how to prevent diseases including heart disease. Read more on this study.

Gestational Diabetes Can Be Predicted Years Before Pregnancy

According to a recent research report, predicting diabetes in pregnancy is possible years before a pregnancy. In the study the partcipants were 199 women with gestational diabetes and 381 controls. They all had health check ups and were screened between 1984-1996 for: 1-Heart disease 2-Diabetes 3-Cancer They also all subsequently became pregnant. The reseachers found that it is possible to determine women who are at risk for gestational diabetes by as much as 7 years before a pregnancy. The risk for gestational diabetes rose with the number or risk factors linked to diabetes and heart disease, they include risk factors such as: -Obesity -Hypergylcemia -Pre-hypertension -Hypertension -High blood cholesterol The researchers found that overweight/ obese women and women with mild high blood sugar prior to pregnancy were strongly linked to gestational diabetes. The result of the study mean that women with these risk factors can plan to prevent gestational diabetes later on, should there be a pregnancy.

Food choices you make every day can boost your omega-3 intake: 8 Easy Ways to Load Up on Healthy Omega-3 Fats - US News & World Report

View this slide for eight ways to load up on Healthy Omega-3 fats Food choices you make every day can boost your omega-3 intake: 8 Easy Ways to Load Up on Healthy Omega-3 Fats - US News & World Report

Prostate Cancer Screeing May Not Reduce Death Risks

Screening does not appear to the reduce the risk of men dying from prostate cancer, this is according to a recent study. The blood test prostate specific antigen (PSA) looks for high levels of the antigen in the bood. A high level indicating a cancer tumor. PSA and a physical examination have become the routine screening for the disease, but it is still controversial as to whether their usefullness outweighs the risks. According to the study there was no difference in the number of prostate cancer deaths between those who were screened and those who where not. The study involved 9,026 men, 1,500 were randomnly selected and screened every three years from 1987-1996. The others were not screened. Researhers reported that the death rates from prostate cancer was similar in both groups. Read More: Prostate Cancer Test Doesn't Cut death risk.

Diabetes? Some Ways To Keep You Out Of Hospital.

If you are a diabetic, here are some tips to keep you at home and out of hospital.

1. Do a daily foot check
2. Take care of teeth and gums
3. Go easy on salt
4. Instead of butter use olive oil Stop smoking
5. Fend of depression They are from an article in USNews&World There is also a video on managing diabetes.