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Losing Weight After 40: Top 20 Expert Tips

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  Image by PATRICK @ Pexels Introduction Real methods for mastering your metabolism and shaving off those extra pounds By Kimberly Goad,    It’s not your imagination. Losing weight after age 50 really is more challenging. But that doesn't mean you have to accept weight gain as an inevitable part of the aging process. ​​ Why is it harder to lose weight after 50?​ A number of lifestyle and physiological factors conspire to make dropping a few pounds more onerous than it was at 35 or 40 (not that it was easy then). The culprits include arthritis and other conditions that can affect stamina, mobility and balance; sleep and stress issues; dwindling muscle mass; and declining levels of the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone.  ​ The hormones that regulate appetite and satiety — such as ghrelin from the gut and leptin from fat cells — also have their way with us in middle age, making it even more challenging to stay true to a healthy eating plan. ​ That’s not to say...

50 things you need to know about diabetes

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  As we all know, diabetes is a household name now. It is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, which is also known as blood sugar, is too high. Your main source of energy is blood glucose which comes from the food you eat. Here are 50 things for you to know and follow about diabetes. 1. Diabetes can come at any age, early, middle age or later. Diabetes at an early age is generally a type 1 kind of diabetes which is insulin-dependent. Wasim Akram, a well-known bowler of Pakistan, is an example of type 1 diabetes. 2. People having type 1 diabetes are generally thin and young on the other hand people having type 2 diabetes are generally fat or plump. Sometimes Type 2 diabetic is thin with an ugly paunch. 3. Type 1 diabetics need insulin to survive or they can die without it. On the other hand, 2 diabetics may or may not require insulin. They require insulin to control their blood glucose but it is not like type 1 that they will die due to the lack of insulin. Click here to l...