December 2021 Festive Pomegranate Guacamole (Recipe courtesy of www.cookieandkate.com) Ingredients 4 medium ripe avocados, pitted and diced 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 garlic cloves, pressed or minced 1 teaspoon salt ½ medium red onion, chopped ¼ cup fresh cilantro, mostly leaves, chopped 1 to 2 jalapeños (or 1 serrano pepper), seeded and chopped 1 medium pomegranate, deseeded (about 1 cup worth of pomegranate arils) Entirely optional: ½ […]
Read More …7 Wonders of the Chocolate World
(With excerpts from Kris Gunnars, BSc) Dark chocolate is loaded with nutrients that can positively affect your health. Made from the seed of the cocoa tree, it is one of the best sources of antioxidants on the planet. Studies show that dark chocolate (not the sugary kind) can improve health and lower the risk of heart disease. 1. […]
Read More …Resetting Your Body Clock
(Excerpts from James Gallagher) Camping and Sleeping Habits Spending a weekend out camping resets the clock inside our bodies that influences sleeping habits, scientists at a US university have discovered. The team argue that time in the great outdoors could help those struggling to get up in the morning and boost health. The researchers said swapping […]
Read More …Finger Stick Testing
The Do Nothings For people with diabetes, nothing is more common than the self-monitoring test of blood sugar. It makes sense for people with type-1 diabetes, as it plays a role in determining the amount and timing of insulin injections. However, But, for those with type 2 noninsulin-dependent diabetes, daily finger sticks […]
Read More …Nutrient Loss – The Real Diabetes Killer
The Hidden Diabetes Killer Diabetes is a disease that eliminates a lot of essential nutrients from our body. High blood sugar, whether type 1 or type 2 diabetes, overwhelms the kidney’s ability to re-absorb glucose. To compensate, our kidneys try to lower high blood sugar levels by increased urination. (The Greek root words of diabetes […]
Read More …The Downside of Insulin
Excerpts from Dr. Julius Whitaker (We talk of insulin problems in other articles. However, we felt that insulin itself is worthy of a summary article. It is very helpful and important to understand it functions and weaknesses and who better than Dr. Whitaker to do that for us.) At a recent […]
Read More …The Wonders of Vinegar
Vinegar has been used as a medical therapy for thousands of years. Hippocrates recommended it for cleaning wounds and mixing it with honey to suppress coughs. It’s an ingredient in Elliman’s Universal Embrocation, which has been used since the 1800s to relieve aches and pains. It’s been touted as a treatment for everything from sunburn […]
Read More …Three Common Mistakes in Diabetes Treatment
(Thanks to Dr. Julian Whitaker, MD) Unfortunately, the conventional approach all too often makes patients worse. There are three common mistakes doctors make in treating diabetes: 1. Prescribing Oral Diabetes Drugs If you are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you will most likely be prescribed an oral drug. These medications increase the risk of: […]
Read More …Vanadium – Is It Safe?
by Dr. Julian Whitaker Q: I have diabetes, and I started taking the amount of vanadyl sulfate you suggest, 100 mg a day. I read that this can cause a green tongue and other problems. Since this is part of your recommendations, I would like to know what you have discovered about […]
Read More …Vanadium – a Diabetes Blessing
Singing the Praises of Vanadium It is not hard to find people singing the praises of vanadium for diabetes. Since 1980 there have been hundreds of clinical studies showing the benefits of vanadium in Duplicating the results of insulin in a much nicer way! A question posed to author John Walsh, […]
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