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 !!!!"
If you’ve been following my recent posts on adrenal fatigue then you are now familiar with all the things you can, should & shouldn’t do. There is yet another thing I have not mentioned… Nutritional Support! There are supplements that are specifically designed to repair your adrenals. Might you be able to do without, sure!Continue reading "Nutritional Support for Your Adrenals"
Ode to the Cauliflower Cauliflower is… A cruciferous vegetable in the same plant family as broccoli, kale, cabbage and collards. •Nutritionally dense & full of vitamins and minerals •An excellent source of vitamin C •Contains many vitamins from the B group especially Folate •B5, B6, B1 & B3 •Vitamin K •A good source of mineralsContinue reading "Sub High-Carb Meals with this Rockstar Vegetable"
Question: “There are many types of vitamin b…. I am on an increased folic acid diet… can u blog about this so i can learn some more?”lolo B9 folic acid B9 works in conjunction with B6 and B12. They all help to convert food into fuel and this gives you energy! Folic Acid is crucialContinue reading "More on the "B's""
From last week’s discussion you now understand the importance of B12. B6 is equally as important. For one thing, B12 needs B6 to aid in the absorption of B12. Other Benefits of B6 include: Intake of B6 is necessary to control hormones and treat emotional disorders. It’s involved in carbohydrate and fat metabolism, including energyContinue reading "The Mood Vitamin – B6"
I have to admit, when Vitamin B injections became all the talk, I was skeptical. I now understand the importance of Vitamin B, not specifically injections but in any form and it is not without merit. Vitamin B is critical for helping with the transfer of energy and is crucial to the normal functioning ofContinue reading "To Vitamin B…"
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 !!!!"
If you’ve been following my recent posts on adrenal fatigue then you are now familiar with all the things you can, should & shouldn’t do. There is yet another thing I have not mentioned… Nutritional Support! There are supplements that are specifically designed to repair your adrenals. Might you be able to do without, sure!Continue reading "Nutritional Support for Your Adrenals"
Ode to the Cauliflower Cauliflower is… A cruciferous vegetable in the same plant family as broccoli, kale, cabbage and collards. •Nutritionally dense & full of vitamins and minerals •An excellent source of vitamin C •Contains many vitamins from the B group especially Folate •B5, B6, B1 & B3 •Vitamin K •A good source of mineralsContinue reading "Sub High-Carb Meals with this Rockstar Vegetable"
