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Having diabetes is a major risk factor for developing periodontal disease, especially when blood glucose isn’t well controlled. One large study found about 60 percent of people with diabetes have some evidence of periodontal disease. Diabetes is the leading cause of periodontal (gum) disease. People with diabetes (both type 1 and type 2) experience three … Continue reading Why Diabetics Are at Higher Risk for Gum Disease
Eggs are the most nearly perfect food for Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics! National Egg Day is celebrated each year on June 3. This holiday was created to celebrate the convenience, nutritional value, and versatility of eggs as a food ingredient. National Egg Day is an excellent opportunity to recognize the many ways in which we enjoy … Continue reading Celebrate National Egg Day: A Delicious Recipe for Egg Salad
Water is essential for life! Both inside and outside your body. Here is a short video on "contrast showers": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqf9D7ceDWE If you got this email from someone who forwarded it to you, please consider subscribing to our blog yourself at https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/blog-posts/. Scroll down to the SUBSCRIBE box and enter your email address. Please be assured we will never … Continue reading Contrast Showers: Benefits of Water Therapy
May is Drinking Water Awareness Month. Every May, the North Coast County Water District celebrates "National Drinking Water Awareness Month." More info at https://www.nccwd.com/conservation-rebates/drinking-water-awareness-month.html. Review The Law of Health #3, "Water" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6eNsg5hiAc&t=60s If you got this email from someone who forwarded it to you, please consider subscribing to our blog yourself at https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/blog-posts/. Scroll down to … Continue reading Celebrate Drinking Water Awareness Month
Enjoy fresh, organic strawberries (preferably locally grown) in an amount that meets your dietary protocol for carbohydrates. Strawberries are synonymous with spring, and that’s why May is the perfect month to celebrate them. https://momjscookbook.wordpress.com/desserts/pudding/mom-js-strawberry-mousse/embed/#?secret=JYns8rJo2u#?secret=Sd3naaGPrK If you got this email from someone who forwarded it to you, please consider subscribing to our blog yourself at https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/blog-posts/. Scroll … Continue reading Delicious Strawberry Mousse Recipe for May
This has become an annual tradition for Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics! Richard is our “poster child” for walking 10,000+ steps a day. https://adventistvegetariandiabetics.com/other-resources/challenges/may/the-30-day-richard-osborn-challenge/embed/#?secret=wN1juVDwW1#?secret=Nl2up6zsKK Please consider joining this Challenge, even if all you can do is walk out to the mailbox and back every day! You do not have to walk 10,000 steps/day as Richard does, but … Continue reading Join the 30-Day Richard Osborn Walking Challenge
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
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