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My journal is short and sweet today. My blood sugars have been in the range of 83-96 post 2 hrs eating over the last week, even while on vacation. I am slowly regaining energy and feeling like myself so I have started riding the elliptical and weight training again. It is about time!! I am […]
Here is a recipe for you- thanks to a fellow nurse!
Feta Chicken and Orzo
Prepare a box of Orzo- set to side to let cool
Chop up 2 carrots 1 small purple onion and 1/2 frozen box of spinach
Prepare chicken breasts- grilled or baked- cut up into pieces and set aside to cool
Mix together all veggies and […]
My sugar checks have been wonderful as of this week. They have been between 80 and 96 and I am feeling good! Haha. I have been doing a lot of protein and a heck of a lot of water and I know it makes no physiological sense, but when I drink more water- meaning about […]
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So the scale has not moved any more but it is steady and I will take that. My BS have been good- between 85-100. I am checking my BS 2 hrs post dinner and checking a fasting BS every other day. My most recent labs were awesome and that made me very happy. A1c was […]
I want to thank Kelly from X-Ray Technician Schools dot Org for placing A Hearty Life on their list of “Top 100 Diet and Fitness Blogs“.
Kelly emailed me today to share the news and you should go check it out. They have a great list of diet and fitness sites categorized from diets to vegetarianism […]
Here is something that should make you smile. Optimism is good for heart health. Yes… emotional wellbeing. I know that so many disregard how we as patients and people are felling and coping, but it is so important! I am a firm believer.
Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study […]
Do you think that school lunches are healthy? I remember growing up- pizza, sloppy joe, burger and fries… Now there is baked chicken, spaghetti and meat sauce, tuna on wheat, peanut butter celery and a salad and veggie on every tray. Much better then what I remember. Do you think school lunches are heart healthy?
When […]
Leading US doctors are saying that children as young as 8 should receive statins as a course of treatment for high cholesterol. Currently in many places such as the UK kids with a rare gene fault are being prescribed statins but US pediatricians are taking it one step further.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, however, believes […]
Thanks to Ruth at Eating Fabulous, I have this great bit of cholesterol information to share with you…
In study sponsored by Lichtwer Pharma, a German manufacturer of herbal supplements, UK researchers found that a preparation of artichoke leaf extract helped decrease cholesterol levels in healthy adults with raised cholesterol levels.
Yes artichoke leaf extract! When studied […]
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