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Author: Jacquie
April 30 is National Day of Fasting and Prayer, proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln on March 30, 1863. So it seemed appropriate to focus on Intermittent Fasting during the month of April. At its most simplistic, one form of Intermittent Fasting is to eat an early supper (be done by 6 p.m.) and have nothing to eat between … Continue reading National Day of Fasting: Embrace Intermittent Fasting
Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetic Foot Care Session 46 How to Avoid Amputations and Foot Care – Dr. Richard K. Bernstein, MD [14:12] https://www.youtube.com/embed/bKG4DRHPqg4?feature=oembed Dr. Richard K. Bernstein, author of Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars, says, “The incidence of limb-threatening ulcerations in diabetics is very high, affecting approximately one in six to seven … Continue reading Foot Health Awareness Month
A few years ago, I was in a five-week outpatient Pain Management Program at Kaiser. It was in that program I learned to practice “mindful breathing” or, as Dr. Julie Whitehead called it, “belly breathing.” She taught us to place our hands lightly on our abdomen as we inhaled and feel our “belly” expanding. Then, … Continue reading Mindful Breathing
April is National Stress Awareness Month. Evaluate what might be causing stress in your life, either good stress or bad stress, and consider ways that you can deal with it. This is a good time to re-read the following article: https://www.beliefnet.com/wellness/galleries/10-ways-to-celebrate-national-stress-awareness-month.aspx For some, stress levels are reduced when they separate themselves from organized religion. Others … Continue reading Stress Awareness Month
Breakfast can be a challenge when we start to eat low carb, especially when you have eliminated “traditional” breakfast foods (cereal, oatmeal, toast, muffins, bagels, sweet rolls, etc. which are all high-carb choices.) The answer depends, first of all, on your dietary lifestyle and, next, on your diabetes dietary protocol. Read the full article here: … Continue reading “What Can I Eat for Breakfast?”
To become completely sugar-free, you must also eliminate starches. These are the foods that many people think of as “complex carbohydrates.” However, ALL carbohydrates convert to sugar in the digestive system–starting with the saliva in your mouth! Read the full article below: https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/2024/09/08/starches-are-sugars-2/ If you got this email from someone who forwarded it to you, … Continue reading Starches ARE Sugars!
Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics™ has done extensive research on the foods that provide the best blood sugar control and recommends eating whole foods that are unprocessed (or minimally processed) and in as close as possible to their natural state. Read this following article for more comprehensive information: https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/2024/03/03/what-can-i-eat-2/ Recipe: Parmesan Roasted Cabbage Wedges https://momjscookbook.wordpress.com/vegetables/cabbage/parmesan-roasted-cabbage-wedges/ If you got … Continue reading “What Can I Eat?”
March has been designated as Sleep Awareness Month. Since Daylight Saving Time began this morning (March 9) for most of us in the United States, sleep (or lack thereof) is probably on our minds. The Law of Health #7 - Rest/Sleep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhaPs5n98Zs If you got this email from someone who forwarded it to you, please … Continue reading Sleep Awareness Month
March is National Nutrition Month, an educational campaign focusing on the significance of physical fitness as well as eating nourishing meals. https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-nutrition-month-march/ This is also a good time to talk about the “Eden Diet.” It began with my gut response to a post on a friend’s Timeline. She posted about having eaten a sandwich made … Continue reading National Nutrition Month
The Law of Health #5 is Temperance, or abstemiousness. That is, to abstain from everything that is harmful to your body. At the top is that list is sugar! I would like to suggest that real temperance for a diabetic is “portion control.” First of all, you need to be aware of what constitutes a … Continue reading Practice Portion Control
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