Blood sugar

Carolyn Gretton

Do this 3 hours before bed for better blood pressure and blood sugar

Poor cardiometabolic health raises the risk of chronic conditions, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver. A simple habit, starting 3 hours before bed, may be the easiest way to avoid them all…

Joyce Hollman

Natural light’s beneficial impact on blood sugar control

Several factors support normal blood sugar levels, including diet and exercise. But if you’re spending too much time indoors, you’re cheating yourself of one shown by a world-first study to have a significant impact on metabolic health.

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

How a mushroom with anti-diabetic properties starves cancer

For thousands of years, medicinal mushrooms have been used for tumor therapy in traditional Chinese medicine. But one stands out because it also has anti-diabetic qualities. And if you know cancer’s favorite fuel source, it’s a no-brainer how it works…

Joyce Hollman

The ED drug that brings long-term blood sugar down

Some interesting connections between health conditions have left us scratching our heads. The latest? A drug that helps get things “up” also takes down long-term blood sugar in type 2 diabetics. But if you know the “nature” of how it works, there’s no big surprise…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The berry that reboots glucose regulation and fat metabolism

Type 2 diabetes keeps trending up. That’s why we write about it. Not enough people know they can do something about it, starting with diet. But work smarter, not harder, with a functional food that goes straight to the core of the problem…

Carolyn Gretton

Your sweat may say as much about your health as your blood

A checkup isn’t complete without a blood draw. And though it provides a clearer picture of our health, most of us don’t enjoy the experience. Imagine if there was a way to get all that information without a needle stick…