WHIHealthy- A step towards healthy lifestyle.

 Today we will talk about 10 Signs of diabetes. What is normal blood sugar and how diabetes symptoms can be controlled.  Most Americans are familiar with the symptoms of type 2 diabetes, such as increased thirst and frequent urination. But doctors say that there are few known symptoms of the disease, and they sometimes appear before the usual symptoms. Getting acquainted (gain, obtain) with these hidden symptoms can help you to catch the disease early. That is important because diabetes is early, easy to treat, and manage, says Mandeep Bajaj, M.D., professor at Baylor College of Medicine and head of endocrinology at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston. About 37 million people in the United States have diabetes, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Surprisingly, 1 in 5 does not know he has it, says the CDC. "All of these undiagnosed people with diabetes are at greater risk of complications," said Bajaj, such as chronic kidn...

  Two to three cups of coffee a day is a "magic number" for a healthy heart. The benefits of drinking this amount of coffee each day apply to people with and without heart disease. People with heart conditions are often warned by medical professionals about drinking coffee. The study - which tracked more than 400,000 people from the UK in 10 years - was conducted mainly to determine if it was safe for them to continue. Now we know that it is beneficial. "We have found that those with heart disease have a chance to survive if they continue to drink coffee." Researchers find that, in most cases, our hearts benefit from drinking 1 to 5 cups of coffee a day. Two to three cups a day brings consistent benefits and good results drop by 5 or more cups a day. So how does coffee benefit our heart health? Coffee beans contain up to 100 biologically active ingredients, some of which have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Coffee increases heart rate and some people swea...