Diabetes and Cancer Share Some Properties
Aspirin, one of the oldest and safest of anti-inflammatory drugs, was in the news lately as a means to reduce cancer risk. We have known for quite…
Peanut Butter Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
Peanut Butter Vinaigrette
If you’re tired of the usual salad dressings and you like the taste of peanuts, this may be the perfect recipe for you. The dressing is thick, creamy, and very rich so don’t overdo it. Be sure to use natural peanut butter (100% peanuts) with no added sugar.
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Destroying Glucagon Receptors May Cure Diabetes
New findings by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center may hold a cure for type 1 diabetes. According to the findings, type 1 diabetes could be converted to an asymptomatic, non-insulin-dependent disorder by eliminating the actions of a specific hormone...
Getting Unstuck in Bali With Ketut
I wanted to believe Ketut was a visionary and at the same time reject him as a benevolent fraud. The truth is, he is neither...
Easier Said Than Done
After putting it off for a week I went to do my blood test on Monday morning.  This morning I got the results and I feel like I a failure. I was expecting…
Sugar in Her Basement: A Childhood Disease
The pipes burst froze and burst find a bloody plumber it’s Sunday morning and she has sugar in her basement sugar flooding from the pipes a…
Avoiding Reality
Last Monday I went to the doctor for my quarterly visit to get new prescriptions and paper work for my 3 month blood work. I could have gone on Tuesday…
Sautéed Rainbow Chard with Garlic
Sautéed Rainbow Chard with Garlic
I’ve always been reluctant to make chard – probably because it wasn’t something my family ever made when I was growing up. Now that I'm consuming only local foods I figured what better time to give it a try. I wish I'd tried it years ago. It’s easy to prepare, delicious and so good for you.