by Cheryl Farley Wellness | Jun 6, 2014 | About Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes, How To Eat, How To Manage Stress, Uncategorized
Low Glycemic Index The glycemic index identifies foods that increase blood sugar rapidly and allows you to favor foods that have much less effect on blood sugar. High-glycemic-index foods include sugar itself, white potatoes, most wheat flour products, and most cold...
by Cheryl Farley Wellness | Jun 4, 2014 | About Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes, How To Eat, How To Manage Stress, Uncategorized
Avoiding Added Vegetable Oils and Other High-Fat Foods Although most vegetable oils are in some ways healthier than animal fats, you will still want to keep them to a minimum. All fats and oils are highly concentrated in calories. A gram of any fat or oil contains...
by Cheryl Farley Wellness | Jun 1, 2014 | Diabetes, How To Eat, How To Manage Stress, Reversing Diabetes
Avoiding Animal Products Animal products contain fat, especially saturated fat, which is linked to heart disease, insulin resistance, and certain forms of cancer. These products also contain cholesterol, something never found in foods from plants. And, of course,...
by Cheryl Farley Wellness | May 31, 2014 | About Type 2 Diabetes, Cool Things From Others, Diabetes, How To Eat, Reversing Diabetes
Diet changes are the cornerstone to treating type 2 diabetes. Current diet recommendations require restricting portion sizes, measuring and weighing foods, and limiting the total amount of carbohydrate. However, evidence suggests that a different dietary approach may...
by Cheryl Farley Wellness | May 26, 2014 | Diabetes, How To Eat, How to Exercise, How To Manage Stress
Weight loss at any age in adulthood is worthwhile because it could yield long-term heart and vascular benefits, suggests new research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The findings are from a study examining the impact of lifelong patterns of...
by Cheryl Farley Wellness | May 18, 2014 | Diabetes, How To Eat, Reversing Diabetes
When you hear the word protein what comes to mind? Perhaps an ad about protein powder that promises to grow massive muscles? Or an article you just read about the latest high-protein diet craze? No question, protein is an indispensable nutrient. Proteins are part...