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Symptoms Diabetes symptoms vary depending on how much your blood sugar is elevated. Some people, especially those with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, may not experience symptoms initially. In type 1 diabetes, symptoms tend to come on quickly and be more severe. Some of the signs and symptoms of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are: Increased thirst Frequent urination Extreme hunger Unexplained weight loss Presence of ketones in the urine (ketones are a byproduct of the breakdown of muscle and fat that happens when there's not enough available insulin) Fatigue Irritability Blurred vision Slow-healing sores Frequent infections, such as gums or skin infections and vaginal infections Type 1 diabetes can develop at any age, though it often appears during childhood or adolescence. Type 2 diabetes, the more common type, can develop at any age, though it's more common in people older than 40. Diagnosis Symptoms of type 1 diabetes often appear suddenly and are often the reason for checking b...

If you think that drinking to much water is healthy, you better think again because there are known cases of death from excessive drinking of water. Don't get me wrong, water is essential to life, but anything in excess can be harmful to the body. Even something as essential as water is no exception. What is the Lethal dose of Water? @healthbiztips by Arlene Gentallan We need water to survive. In fact, humans can survive for several weeks without food provided they drink water. However, they can only last a couple of days without water intake. Ironically, excessive water intake can amount to death. Did you know that an adult human body is made-up of 60% water? It may sound ridiculous that excess water intake can kill, that is, if you don't understand the basics. How much water intake can kill you? Take for instance the case of a 17 year old Zyrees Oliver who drank 2 gallons of water and another 2 gallons of gatorade during his football practice. That's roughly 7.5 liters. T...

    Cool Drinks for Hot Summer Days These refreshing summer sips will quench your thirst and please your palate. Lemonade Nothing tastes more like summer than a refreshing glass of lemonade.Make a pitcher to cool off or for your kids' lemonade stand.For adult parties, try spiked lemonade: Muddle 3 tablespoons of fresh mint in a tumbler.Add ice, 1 ounce rum, and 3/4 cup lemonade. Iced Fruit Punch Freeze fruit juices in ice-tray molds in festive shapes.As the juice cubes melt, their flavors mingle to form a refreshing drink.Choose juices in a range of colors and flavors.Our favorites include orange, pineapple, grape, cranberry, and lemon. Raspberry Spritzer Skip the sugar-laden sodas on hot and steamy days.Instead, try this refreshing and low-calorie alternative. Mint Tisane There's nothing like the soothing digestive qualities of an herbal tea.Use fresh mint alone or in combination with lemon verbena. Watermelon Agua Fresca This delicious drink is served by roadside vendors all...

3 Tricks to Choose Ripe Avocados When you go to a supermarket to buy avocados, selecting a ripe avocado can be tough. How can you tell if an avocado is ripe? It's very disappointing to go home only to find that the avocado you've chosen is hard as rock when you desperately need it for your dish. Let me tell you from experience, it's even nastier to bring home a rotten avocado. @healthbiztips by Arlene Gentallan It starts with you knowing how to test the ripeness of an avocado. I hate to say, but not all avocados sitting on the stand is worth it, so you got to dig in for the right ones. How to Pick a Ripe Avocado? 1. It's color Tells a Thing What the avocado looks on the outside can give you a hint of what's inside. If an avocado is a light green color, then it's not yet ripe. If it's color is dark green, dark brown, or dark purple, then it's ripe. Careful though, you don't want it over ripe so use additional tests. 2. Squeeze the Avocado This trick i...

We are surrounded by stress, but we are also blessed with natural ways to fight it. 3 Techniques to Naturally Relieve Stress Stress is an inevitable part of life. It's not always possible to run away from it or from from what's causing it, but there are techniques we can use to minimize it's harmful effect on our health. @healthbiztips by Arlene Gentallan Here are 3 techniques to naturally manage stress: 1. Aromatherapy Aromatherapy is the practice of using plant oils with pleasing scent to relax the senses. It's a popular technique to relieve stress that's relatively inexpensive and convenient. There are a number of ways you can enjoy this soothing alternative medicine. You can put essential oil onto your handkerchief and sniff it. You can add it to your bath water or use commercially available aromatherapy machine to diffuse the aroma into the air. There are lots of scents marketed like chamomile, rose, eucalyptus, jasmine, lavender, and peppermint. Each has certa...

Your habits are powerful determinants of how fast you age. 3 Habits that Accelerates Aging Do you know that there's an actual condition in which an individual has an immense fear of getting old? It's called gerascophobia. Contrary to a fearsome image, aging is something that most humans come to live with. Aging is actually a normal part of life. It's inevitable, but it's natural. What's worried-some is that there are things we do which speeds up the process of aging. @healthbitips by Arlene Gentallan When you are young, you may not notice aging signs yet, but the more you do this things, the more damage we do to our body which tends to accumulates over time. Then, one day, you'll wake up to realize the harsh truth--you're not as young as once have been. 3 Habits that are Top Accelerator of Aging 1. Outdoor activities If you love outdoor activities, then, you have the number one habit that speeds up aging--ultraviolet light exposure. The sun is our top source...

11 Natural Ways to Boost Collagen Production 11 Natural Ways to Boost Collagen Production You may have already heard the term collagen from your skin care products. Collagen is phenomenal because it's what gives the skin it's smooth firm youthful wrinkle-free appearance. Think of collagen like a glue that holds everything in place. Collagen provides support and strength. Without collagen, structures will crumble apart. @healthbiztips by Arlene Gentallan What is collagen? Collagen is actually a protein that makes up 20% of proteins found in the human body, making it the most abundant type of protein in our body. Collagen is not just in our skin, in fact, it is found throughout the body including the nail, hair, blood vessels, muscle, tendons, ligaments, lungs, internal organs, and teeth. Did you know that there are about 25 kinds of collagen found in the human body? Approximately 12 kinds of collagen is exclusively found in the skin. Collagen makes up a huge portion of our skin-...