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New York Post
27-05-2025
- Health
- New York Post
This pre-meal trick can regulate your blood sugar — but doctor shares warning before you try it
If you're diabetic or pre-diabetic, you know post-meal blood sugar spikes can wreak havoc on your health. There are many prescription drugs out there that can help you manage glucose levels, but a simple, non-pharmaceutical trick may also get the job done. And all you need is something that's likely already hiding in your pantry. Advertisement 3 Apple cider vinegar has long been touted as a miracle potion that can be used for practically anything, but the scientific evidence is limited. Prostock-studio – Norma Lyons, 60, was 40 pounds overweight when she was diagnosed as prediabetic nearly a decade ago. People with prediabetes have higher-than-normal blood sugar levels — left untreated, it can turn into full-blown diabetes, putting them at risk for heart disease and stroke. Not wanting to take drugs to treat her condition, she told The Post she managed to lose the weight and reverse the prediabetes in just 90 days by switching to a keto diet. Advertisement These days, she uses a tangy trick whenever she wants to get her fix: Lyons told the Post she simply mixes two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in her water and — voila — she can have two slices of pizza and still be in the clear. Apple cider vinegar has long been touted as a miracle potion that can be used for practically anything — from losing weight to aiding digestion to soothing sore throats, skin issues and headaches, although the evidence on its efficacy is limited. So, does the science for this blood sugar hack hold up? Advertisement 'I've heard from some patients who have successfully used apple cider vinegar to prevent post-meal sugar spikes,' Dr. Victoria Finn, an endocrinologist at Medical Offices of Manhattan, told The Post. 3 Lyons simply mixes two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in her water to manage her blood sugar levels when she eats carbs. ThamKC – ACV, as fans call it, may work in a few different ways: According to Finn, it might slow the breakdown of carbohydrates, delay the rate at which food leaves the stomach and increase insulin sensitivity — all of which can help prevent blood sugar from rising too quickly after eating. Advertisement But it's not without risks. 'I would advise against trying this natural treatment before consulting your healthcare provider,' she said. 'Apple cider vinegar's high acidity can cause stomach irritation and nausea in some patients, leading to other gastrointestinal issues. 'Furthermore, certain medications may interact negatively with apple cider vinegar.' 3 Norma Lyons before (right) and after (left) losing 40 pounds and reversing her prediabetes in 90 days. Norma Lyons Some people are likely to benefit from the trick more than others. 'It will definitely work better in people with some degree of insulin resistance, meaning those who have prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes,' Finn said, noting that the hack is more likely to work if the apple cider vinegar is taken before a high-carb meal. Advertisement While the tummy trick may have its merits, Finn still encourages people to focus on making lifestyle choices that can help them manage their blood sugar levels. 'My two best pieces of advice would be to consume protein, vegetables and healthy fats before eating carbohydrates and to take a 20-30 minute walk after meals,' she said. 'Eating a bowl of salad or a handful of nuts can significantly slow down the absorption of carbohydrates and reduce stomach emptying, which helps prevent a sugar spike.' The post-meal walk — which the internet has affectionately dubbed the 'fart walk' — 'can help cells take up glucose from the blood as an energy source and lower glucose levels,' she said. Advertisement As an added bonus, this flatulent stroll can also prevent constipation, get rid of gas and even lower your risk of cancer. For Lyons, the apple cider vinegar trick — and adopting other smart eating methods — has been a life-changer. 'I don't feel like I need to deprive myself of anything anymore. It's just a matter of learning how to eat it,' she said.
New York Post
22-05-2025
- New York Post
Mother won't fund son's wedding after his fiancée's ‘manipulation test'
This mom just found out her son failed a Tinder loyalty test… set by his own fiancée. Her contribution to the wedding? Cancelled. Her faith in this relationship? Wobbling. Her 23-year-old son proposed only a few months ago, but trouble in paradise didn't take long to brew. 'Recently, he admitted to me that he had been texting with a girl he met on Tinder. That alone already shocked me. He's engaged, and that's obviously not acceptable behavior,' the mom revealed. 'Creating a fake profile to trap your partner? That's manipulation' Taking to Reddit, the mom dropped a plot twist that not even a reality TV producer could see coming. 5 This mom just found out her son failed a Tinder loyalty test… set by his own fiancée. JackF – 'The girl on Tinder was actually his fiancée,' she wrote. 'She made a fake account to 'test' whether he would stay loyal. When he flirted back, she confronted him.' Fair to say, he didn't pass the temptation test, leaving wedding plans up in the air. The mom isn't exactly thrilled, and she's concerned about what this means for the foundation of their marriage. 'What my son did was messed up. But creating a whole fake profile to trap your partner? That's manipulation,' she insisted. 5 'Recently, he admitted to me that he had been texting with a girl he met on Tinder. That alone already shocked me. He's engaged, and that's obviously not acceptable behavior,' the mom said. estradaanton – 'If you have to run sting operations to trust your fiancé, maybe you shouldn't be getting married.' She revealed to the forum that she's taken a firm stance in response to the couple's antics. 'I told my son I wouldn't be paying for the wedding anymore. I don't want to support a marriage that already starts with lies and games from both sides.' 5 'The girl on Tinder was actually his fiancée,' she wrote. 'She made a fake account to 'test' whether he would stay loyal. When he flirted back, she confronted him,' the mom continued to explain. Jelena – 'The fear was well-founded' The comment section largely agreed that the couple isn't ready to tie the knot. 'That doesn't sound like a healthy relationship. Honestly, if the girl is smart, she should break it off,' one commenter wrote. 5 'I told my son I wouldn't be paying for the wedding anymore. I don't want to support a marriage that already starts with lies and games from both sides,' the mother said. motortion – 'They don't sound mature enough for a marriage,' another added. Still, some defended the fiancée's decision to catfish her groom-to-be. 'The fiancée needs to bail. This dude is going to be trash, and mommy clearly enables it,' one user claimed. 5 The comment section largely agreed that the couple isn't ready to tie the knot. Prostock-studio – 'They appear to be blaming the catfish fiancée more than their own cheating spawn,' another pointed out. A third chimed in: 'You can't be too mad if someone 'tricks' their partner and finds out they were right. It's not my speed, but the fear was well-founded.' Much of the family failed to have her back, too. 'Some people in the family say I'm overreacting and punishing both of them,' she revealed.
New York Post
15-05-2025
- Health
- New York Post
Tired all the time? It may be this silent but serious health issue
Your enduring weariness could be a symptom of something more devastating. In a study published this month in Neurology, researchers found a link between lingering fatigue and a transient ischemic attack (TIA), commonly known as a 'mini stroke.' So how worried do you need to be? 3 TIA patients may suffer more long-term effects, including exhaustion. Prostock-studio – TIA is a temporary disruption of blood flow to the brain, spurring stroke-like symptoms that typically last two to 15 minutes. People who have them are typically at higher risk of having a full-blown stroke in the near future. And, as the new study suggests, TIA patients may actually suffer some more long-term effects, including exhaustion. 'People with a transient ischemic attack can have symptoms such as face drooping, arm weakness, or slurred speech, and these resolve within a day,' said study author Boris Modrau, MD, PhD, of Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark. 'However, some have reported continued challenges, including reduced quality of life, thinking problems, depression, anxiety, and fatigue. Our study found that for some people, fatigue was a common symptom that lasted up to one year after the transient ischemic attack.' For this latest study, researchers followed patients who had experienced a mini-stroke for a year. The patient completed questionnaires to measure overall tiredness, physical tiredness, reduced activity, reduced motivation and mental fatigue. 3 Participants completed a detailed questionnaire to measure fatigue levels within two weeks of their stroke and again at three, six, and twelve months. KMPZZZ – 'Long-term fatigue was common in our group of study participants, and we found that if people experience fatigue within two weeks after leaving the hospital, it is likely they will continue to have fatigue for up to a year,' said Modrau. Previous experiences of anxiety and depression were twice as common in patients who reported lasting fatigue. Participants also underwent brain scanning, wherein researchers found that blood clot presence was equal between participants who experienced long-term fatigue and those who did not. The research team noted that one possible limitation of the study is that responses were self-reported, increasing the likelihood that responses were completed with assistance from, or influenced by, relatives and caretakers. Experts maintain that mini-strokes are often a warning sign that a larger or more permanent stroke may develop in the near future, and experiencing a TIA could significantly increase the risk of developing cognitive decline and dementia. 3 Experiencing a TIA could significantly increase the risk of developing cognitive decline and dementia. Proxima Studio – 'A stroke is when the neurological deficit lasts for more than a few hours and is more or less permanent,' Dr. Raphael Sacho, director of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery at Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, previously told The Post. 'A stroke is usually accompanied by evidence of stroke changes on imaging, such as an MRI scan of the brain, but often with a TIA, there are no or minimal signs of a stroke on brain imaging.' The symptoms of a TIA include: Weakness, numbness or paralysis in the face, arm or leg, often on one side of the body Vision loss, blurred vision, double vision or difficulty seeing in one or both eyes Trouble speaking, difficulty finding words or slurred speech Dizziness, loss of balance or coordination Confusion or trouble understanding others Severe headache without a known cause Difficulty walking, swallowing, reading or writing Tingling in half the body Experts agree that the prevention of strokes and mini-strokes is tied to improving overall cardiovascular health, such as blood pressure control, lowering cholesterol, and diabetes management. The American Stroke Association (ASA) encourages adults to follow the Mediterranean diet no matter their stroke risk. The plant-based eating plan emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats, and not red meat and sugar. The ASA, a division of the American Heart Association, also suggests cutting stroke risk by exercising regularly, getting sufficient sleep, maintaining a healthy weight, controlling cholesterol, managing blood pressure and blood sugar, and avoiding smoking.
New York Post
05-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- New York Post
I'm a cheapskate mom who loves my frugal food hacks — but haters say life's too short to live this way
It's her the-struggle-is-real meal. Sure, prices are high and money is tight — but this miserly mama's daily menu is totally forked up. 'This is what I eat in a day as a frugal person,' said the self-professed penny-pincher, an anonymous woman, exclusively known as @DiaryOfACheapskate online. 5 Money-saving mom, @DairyOfACheapskate caught social media flak for her cheapo breakfast and dinner hacks. Drobot Dean – Debuting her bargain-basement breakfast to over 1.4 million TikTok viewers, the married millennial, 32, from the UK, sprinkled her whole-wheat cereal with a splash of milk before adding a healthy spill of tap water to further moisten the food. 'I am trying to use less of the milk just to save a bit more money,' said the mom, who's proudly 'mortgage free' thanks to her tightfistedness. 'I've been slowly watering it down a little bit more, and I can't really taste the difference.' 'I like it mushy anyway,' she continued, 'so, it [doesn't] bother me.' But, boy, does it bother the sickened social media sneerers who deemed her chintzy hack 'sad' and 'diabolical.' 5 Digital detractors bashed the pennywise mom's 'frugal' menu online. Prostock-studio – 'Life is too short to water down milk,' a skeeved-out commenter reminded. 'Someone tell her the war is over,' teased an equally nauseated naysayer. 'Mortgage free but watering down your milk is… a choice,' a detractor noted. 'May this life never find me,' begged a separate critic. 'This seems like framing compulsive disorder as 'frugality,' another spat. 'Nobody in their right mind would consider diluting milk with water to be a valid money-saving measure. You're saving nothing.' 5 Internet trolls blasted the self-professed 'cheapskate' for watering down her cereal and milk in an attempt to save money. likoper – But for frugal people worldwide, cutting costs at every corner isn't a mental health cry for help. Instead, it's a socially acceptable way to save. An April 2025 survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 61% of people, across all genders and generations, consider frugality 'less tacky' today than it was 10 years ago. However, some skinflints do take economizing too far. 5 A fed-up wife on Reddit claimed that her husband dresses up in shabby gear and fakes being poor in order to get free food from local charities. ibilyk13 – An aggravated woman on Reddit recently claimed that her frugal-to-a-fault husband pretends to be poor to score free groceries from shops and food banks. And a 'Moms on a Budget' Facebook group virtually scolded spendthrifts for blowing big bucks on daily treats such as store-bought coffees and going out to lunch. 'How to waste $5,000 a year…Spend $13.70 per day on things you don't need,' wrote a finger-wagging mom, who titled her rant 'Frugal thought of the day.' 5 Frugal parents on Facebook recently stirred up a hot debate over spending money on daily delights such as to-go cups of coffee. – 'Those daily coffees people buy — boom, $7000 a year,' she said. 'Add buying your lunch another $7000 per year. $14,000 WASTED.' Unabashed budgeters like the Facebook moms and @DiaryOfACheapstake would rather eat table scraps than eat away their cash. The proud 'cheapskate' even admitted to eating rotten potatoes and wilted salad leaves to save a little extra green. 'I just cut the sprouting bits off and eat them anyway,' she said of the spoiled spuds, noting that most wasteful moms would toss the taters in the trash. 'The salad is a couple of days out of date,' she continued while making her stomach-churning dinner. 'But I've washed, looked at it and smelled it. I think it's fine to eat.' The gross grub may go down without a fight. But will the churlish girl's expired eats stay down? Only time will tell.
New York Post
03-05-2025
- New York Post
US issues ‘do not travel' warning for 21 countries — here's what you need to know
The US has added two countries to its 'do not travel' list. Last month, government officials added North Korea and Burkina Faso to the list of countries Americans are advised against visiting. Last month, government officials added North Korea and Burkina Faso to the list of countries Americans are advised against visiting. Prostock-studio – The State Department has four travel advisory levels: exercise normal precautions, exercise normal precautions, reconsider travel, and do not travel. The threat level in North Korea and Burkina Faso has been upgraded to Level 4. It's the highest of the US State Department's safety ranking system. Travel to North Korea has been discouraged due to 'the continuing serious risk of arrest, long-term detention, and the threat of wrongful detention.' Visiting Burkina Faso has been advised against because of increased 'terrorism, crime, and kidnapping.' This update has brought the total number of countries Americans should avoid traveling to 21. The threat level in North Korea and Burkina Faso has been upgraded to Level 4, the highest of the US State Department's four-tier safety ranking system. Farknot Architect – Certain parts of Mexico have also been issued Level 4 warnings, although the travel advisory level for Mexico as a whole has remained at Level 2 ('Exercise increased caution') for several years. The announcements come amid rising global tensions and security situations in several regions. These are the countries the US has issued 'do not travel' advisories for: North Korea Burkina Faso Yemen Iran South Sudan Syria Democratic Republic of the Congo Afghanistan Lebanon Central African Republic Belarus Iraq Ukraine Venezuela Haiti Libya Somalia Russia Burma Mali Sudan
