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Paula Deen Planning To “Lighten Up” Her Cooking
Posted with absolutely no comment: A month after being widely criticized for revealing she has diabetes — as well as a lucrative endorsement deal for a drug to treat it — Paula Deen says she’s ready to...
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Study: 5 Markers For Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Seen on CNN: The question we were trying to raise is whether there are added benefits to each individual lifestyle improvement you make, and it looks like that answer is definitely yes, says Jared...
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The Case Against Agave Nectar
I’m not even gonna type in this one. I’m just gonna compile the words of a bunch of people much smarter than I. It’s true that agave nectar has a lower GI value than table sugar, and some studies found...
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Dr. Oz Explains What Diabetes Does To The Body
I only wish I could post this clip directly on the site, and save it for eternity. It’s quite intriguing. For those of us who don’t understand the complexity of diabetes and how it affects the body,...
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“Working Out Is For White People”
On yesterday’s post, this comment was left: Okay… so this was right on time for me. I was recently approached with the comment that my exercise regimen and eating habits were a form of assimilation as...
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Get Life: Why Aren’t We Talking About Fat Black Men?
Check me out: We talk so much about overweight Black women—from “concerned” discussions of studies that reveal troubling rates of obesity in sisters, to snarky comments about how fat Black women should...
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Q&A Wednesday: “The ‘Itis,”“Ethnic Fatigue” and Food Comas
Q: Erika, what the hell is “the itis?” A: If you don’t know what “the ‘itis” refers to… I’ll put it this way. It’s the down time that comes after a meal, usually a massive one. Like, strong enough to...
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5 Reasons to Give Up the Sugar for Good
I'm going to make a completely convincing argument as to why you need to give up the sugar. Like, go clean out your cabinets. Now. The post 5 Reasons to Give Up the Sugar for Good appeared first on A...
View Article5 Major Lies People Tell About Diabetes
Take charge of your health and fight back against the misinformation. Reversing diabetes, what causes it, how it links to heart disease, and more. The post 5 Major Lies People Tell About Diabetes...
View ArticleMore Research Linking High Sugar Intake, Diabetes, and Alzheimer’s
Photo credit: Flickr / litonstock We’ve been here before. I’m sad that we’re here again, and will likely keep making our way back to this connection in the near future. The post More Research Linking...
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