The Healthy Dose – Viruses
By Parth Dwivedi Viruses find themselves all over the news and in our lives. Measles returned from near eradication in large urban areas due to the misguided anti-vaccination movement and Ebola outbreaks have been stirring up a frenzy in Western Africa. Please note, while Ebola was supposed to be the topic of this installment, I […]
The Healthy Dose – Sugar and Diabetes Part 2
By Parth Dwivedi Recapping last week’s installment, insulin helps your body absorb glucose from the bloodstream. When glucose absorption fails to occur as a result of decreased insulin activity it is called Diabetes Mellitus. As a result the osmolarity of the blood shifts, with common side effects being fatigue, dehydration and weight loss. Another, less […]
