In the last few years we have had all kinds of supplements suggested for the aid in the fight against type 2 diabetes, but guess what? Selenium shouldn’t be counted as one of them anymore. Selenium was thought to help in the prevention of diabetes, but new research has shown that it actually increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
“Among participants taking selenium supplementation, those who had the highest levels of selenium in their circulation at the beginning of the study had the highest risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the average 7.7 years of follow-up …read more

Do people have different types of fat in their body? Is one better than the other? Well, yes and yes. You see, we are all born with brown fat, the good guy, and white fat, his enemy. Brown fat is used by the body to generate energy and produce heat. As we get older, the amount of brown fat in our bodies decrease. The white fat, you can picture a container of Crisco, is stored primarily under the skin in the buttocks and belly and stores energy for future use. …read more