Here is something you’ve probably never been told: Perimenopause (the period leading up to menopause) and menopause are risk factors for developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a sugar metabolism disorder that affects 1 in 9 women where there is too much sugar (glucose) in the blood. In type 2 diabetes, cells […]
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Sugar makes life sweet… until it doesn’t. From ketchup, to yogurt, to bread, white sugar hides in many foods, even ones that look healthy. White sugar tantalizes our taste buds, but is white sugar bad for you? For years the finger pointed at saturated fat as the culprit behind our steeply declining health, but recently
Sweeteners that have been around for centuries like sorghum syrup and maple syrup are a delicious way to satisfy your sweet tooth with a few health benefits too. But what about the new sweeteners we keep hearing about? I probably get more questions about this category of sweeteners than any other sweetener out there and
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Would there be an uproar if parents found out the school had passed around cigarettes – only one per kid, mind you – at the elementary school track-and-field day or the fundraiser run? Advertisement for run: “All children who finish get a T-shirt and a cigarette at the end of the race!!” Um. Seriously? Of
Ever heard of an orange juice tree? Dug up a potato, only to find it skinless? Seen a picture of people harvesting white rice? In nature, we find unprocessed foods with starch and sugar in them also have a good amount of fiber: Grains in their whole form include the bran, full of fiber. Sweet
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to get better, more healthful, more restorative sleep. I re-learned a hard lesson last week, and it was terribly, painfully ironic because I was writing about sleep. I have this great new schedule where I have more daytime work hours. My husband quit his job to work
Crohn’s Disease, high triglycerides, heart attack risk…all healed with a real food diet and grain-free elimination meal planner. But it seems like a page out of someone else’s life when I think about my husband’s diagnosis. He was just 19 years old, a college kid experiencing worse-than-average intestinal distress after every cafeteria meal. I was
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Honey – especially raw honey, has many health benefits. Raw honey’s nutritional value is awesome, plus, it tastes great! Honey is a great bridge to move your family over to healthier choices while they are getting used to eating less sugar. Raw Honey Health Benefits Honey is one of the oldest sweeteners humans have been
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Many out there on the Internet are nominating spinach for the grand Super Food prize, calling it the healthiest food of all time. I knew spinach was healthy (why would it be the butt of so many jokes about food that’s hard to eat if it wasn’t?), but the research is really surprising. Just about
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This is a bit of a reverse post, because today rather than sharing information, I’m seeking some. I’m hoping the Real Food Wednesday readers, along with my own, can rally to help me out with a situation in our family this week. My mother-in-law had a sudden double bypass last week, and we’re all trying
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