December 31 On the SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS I gave to myself 7 days of intermittent fasting, 6 ways to practice portion control, 5 miles to walk and 5 Essential Habits, 4 approaches to dietary management (choosing the best one for me!), 3 servings of non-starchy green vegetables, 2 eggs from organic, cage-free, pasture-raised chickens, … Continue reading The Seventh Day of Christmas
The Sixth Day of Christmas
December 30 On the SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS I gave to myself 6 ways to practice portion control, 5 miles to walk and 5 Essential Habits, 4 approaches to dietary management (choosing the best one for me!), 3 servings of non-starchy green vegetables, 2 eggs from organic, cage-free, pasture-raised chickens, And a plan to eliminate … Continue reading The Sixth Day of Christmas
The Fifth Day of Christmas
December 29 On the FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS I gave to myself 5 miles to walk (or equivalent exercise), and 5 Essential Habits, 4 approaches to dietary management (choosing the best one for me!), 3 servings of non-starchy green vegetables, 2 eggs from organic, cage-free, pasture-raised chickens, And a plan to eliminate my hyperinsulinemia with … Continue reading The Fifth Day of Christmas
The Fourth Day of Christmas
December 28 On the FOURTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS I gave to myself 4 approaches to dietary management to consider (but I'll choose the best one for me!), 3 servings of non-starchy green vegetables, 2 eggs from organic, cage-free, pasture-raised chickens, And a plan to eliminate my hyperinsulinemia with an avocado tree. https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/getting-started/approaches-to-diabetes-management/ If you got … Continue reading The Fourth Day of Christmas
The Third Day of Christmas
December 27 On the THIRD DAY OF CHRISTMAS I gave to myself 3 (or more) servings of non-starchy green vegetables (and other real foods), 2 eggs from organic, cage-free, pasture-raised chickens, And a plan to eliminate my hyperinsulinemia with an avocado tree. Eat whole real food instead of processed food. https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/getting-started/establish-essential-habits/eat-real-food/ If you got this … Continue reading The Third Day of Christmas
The Second Day of Christmas
December 26 Today (December 26) begins the week of Kwanzaa, for those who celebrate. On the SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS I gave to myself 2 eggs from organic, cage-free, pasture-raised chickens And a plan to eliminate my hyperinsulinemia with an avocado tree. For lacto-ovo vegetarian (and even Adventist non-vegetarian) diabetics (or anyone, for that matter), … Continue reading The Second Day of Christmas
The First Day of Christmas
December 25 NOTE: Get ready to get a blog post every day for The 12 Days of Christmas! On the FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS I gave to myself A plan to eliminate my hyperinsulinemia with an avocado tree. In lieu of an avocado tree, I'll settle for a bag of avocados to ripen in my … Continue reading The First Day of Christmas
Between Christmas and New Year’s
Today (December 25) is Christmas Day, for those who celebrate. I stopped making “New Year’s Resolutions” long ago, but I still take a look back between Christmas and New Year’s and take time to write down things I’d like to see happen in the coming year. Goals, objectives, strategies, tactics. What’s the difference? Goals are … Continue reading Between Christmas and New Year’s
Reduce Stress
Today (December 18) is the Fourth Week of Advent, for those who celebrate. Today is also the beginning of Hanukkah, for those who celebrate. Beginning next week, December 25 through January 5, we will post daily on this blog, one post for each of The Twelve Days of Christmas! Goals/Objectives: To lower blood sugar through minimizing … Continue reading Reduce Stress
Stress Control
Both research and experience prove that stress of all kinds can raise your blood sugar! Determine what might cause stress in your life, either good stress or bad stress, and consider ways that you can deal with it. Shabbat, also known as Sabbath, is the day of the week reserved for rest and worship in Judaism … Continue reading Stress Control