Turnaround Health

Laughter really is the best medicine.

Aaron Burr's sage advice in , "Talk less, Smile more," is good for your health. Blood sugar normally goes up after a meal, but could something like laughter affect how much it goes up? Researchers tested this by measuring blood sugar of people with type 2 diabetes before and after a meal. They then had the people attend either a boring 40-minute lecture or a 40-minute comedy show. When people watched the comedy show they had a much smaller rise in blood sugar after the meal than they did when they watched the boring lecture. Don't forget the saying: "Laughter is the best medicine."

your way to diabetes prevention!

Here are just some of the findings of studies that examined the health benefits of regular . Walking is a perfect activity, especially for older adults who have been inactive for many years and need to ease their way into exercise. And walking doesn't require any special skill, special equipment or previous training. Most people can put on a pair of sneakers and walk out the door. And it's free!

Choose your wisely.

Having , you are at a tipping point where a lifestyle change can make a real difference. Here is your choice: Would you rather RIGHT NOW IMPROVE your eating, activity and lose some weight or would you rather LATER HAVE TO take medication, test your blood sugar daily, still have to work on your eating, activity and weight loss and run the risk of blindness, amputation, heart attack, stroke, and death?

Whey protein for breakfast may help control and manage

Whey Protein May Help Control Type 2 Diabetes - Diabetes Self-Management A large breakfast that includes whey protein may help control Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study presented at ENDO 2016.

Sugary drinks and "Thai woman who reported consuming at least one sugar-sweetened beverage per day were twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes over 8 years vs. those who reported rarely consuming sugary drinks, according to study findings published in Nutrition & Diabetes."

Sugary drink consumption associated with type 2 diabetes risk in women Thai woman who reported consuming at least one sugar-sweetened beverage per day were twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes over 8 years vs. those who reported rarely consuming sugary drinks, according to study findings published in Nutrition & Diabetes. Keren Papier, a PhD student at the Na...