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A feast at the beginning of the day may be the way to keep the weight off according to the NY Times.

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A feast at the beginning of the day may be the way to keep the weight off according to the NY Times. Much has been printed about the importance of having a good meal at the beginning of the day.   How and when we have our meals may be more important than we ever believed and may be responsible for many of us who are obese.   The constant meal or the constant habit of snacking may also be one of the main reasons we experience obesity. The calories, and fat content of a hearty breakfast may not have an affect Read More »

A story of type 2 diabetes reversal; how a former police captain reversed the disease and took his life back.

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A story of type 2 diabetes reversal; how a former police captain reversed the disease and took his life back. Imagine developing abdominal pain out of nowhere and then finding out that it was caused by diabetes, a disease you never knew you developed.   This is what happened to a former police captain (now the Brooklyn Borough President) who loved sugar, was clearly overweight and out of shape. The diabetes was a wakeup call for him. He made huge changes in his lifestyle, his diet, and worked on his level of fitness regularly.  He also saw that sugary drinks were removed Read More »

Is fasting the solution for what makes us ill and inflating healthcare costs?

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Is fasting the solution for what makes us ill and inflating healthcare costs? Have you ever fasted?  Certain religions have fasting rituals that are done at certain times around the year.  Fasting is seen as a cleanse but can it also make us healthier? Years ago, people did not have a regular breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Many of us missed meals but with the industrial age, the idea of a breakfast, lunch and dinner took hold, as did many of todays modern diseases that are partly from our age as we live longer but also are likely due to our Read More »

Something scary; The sugar industry has distorted health science for the last 50 years according to Vox science and health.

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Something scary; The sugar industry has distorted health science for the last 50 years according to Vox science and health. Diabetes has become a huge problem in the USA, as well as obesity where all roads lead to sugar, whether in the form of simple carbohydrates (breads, pastas) or outright sugar such as candies, soft drinks and processed foods. Heart disease also has links to sugar as well. American’s are slowly awakening to the problems caused by sugar, and some areas of the country such as NYC have even tried to tax soda due to its affects on our health. Read More »

Diabetes, your dog and your health.

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Diabetes, your dog and your health. Dogs as it has been said are a man’s best friend.   Apparently, that is even more true if you have diabetes. Diabetics can feel faint if their sugar levels run low, something known as hypoglycemia.  Shakiness, confusion, dizziness and potentially unconsciousness can be a result of low sugar levels in the bloodstream. When a diabetic’s blood sugar is low, a chemical called isoprene can be smelled by dogs, yet humans cannot detect it. In the UK, they are training dogs to be able to alert their owners if their blood sugar is low since they Read More »