If you’re like many people today you’ve realized that you have a sensitivity to gluten.. This Sucks! Finding a sweet treat can be challenging. Here’s a recipe I’ve been playing with for a while and it’s finally ready to put out there into the universe and just in time for a 4th of July SweetContinue reading "Almond Coconut Choc Chip Cookie ReCiPe- gluten free & Paleo friendly"
Carbs are a poor choice as a pre-bed meal. Complex carbohydrates that is. The reason: Consuming carbohydrates will result in a significant insulin release. This will put the breaks on fat-burning. If that is your goal. Carbs are also much more easily stored as fat in the evening hours when metabolism is naturally slowing in preparationContinue reading "Avoid Carbs and Insulin Before Bed"
Continuing on the topic of insulin… As previously discussed in last weeks blog, Insulin is a hormone, made by the pancreas, that controls the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood and allows the cells to use the glucose for energy or storage as body fat for later use Symptoms to look for after eatingContinue reading "How do you know if you are Insulin Resistant or Carbohydrate Intolerant?"
Here is the Rx … I too am insulin resistant and this has been a constant struggle for me in managing my weight. How I manage it is by keeping my complex carbs in small amounts. For instance I take one baked sweet potato and cut into quarters and only eat that quarter at thatContinue reading "Insulin Resistance and The Rx"
I was about 17 when I first went to Weight Watchers. One of the first rules they teach is to Eat your fruit, DO NOT drink it. The science is simple… Your body cannot digest the amount of insulin you are putting into your blood stream in juice form fast enough to use so thatContinue reading "Drinking your Fruit and The Juice Fad"
A friend once asked me why I choose sweet over white potatoes if sweet potatoes have more sugar? Despite their name, they don’t! On the glycemic index compare 45 to 75-100 on the white potato. Sweet Potatoes are also richer in anti-oxidants. The deeper the color of flesh, the greater the antioxidant content. If you can’tContinue reading "Sweet Potato vs. White Potato"
We consume eighteen million pounds of potato chips on Super Bowl Sunday alone! We eat 7.5 billion pounds of French fries a year! It’s no wonder POTATOES have gotten a bad rap for being a high-glycemic food. This means that we digest sugars so rapidly that they give us a sharp rise in blood glucose.Continue reading "18 Million pounds of POTATO chips on Super Bowl Sunday – gone : O !!!!"
We’ve been told that salt causes high blood pressure, cardiac disease and heart problems. And the US Department of Agriculture says it’s worse than fats, sugar and alcohol. A meta-analysis published last August in the American Journal of Hypertension found no evidence that cutting sodium intake in people with normal or high blood pressure reducesContinue reading "Shaking Out The Truth About Salt – We’ve Been Lied To : {"
Here’s a recipe straight from JBeFit Kitchen… Cooked kale scores 1000 out of a possible 1000 points on the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI guide). No surprise that leafy greens top the scale as a low calorie food with high nutrient value. Another veggie packed with antioxidants. Asparagus is a very good source of fiber,Continue reading "Warm Kale & Asparagus Salad- the recipe you asked for"
Did you know that chopping garlic and letting it sit for 10 minutes allows allicin to increase, making that garlic even more effective in working against disease and making everything more delicious. Allicin is the major biologically active component of garlic and the key ingredient responsible for the anti-bacterial activity in garlic. Clinical studies haveContinue reading "Garlic- A quick cooking tip to improve your health"
So many times I have reached for a stick of sugarless gum despite knowing full well the damage artificial sweeteners can do just to keep from eating or craving dessert… Here’s the skinny … Chewing without eating food can be counterproductive. This sends the signal to your body that food is coming. Your body was designedContinue reading "Chew On This"
Are you looking for a coffee substitute, well neither was I until I had to remove coffee from my diet : ( ! Here comes Chickory root with it’s health boosting benefits… It looks and tastes something like coffee but is caffeine-free and less expensive than the real thing. This medicinal herb, helps purify theContinue reading "Chickory Root – The Coffee Alternative"
If you’re like many people today you’ve realized that you have a sensitivity to gluten.. This Sucks! Finding a sweet treat can be challenging. Here’s a recipe I’ve been playing with for a while and it’s finally ready to put out there into the universe and just in time for a 4th of July SweetContinue reading "Almond Coconut Choc Chip Cookie ReCiPe- gluten free & Paleo friendly"
Carbs are a poor choice as a pre-bed meal. Complex carbohydrates that is. The reason: Consuming carbohydrates will result in a significant insulin release. This will put the breaks on fat-burning. If that is your goal. Carbs are also much more easily stored as fat in the evening hours when metabolism is naturally slowing in preparationContinue reading "Avoid Carbs and Insulin Before Bed"
Continuing on the topic of insulin… As previously discussed in last weeks blog, Insulin is a hormone, made by the pancreas, that controls the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood and allows the cells to use the glucose for energy or storage as body fat for later use Symptoms to look for after eatingContinue reading "How do you know if you are Insulin Resistant or Carbohydrate Intolerant?"
Here is the Rx … I too am insulin resistant and this has been a constant struggle for me in managing my weight. How I manage it is by keeping my complex carbs in small amounts. For instance I take one baked sweet potato and cut into quarters and only eat that quarter at thatContinue reading "Insulin Resistance and The Rx"
I was about 17 when I first went to Weight Watchers. One of the first rules they teach is to Eat your fruit, DO NOT drink it. The science is simple… Your body cannot digest the amount of insulin you are putting into your blood stream in juice form fast enough to use so thatContinue reading "Drinking your Fruit and The Juice Fad"
A friend once asked me why I choose sweet over white potatoes if sweet potatoes have more sugar? Despite their name, they don’t! On the glycemic index compare 45 to 75-100 on the white potato. Sweet Potatoes are also richer in anti-oxidants. The deeper the color of flesh, the greater the antioxidant content. If you can’tContinue reading "Sweet Potato vs. White Potato"
We consume eighteen million pounds of potato chips on Super Bowl Sunday alone! We eat 7.5 billion pounds of French fries a year! It’s no wonder POTATOES have gotten a bad rap for being a high-glycemic food. This means that we digest sugars so rapidly that they give us a sharp rise in blood glucose.Continue reading "18 Million pounds of POTATO chips on Super Bowl Sunday – gone : O !!!!"
We’ve been told that salt causes high blood pressure, cardiac disease and heart problems. And the US Department of Agriculture says it’s worse than fats, sugar and alcohol. A meta-analysis published last August in the American Journal of Hypertension found no evidence that cutting sodium intake in people with normal or high blood pressure reducesContinue reading "Shaking Out The Truth About Salt – We’ve Been Lied To : {"
Here’s a recipe straight from JBeFit Kitchen… Cooked kale scores 1000 out of a possible 1000 points on the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI guide). No surprise that leafy greens top the scale as a low calorie food with high nutrient value. Another veggie packed with antioxidants. Asparagus is a very good source of fiber,Continue reading "Warm Kale & Asparagus Salad- the recipe you asked for"
Did you know that chopping garlic and letting it sit for 10 minutes allows allicin to increase, making that garlic even more effective in working against disease and making everything more delicious. Allicin is the major biologically active component of garlic and the key ingredient responsible for the anti-bacterial activity in garlic. Clinical studies haveContinue reading "Garlic- A quick cooking tip to improve your health"
So many times I have reached for a stick of sugarless gum despite knowing full well the damage artificial sweeteners can do just to keep from eating or craving dessert… Here’s the skinny … Chewing without eating food can be counterproductive. This sends the signal to your body that food is coming. Your body was designedContinue reading "Chew On This"
Are you looking for a coffee substitute, well neither was I until I had to remove coffee from my diet : ( ! Here comes Chickory root with it’s health boosting benefits… It looks and tastes something like coffee but is caffeine-free and less expensive than the real thing. This medicinal herb, helps purify theContinue reading "Chickory Root – The Coffee Alternative"
