Health vs. Sick Care

Health vs. Sick Care

I’m constantly researching ways to get and stay healthy. I’m amazed at all the contradictions and misinformation we need to sort through. Studies have been ignored, nutritional training in med schools has been minimal at best. There are some doctors, however, who are...
Exercise? Think “Movement”

Exercise? Think “Movement”

Exercise is one of the most undemanding and workable ways to regulate blood sugar, eliminate the dangers of cardiovascular disease, and perk up health and welfare and increase willpower reserves. Any exercise is better than none. Better yet, combine healthy eating...
Why You Should Do A Detox

Why You Should Do A Detox

Even if the idea of a detox doesn’t sound like much fun, you should check out these very real benefits, especially if you want to jumpstart better health.  With all the toxins that surround us daily, it’s important to consider detoxing our bodies.  This is...
7 Easy Tips for Healthy Meal Planning

7 Easy Tips for Healthy Meal Planning

Meal planning is essential to a successful healthy diet. It will prevent grabbing something that you probably shouldn’t be eating when you don’t have anything planned for dinner. If it’s a quick snack to hold you over until the meal, at least it should be a wise...
Diabetes and Obesity: Twin Epidemics

Diabetes and Obesity: Twin Epidemics

An article published 7 years ago in the Harvard Gazette details how diabetes and obesity are parallel epidemics. Medications for diabetes lead to obesity. Obesity leads to diabetes. Studies have been going on “for decades” but no one was taking them...
Prediabetes and Type 2: Health Benefits of Eating Nuts

Prediabetes and Type 2: Health Benefits of Eating Nuts

I came across an interesting article about the health benefits of eating nuts.  A study shows how eating a handful of nuts daily is helpful in preventing prediabetes and helps stabilize type 2 diabetics. Eating nuts as a snack instead of many typical snacks such as...