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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Breakfast Made Quick & Easy with Pre-Made Banana Walnut Flax Muffins

No time for breakfast? Trying to lose weight? Forget the fast-food drive through. Save time and start-up your engine to increase your metabolism and promote weight loss with a healthy breakfast. Quickly zap in the microwave one of these delicious Banana Walnut Flax Muffins, open a single-serving of vanilla low-fat yogurt, slice up a few fresh strawberries (or frozen), and enjoy the best and most important meal of the day with your cup of java or skim or soy milk. Breakfast never tasted this good! Banana Walnut Flax Muffins: Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat pastry flourr

Primary topic: Diabetes

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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

7 Reasons Why Using Pharmaceutical-Grade Supplements Are Better Than Over-The-Counter Products

You may already be aware of the recent investigation by the New York atto ey general's office that uncovered a massive herbal-supplement scam. According to the New York Times, as part of its investigation, 78 bottles of the leading brands of herbal supplements from a dozen Walmart, Target, Walgreens and GNC locations across New York State were analyzed using DNA bar coding, a type of genetic fingerprinting that the agency has used to root out labeling fraud in the seafood industry.

Primary topic: Diabetes

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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Dark Chocolate: A Tiny Piece Is All It Takes for Health and Pleasure

Did you get your fill of chocolate over the holidays? Does anyone ever get their fill of chocolate? February, as you know is a very popular time for this delectable treat. Did you tell your Valentine how much you love them with chocolate? After all, February is also American Heart Month, which brings awareness to the leading cause of death in the United States, "cardiovascular" disease. One in every three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,200 deaths per day. Plus, as you know, diabetes is a cardiovascular risk factor.

Primary topic: Diabetes

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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Pumping Iron to Improve Your Diabetes Control

To maintain a healthy body and to promote good diabetes control, our body needs iron! You may remember from your high school chemistry that iron is a strong, hard, magnetic, silver-gray metal that is atomic number 26 in the chemical element list. Iron is found naturally in the foods we eat, and iron is a component of tools that we use in everyday life, including our cast iron skillets and our iron dumbbells and exercise machines.

Primary topic: Diabetes

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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Should People With Diabetes Avoid Potatoes?

Myths about foods people with diabetes should eat or not eat are numerous. Potatoes are one of these foods that have gotten a very bad wrap, and because potatoes are known to be a “starchy” vegetable (and break down into sugar), it is believed by many misinformed people that they should be completely avoided in those with diabetes. This couldn’t be further from the truth! Facts: The Potato • The potato is fat-free, cholesterol-free, high in vitamin C, and high in potassium, and a good source of vitamin B6 and dietary fiber.

Primary topic: Diabetes

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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Parenting Meal-Time Tips for Preventing Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity has become a national healthcare crisis in recent years. Children who are obese as preschoolers are at increased risk for adolescent and adult obesity, as well as an increased risk of developing many chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), asthma, and sleep apnea, as well as emotional problems such as low self-esteem and depression. It has even been estimated that if obesity rates continue as they are, today's generation of children will be the first generation to not outlive their parents. Therefore, we have a lot at stake!

Primary topic: Diabetes

1,268 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Diabetes and Male Menopause?

Nationwide, an estimated 15 million men age 45 and older suffer from Low T. Just what is Low T? Low T is Low Testosterone. After age 30, the average annual decline in serum testosterone in men is approximately 1% to 2%. Men with diabetes are more than twice as likely to have low testosterone (Low T) compared to other men. Plus, overweight men are also more than twice as likely as other men to have Low T. It is estimated that fewer than ten percent of men with the condition are currently receiving treatment.

Primary topic: Diabetes

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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

What Are You Doing to Prevent Sarcopenia? Use It or Lose It!

Have you ever had major surgery? If you have, you will know that once the anesthesia has worn off, the first thing the doctors and nurses require of you is to "get out of bed" and move! But, "wait a minute," you cry, "I just had major surgery--let me rest." Thankfully, however, for you, that request is denied. Otherwise, severe complications in all body systems can occur, as well as death.

Primary topic: Diabetes

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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

How Are You Bathing Your Cells? The Key to Appetite Control

I wish I had a dollar for every time a client stated, “If only I had more willpower I would not have a weight problem” or for when they asked me for a medication to decrease their appetite. First of all, realize that there is NO such thing as willpower. Willpower is nonexistent, and the belief that willpower is necessary for weight loss will always lead to failure. Instead of willpower, what is needed is a “willingness” to consider new ideas and methods. For the purposes of weight loss and weight management, the food we eat has two distinct roles:

Primary topic: Diabetes

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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Take Your Vitamins and Grow Your Telomeres: We Really Have Found the "Fountain of Youth

Obviously you know what vitamins are, but what are telomeres?

Primary topic: Diabetes

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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

In recent years, scientists have found that some of the complications of obesity, which include diabetes, hypertension, insulin resistance, and heart disease, were more clearly related to the central distribution of fat (excessive fat tissue in the abdominal region), than to overall level of obesity. This central location of fat and the release of fatty acids and cytokines (powerful chemical substances secreted by cells) from the enlarged fat cells in this area, provide the major agents that define the Metabolic Syndrome. What is the Metabolic Syndrome?

Primary topic: Diabetes

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By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Your BUGS May Be the Cause of Your Diabetes and Obesity!

Michele G. Sullivan of "Clinical Endocrinology News" reported in its April 2015 issue, something that the "functional medicine" world has been talking about for years----"How Your Microbiome (the genetic material of your gut bacteria) may be driving the course of diabetes and obesity." It's great to now see the American Diabetes Association take notice.

Primary topic: Diabetes

1,173 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

9 Best-Kept Secrets for Getting Children to Eat Foods That Are Healthy

Is mealtime often a nightmare when trying to get your child to eat healthy? Relax, it doesn't have to be this way. Eating is the one behavior your child truly does have control over, and that's okay, because after all we want our children to grow up to be assertive and independent, don't we?

Primary topic: Diabetes

1,127 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Traveling With Diabetes

Are you letting diabetes get in the way of you traveling more and seeing the world? I hope not. There is no need to let diabetes hinder your travel plans or have your travel plans be hindered by diabetes. With a little bit of planning ahead, your diabetes can be well managed during your travel excursions. Here are a few tips that can make traveling just a little bit easier and help you ease your mind, and thus also improve your blood sugars. Always carry the following with you when traveling: 1. A form of identification such as a Medic-Alert bracelet or necklace.

Primary topic: Diabetes

1,085 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Do You Know What Your Number Is?

Before you consider beginning yet another "diet," you might first consider learning what your "number" is. You are a very unique individual. In addition to having your own social security number, your own PIN numbers, your own phone numbers, there is yet another number that is unique to you. That number is your METABOLIC RATE, a representation of your metabolism. This is a number that is expressed in calories per day, and it is the number of calories your body needs for vital body functions, such as circulation, brain function, breathing, and temperature control.

Primary topic: Diabetes

1,072 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Micronutrient Approaches to Reduce Blood Sugar, Insulin Resistance & Diabetes Complications

Overwhelming scientific evidence confirms that vitamin, mineral and antioxidant deficiencies suppress immune function and contribute to chronic inflammatory degenerative processes, such as arthritis, cancer, Alzheimer's, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. We have seen over and over the myriad of scientific studies that demonstrate the ability to prevent, treat and even reverse type 2 diabetes through diet and lifestyle.

Primary topic: Diabetes

1,052 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Parenting Meal-time Tips for Preventing Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity has become a national healthcare crisis in recent years. Children who are obese as preschoolers are at increased risk for adolescent and adult obesity, as well as an increased risk of developing many chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), asthma, and sleep apnea, as well as emotional problems such as low self-esteem and depression. It has even been estimated that if obesity rates continue as they are, today’s generation of children will be the first generation to not outlive their parents. Therefore, we have a lot at stake!r

Primary topic: Diabetes

1,025 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Diabetes & Male Menopause

Nationwide, an estimated 15 million men age 45 and older suffer from Low T. Just what is Low T? Low T is Low Testosterone. After age 30, the average annual decline in serum testosterone in men is approximately 1% to 2%. Men with diabetes are more than twice as likely to have low testosterone (Low T) compared to other men. Plus, overweight men are also more than twice as likely as other men to have Low T. It is estimated that fewer than ten percent of men with the condition are currently receiving treatment.

Primary topic: Diabetes

1,001 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Incorporating Yogurt into A Healthy Meal Plan

Facts: • Yogurt is an excellent source of calcium, protein, riboflavin, vitamin B-12 and vitamin A, selenium, potassium and magnesium. Choose either low-fat or fat-free versions. • Yogurt is easy to digest, especially for those who are lactose-intolerant and have difficulty digesting milk and cheeses. • Yogurt has live active cultures, such as acidiophilus and bifida that colonize the lower intestines with beneficial bacteria. They also reduce disease-causing bacteria. If you take antibiotics, eat yogurt to help prevent the side effect of diarrhea.

Primary topic: Diabetes

919 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Dark Chocolate: A Tiny Piece Is All It Takes for Health & Pleasure

Chocolate contains polyphenols, which are antioxidants that can prevent cancer, prevent heart disease, enhance our immune system, and give us a feeling of well-being. Polyphenols help the body’s cells resist damage from free radicals, which damage cell structure and are formed in our normal body processes. Polyphenols also help inhibit platelet aggregation and activation, meaning they help prevent platelets from clumping together, therefore reducing the risk of arteriosclerosis.

Primary topic: Diabetes

891 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

Do You Know What Your Number Is?

Before you consider beginning yet another “diet,” you might first consider learning what your “number” is. You are a very unique individual. In addition to having your own social security number, your own PIN numbers, your own phone numbers, there is yet another number that is unique to you. That number is your METABOLIC RATE, a representation of your metabolism. This is a number that is expressed in calories per day, and it is the number of calories your body needs for vital body functions, such as circulation, brain function, breathing, and temperature control.

Primary topic: Diabetes

874 views

By Cheryl WinterRecently published1 topic

9 Best-Kept Secrets for Getting Children to Eat Foods That are Healthy

Is mealtime often a nightmare when trying to get your child to eat healthy? Relax, it doesn’t have to be this way. Eating is the one behavior your child truly does have control over, and that’s okay, because after all we want our children to grow up to be assertive and independent, don’t we?

Primary topic: Diabetes

852 views

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