What Is Heart Failure? This week in my Web search, I found an interesting resource called the Mayo Clinic health letter. The June 2011 topic was about heart failure. Because it is strongly related to heart problems and I feel your risk can be improved by following a heart healthy menu plan, I thought it […]
July 2, 2011
How Does the Mediterranean Diet Affect My Kidney Disease?
This week, I did some research and found some information on how following a Mediterranean diet can improve outcomes in chronic kidney disease.1 . This study found that patients following the Italian Mediterranean Organic Diet were able to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in healthy individuals and chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. It also reduced the […]
May 2, 2011
What is the difference between a Gestational Diabetic and Type 2 Diabetic?
What is the difference between a Gestational Diabetic and Type 2 Diabetic? Get a FREE 3 day meal plan and an eBook about managing Gestational Diabetes during your pregnancy! Name: Email: Most of us are familiar with the term “Type 2 Diabetic”. There are three major types of diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes happens when the […]
March 22, 2011
Heart Healthy Menu
A good heart healthy menu may also be classified as a low fat/low cholesterol diet. The body needs a certain amount of cholesterol to promote good health but too much of the wrong kind of cholesterol will cause damage to your heart and other organs. Cholesterol comes from the foods you eat and it is […]
February 22, 2011
Book Review: The Pink Ribbon Diet
The Pink Ribbon Diet: A Revolutionary New Weight Loss Plan to Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk “The Pink Ribbon Diet.” It’s a non‑fiction book in the health and diet section, written by Mary Flynn who’s a registered dietitian, and Nancy Verde Barr who works as a chef and did a lot of recipes in the […]
February 8, 2011
Stop Being A Zombie!!!
So you have a lot of “Friends” on Facebook? And you enjoy tweeting about what’s going on in your life… but have you stopped to listen and encourage another person? And become what the true meaning of friend is, instead of just “online”. I wanted to take a few lines and express my thoughts on […]
February 8, 2011
4 Ways You Can Stick to Any Plan
Within week two of the New Year, it will be hard to deny that most of us have made a resolution and subsequently abandoned it. You can avoid this by doing a few simple things and then you can stick to any plan. 1. Write down your goals – everywhere. On your mirror, on your […]
February 8, 2011
Resolutions Not to Make For the New Year
As the first of the year rolls around, I am reminded of some things that we do (sometimes unknowingly) that sabotage good intentions. So here are a couple of my ideas of what not to do for resolutions – 1. I resolve to change (insert another person’s name) and help them do X, Y and […]