January 18th, 2012 by Savvy Veg
I have a confession to make. Some of you are going to hate me for this. At least a little. I have not puked once since I got pregnant. I don’t feel queasy in the mornings, and lately I don’t feel queasy at all. In fact, the worst I have felt since getting pregnant is [...]
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October 27th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
What is type 1 diabetes, excerpt from Jessica Apple’s interview with Adrian Kiger about improving her health & stabilizing blood sugar levels with a vegan diabetic diet plan Article writer Jessica Apple is the diabetes correspondent for The Faster Times. In 2009 she and her husband, both type 1 diabetics, founded A Sweet Life, where [...]
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September 2nd, 2010 by Savvy Veg
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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April 29th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health E-Zine April 18, 2010 Eating good carbohydrates keeps blood sugar low which can prevent heart disease and ultimately preventing heart attacks. This month, separate studies from Denmark and Italy show that heart attack risk is lowered by replacing saturated fats with good carbohydrates that do not cause a high [...]
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