Tag: blood sugar management

Blood Sugar Management Tips

According to the CDC, there are several things one can do to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet plan. Keep your weight at a healthy level. Get regular physical activity, which can be as simple as walking.  Avoid skipping meals and try to…

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Blood Sugar Management Tips You Can Use

Follow these video tips to help you reach your blood sugar management goals. Then, consider these 9 sugar swaps to help you enjoy your food and reduce sugar intake at the same time! Instead of breakfast cereal, try a mix of coconut flakes, nuts and seeds. Nix the fruit juice. Instead, eat a piece of…

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Diabetes Update

Want lentils with that? Researchers tried replacing half of rice and potato servings with lentils, bringing about surprising results. Antioxidants and omega-3s likewise proved helpful for better blood sugar management. Check out these recent findings. Control Blood Sugar Better with Lentils In this simple but revealing study, 48 healthy adults ate a dish of white…

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Blood Sugar Management Nutrient Tips

The holiday season is upon us, complete with all the temptations of sugar cookies and pumpkin pie and creamy sauces–all chock full of tasty goodness and sugars and carbs that make your body work overtime to keep your blood sugar in balance. In these recent studies, four nutrients showed promise for supporting blood sugar management…

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On A Special Diet? Be Aware Of These Potential Nutrient Gaps

Increasingly, we are becoming a nation of picky eaters–in a good way. Whether we try to avoid gluten or dairy, decrease sugar intake, or determine to embrace the new plant revolution with a vegan diet, special diets can reap big health benefits.  However, because of some of the foods these diets eliminate, certain nutrients may…

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