What Causes Lupus?

stressOne of the first questions a newly diagnosed lupus patient often has is, “What caused me to get this awful disease?” You might start thinking that there was one thing you might have done that caused you to get it. There are so many questions on what caused your Lupus but the answer is, “We just don’t know.”

The Use of Ketosis for Weight Loss

diet-womanIn modern times, dieters have come to look upon the ketogenic diet as a solution to weight loss and nutritional management. In fact, it has garnered quite a bit of spotlight amongst other diets, many of which are easily said to be adaptations of the ketogenic diet with varying similarities. It can be considered trendy, but setting aside it being trend-like, the ability for the practice of ketosis to facilitate weight loss is proven and consistent if done successfully—and in that sense, it’s no passing fad.

Foods to Eat and Foods to Avoid When You Have Diabetes

sugarAs a diabetic patient, you must be aware of the foods you are not allowed to eat. While you are still allowed to eat certain foods, you must also abide by certain foods you are not allowed to eat if you want to be able to control your diabetes. With this, here are some of the foods that diabetic patients can and should include in their diet: