Today I am dedicating some time to one of my favorite spice-Ginger. I love using ginger. I have it as a tea and I use it in my recipes. The truth be told, I was not aware of all the health benefits until I did a research. It is another plant-based food, which has been touted as
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Today I would like to share with you some information about another plant-based food, the green banana. Green bananas are the unripened counterpart of a famous and favorite fruit, the ripe banana. Diabetics at times are not sure what to eat, but I hope to show in this post, that there are a lot of
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Today I will be taking some time to share with you some of the foods I have been using at home to control my blood glucose. Ok, I sometimes use leaves, like the mango leaf, and I am not sure if you are going to accept it under the “food” label. The important thing is
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Take a look at this brief clipping to see what happened when Popeye ate spinach. I loved watching this as a child and I was fooled many times into eating my vegetables, thinking I would be as strong as Popeye in the end. What can I say? Parents do and say what they have to
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I have been frustrated in the past when people gave me a list of what I should not eat or do but failed to tell me what they thought I should eat or do.  With that in mind, I decided to pause and give you a list of some of the foods I have had successes
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Eat more nuts and seeds and cut back on your carbohydrate and saturated fat intake. That is the news from Tufts and Cambridge Universities (CTV News, 2016). The team suggested that we should eat less of the following: Animal fats Carbohydrates (the refined ones) Sugars On the other hand, we are being encouraged to eat
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In this brief post, I will keep my promise to share with you a kidney bean recipe. I also decided to make it a Jamaican recipe with some meat included with the beans. This Jamaican stew pea is a versatile recipe. If you would prefer to have a meatless recipe, simply omit the pigtail and the
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I remember that I promised you a kidney bean recipe and I will deliver. I, however, saw the need to give you a Breaking News today.  There is this new research which has stated that there is a link between diabetes and cancer. The suggestion was made that once diagnosed with diabetes, then usually a
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In a previous post, I looked at the Cannellini Bean and I was surprised to see how few persons knew about that bean, let alone ate it before. It was, however, pleasing to see people saying they will give it a try. I also shared the results from a study about the benefits of plant-based
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Today I will return to sharing some recipes with you. I will be using the time to teach you to prepare a simple, but delicious vegetable lentil soup. Everything you need to be healthy will be in the one pot (vitamins, protein from plants, a little starch, some healthy fat, and minerals). This homemade vegetable soup
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What is in your gut? It has always been important for us to seek the answer to the preceding question.  It is, for this reason, we have been hearing about probiotics for some time now. A research which was recently published has confirmed that when there is an imbalance of the bacteria in our gut, then
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We have been discussing some foods which are essential to control or possibly eliminate diabetes. So far, we have  looked at some vegetables, legumes, nuts, and fruits. I am devoting some time to look at protein plant-based foods. The first in the series will be Cannellini Beans. The aim is to identify foods which will
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What if I told you to park your car and ride to work? What if I told you to park your car and ride your cycle to pick up the one item you need at the supermarket? You would probably be thinking that I am going crazy. But, I am not. Allow me to share with
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Today I am pausing to give some results from a study done amongst the Tasmanian people. The result is alarming, to say the least, and I am hoping to give you, my readers this information, with the hope of encouraging you to seek the truth and possibly prevent the worst from happening. The fear of knowing
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The dangers of soda, including diet soda, comes as no surprise to us. We have been warned about the high levels of sugar and the other ingredients in these drinks. We were told before that diet soda can lead to type 2 diabetes. There is a current research which proves this to be correct and
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This is Part 2 of a series in preparing delicious, low carb breakfast at home for the family. The focus is on easy to prepare breakfast that the entire family can enjoy. They are so simple and fun, the children can be involved. It is an affair for the entire family to spend some good quality time
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