Sħãlïq™ Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Feel free to post useful info related to the illness. For diabetics, jokes may be beneficialHiraku Ohta has had diabetes for 26 yrs. He tried jogging and low-calorie diets to lose weight. It worked for a while, until he had to endure the stress of a job transfer. For the past 18 yrs he's been resigned to take medication. In May he participated in an experiment that's given him a whole new outlook on his illness. It started with a sushi lunch, followed by a 40-minute educational lecture. Afterward, Ohta's bllod-sugar level soared to 338 miligrams per deciliter. The next day, Ohta had the same lunch, but this time attended a comedy show. Laughing apparently helped Ohta's blood sugar top out at 252mg/dl - an improvement of 25%. Dr. Koichi Kawai found similar results in the 18 other patients who participated in the study. Expressions of "positive emotions" like laughter may act on the body's endocrine system to surpress blood-glucose levels. The study team is now conducting a more rigorous experiment to see if the effects of laughter are long-lasting. They've asked 20 patients to measure their blood-glucose levels before and after watching comedy shows for six months, and this time they'll give them DNA tests. "What I really want to know is how the mechanism of laughter works on our genes", says Kazuo Murakami, a genetic engineer at Tsukuva Univiersity who first suggested the experiment. (Newsweek Intl: A Laugh a Day...) * * *And here's something else I found rather interesting: Curcumin And 8 Other Foods And Factors That May Lower Diabetes Risk Note:I would've simply posted this in the Official "Health and Fitness" Thread, but then I figured it wouldn't fit well there. Besides, diabetes deserves its own thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Do you have the beetus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted December 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) Do you have the beetus?Do you want me to have it?Am I supposed to have it or not in order to start a thread about it?And what if someone in my family has it? http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/smiley_emoticons_xmas4_wallbash.gif Edited December 13, 2012 by Sħãlïq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Do you want me to have it?Am I supposed to have it or not in order to start a thread about it?And what if someone in my family has it? http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/smiley_emoticons_xmas4_wallbash.gifI was just asking. Is it that upsetting of a question? Are you embarrassed about it and don't want to answer or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQR9aKj3_AE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 See no need for this thread. If people are interested they can do a simple Google search and find more than enough information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1825607/tomflag.gif Edited December 14, 2012 by EastCoastNiner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1825607/tomflag.gif[i/img]C'mon man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDerozan Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Do you want me to have it?Am I supposed to have it or not in order to start a thread about it?And what if someone in my family has it? http://www.greensmilies.com/smile/smiley_emoticons_xmas4_wallbash.gif Holy shit man chill, it was a simple question. Obviously he didn't mean anything by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Holy shit man chill, it was a simple question. Obviously he didn't mean anything by it. For real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Holy shit man chill, it was a simple question. Obviously he didn't mean anything by it.I've come to the point where I'm tired of dumb questions, man. If I'm starting a certain thread obviously I've got my reasons.... <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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