by Brenda Watson | Mar 4, 2016 | Adults, Diabetes, Diet, Digestive Health, Heart Disease, The Skinny Gut Diet
A few weeks ago while working on the newsletter about the FDA Guidelines, I came across this article from the Wall Street Journal co-authored by Dr. Stephen Nissen, chairman of the department of cardiovascular medicine at Cleveland Clinic. I’d like to share a quote...
by Brenda Watson | Nov 13, 2015 | Diabetes, Diet, Dietary Fiber, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Sugar
I’m so happy to see that people are becoming so much more aware of the sugar in their diets, and the impact it has on their health. The term “blood sugar” is now common in conversation and most of us are happy to learn of ways to control the fluctuations that may...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 4, 2015 | Diabetes, Human Microbiome
Type 1 diabetes involves the inability of beta cells in the pancreas to produce insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. As a result, people with type 1 diabetes must take insulin injections and carefully monitor their food intake to properly regulate...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 20, 2015 | Diabetes, Human Microbiome, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Scientists are hard at work researching the effects of probiotics and prebiotics on metabolic abnormalities such as those seen in people with diabetes and related conditions. A recent study published in the journal Diabetes highlights the effects of a Lactobacillus...
by Brenda Watson | Oct 27, 2014 | Diabetes, Human Microbiome
Artificial sweeteners—the likes of saccharine (the pink packets), aspartame (the blue packets), and sucralose (the yellow packets)—were created as an alternative to caloric sweeteners like sugar and honey, which contribute to raised blood sugar and the development of...
