What goes up, must come down. The only thing I hope for when my blood sugar is high is for it to decline, pronto! Our pancreases are broken. Because of this, we have blood sugars that are less than perfect. Many times our readings are much too high. The technical name for this is hyperglycemia. Sometimes the amount of glucose in your blood can even skyrocket to dangerous levels. The sad fact is that every person with diabetes has experienced highs more times than he or she would probably care to admit. Highs are frustrating and time consuming—they slow you down, depress you, and can make you feel defeated. Plus they are dangerous and can do all sorts of torturous things to your body. [...]
Exercise and healthy eating lowers gestational diabetes risk Pregnancy has all sorts of different effects on your body and puts you at risk for gestational diabetes. This temporary diabetes usually disappears after the birth, but raises your chances of getting another form of the [...]
Good fats can help conquer heart disease If you have heart disease or have heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, you may be told to lower the fat in your diet. You may think that fat is something that should be avoided in a heart healthy diet, but quite [...]
Non-healing foot ulcers are common in people with type 2 diabetes. Skin ulcers that result from diabetes foot complications can cause other, more serious problems, such as amputation. You can prevent complications by carefully checking your feet on a daily basis, and having your healthcare provider perform a foot exam once a year. In addition, it’s important to find the foot cream that is right for you, and to use it on a daily basis as a part of your foot care routine. [...]
Fall is here! Cookouts, picnics and frozen treats are behind us. Now we can look forward to cooler days and crisp nights. We can also look forward to enjoying tasty – but healthy – foods that nourish our bodies and minds at the same time. Give these three foods a try during the autumn season. [...]
My friend and food writer, April Fulton, shared her wonderful healthy vegetarian recipe for this savory and healthy meatless dish. If you don’t like tofu, use chicken or beef instead. Serve it with white or brown rice and orange slices. [...]
Uploaded on October 1, 2014 (Video originally published on Mar 17, 2014) Watch Aviva Goldfarb cook one of her delicious recipes for you. Aviva Goldfarb, founder and CEO of The Six O’Clock Scramble online family meal planning service, has been developing recipes for over 15 years and has [...]
Here is a fantastic healthy Chinese recipe. I know it’s a little odd to think of fish in a stir-fry but with a very mild white fish, it can easily be interchangeable with chicken breast. I’m not even sure my son Solomon realized it wasn’t chicken. Scramble recipe tester Bobbi Woods said, “My whole family loved it. I used cod for the white fish, probably because it is a bit thicker. It still broke up quite a bit but really had a great flavor. The entire dish was eaten and there were no leftovers!!” Serve it with brown or white rice and seedless grapes. Prep + Cook Time: 20 minutes Makes 4 servings, about 1 1/2 cups [...]
Crispy Baked Chicken Parmesan with Roasted Brussels Sprouts–the whole meal clocks in at just 300 calories and can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Chicken Parmesan in major restaurant chains can easily have 3 times the calories and loads of unhealthy saturated fat. [...]
