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7 Strategies to Reverse or Prevent Diabetes
Diabetes and pre-diabetes are at epidemic levels today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says Type 2 diabetes in America -has tripled since the 1980s- and -one in three Americans- will have diabetes by mid-century. Staggering statistics, huh? - It’s not just adults who suffer. In less than a decade, the rate of pre-diabetes or diabetes in adolescents has increased from 9 percent...
August 10, 2015
Struggling With Diabetes? What To Do About It
Dear James, - I have diabetes and I really need to lose some weight, workout more, as well as decrease my intake of a lot of things that aren't good for a diabetic such as sodas and chips. How do I stay motivated, when I only work out two days a week, and sometimes not at all? It's like my mind can't stay truly focused on that because of my career situation which is being without a job now for almost...
January 5, 2015
Why Your Children May Already Be Pre-Diabetic
Are you aware the daily diet of an average American child or adolescent (ages two to eighteen) consists of 40% '“empty" calories from sugar and unhealthy fats? About half those calories come from sodas and fruit drinks loaded with sugar, full-fat dairy desserts and foods such as pizza and fast-food burgers. For so many of us growing up, breakfast equated to sugar cereals which were marketed heavily...
November 30, 2014
Halloween Humbug
That I'm not a fan of Halloween is no surprise to anyone who knows me well. It went downhill for me after my mom threw out my favorite Dick Dastardly mask when I was 9. I rarely go to costume parties and I have been known to dim the lights and lay low on the night of in order to avoid even the slightest interaction with a 5-year old pumpkin. I'm the guy that leaves the candy bowl outside and trusts...
October 28, 2014
Coping with Diabetes During The Holidays
Managing your diabetes can be especially more challenging during the holidays with all the temptations and sweets that keep bombarding our senses throughout the season. Body awareness is very important in managing diabetes. See your doctor regularly. Signs and symptoms can arise that may seem completely unrelated, when in fact they could be. Do not allow your pride or ego to get in the way of your...
December 17, 2012