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Why I Gave Up Peanut Butter Cups Forever

Why am I no longer tempted by a Reese's peanut butter cup on my commute, nachos at the bar, and cake on a co-worker's birthday? The cupboard bursting with free breakfast cereal at work? My most powerful tool is a way of thinking. I rejected, finally and without qualification, the notions that our food culture should drive what I eat.

Emotional Eating with Diabetes: Book Review

I understood Vieira’s main point, that it’s essential for me to remind myself that I’m in control of what I eat. She summarizes her chapters with mantras that are meant to emphasize that I have the power over the food, not the other way around. She concludes the book with a plan for success that includes some guidelines to create a healthy relationship with food.

The Law of Small Numbers: Less Chasing, More Cruising

I read Diabetes Soultion and started to follow the recommendations, especially the Law of Small Numbers. Amazingly, things changed in my body.

From Carbs to Greens: The Dreams of a Type 2 Diabetic

Recently I dreamed someone who knew a thing or two about good eating led me to an Italian deli/lunch counter in some cosmopolitan city. The display case featured many dishes. Double-decker focaccia sandwiches caught my eye, but I wistfully passed them up because I knew they were too carby for someone with type 2 diabetes.

The Primal Blueprint: An Interview With Mark Sisson

I get feedback from people with type 1 diabetes who have had success implementing the Primal Blueprint, it can help manage the disease...

The Ketogenic Diet and Peter Attia’s War on Insulin

Peter wants to demonstrate that insulin and the foods that stimulate insulin, not excess calories, are at the heart of the most pervasive chronic diseases: obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer...

Just Peanuts

Many of your supermarket brand name peanut butters are not as good for you as they could be. While peanut butter is an excellent low-carb food, if you choose the wrong kind, you'll find yourself consuming a lot of added sugar and hydrogenated oil. Look around your local supermarket for a moment and you should notice, often on the same shelf, several choices of natural peanut butter.

The End of the Low-Fat Era

For many people, low-fat diets are even worse than moderate or high-fat diets because they're often high in carbohydrates...

Eat Your Winter Vegetables

I know it's important to include raw vegetables in my diet, but as the winter wears on I find myself eating fewer and fewer green salads. When I'm feeling cold, I prefer cooked vegetables and one of our favorite ways to prepare winter vegetables is in the oven. Almost every night we eat baked cauliflower, which is as filling as potatoes but won't make your blood sugar spike.

USDA Recommends Eating More Fruit, Vegetables, Protein and Less Salt and Refined Grains

The US Department of Agriculture announced the release of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the federal government's evidence-based nutritional guidance to promote health, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity through improved nutrition and physical activity....