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The Television: Your Secret Fitness MachineThe new season of American Idol can help you lose weight. Watch the evening news and tame your blood sugar. Real Housewives reruns can help you tighten your buns. You can turn your TV time into fitness time. But you can't just be a couch potato. Once you get more active with simple steps, it'll be easier to keep exercising without the tube. Next time you click on the remote, follow these tips to squeeze in some exercise and avoid snacking. • Make a to-do list for commercial breaks. Before the start of your favorite show, make a list of five two-minute projects that you can accomplish during the commercials. These may include things such as dusting the living room blinds, sorting through the magazine rack, watering plants or clipping Fido's nails. Gather what you need for these projects and keep them ready. Accomplishing these tasks will keep you moving—and away from junk food in the kitchen. • Keep snack foods far from the couch. Storing chips, cookies, or other snacks near the TV makes mindless munching way too easy. Instead, put those bad snacks in the back of the pantry and keep a bowl of fruit on the coffee table so you'll have healthy snacks at hand. • Brush your teeth after dinner. Many successful dieters say that teeth brushing is their secret weapon for weight loss. When you're teeth are minty fresh, you'll be likely to dig into a gallon of ice cream or chew on pretzels. • Keep your hands busy. To keep from nibbling on fattening snacks, put those idle hands to work doing needlework, stringing beads, cutting coupons, or knitting while sitting. The more engrossed you are in your handiwork, the less likely you are to reach for a snack—and you won't get crumbs on your macramé. • Cut back on TV time. Scientists say that the more people watch TV, the more they eat. If you'd like to whittle a few chocolate chip cookies from your diet, here's a simple way to do it: Study each night's TV schedule, identify one show you would have watched, and cross it off your evening's agenda. Instead, take a walk down the street or call a friend you haven't head from in a while. Exercise and social connection will do your body and soul much more good than a Law & Order episode. • Have a joke for dessert. When you're watching television after dinner, punch up a comedy instead of a drama. Japanese researchers discovered that people with diabetes who laughed their way through a TV comedy had lower blood sugar than people who watched a humdrum lecture. • Tuck resistance bands under the couch. These stretchy latex bands, sold in sporting goods stores can give just about any part of your body a workout even while you're watching TV. One good resistance band workout: the biceps curl. Stand on the center of the resistance band with your feet hip-distance apart. Grab an end of the band in each hand. Keep your arms down at your sides, palms facing forward. Keeping your elbows at your sides, slowly pull your hands up to your shoulders and return them to the starting position. Do 8 to 12 repetitions.
Scientific Proof That Grandma's Old-Fashioned Remedies Really Work! The results are IN and they're astounding! In study after study, practical old-fashioned remedies are proving to be as safe and effective as today's prescription and over the counter drugs.
For example, try taking GINGER the next time you're feeling dizzy. The right dose promises proven, side-effect-free relief. And, for minor burns, reach for HONEY, not new-fangled ointments. Recent studies show that honey heals burns quicker with less pain and scarring than many of today's popular burn creams. And that's not all...
Serves 6 Ingredients: Preparation: Per serving (3/4 cup): 230 cal, 11 g fat (2 g sat), 29 g carbs, 7 g protein, 7 g fiber, 0 mg chol, 410 mg sodium SPECIAL OFFER "How Could Your Blood Sugar Drop 25% After All That Pizza and Pasta?" My doctor was blown away when I told him what food I'd been eating. He couldn't believe that my blood sugar could be so low – especially since I'd happily been going to all my favorite Italian, Chinese and Mexican restaurants and enjoying all the foods I love. "The proof is in the pudding!" I chuckled. You see I've found solid proof that good blood sugar control actually begins with eating MORE of your favorite foods. Now I'm reversing my Type 2 diabetes and still enjoying all the food I thought I'd have to give up! What's more, you can too ... find out how...
Your Blood Sugar's Best Friend: Beans • Pour them into soup or chili • Add some into pasta sauce • Swap beans for beef in Mexican food • Serve edamame (fresh soybeans) as a side dish • Blend rinsed, canned beans with garlic and herbs to make a dip • Snack on chickpeas
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The Television: Your Secret Fitness Machine
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viernes, 20 de enero de 2012
Control Blood Sugar with 5 Smart Substitutions
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Do You Have Nerve? You Bet!Diabetes can be literally unnerving. Nerve damage may be one of its most dire complications. Fortunately, you have time to prevent nerve damage. For most folks, loss of nerve function occurs only after about 10 or 15 years so you can head off and minimize any damage. Your top priority is closely controlling blood sugar. If you keep your blood sugar in check, you'll reduce your risk of nerve damage by as much as 60 percent. In addition to controlling blood sugar, here are four other steps you can take. Get in touch with your feelings. As with most diabetes complications, the sooner you detect nerve damage, the more you can do to keep it from escalating. Tell your doctor if you feel tingling, numbness, burning, or prickly pain in your arms, legs, hands, or feet. Other early warning signs include sensitivity to touch, leg cramps at night, loss of balance, and calluses or sores on your feet. Boost your Bs. In some cases, neuropathy is fostered by a deficiency in the vitamins B6 and B12, both of which are involved in the function of the nervous system. Good sources of B6 include avocados, bananas, pork, and tuna. B12 is found in chicken, beef, and sardines. Reach for relief. Temper any pain from neuropathy with over-the-counter pain relievers, such as aspirin. If you're already taking small daily doses of aspirin, ask your doctor how to adjust the amount. You may also find relief from topical creams containing capsaicin—a compound found in hot peppers—that alleviates pain by interfering with signals that nerve cells send to the brain. Just be sure to keep the creams away from eyes and other sensitive areas. Check into medication. Drugs are available to help control many of the specific conditions that can result from neuropathy. You may also benefit from taking a tricycle antidepressant, not because you have the blues but because they've been found to take the edge off neuropathy pain. Keep in mind it does take several weeks for these drugs to begin working to reduce pain. Your doctor may also recommend an anticonvulsant drug which can reduce pain from nerve damage.
When a Doctor Says You've Taught Him Something, You Know You're Onto Something Good!As you might imagine, the Reverse Diabetes team were thrilled when Dr. J. Mackee (Pasadena, CA) had this to say about our biggest selling diabetes guide of the last decade:
"This book does a fantastic job covering the many aspects and considerations involved in controlling diabetes… I learned a lot." To find what breakthrough remedies Dr Mckee was talking about – along with all the treatments that your doctor may not yet know– simply read this right now!
Makes a 1-pound loaf (8 slices) Ingredients: Preparation: Per slice: 155 cal, 4 g fat (1 g sat), 27 g carbs, 5 g protein, 3 g fiber, 0 mg chol, 229 mg sodium SPECIAL OFFER90% of All Heart Attacks Can Be AvoidedA renowned heart specialist reveals his special treatment that scours out arteries and reduces the risk of heart attack in one week without medicine. In fact, some of his ideas are so powerful; they actually improve your heart health in 24 hours. His phenomenal ideas show you pain relievers that can harm your heart... how to cut your cholesterol by 30% and how low-carb diets may be clogging your arteries. Get the full story...
Control Blood Sugar with 5 Smart Substitutions To help, here are five swaps. Each substitution raises blood sugar just half as much as the food it replaces. Cooked potatoes REPLACE WITH Whole-grain pasta Sugary breakfast cereal REPLACE WITH High-fiber breakfast cereal White bread REPLACE WITH Coarse 100% whole-grain bread Muffin REPLACE WITH Apple White rice REPLACE WITH Pearled barley
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jueves, 12 de enero de 2012
8 Easy Ways to Curb Your Carbs
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Cheers! 5 Smart Strategies for Sipping Alcohol After a New Year's toast, many of us resolve to cut calories and drink less. That's a good goal and with good reason: Alcohol effects people with diabetes differently than it does other people. It can cause low blood sugar. But light to moderate alcohol intake (which means a maximum of one drink for women and two for men per day) can still be part of your dining and socializing—and can even be heart healthy. Here's how to sip smart. • Drink only if blood sugar stays in target range. If you check your blood sugar regularly, experts say it's okay to order up to two drinks with dinner. But if your levels are more erratic, take a pass—alcohol could cause you to experience hypoglycemia and will make it more difficult for you to get your blood sugar into your target range. • Drink your cocktail with a meal. Having a drink before dinner is not a good idea, particularly for those who take insulin or other diabetes medications. Without food in your stomach, your blood sugar levels are likely already low. Drink alcohol with food—or better yet, at the end of a meal—to lessen your changes of developing hypoglycemia. • Skip the umbrella drinks. Fancy drinks with those cute little umbrellas contain a lot more sugar and calories than other cocktails. For example, a frozen pina cola packs 250 calories, 6 grams of fat, and 32 grams of carbs. At the other end of the bar, a 1.5-ounce shot of whiskey mixed in with club seltzer or diet soda contains about 100 calories and no carbohydrates. • Choose between wine or dessert. It's easy to forget that beverages contain calories, just as solid foods do. If your blood sugar is within a healthy range, it's fine to indulge in a glass of wine with dinner, but you'll need to modify your food intake. Think of it another way: two glasses of wine have about the same amount of calories as a brownie. If you're counting calories, you have to decide whether a drink or a sweet treat is more appealing. If you're on insulin, you can't substitute alcohol for a carb-filled dessert. Your insulin dose is based on the amount of carbs you eat. Alcohol has calories but you don't need insulin to cover it. • Don't confuse low blood sugar with inebriation. Sometimes slurred speech or difficulty speaking occurs with hypoglycemia; this could be confused with inebriation.
How to Lower Your Blood Sugar up to 25% by Eating the Foods you Love! The country's leading doctors, nutritionists and weight loss authorities all agree that real, long-lasting weight loss is not accomplished by crash dieting. Or fasting. Or exercising like mad. Or popping some "miracle pill".
Instead, the only way you can truly enjoy long-lasting weight loss is with a doctor-approved plan that guarantees BIG results in as little as 3 short weeks! What's more, what you need is an easy plan that offers you dozens of appetizing choices, and lets you enjoy all the foods you love. Find out what this sure-fire plan is – and how fast you can make it work for you – click here.
Serves 4 Ingredients: Preparation: Per serving (one cup): 100 cal, 2 g fat (0 g sat), 19 g carbs, 2 g protein, 3 g fiber, 0 mg chol, 177 mg sodium SPECIAL OFFER Healing Secrets Your Doctor May Be Afraid to Mention Hundreds of thousands of doctors across the country would love to stop writing prescriptions for expensive drugs, and instead send you home with a list of foods that can ease arthritis... lower blood pressure ... improve cholesterol... fight diabetes and more -- but they're afraid. Why? Because big pharmaceutical companies and insurance giants pressure your doctor to do everything "by the book." So no matter how much they may want to tell you to fight disease with foods -- their hands are tied. But the reality is, somewhere in the world, the health problem you're suffering from today has been solved. Not by drugs. Not by surgery. But with FOOD! Read more...
8 Easy Ways to Curb Your Carbs 1. Skip dinner the rolls. 2. Swap tortillas for lettuce-leaf wraps. 3. Use eggplant slices as a bread substitute. 4. Mash cauliflower and serve like potatoes. 5. Make French fries from carrots. 6. Replace potato salad with coleslaw. 7. Cut pasta servings in half. 8. Drink water to battle carb cravings.
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