Saturday, May 21, 2016

ADHD is complicated

Recently I had been doing some research on ADHD, (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) as I know of some individuals who are diagnosed with it, and I wanted to learn more about it.  Over the years it has also been called ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) as well.

Here is an article from Caroline Kee on Buzzfeed  on 17 Illustrations That Are Incredibly Real For Anyone With ADD

What I have found is it wasn't exactly what I had thought it was.  And actually some at least of these characteristics might apply to many people.

What do you think?




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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Meal replacements beat standard diets for diabetic weight loss



At a Glance


New research shows that portion-controlled meal replacement diets are more effective than standard diets at both initial weight loss and long-term weight maintenance in type 2 diabetics.

 Read more about this research below:


A university-based clinical trial recently compared the effectiveness of a portion-controlled meal replacement diet (PCD) to a standard diet (SD) based on recommendations by the American Diabetes Association. The focus of the study was to compare each diet in achieving and maintaining weight loss among obese subjects with type 2 diabetes.

To read more about the research, go to the following link:
 














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