Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, General Health, healthy eating, Nutrition, Weight Control
It seems there is less and less time for home cooked meals so there is lots of eating on the run as work days compress lengthen and free time seems to disappear in our 24/7 world. And we all know that the holiday season we’ve just passed through is notorious...
Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, General Health, healthy eating, Memory, Menopause, Nutrition, Weight Control
We know too much sugar is bad for our waistline. Now a new study from Mayo Clinic and reported in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease has shown that the people over 70 who ate the most carbohydrates relative to protein and fat approached being 4 times greater...
Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, Health Song, healthy eating
It Halloween and soon the streets will be filled with small ghosts and goblins looking for a candy delight at their neighbors doors. But it’s also a huge sugar load that can last for weeks if the bountiful Trick or Treat haul is large enough. A little candy is...
Diet & Nutrition, Early Menopause, healthy eating, Hot Flashes, Hot Flashes, Menopause, Nutrition, perimenopause, Premature Menopause
Okay! Here are the two “foods” you can add to your diet that may affect hot flashes. These are easily found and may be just the trick if you’re suffering with too much heat due to menopause or peri-menopause. Remember that it’s important to mention these to your...
Cancer, Diet & Nutrition, General Health, healthy eating, Weight Control
It’s a snowy day in New England with 3 feet of fresh snow just outside my door so it seemed like a good day to post a note about healthy food to eat before going out to shovel. Turns out that apple juice, that great and abundant liquid we think is doing us and...
Diet & Nutrition, Early Menopause, General Health, healthy eating, Menopause, perimenopause, Weight Control
It’s hard to loose weight any time. But in menopause or postmenopause it’s particularly challenging. So what can you do to help shed those pounds? A recent study looked at the eating habits of 419 overweight and obese menopausal women to see what worked...