Category Archives: Lifestyle

Less than a Minute a Day ‘Keeps Diabetes Away’

two 20-second cycle sprints on exercise bikes, three times per week and after six weeks, researchers in the university’s department of health saw a 28% improvement in their insulin function. Continue reading

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Hayden’s Story: Stuffing the “Beties” Monster Back into its Box

Hayden’s story begins as many T1D stories do. But that is where the similarities with most people end. The Hatston family went on a mission to vanquish the “beties” monster and put it back into the box from which it escaped to wreak havoc on their precious son. We know you will be as inspired as we are by their unrelenting love for their son and their commitment and dedication to finding a better way to treat Hayden’s type 1 diabetes. Continue reading

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Cutting Calories to 500 per Day Reduces Need for Insulin

After four months of a calorie-restriction diet, obese diabetes patients were able to come off insulin, and 75% were able to remain insulin-free for more than a year, even though they returned to their regular diets. Continue reading

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How to Change the World

Creating a healthier world is a revolutionary act that begins with individuals. As individuals change to healthier lifestyles they influence others. A community of support takes shape and begins to influence at the group level. Continue reading

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The Kitchen, Not the Factory

The entire American food supply is now produced by only 2% of the population. That is not a type-o! We have jeopardized our food supply through our industrial-scale farms, factories and processes – all designed to produce more with less. Continue reading

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Type One Diabetes Parent

On January 10th, 2008, I received another title…TYPE ONE MOM. January 9th 2008, I wasn’t a T1 Mom. I had never even recalled hearing that term. One day later, circumstances delivered me a different identity. Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: 5 Quick Tips for Getting the Right Vitamins

Trying to follow all the studies on vitamins and health can make your head swirl. But, when it’s all boiled down, the take–home message is actually pretty simple Continue reading

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Predisposition Does Not Equal Predestination

We have been led to believe that diabetes is a genetic disorder. What is usually left unsaid is that our genes are affected by our environment. Our genetic code itself may not change, but the way those genes are expressed is highly influenced by the world around us. Continue reading

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The Miracle of Insulin – Did We Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water?

There can be no doubt that insulin was the biggest advance in the treatment of diabetes. Due to the current treatment instructions given to most type one diabetics today, it makes me wonder if we didn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: 14 Tips to Make a Difference in Your Child’s Health with Real Food

Making smart choices for your child’s diet really can make an enormous difference in their health and wellbeing. Be interested and interactive with your child about healthy choices for health and life. Here are some suggestions Continue reading

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Skeptical? You Should Be

If you are skeptical about the results you may achieve by changing to a diabetic-alkaline lifestyle, we understand completely. We had the same initial reaction, but we realized we had nothing to lose by eating healthy foods, and we may have a lot to gain. Continue reading

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Omega-3 Halves Type I Diabetes Risk in 1,770 High Risk Children

A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids cuts in half kids’ risk of developing type I diabetes, according to JAMA study. “This is the first study to show exciting evidence that it may be feasible to have a nutritional intervention against the disease.” Continue reading

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Vitamin D Supplements Recommended for People with Fair Skin

There is evidence that the vitamin may reduce the Incidence of several types of cancer and type-1 diabetes. Continue reading

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Feed Your Genes: How Our Genes Respond to the Foods We Eat

What should we eat? What if you could answer this question at a molecular level? What if you could find out how our genes respond to the foods we eat, and what this does to the cellular processes that make us healthy — or not? Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: Start Every Day with Breakfast

When you eat is as important as what you eat and it starts with breakfast. You should eat breakfast within 1 hour of rising. Although you probably have heard this advice before, you may not know why it is such a great idea. Continue reading

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Ditch the Diet

There is no diet that will do what healthy eating does. Skip the diet and just eat healthy. Focusing on developing healthy eating habits is more motivational and seems more hopeful for long-term benefits that last a lifetime. Continue reading

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Health-e-Tip: Seek Substitutions for What You Crave

It is unrealistic to think you won’t be tempted to overindulge in your favorite sugary, salty or fatty snack foods. But you can be prepared by having healthy substitutions available. Continue reading

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Life is a Do-Over – Research Summary

Many health conditions are preventable by living a healthy lifestyle. You cannot control your genetic makeup, age, or gender. But by controlling your health, you can lower your risk of future disease & help manage & fight already formed disease Continue reading

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New Study: Vegetarian Diet Reduces Risk of Serious Disease Considerably

the frequency and the cost of many illnesses, including obesity, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, can be considerably reduced just by switching to a whole food, nutrient dense, plant-based diet that doesn’t include meat or dairy. Sometimes, the diseases were reversed just with these diet changes too. Continue reading

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Supplements for the Disease That Ages You Twice As Fast

poorly controlled diabetes can also double the odds you’ll develop other age-related problems. These problems could be cognitive impairment, incontinence, falls, dizziness, vision problems and pain. And they can affect you as early as in your 50s! Continue reading

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