It IS possible to enjoy sweets with your health in mind. Not all sugar is this same! Get the Sugar Facts. People are often confused about which ones to limit when it comes to their health. Is honey good when you have diabetes? Do bananas have too much sugar? Are sugar substitutes safe? What is added sugar? How about sugar alcohols? I hope to answer all these questions so you feel confident in knowing how to enjoy sweet foods with health in mind. First, here are some general facts on sugar: Sugar is a type of carbohydrate (along with starch, fiber and sugar alcohol). Sugar is broken … [Read more...]
Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner Recipe
For a quick and healthy dinner, try Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner. It’s so beautiful you can serve it to company. Salmon is ideal for getting Omega-3 fats, and this recipe has great flavor with very little salt. This recipe is ideal for people with diabetes, overweight/obesity, heart disease, and those who want to feel satisfied without getting too many calories. It's everything I want in recipe: great taste super easy really healthy fast cleanup It's from one of my most-used cookbooks, 30-Minute Heart Healthy Cookbook: Delicious Recipes for Easy Low-sodium Meals by Cheryl … [Read more...]
Healthy Eating Tips for a Healthy Heart
Want to Improve your Heart Health? Switch Fats! I love to simplify healthy eating for a healthy heart. As this is Heart Month, I decided to share some easy “tweaks” to your diet that you can make to help protect your heart. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. What better time to learn how to alter your fat intake to improve your Heart Health. But first, here’s a mini lesson on cholesterol in your body. Cholesterol is manufactured in your liver. You also get it in animal foods such as meat, poultry and shellfish; as well as full-fat dairy products like cheese, … [Read more...]
Should People Living with Diabetes be Counting Carbohydrates?
Most people with diabetes have heard of “carb counting” and I’m sure some of you actually do count carbohydrates. However, I find there is a lot of confusion about it. After all, it’s not something that you automatically know how to do if you get diagnosed with diabetes. Sure, if there’s a label you can look at that. But there’s a little more to it, and there is not a label on everything you eat. Were you given any advice about carb from your health care provider? Sometimes people are told to have a specific number of carbs per meal, let’s say 45 grams. (There is no “right” number … [Read more...]
Four Ways to Live Your Best Year in 2022!
The New Year is a great time to look at your life and decide what changes you are willing to do to live your best year in 2022! While there is much we cannot control, we each have the ability to live a meaningful life. When I was younger I floated along from year to year. Now, it’s clear that life is short and I can take steps to live my best life. A big part of those steps is helping my clients make changes to live the life of their dreams. Here’s the first question I ask a new client: “What is important to you?” Why ask this? People do not make changes that are not important to them. Some … [Read more...]
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