If you have diabetes or are trying to prevent diabetes or lose weight, there are a few reasons to make sure you get enough protein. But it’s not as simple as eating a high protein, low carb diet. What KIND of protein you eat and WHEN you eat it matters as well. ...
There’s alot of confusion and controversy out there about Vitamin D. After reviewing many resources, I wanted to share with you what I learned. Hopefully it will help guide you in your vitamin D decisions. Why do we even need vitamin D? Our body needs vitamin D...
Do you have GERD, also known as acid reflux for short? Do you take a PPI medication for acid reflux? Do you have diabetes or prediabetes? Are you overweight? What’s the connection with all of these? Nutrition. That’s why I’m writing this...
Do you hate the thought of pricking your finger to check blood sugar? Would you believe fingerstick blood sugar checks can be almost pain free? If you know a few simple little tricks that I will explain in this article, you really CAN save your fingers from...
My personal experience. If you have been following me you already know that I am passionate about fighting diabetes, but I don’t really talk much about alcohol and diabetes. Maybe that’s because it’s a topic filled with too many negative outcomes. Over the...
This week I wanted to share my experiences that teach the lesson: Don't depend only on your doctor to manage your diabetes. YOU need to be the manager of your diabetes and take charge! As I started writing this article, I realized that every person...
Welcome to lesson number 2 in my diabetes story: Never underestimate the power of nutrition for preventing, reversing or managing diabetes! I will share with you my story of lessons I learned about food, nutrition and diabetes. How my love of food started My nutrition...
CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring) can be a powerful tool to prevent type 2 diabetes and is becoming more and more popular. If you are not familiar with CGM you may have seen commercials for Freestyle Libre or Dexcom. These are 2 of the more popular companies...
Fermented foods, probiotic foods, gut microbiome - all these confusing words! How are they connected to diabetes, weight problems, heart disease and our immune system? Well it’s way more complicated than I understand but I am going to try and...
Did you know that Vitamin C is an important antioxidant for fighting diabetes and other disease AND boosts our immune system? Keeping our immune system strong is more important these days than ever. If you have diabetes, that alone can make your immune system...