Herbal Home remedies

Here is a nice rendering of the entire front of the new GNBCHC. As you can see, it takes up a large portion of the block, and contains the health center, Walgreens Pharmacy, Dental, and Optometrist. Click on the thumbnail for a larger view.

Women who get most of their daily calcium from food have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets, say scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Surprisingly, this is true even though the supplement takers have higher average calcium intake........

A search for the molecular clues of longevity has taken Mayo Clinic scientists down another path that could explain why some people who consume excessive calories dont gain weight. The study, which was done in laboratory mouse models, points to the absence of a gene called CD38. When absent, the gene prevented mice on high-fat diets from gaining weight, but when present, the mice became obese........

A plate and cereal bowl with markers for proper portion sizes appear to help obese patients with diabetes lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications, as per a report in the June 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Between 1960 and 2000, the proportion of U.S. adults who were obese increased from 13.4 percent to 30.9 percent, as per background information in the article. Most cases of type 2 diabetes can be attributed directly to obesity. Restricting calories has been shown to improve blood sugar control in diabetics, partially by contributing to weight loss. The increasing prevalence of obesity is paralleled by increasing portion sizes in the marketplace, the authors write. Portion sizes are an important determinant of energy intake; the number of calories ingested by subjects at a meal has been directly correlated with the serving size offered........

Obese or overweight Chinese individuals age 65 and older have a lower risk of developing tuberculosis than those at a normal weight, as per a research studyin the June 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Tuberculosis is usually linked to poverty and undernutrition in both developed and developing countries. In addition, obesity is an increasing problem that is linked to a wide range of chronic degenerative conditions, notably, diabetes mellitus, a well-reported predisposing factor for active tuberculosis, as per background information in the article. Few studies have systematically examined the effect of obesity and overweight on tuberculosis, particularly in Asian populations........