Let’s pretend for a moment that blood cells have thoughts and feelings. When a muscle has become insulin resistant, it’s feeling fat and sassy. It thinks, “I’ve already got enough glucose” and it doesn’t want anymore in. This causes high blood sugar which damages the body in many ways. The […]
What do you think is the most serious complication to type 2 diabetes? High blood sugars have both short-term and long-term complications. Short term complications may include fatigue, headaches, difficulty concentrating, increased thirst, frequent urination and blurry vision. Uncontrolled blood sugars can lead to medical emergencies such as diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar […]
Welcome to our first class of our Diabetes UNdone series. The most important step we can take to prevent and reverse diabetes is to take a look at how we are eating. Today we live in a high tech world. We know more about healthcare than we ever have before. […]
One of my favorite centerpiece dishes for Thanksgiving is stuffed squash or pumpkin. The orange and red colors give pizzazz to my holiday table, but they are also packed with antioxidants to give me loads of plant power. Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be all about turkey or something that resembles […]
In one of my favorite health books, I came across this gem. I think of it as one of those key ingredients for living well naturally (one of our mottos here at New Start Cooking Club)–“We are more dependent upon the air we breathe than upon the food we eat” […]
Sherrie sat across from her doctor with fear gripping her stomach. The expression on his face told her the prognosis didn’t look very good. And she was right. As gently as he could, the doctor gave her the dire news. Sherrie had breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common type […]
