Thursday, October 15, 2009

Would you know …?

Peanut Butter and Diabetes

Eating nuts or peanut butter may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in women. Nuts, high in good fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated), may help stabilize glucose and insulin levels, whereas saturated fat (from foods such a butter, cheese and meat) and trans-fat (from foods such as processed baked goods) decrease the efficiency of insulin, which controls blood sugar. – Journal of the American Medical Association

Eye Danger

A study in the Journal Lipid Research confirms previous findings that extremely high levels of statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) in the blood may increase cataract risk studies have also shown that taking statins with certain drugs, such as the antibiotic erythromycin, can slow statin metabolism and increase blood levels of statins in the body. Be sure to inform your doctor of all the drugs you are taking when on statins.

Duct Tape Zaps Warts

Duct tape may eliminate warts more effectively than cryotherapy ( a treatment using liquid nitrogen). When using liquid nitrogen). When placed on warts for 6 days at a time for up to 2 months, duct tape made the warts disappear 85 percent of the time, compared to 60 percent for cryotherapy, researchers found. – Achieves of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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