Just this week I posted an article with my best tips for eating healthy during holidays. While holidays are a time to splurge – and that can certainly be part of a healthy lifestyle – what the end-of-year round of holiday parties means for many [...]
Q: I’ve noticed that many of your featured recipes recently include cilantro. Realizing that a large percentage of the population loves the herb, I absolutely detest it. And seeing as how I love your recipes in general, I was hoping you could offer some [...]
Q: Is the product Vitamin Water Zero a hoax or does it have some redeeming value?
A: My opinion is that this is a scam. There’s no reason to take multivitamins except in some very specific cases and there’s no [...]
Today’s Health and Nutrition Bite: More Brown, Less White
White rice is essentially brown rice that has been processed to remove the outer bran and germ parts of the rice. This is why brown rice is considered a “whole grain” and white rice is not. There’s a lot [...]
Q: I have a terrible sweet tooth and my blood sugar is normal. I’m otherwise healthy and have no blood pressure problems. Can too many sweets cause me to become diabetic? Should I be concerned?
A: It is a myth [...]
Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages such as soda, lemonade, sweetened fruit drinks and punches has been shown to be linked to obesity, leading to diabetes and heart disease. Being overweight is also linked to high blood pressure, which can also lead to heart disease, as [...]
Over the last several years I’ve written plenty of articles about the positive effects of eating more fiber and whole grains. Eating more fiber can help adolescents reduce their risk of developing diabetes, while eating more fiber can help overweight adults lose more [...]
Q: I am a female weighing only 102 lbs. and I’m 5′2″. I have been hypoglycemic for 8 years. Now when I test my sugar it is going in the higher range. I am also having trouble with blurry eyes. I have been trying [...]
Q: My husband has type 2 diabetes as well as congestive heart failure. He is 67.5 years old, is 5′7″ and weighs 313 lbs. Is there a place where I can get recipes that deal with all three issues?
Nutritionists and doctors have been saying for years to limite your intake of red meat. Certainly if you’ve used The Real World Diet to plan your meals, you’ve seen that I recommend that you limit yourself to one red meat meal per week. In terms of nutrition, [...]