Trying to eat healthier? You’re part of a massive movement.Â
The global healthy foods market was worth 653 billion dollars in 2023. And it’s only growing, expected to increase by 10 percent every year until 2030. With obesity, diabetes, and other lifestyle-related diseases on the rise, more people ...
Did you know that six in 10 Americans suffer from chronic diseases? These health conditions — which last at least a year and require continuous medical care — are the top causes of disability and death in the country. They’re a massive drain on the U.S. healthcare system, costing 4.5 trillion dollar...
Are you among the millions of Americans who planned to start a diet in 2025? Almost half of all U.S. adults did, according to a survey by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Among the respondents, 26 percent preferred low-carb diets like Atkins and keto.1Â
Cutting down on carbs is a ...
Around 6 million adults have been diagnosed with sleep apnea in the U.S. In reality though, an estimated 39 million Americans have this sleep disorder.1Â
A more prevalent condition is high blood pressure (hypertension), which affects almost 50 percent of American adults. But most of these people ar...
Did you know that the link between diabetes and depression had been described as early as the 17th century?1Â
Back then, English doctor Thomas Willis — one of the pioneers of diabetes research — wrote that “significant life stress, sadness, or long sorrow” made people more likely to suffer from dia...
Diabetic and anxious all the time? That’s not just a coincidence.
Studies show that around 40 percent of people with diabetes suffer from anxiety.1Â
One in six people with type-2 diabetes (T2D) experience moderate to severe anxiety symptoms — a sign of an anxiety disorder.2Â
In this article, we’l...
You go to bed early, only to find yourself still wide awake at 2 AM.
Or you do fall asleep, but wake up an hour later, and every hour thereafter.
Or maybe you toss and turn, unable to slumber again after waking up in the middle of the night.
That’s often how it goes for about 77 percent of people...
At least 1 in 3 American adults has insulin resistance — and often, they don’t know it.1Â
Insulin resistance wreaks havoc on your health long before it’s diagnosed. It harms your brain, your eyes, your heart, your kidneys, and your other organs. And if that’s not bad enough, having insulin resistan...
Type-2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic condition in which your cells have lost the ability to respond to the hormone called insulin. Plus, your pancreas has become dysfunctional so that it doesn’t produce as much insulin as it should.1Â
The result is consistently high levels of glucose (blood sugar)....
Have you ever tried to shed pounds or be healthier by skipping carbohydrates? If you have, you’re not alone. After all, popular diets have long tied carb intake to weight gain and other health issues.1Â
In fact, not all carbs are created equal. Some of them make your blood sugar levels rise quickly...