Sweet Potatoes Erroneously Reported as Healthier
The size used for comparison was a Russet that’s 52% larger in weight! That is the loophole Sweet Potatoes used to promote superior health benefits. And if it's so simple and obvious, how did so many trusted nutritional professionals and reliable resources get this nutrition fact wrong?
The USDA's website is the root cause of this misinformation.
Small, medium, and large sizes are most familiar to the general population and easiest to visualize. The problem is the weight for each...
How to Lower Blood Sugar with Healthy "Slow" Carbs
Blood Sugar Matters for Everyone, Especially if You're Over 45
If you're over 45, you're even more susceptible to increased blood pressure, body weight, increased (bad) LDL cholesterol, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and more! Elevated blood sugar levels cause and contribute to almost every one of these conditions. Healthy foods, like slow carbohydrates, can help lower blood sugar levels naturally to help improve these conditions to avoid progressive disease.
Slow Carbs = Steady...
3 Ways to Improve Blood Sugar Levels with Food
Want to improve blood sugar levels and manage body weight? The metabolism responds and reacts to what we eat and drink, so if you want to manage your body weight and better regulate your blood sugar levels, focus on these three aspects of nutrition.
1. Fiber
Don't count calories or carbs; count on fiber. Fiber is what the metabolism relies on to maintain a healthy digestive tract. It also feeds the good gut bacteria in the belly that communicate with the brain to...
3 Healthy Cocktail Recipes
Enjoy Yourself, Don't Destroy Yourself
When it comes to alcohol, what you drink can be just as important as how much you drink because alcohol isn't the only substance that can impact your health. Drinking sugar, fructose, and alcohol distilled from fruit can all trigger fat storage, slow metabolism, and stimulate appetite, hunger, and cravings. These tips and recipes can help you avoid unnecessary substances while you enjoy a cocktail!
Avoid Sugar
Most drinks are made from...
“Limit Sugar-Free," says WHO
"No Calories, No Consequence" is Not True.
The World Health Organization made a new recommendation after it received enough information to prove metabolic disruption is correlated to and may also be caused by the following "zero-calorie, sugar-free" substitutes:
Monk Fruit, Stevia, Sucralose, Aspartame, Acesulfame-K, Acesulfame Potassium, Ace-K, Equal®, SPLENDA®, neotame, saccharin, Monk Fruit In The Raw®, Lakanto®, SweetLeaf® and Whole Earth®, Truvia®, Pure...
The Latest Wearable Device: CGM
You don’t need the latest innovation to extract valuable information; there’s a better way!
Want to lose weight, lower blood sugar, and improve metabolic health? Don’t jump on this device trend! Diet companies are betting a wearable device will provide feedback to highlight bad choices and reinforce good choices to transform behavior. The concept is good, but the round-the-clock surveillance isn’t necessary. There’s a better, less expensive way to get the same...