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Glycemic Index Guide
Avoid sugar crashes by choosing carbohydrates that will help keep energy levels steady, control weight, and reduce health risks.
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Low Glycemic Eating
A short summary of low glycemic eating and why it works.
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Glycemic Index and Your Health
What's the glycemic index?
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Blood Sugar Basics - Part 2
Stabilizing blood sugar levels is easy with a few basic diet adjustments.
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The GI Diet for Healthy Eating
The GI Diet is a sensible eating plan that can help you lose weight. Foods are ranked by their glycemic index level to help you choose food that breaks down slowly.
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The Ups and Downs of Carbohydrate Kings and Queens
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Treating Insulin Resistance Naturally
Insulin resistant and pre-diabetic patients are capable of reversing damage and preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes or heart disease.
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Good Carbs: They Do Exist
Despite what recent diets claim, there are such things as good carbs. According to nutritionists, a diet that completely restricts carbohydrates is very unhealthy.
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The Who's Who of Sugars
Introduction to "Sugars: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." The impact of sugars on our bodies depends on the degree of processing and a sweetener's glycemic index.
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Avoiding Diet Fads and Frauds
This article lists common signs that a weight-loss program or product is untrustworthy, and describes some of the most prevalent misinformation about dieting today.
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Good Carbs Versus Bad Carbs
Carbohydrates are an important part of a healthy diet. However, not all carbs are the same. Learn which carbs are the best to eat for overall health.
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High-Glucose Carbs and Cholesterol Disorders
Carbohydrates that are of high glycemic index or foods of high glycemic load can spell trouble for heart and overall health.
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Interview with Mary Shomon -- Part One
Mary Shomon is a thyroid patient advocate. She's written several books on the subject, most recently being the best-selling Thyroid Diet. She also runs two thyroid-related sites at http://thyroid.about.com and http://www.thyroid-info.com. Read what she has to say about the challenges of dieting and losing weight with thyroid disease.
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Knowing Food's Glycemic Effect
The glycemic index of food is now widely recognized as a key consideration to control blood sugar levels, reduce insulin resistance and diabetes risk.
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Managing Hypoglycaemia in Adults
Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) can be debilitating, but there are ways to manage it successfully.
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Stop Aging Now!
Recent research has indicated that chronic, systemic inflammation may be the main cause of many of our degenerative diseases. Find out how this is so and what you can do about it.
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Xylitol, Diabetes & Applesauce Spice Cake Recipe
Diabetics often feel excluded from seasonal celebrations because they shouldn't eat sugar. Xylitol, a natural sugar substitute, can make their holidays joyful again.
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Eat Sensibly at Christmas Parties
Although Christmas is a time when it seems almost impossible to stay on your diet, you can succeed and not overeat if you're committed . Here are some tips....
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Managing Diabetes During the Holiday Season
Managing diabetes can be a challenge at the best of times. You can eat well and manage your diabetes through the holidays. Here are some tips to help you.
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Diabetes Food Pyramid
Adjustment to the daily diet through the use of the diabetes food pyramid can help control high blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.
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Dietary Choices Can Cause Low Blood Sugar
Issues with blood sugar can affect people who are not diabetic. There are two types of non-diabetic hypoglycemia: reactive and fasting. Both are manageable.
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Low GI Diet Meals and Table
Low GI diets have many benefits in terms of weight management, appetite suppression and diabetes. Find out how.
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Selecting Stevia Products
Now that you're aiming for better health and have decided to replace sugar with stevia, which type of the product will best suit your needs?
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Alternative Ingredients for Baking
Suggestions for substituting natural sweeteners, whole flour, carob, and healthy fats to lighten up old favorite recipes.
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Carbohydrates For Sports
Learn about the importance of dietary carbohydrates with an emphasis on the needs of people who are physically active.
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Managing Type 2 Diabetes - Part 1
In part 1 of this series, learn some simple dietary modifications to manage type 2 diabetes. Lifestyle and behavior modifications are discussed in part 2.
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Sugars: The Bad
Refined sugar gets called "white death" for a reason: it's one of the worst things we can do for our immune system, weight, and total health. Are you addicted to it?
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Types of Carbs and Nutrition
Carbohydrates are the body's most reliable source of energy and are an important part of a healthy diet, but not all carbohydrates are good for the body.
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Glucose Tablets
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Book Review: Please Don't Label My Child
In a world marked by a need for instant gratification are we too quick to label children and drug them rather than deal with their behavioral problems?
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Creatine Supplementation
Creatine is one of the most widely used nutritional supplements by athletes. It is a naturally occurring substance, that can enhance muscle performance.
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Easy Dessert Recipe with Pasta
The proof is in the pudding and this one is a winner. This healthy dessert recipe blends North African flavours of warm orange, honey and pistachio with ribbon noodles.
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How to Read Your Cholesterol Test
Consider this a survey article of Cholesterol – What’s good, what’s bad, and how to know the difference.
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Nutrients in Natural Sweeteners
Natural sugar substitutes offer nutritional alternatives to artificial sweeteners and refined sugar.
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Weight Watchers: A Review
You may know it for it's point system, but is it the right weight loss program for you?
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3 Raw Shakes for Any Time of Day
Shakes are a great way to add nutrient-dense foods to your daily life. These three are raw, vegan, easy to make and extremely healthy. Enjoy!
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Alternative Uses for Honey
During these troubled economic times when wallets are feeling slightly underweight, try using a common pantry staple in lieu of pricier products.
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Causes and Prevention of Alzheimer's
According to Dr. Daniel Amen, 50% of people aged 85 and above will have Alzheimer's. You can prevent its onset by six years or more, with a brain-healthy lifestyle.
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Extreme Fat Smash Diet
The Fat Smash Diet is taken to the extreme with a quick weight loss plan set up to help you lose as much as 12 pounds in three weeks.
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Good and Bad Citrus Fruits
Oranges, grapefruits, mandarins, tangerines, lemons, and limes are not created equal! Some of these fruits are great for health while others are acid-forming.
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Healthier Baking
Most baked goods are high in fat and often in sugar, but it's possible to create nutritious, low-calorie baked goods just as tasty as their normal counterparts.
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Healthy Oatmeal - A Nutritious Functional Food
Oatmeal is a traditional, economical breakfast. Now, flax seed and fruit replace brown sugar and butter to create a balanced morning meal.
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How to Lose Weight on the South Beach Diet
Losing weight always is high on New Year's resolution lists. Why? Obesity is a prime health concern resulting in heart disease and diabetes. Try the South Beach diet.
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Pasteurizing Almonds-Devaluating Our Health Food
In a shell that provides better packaging than processors can, raw nuts are some of the best and most concentrated nutrition available today - if not tampered with.
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Phytates
A common component of soybeans and grain hinders the ability of humans to absorb crucial minerals like iron and zinc, but may aid in the treatment of cancer...
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Pre-Diabetes or Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance and pre-diabetes describe two stages the same at-risk physical symptoms that are the precursors to Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease.
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Quick Fix: The simple truth about carbs.
Contrary to popular belief, carbs are not bad for you. Read on to find out why carbohydrates are essential to optimal health.
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Refreshing Winter Whites
No occasion needed! A fresh pear, brought together with a mild white cheese and a crisp white wine makes a lovely appetizer or dessert.
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The Problem With Fad Diets
Atkins, Sugar Busters! and diet pills are all part of a multi-billion dollar industry but they have done little to fix the obesity problem in America.
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The Safest, Best Sugar Substitute
The quest goes on to replace sugar with a substance that doesn't cause weight gain, cuts down on tooth decay, has nutritional value and is a natural sweetener.
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