Metabolomics, an emerging field whose practitioners study how foods affect metabolism, may provide new tools and data for customizing today’s one-size-fits-all dietary guidelines for an individual’s own body, the article notes.

By being able to monitor the hundreds of compounds in a totally objective way, we would allow practitioners to determine exactly what works for each individual patient and also serve as a sort of bio feedback for the patient. Do you see this as effective? Do you see this as a positive resource or just hogwash? Yes that is a real word!

via American Chemical Society

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Personalized Diet Based On A Fingerstick

There is all kinds of recent research that states diet soda can be linked to diabetes and heart disease. Some even claim that diet soda will put you at a higher risk for weight gain than regular, full caloried, all the sugar having, sweet soda. Hmm, I don’t know which way to go on this one.

It has been proven in the past that caffeine can affect your blood sugar. So, this leads me to my next question. Would it make a difference if we were to drink caffeine free diet coke versus a plain ol’ diet coke? What have you found? Personally, I do drink a diet Coke a day, in lieu of a cup of coffee in the afternoon. I have to have a pick me up in the hours leading up to dinner due the fact that my kids still get up at all times of the night. And by the way, when will that stop?

I am going to compare a few studies that I have found on the subject of debate. My issue with so much of the research done on this matter is that the people being screened and observed have so many other lifestyle choices that can lead to diabetes and heart disease. Who is to say that the diet soda alone caused the increased risk factor for developing diabetes? If you have anything, share it with me. This seems like fairly important information, since so many of us substitute diet soda’s over full sugared drinks.

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Diet Soda Might Not Be Kosher Among Diabetics

My sugars still stayed intact, but it wasn’t very responsible on my part, and I felt a lil’ bad about it, but you have to be crazy once in a while! So yeah, the entire cheesecake is gone and it was so ding dang good! I don’t even have any good patient stories from this past week, everybody behaved . Well, except for that lady that insisted she talked to squirrels and that the rodents rang her doorbell to be fed, and that is why she passed out and fell, but that is another story all together!

But I would like to welcome a new writer to our b5 science and health family. Sara has taken over for Wade at Healthbolt.net .

She is very funny and is a great read. Go check her out and say hello. Healthbolt offers any type of health info, tip or story that you wouldn’t expect to see, but would miss if it wasn’t there! And I also wanted to remind y’all that I write on A Hearty Life as well. So if you like what I offer here, go check me out over on my cardiac blog. And diabetes and heart disease does go hand in hand, so…

Remember that if anyone ever has anything to share or a personal reflection that would be helpful to others, let me know. And topic suggestions are always welcome. This is as much your blog as it is mine, right? Let me here from ya!

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Good Monday, My Diabetic Friends…

“Almost 4 million deaths every year are a consequence of diabetes-related causes. And with diabetes set to reach 380 million people within a generation, the death toll can only rise.(3) This is the first generation where children may die before their parents.”

Is that scary, or what? As a community, heck a society, we have to set guidelines and enforce education on this as well as have support systems in place for our children to improve their nutrition and exercise regimen. The new definition was printed in The Lancet today…

The new definition is simple and easy to apply in clinical practice. Waist measurement is the main component. Percentiles, rather than absolute values of waist circumference have been used to compensate for variation in child development and ethnic origin.

Early detection, treatment and intervention is key in preventing metabolic syndrome in adolescents. Do you want to read the specifics about this? Check it out!

via Digital 50

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New Definition Of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents

Do you hit the gym a couple times a week? Do you make sure to practice heart health? Do you care? Well, Mark Sisson from Mark’s Daily Apple has done another guest post for me over at A Hearty Life. He is a health junkie and self professed exercise freak!

He has great tips for everyday life and unconventional ways to incorporate exercise into your life. Here is a tidbit on what he has to say this week. If you find it helpful, make sure you check it out...

If you’re recovering from a run-of-the-mill illness, like a cold or the flu, you’ve gotta hop right back on the horse (er, make that bike). Ironically, though colds and the flu are some of the more mild bodily injuries we can sustain – in that they’re so temporary – these are the health issues that derail exercise plans the most. Especially if you’re just getting into exercise or are trying to build a workout habit that was never there, a fever or a few days of aches and pains can send you right back to your old, unhealthy patterns.

via A Hearty Life

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Diabetes, Exercise And Hearty Health Tips From An Expert…