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What’s your T2D IQ?
The typical American diet puts anyone eating it at high risk of Type II Diabetes. It’s important to know the risk factors and the possible symptoms, though you should also know that symptoms may...
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What’s the #1 Weight Loss Aid?
Want to know one of the best ways to lose weight and feel great? Start a journal. Writing makes progress evident and allows you to work through any difficulties you face. Keep track of your progress...
View ArticleFriday Foodie: How to cook dried beans
TGIF! Everyone always looks forward to Friday as the signal for the weekend. I look forward to Fridays to share what’s cooking in my kitchen. Today, I am posting my first Vlog! Though having canned...
View ArticleHow to water sauté onions and garlic
A fatty diet leads to fatty blood cells which makes the blood cells insulin resistant. To avoid this, we need to cut added fats out of our diet. Today’s vlog shows you how to sauté onions and garlic...
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150 minutes of exercise! The perfect number!
150! That’s right! The number of minutes of exercise you need a week. Sound like a lot? It’s not really. Divide by 7 and you have 21 + minutes a day. Pick an activity you enjoy and go for it! And you...
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Movement is Medicine
Aging can make us feel a bit creaky, stiff and sore at times. At 53, I sometimes have days where the last thing I want to do is exercise, but the more I work out, the better I actually feel. Think you...
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Love and Kindness: What if today is your last day?
Death and dying are prominent on the internet today. First I saw this post about a young man, Zach Sobiech, who had a rare cancer, but lived such a life of joy and happiness. His song, Clouds, has had...
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Are you gambling with your life? 3 Steps for Beating Type II Diabetes
We are easily lulled into complacency, thinking Type II Diabetes won’t happen to me, but upwards of 70 million people are walking around with pre-diabetes and YOU might just be one of them. Odds are...
View ArticleKazoozles! What?
I have been staying with my grandkids since Friday while my son and daughter-in-law were away. Tre, kept telling me about Kazoozles and that I must try them. The kids know Gramma is all about healthy...
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The Danger of Diet Soda
The danger of diet soda is summed up in two words: metabolic syndrome. What is metabolic syndrome? According to the Mayo Clinic, “Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions — increased blood...
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Sucker!
Sucker! We are all suckers, falling hook, line and sinker for the ploys of the big food giants and big pharmaca. Remember SnackWells’s? We all lined up to buy the blessed fat free cookie....
View ArticleFriday Foodie: Banana Wraps
Friday Foodie: Banana Wraps This is a great snack to make at home, or take to work and make there. These fill you up and satisfy your hunger until dinner time. Remove Romaine lettuce leaves from bunch....
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Who needs rules?
Who needs rules? You do! We all do! Success in being healthy is completely reliant on a plan, one that includes rules I will follow to be healthy. Once I know the rules and truly...
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Friday Foodie: How to cook a spaghetti squash
Friday Foodie: How to cook a spaghetti squash Last week I showed you how to make a basil walnut pesto. This week, let’s make spaghetti squash and serve it up with some of that pesto. This is also good...
View ArticleFriday Foodie: An Asparagus Minute
Friday Foodie: An Asparagus Minute Fall and spring are the best times to enjoy asparagus and so I thought I would share with you a simple way to rid the spear of the woody, chewy ends. This works...
View ArticleFriday Foodie: Travel Tips
Friday Foodie: Travel Tips Just a few travel tips for you today. Traveling can be really tough on the healthy eating, so try a few of these on your travels. Enjoy a dessert or two along the way, or...
View ArticleFriday Foodie: Black Bean Soup
Friday Foodie: Black Bean Soup This is one of my all time favorite soup recipes, adapted from the Vegan Piggy, a blogspot that has been inactive for several years now. I changed up the amount of broth,...
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