And, there are circumstances when it becomes necessary to take in one's parents - especially if they are having health problems.

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This high-tech monitor gives you your weight, muscle mass, bone mass, percentage of body fat and more. My only complaint (a very small one) is that the controls are rather complex, and it took me about ten minutes to program it before I could even weigh myself for the first time. Fortunately, the machine had a function for saving my settings, so I don't have to reprogram it every time I use it.

Now I use the Body Composition Monitor regularly and I find it extremely helpful. Since I started using it, I've been cutting more and more fat out of my diet, so I can lower my body fat percentage. As a result, my body fat has dropped two percent.

I would recommend the Body Composition Monitor to anyone who seriously wants to keep an eye on their weight, body fat, and other body composition statistics. Bear in mind, this equipment is for home use only and is not intended to replace professional healthcare services. It is not intended to diagnose or treat any diseases, so you should use this equipment in conjunction with advice from your personal physician.

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Contributing Editor Melina Papadakis reports on an important medical breakthrough.

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For those suffering from diabetes, there may be help in the future, thanks to the work of Dr. Marc Rose, president and co-founder of VitalCare – www.vitalcaretechnology.com. Dr. Rose may have developed a potential cure for diabetes.
 
Most people think of diabetes as a blood sugar problem, but that is just a symptom of the disease. Diabetes is caused by a malfunctioning metabolism. No matter how carefully a type 1 (juvenile onset) or type 2 (adult onset) person with diabetes monitors blood sugar or measures insulin, he or she is still fighting a ticking clock. Nearly all people with diabetes will eventually have complications like kidney or heart failure.
 
VitalCare clinics use iCAT Therapy to give patients micro-pulses of insulin, mimicking the way food and energy are processed in the normal human body. Dr. Rose says that over time, the treatment stops, stabilizes and actually manages to fix damage from diabetes. To date, no negative side effects have been reported.
 
The FDA-approved, once-a-week, six-hour treatment costs one-thousand dollars. That may sound like a lot, but compared to a lifetime of medical complications this actually saves HMO's, PPO's, hospitals and taxpayers' money. "If we can cut hospitalizations for diabetes by just 50 percent - and we can - that will save millions of dollars a year," said Dr. Rose. Rose has 30 VitalCare clinics throughout the country, but foresees more.

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