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Thursday, May 5, 2011

The Best Ways To Prevent Diabetes

By Ty Bolton

The best ways to prevent diabetes is to live a healthy lifestyle. Although there are many ways you can limit your risk in getting type 2 diabetes, a proper diet and exercise is the first line of defense in preventing diabetes. You have to find a healthy lifestyle that is right for you, and stick with it.
As you may know, there's an obesity epidemic in the U.S. There has been many studies linking obesity to diabetes.

That explains why there is an overwhelming amount of people being diagnosed with diabetes. Try to stay as close to your ideal weight as possible. Keeping those extra pounds off can help you in your fight to prevent diabetes.

The best way to keep your weight down is by eating lean protein and fruits and vegetables. Eat foods that are rich in fiber and stay away from starchy processed and greasy foods. Eat whole grains, and brown foods over white foods. When I say brown foods, I'm referring to brown rice over white rice and whole wheat bread over white bread.

Exercising is a must when trying to support a healthy lifestyle to prevent diabetes. Find an exercise program that you enjoy. There are plenty of ways to get your required daily or weekly amount of exercising. Personally, I love to swim, lift weights, run, play basketball and tennis.

If you work or live in a tall building with flights of stairs, by all means walk a couple of flights of stairs. Not only will it help you drop a few pounds, your heart will thank you as well. Exercising can be fun and enjoyable if you find physical activities that you enjoy doing. Flying a kite or chasing your children around the house is also good exercise. If you like to shake your groove thing, you can dance the pounds away.

I know it's not easy to pass on the pizza, burgers and fries. Living a healthy lifestyle doesn't mean that you can't indulge in those guilty pleasures, it means that you can't indulge everyday. If you eat pizza on Monday, try eating fish and veggies on Tuesday. If you eat a burger on Wednesday, try eating a tofu stir fry on Thursday. Small changes in your eating habits will get you started on your way to a healthier lifestyle.

Preventing diabetes doesn't take a PhD., it takes discipline and love -- love for yourself. You owe it to yourself and to your family and friends to live a healthy lifestyle. Changing your bad habits won't happen over night, but with determination and a strong will to win, you'll make it. Keep working at it, and you to can prevent diabetes.

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