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Foods That Control High Blood Sugar

Diabetes is a condition where the glucose or sugar levels are too high in the blood. It may lead to serious complications that include heart disease, liver disease and kidney failure. Exercising and dieting are ways to control diabetes. In terms of dieting, there are foods that people with diabetes can incorporate as part of their daily meals to maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

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Four Tips to Control Your Moods (and Reach Moodtopia)

First off you may be asking what is MOODTOPIA? It is reaching a state where you are in ‘control of your moods, so your moods do not control you!’ All your moods are normal, natural and even healthy. Since women’s moods fluctuate more than men we need a few extra tools in our chest! Here…

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Hand Pain & High Blood Pressure

Hand pain and high blood pressure are potentially serious conditions in themselves but they are especially serious when they occur together, according to the National Diabetes Clearinghouse and the American Heart Association. Determining what is causing your hand pain and/or high blood pressure is an important step, as sometimes these symptoms indicate a life-threatening situation.

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Can You Be Pregnant on Birth Control With Periods Every Month?

You see it on television news all the time. An unsuspecting woman goes into labor because she had no idea she was pregnant. In many cases, she exhibited no symptoms. In fact, some women state that they were using birth control at the time of conception and others report having periods for the entire nine months of pregnancy. With stories like that, it is bound to make you wonder, “Could I be pregnant?”

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Side Effects of Starting Birth Control

Women have several options when choosing birth control, including hormonal birth control methods such as the pill, the patch, injections, vaginal ring, and an intrauterine device (IUD). Other popular types of birth control include barrier methods, such as a condom. Barrier methods may cause some women mild vaginal irritation, but there are usually cause few side effects. Women are much more likely to have side effects when starting hormonal birth control methods.