by Brenda Watson | Dec 11, 2015 | Adults, Chronic Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Sleep, Stress, Weight Loss
At this extremely busy time of year, it may seem like even more of a challenge to maintain your weight along with your good attitude. Could it be because you are not getting enough sleep? Through the years I’ve blogged often on how important sleep is to your health....
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 | 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 | May 1, 2015 | Adults, Conditions, Diabetes, Diet, Dietary Fiber, General, Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Probiotics & Gut Flora, Ulcerative Colitis
We have a war going on inside of our guts! It is a constant battle between all kinds of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Do you know what they are all fighting about? FOOD! So to support our health it logically follows we should find out what feeds the good guys and...
by Brenda Watson | Nov 25, 2013 | Dietary Fiber, Digestive Health, General, Heart Disease, Inflammation, Obesity
If you haven’t yet heard that a high-fiber diet is good for your heart, I would be surprised. For years nutrition experts, including myself, have been telling people to eat more fiber not only to support heart health, but also digestive health, which is the foundation...
