by Brenda Watson | Nov 6, 2015 | Adults, Children, Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Diet, Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - NAFLD, Obesity, Sugar, The Skinny Gut Diet, Weight Loss
This week it seemed there was an explosion of information shining the spotlight on the toxic effects of sugar. Not a new battle cry from me, of course. Still, to see such supportive scientific study done, especially with regard to protecting our younger generation, is...
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 lsmith | Nov 26, 2014 | Diabetes, Heart Disease, Human Microbiome, Obesity, Prebiotics, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Brenda and I have talked at length, here on the blog and also in our books, about the importance of gut bacterial balance to weight management. Having the wrong microbes in your gut predisposes you to weight gain, the topic of our last book, The Skinny Gut Diet....
by Brenda Watson | Oct 23, 2013 | Alzheimer's, Brain, Diabetes, General, Heart Disease
The link between high blood sugar and poor health go far beyond diabetes, a condition of epidemic proportions on its own. Not only does high blood sugar also put you at risk for heart disease, but also Alzheimer’s, a condition also known as type 3 diabetes. A recent...
by Brenda Watson | Jul 31, 2013 | General
Many people try to cut back their sugar intake by replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame (NutraSweet®) and sucralose (Splenda®), sweet-flavored chemicals that do not introduce sugar into the blood stream (and thus, should not raise blood sugar...