Senior maintains healthy weight range with diet & exercise

Healthy Fit Senior

Weight Loss Story: Active senior maintains heart healthy weight range for 44 years with diet & exercise plan, needs  balanced healthy diet for more weight loss Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I am a 68 year old male in much better than average condition; heart healthy, active all 4 seasons. I have “fought” the weight loss battle for [...]

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Vegetarian, Non-Veg Mom, Birthday Party Menu Planning

Veggie Birthday Party

Vegetarian Advice: Birthday girl has vegetarian party menu ideas, Mum says her birthday party menu plans are self-centred   Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I’m vegetarian, my 21st Birthday is in January and I’m planning a big party which my non-veg mum is very keen to have and pay for. Birthday Party Menu Planning: I would love for [...]

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Stubborn Ignorant Teen Vegetarian Stepdaughter

Stubbon Ignorant Teen Vegetarian Girl

Advice for stepmom of teen vegetarian…no problem with sensible vegetarian diet, problem with skipping meat, eating almost nothing Message for Savvy Vegetarian: My stepdaughter is vegetarian in the most ignorant, stubborn teenager way. I have no problem with her eating a sensible vegetarian diet with lentils, chickpeas, quinoa or whatever it takes to keep her [...]

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Insulin Insensitive Diabetes, Exercise & Plant Based Diet

Dr. Gabe Mirkin & Diana Mirkin

span style=”color: #000000;”>Dr. Mirkin suggests intense exercise and eating a healthy vegetarian diet  or plant-based diet can control blood sugar and reverse insulin insensitive diabetes From Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Health & Fitness Ezine, 9.9.10 Dear Dr. Mirkin: Does intense exercise control diabetics’ blood sugar better than casual exercise? Savvy Veg Note: Dr. Mirkin – who is [...]

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Drinking Fruit Juice Increases Heart Attack Risk

Orange Juice

Drinking fruit juices when you are not exercising increases risk for heart attacks and diabetes. High rises in blood sugar levels cause heart disease Dear Dr. Mirkin:  How does drinking fruit juice increase risk for heart attacks?   The CARDIA study shows that all sugared drinks, including fruit juices, raise total cholesterol, the bad LDL [...]

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