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Diabetes patients control blood sugar to avoid microvascular and macrovascular complications. Patients who have concentrations less than 7% of hemoglobin have a very low risk of complications. The blood sugar level is directly related to the concentration of hemoglobin A1c.
A study consisting of 418 patients with two different types of diabetes, and was published in The Lancet. It was conducted by Professor Reinhard G Bretzel of Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany. The study was conducted by having 205 individuals injected insulin glargine once per day. While at the same time every day 210 individuals injected insulin lispro three times per day. The conclusion came out to be that a single daily injection of insulin helps as much as controlling diabetes with injections up to three times a day. In addition, insulin users are more satisfied with the insulin glargine than the insulin lispro.

At the end of 44 weeks, there had been a clear decrease in the amounts of hemoglobin A1c. The rate of decrease was of 1.7% for the insulin glargine users and for the insulin lispro group, it was 1.9% decrease in the rate.

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Currently, only thirty-one states operate high risk pools. These are designed for a safety net for people whose health condition makes it nearly impossible for them to obtain health insurance. Most of these pools deliver a decent major medical policy which includes many disease specific benefits.

People with preexisting medical conditions are in a very bad position to get health insurance. Some of them can work their way around it through their job or other ways. But, the fact is that most of them can’t. These pools help people in these conditions.

However, there are many limitations. Even though the insurance provided by the pools is pretty decent, sometimes you will still have to pay. You might also have limits, which are not big enough to cover needs.

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Hard to believe, but technology has come this far. Or maybe it hasn’t…a UCLA researcher, Wenyuan Shi, created orange-flavored sugarless lollipops that stop tooth decay by temporarily disabling the bacteria that causes it.

A research study was conducted by the company that is making these lollipops to prove that they work. In the study people had two of these lollipops a day per ten days; the results were that the lollipops killed 80%-90% of the bacteria that causes cavities. However, this study was done by the people who actually make the lollipops and they never even published it. An independent study has yet to come out to finally prove the facts.

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Houston, TX August 9, 2004 — Wingspan Holistic Health -Expansion to include Wellness Practice.

Dr. Renate Bodden ND, RYT owner of Wingspan Holistic Health announces ” we are spreading our Wings to include a Wellness Practice in the Galleria area.”

Dr Renate Bodden, well known in Houston and surrounding areas for her Holistic Therapies and Wellness Weekends, will be offering Bachflower Therapy, Reiki Healing Touch, The Art of Positive Thinking, Kinesiology and introducing ” Bodyworks” a specialized Weight Management and Toning Program, based on Nutrition and individualized toning and stretching .

” Healthy eating habits, toning the body, breathing right, can increase our Oxygen level, our blood circulation, prevent Stress and Dis-ease”.
    

Wingspan Holistic Health
We are dedicated to Wellness in Mind, Body and Spirit.

Therapies include: Bachflower Therapy,Reiki Healing Touch, Kinesiology, The Art of Positive Thinking, ” Bodyworks” a Weight Management Program, Armchair Yoga for Seniors, Acupressure Yoga and Hatha Yoga.

Wellness Weekends and Retreats to Europe and Riviera Maya.

Publisher of “Wingspan News” Newsletter . Free-Lance and Published Author “Indigo Sun”,”Goodday Today” ” The Red Pub”ezine etc.

Dr. Renate Bodden has been in Practice for over 10 years in the Houston area. She is very passionate about teaching the Benefits of Healing the “Mind,Body and Spirit”

” there is a proven connection between mind and body, a Balance of both can prevent Dis-stress and Dis-ease.”
    

Press Contacts:
Dr. Renate Bodden ND
Wingspan Holistic Health
2620 Fountainview # 450
Houston, Tx. 77057
281-660-8723
renatebodden@aol.com

Dr. Renate Bodden N.D. ? Wingspan Holistic Health ? Houston ? TX ? 77063

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Transcendental Meditation is an effective therapy for controlling hypertension with the added benefit of bypassing possible side effects and hazards of anti-high blood pressure drugs, as per a new meta-analysis conducted at the University of Kentucky. The study appears in the recent issue of the American Journal of Hypertension……..

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A team of scientists in Bedford, Mass. has developed a way of examining brain tissue with near-infrared light to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease. In the March 15 issue of the journal Optics Letters, published by the Optical Society of America, the team describes how they used optical technology to examine tissue samples taken from different autopsies and correctly identified which samples came from people who had Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimers currently afflicts some 4.5 million Americans and is the most common cause of dementia among older people in the United States……..

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