The Pregnant Vegetarian #3: Blood Sugar Vampire

Pregnant Zoe Keeland

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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Type I Diabetes, Health, Vegan Diabetic Diet Plan

Jessica Apple, A Sweet Life

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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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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Good Carbohydrates Help In Preventing Heart Attacks

Basic Cooked Brown Rice

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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