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What’s on the label?  For diabetics, addressing high blood sugar symptoms by watching sugar and carbohydrate intake is a way of life.  Reading food labels quickly becomes a past time you simply didn’t want to sign up for.  In the interest of a diabetics health, what is a diabetic person to do when big food manufacturers begin to conceal sugary ingredients by renaming them as something else?  This is becoming a more serious problem in the area of processed food manufacturing today.

High Fructose Corn Syrup
This corn based sweetener has been around for over 40 years and the consumption of it in processed foods as increased over a 1000% just in the first 20 years of its production.  The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition stated that “HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) now represents more than 40 percent of caloric sweeteners added to foods and beverages and is the sole caloric sweetener in soft drinks in the United States,” writes George A. Bray, Samara Joy Nielsen and Barry M. Popkin, the authors of the commentary.

As disturbing as this commentary is, we must understand that the use of High Fructose Corn Syrup will continue to soar because it is one of the least expensive ways to sweeten foods today.  If you want to lower your blood sugar to normal ranges, you will need to become knowledgeable about your consumption of this ingredient.

Consumption Guidelines
It is impossible for the average consumer to know for certain how much High Fructose Corn Syrup is in a product.  But if it is listed at the top of the ingredients on a product, you can confidently assume there is a lot of HFCS in that food item.  If you are going to consume it, make sure it is either low on the ingredient list or that the overall grams of sugar on the product are low.  You will also want to be aware that the consumption of HFCS can lead to the following conditions:
•    It may increase insulin resistance and triglycerides
•    It increases the amount of processed foods you eat, thereby decreasing your intake of nutrient-dense foods
•    It can lead to higher caloric intake
•    It can lead to an increase in bodyweight
•    It fools your body into thinking it’s hungry

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• Mercury Found In Products Made With High Fructose Corn Syrup. As if we needed another reason to not buy or eat products made with high fructose corn syrup instead of real sugar: Many common foods made using commercial high fructose corn syrup contain mercury as well, researchers reported on Tuesday, while another study suggested the corn syrup itself is contaminated.......
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Want a cure for not only menopausal symptoms but also protection for your memory, heart and bones?  Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was once thought to be the answer, but it is now known that the benefits may not outweigh the risks.  A lot of things factor into, and sometimes limit, the risks of HRT-like age and health status.  There are so many studies to consider and so many variations to factor in, it is hard to find the answers you are looking for.

For some people, the answer to whether or not to go on HRT is not hard – If you have a personal or family history of breast cancer, or if you have cardiovascular disease, don’t take hormones.  For those who do not have these risks, the decision can be less clear.

Before starting HRT, there are some natural things that can be used to ease symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes.  Some of these natural therapies include the herb black cohosh, traditional Chinese medicine, and relaxation methods (yoga, breath work).

In healthy women HRT can relieve severe menopausal symptoms even if natural approaches have not been effective.  If you are considering HRT, there are different options that you can consider.  Bioidentical hormones have a similar molecular structure to the hormones produced by a woman’s body.  It has not been proven that these are any safer than synthetic brands, but some patients seem to have fewer side effects when the hormones are bioidentical.  These are sold as estrogen under brands such as Vivelle, Estrace, and Climara and progesterone under Prometrium.

Hormone Replacement Therapy has also been known to cause post-menopausal bleeding.  The uterine lining, which is sensitive to the estrogen that promotes the growth of the endometrium, become thinner and more prone to bleeding, especially after sexual intercourse.  Usually by manipulation and alteration of the hormone regimen, this type of bleeding can be controlled.

No matter what type of HRT you decide to use, you can ask your physician to prescribe the lowest effective dose and stay on it for a short time only.  After about one year of use, you may be able to be weaned off altogether.

In the United States, the average age at which menopause occurs naturally, is 51, but it can begin as early as 40 and as old as age 60.  In addition, medical treatments such as chemotherapy and total hysterectomy can induce menopause.

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