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Could This Be True?

Published on April 23, 2012 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

The other day I was listening to an expert who had written a book on heart attacks speak on the subject of high blood pressure. He really mesmerized me because he said that one of the fastest ways to decrease blood pressure was to jump on the mini trampolines for about 10 minutes a day. [...]

Can You Be a Type 2 Diabetic and Be Healthy?

Published on March 12, 2012 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

What Should a Diabetic Eat?

Published on March 9, 2012 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Receiving a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes is a shock for most people. But why not think of it as a disease that gives you the opportunity to look at your lifestyle, change it, and then reverse your condition? No matter how severe your condition is when it is diagnosed, it is one of the [...]

What Will You Ask For As A Gift For Christmas?

Published on December 12, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

As a diabetic, there are many things you could ask for this Christmas or holiday season – things you may not have considered before. Here’s a list. 1. A diabetic cruise for 3 days to one week. Why not learn the latest strategies to eliminate diabetes while living in luxury? 2. More diabetic supplies. It’s [...]

What Does a Diabetic Do When They Get Arthritis?

Published on July 25, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

It’s very rare one day you’ll wake up with arthritis, but it does happen in cases of those bitten by a tick with Lyme Disease. In other cases, it’s possible you can get a cold or the flu and then come down with arthritis as a consequence of that cold or the flu. The best [...]

How Can A Diabetic Boost Metabolism? Part 7 (and last in this series)

Published on April 3, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

We’re blessed to live in this age of information technology because there are so many answers to all types of problems literally right before us. The answers are in the studies. They’re also in the inventions. One of those answers to boosting metabolism is finding substances in nature that can turn off the genes that [...]

How Can A Diabetic Boost Metabolism? Part 6

Published on March 25, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

After all the articles you’ve read on metabolism, it should be evident by now that you really do have control over your metabolism. Whether you are a diabetic or not doesn’t matter. You can still control your metabolism. If you have Type 1 Diabetes, the insulin you take is partaking in the process of controlling [...]

How Can A Diabetic Boost Metabolism? Part 5

Published on March 20, 2011 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

The #4 factor that influences metabolism is Body Composition. What your body is composed of depends on what goes into your mouth. Here’s where the protein, fat and carbohydrate content of your diet really matters. There are two ways to fail at having the body composition that is associated with a thin, lean fighting machine [...]

Choosing Foods That Fight Type 2 Diabetes!

Published on December 7, 2010 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

What foods help fight Type 2 diabetes? I’ll bet you can guess on each one of the questions below and make the right decision on the answer to that question. Ready? Here we go…For each question, choose the best answer. Which of the following foods would fight diabetes? a. Milk b. Carbonated beverages c. Herbal [...]

The Most Important Part of a Food Label (especially if you want to lose weight!)

Published on October 25, 2010 By Beverleigh Piepers RN

Today’s article is a continuation of recent one dealing with Food Labels. Don’t you just love questions and answers? There are many parts of a food label: serving size servings per container calories or kilojoules calories or kilojoules from fat total fat saturated fat trans fat cholesterol sodium total carbohydrate dietary Fiber protein What are [...]