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Archive for the ‘Diabetes’ Category

September 2nd, 2006

Vegan Diet Beneficial for Diabetics

My Dad has diabetes (Type 1), so I’m always on the lookout for ways to help prevent this disease, which may be lurking in my genes somewhere. I see what he has to go through before every meal, needing to take an insulin shot. When he tested my blood sugar recently, it was normal — […]

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August 30th, 2006

Coffee: Drink Up and Be Healthy

Here’s the kind of research I love to read: coffee may be good for your health. In the recent USA Weekend, Jean Carper’s EatSmart column focused on several health benefits of coffee.
Women ages 55 to 69 who drank 1 to 3 cups a day were 24% less likely to die of heart disease than non-coffee […]

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July 18th, 2006

Burning Calories in the Garden

I can’t believe it. I’ve only been on the South Beach Diet for two days, and I feel like a completely different person. I’ve got so much energy, I can hardly sit down to blog.
Instead, I’ve been out taking walks, swimming with my kids in the pool (instead of watching), and now I’m […]

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July 17th, 2006

The South Beach Diet, Here We Go

I started reading The South Beach Diet recently because I wanted to see what all the hoop-la was about. I’ve been fascinated lately with everything diet-related. Probably because all that I learn affects my bottom line (pun intended) and maybe yours too!
Excuse me for being ignorant, but I didn’t know this diet was […]

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July 5th, 2006

Marching for Diabetes

I hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July yesterday. I’m here to report to you that I did it — I walked in my first ever city parade. I think it was about five miles — and it was hot! But I had a blast — there were about a dozen of us from […]

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