Don’t Forget Your Fiber!

Fiber serves many purposes for the body. It helps to regulate blood sugar, it prevents the absorption of cholesterol, and promotes gut health and regularity. All of these benefits are especially helpful for diabetics as it is crucial to control ...

Research Proves Healthy Fats Cut Heart Disease Risk

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For decades, fat was made out to be the enemy of health. However, science is now changing the way we view fat as a part of a healthy diet. Like protein, fat is an essential nutrient. The body needs fat ...

Is The Protein In Your Diet Leading To Higher Blood Sugar?

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slices of poultry, beef, fish on wooden cutting board

Protein is essential to the body, down to the cellular level. Did you know that your nails and hair are made mostly of protein? The body uses protein to build and repair muscle tissue, cartilage, skin, even the blood. Protein is ...

10 Ways To Trick Yourself Into Drinking More Water

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Water is critical to each and every body process. From the transportation of nutrients throughout the body, to regulating body temperature, digesting food, and more. When you are drinking enough water, you will feel the positive effects. Your thought process ...

Improve Immunity, Blood Pressure, & Diabetes With This Drink!

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There are over 1,500 varieties of tea that fall into 5 main categories: black, oolong, green, white, and pure. Tea can be brewed and consumed hot or cold. The majority of tea drinkers worldwide drink their tea hot. However, here ...

These Food Hacks Can Lead To Lower Blood Sugar

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Ever feel like your favorite foods are off-limits now that you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes? Good news! These 5 foods, and a few tips and tricks, combine to bring back your faves without spiking your blood sugar! Avocado Avocado – ...

Are You Making These Low-Carb Lifestyle Mistakes?

10 Common Causes Of Blood Sugar Spikes

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Unhealthy Food Choices When the body consumes a simple carbohydrate, it responds the same way as if it had consumed sugar. There is no additional nutrition available to slow the absorption of the resulting sugars into the bloodstream and therefore, ...

What Happens To Your Brain When You Give Up Sugar?

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Different views of MRI of the human brain

You may think sugar is pretty easy to spot, but think again! It’s not only cookies, cakes, and donuts that diabetics need to watch out for. Sugar is lurking everywhere, and is difficult to avoid if you don’t know where ...