Sheryl Huggins SalomonBy Sheryl Huggins SalomonMedically Reviewed by Kacy Church, MDReviewed: June 16, 2022 For some, home blood sugar testing can be an important and useful tool for managing blood sugar on a day-to-day basis. Still, it only provides a snapshot of what’s happening in the moment, not the full picture of what’s happened in… Continue reading
Is the Mediterranean Diet Best for Diabetes?
Research shows the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet is also beneficial for people with type 2 diabetes. Find out how this approach can improve your blood sugar and help you lose weight — and how to get started. By Jessica MigalaMedically Reviewed by Lynn Grieger, RDN, CDCES Reviewed: January 11, 2021 The Mediterranean diet — which gets its name from the… Continue reading
Excessive sports training may have negative effects on mood
Date: May 12, 2022 Source: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona New research on road cyclists sheds light on the importance of monitoring a training session load with the use of heart rate variability measuring tools, to favor assimilation and prevent injuries, and to compare training intensity with mood states the following morning. Read more…
Amazon’s pandemic boom is over
K. Bell@karissabe April 28th, 2022 What a difference a year can make. Roughly one year after pandemic-fueled buying spree pushed Amazon profits to new highs, the retail giant’s growth has now stalled to its slowest rate in more than two decades. The company reported $116.4 billion in sales for the first quarter of 2021, an increase of just… Continue reading
Rethinking Education after COVID-19
Nora Flanagan: What COVID-19 revealed about US schools — and 4 ways to rethink education | TED The abrupt shift to online learning due to COVID-19 rocked the US education system, unearthing many of the inequities at its foundation. Educator Nora Flanagan says we can reframe this moment as an opportunity to fix what’s long… Continue reading
This Neighborhood Badly Needs A Grocery Store. A Medical Device Maker Will Build One
Arlington Woods, a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Indianapolis, has seen big-box grocery chains close one after another over the past few years. The area is a food desert with no full-size grocery store within a 4-mile radius. Read more…
Weight-loss maintainers share strategies for success
From Science Daily on 2/9/2022 The first large-scale study in which weight loss maintainers could self-identify what helped them succeed reveals some secrets of how people lose weight and keep it off: persevering despite setbacks; regularly looking back at what their life was like before the weight loss; and remaining focused on their health. More…
How To Make Sustainability More Profitable
By Jim Granat The focus on eco-friendly or “green” initiatives might feel like a passing trend, but with the public’s interest in global warming, pollution, water consumption, and other far-reaching issues, it’s much more than a fad. Instituting more sustainable business practices can mean real cost savings, from lower energy costs to tax incentives, but… Continue reading
Scientists dive deep into the different effects of morning and evening exercise
Date:January 13, 2022 Source: Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health Summary: Exercise causes the body to release hundreds of different signals that improve our health in many different ways. Now scientists have mapped these intrinsic signals and how they are released by different organs in mice following exercise at different times… Continue reading
Re-living the Dream: Meet Abstract Mindstate, the Retired Chicago Group Kanye Brought Back Together
Olskool Ice-Gre and E.P Da Hellcat had put their rap careers behind them. Then fate intervened in the form of the most infamous man in popular music. They were freshmen at Jackson State, a dab of Black college life nestled in the middle of Mississippi. They were both waiting at Union Station for a train… Continue reading