The Good Fat, the Bad Fat, the Lifestyle Changes

Counting calories, carbs and points can take up a lot of time and make the joy of cooking and eating an unenjoyable task. Always eagerly anticipating the final tally only to be left feeling discouraged and often guilty. Keeping body fat at bay isn't all that hard if you're armed [...]

By |2013-09-24T18:31:34+00:00September 24th, 2013|Healthy Lifestyle|

Herbs that Lower Blood Sugar

Jonathan Klemens, B.S. Bio, RPh, FAAIM The long-term complications of uncontrolled diabetes are well known – damage to eyes, kidneys, nerves, blood vessels, and other organs. Most of this damage is attributed to chronic elevated blood glucose levels. Type II diabetics and pre-diabetics are aware of these dangers and sometimes [...]

By |2013-09-07T19:46:53+00:00September 7th, 2013|Healthy Lifestyle|

Herbal Teas Can Help Lower Blood Sugar

In an age of pharmaceuticals we tend to forget that there are things like herbal teas that can help lower blood sugar in a more natural way. Herbal teas are gaining popularity and this could be due to the infusion of Western and Eastern Medicine techniques being blended together more [...]

By |2013-09-02T15:51:35+00:00September 2nd, 2013|Healthy Lifestyle|

Breakfast: It Really is the Most Important Meal of the Day!

Everyone remembers their mother saying “Eat your breakfast. It’s the most important meal of the day!” Well she was right for more reasons than one. Skipping breakfast could temporarily induce insulin resistance in overweight women, according to a small new study. The findings are important because chronically experiencing these episodes [...]

By |2013-08-27T14:32:47+00:00August 27th, 2013|Healthy Lifestyle|

No bread zone? Not any more!!!

One of the most challenging things for a person newly diagnosed with diabetes is changing your diet and perhaps cutting out those favourite foods that most people take for granted. Cutting breads out of our diets may be one of the most challenging tasks for diabetics but eating traditional breads [...]

By |2013-08-12T19:07:58+00:00August 12th, 2013|Healthy Lifestyle|
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