Know Your Numbers for Heart Health

…and simple carbohydrates. (Excessive carbohydrate intake can elevate triglyceride levels.) Blood Sugar Normal fasting blood sugar is between 70 mg/dL and 100 mg/dL. And while elevated blood sugar is not…

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Fact vs. Fiction

…diabetes, blood pressure, and other conditions. If you are taking medications, it’s essential to discuss ACV with your physician before consuming it. As for the other ways that ACV may…

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What to Know About the Nordic Diet

Honey-Thyme Salmon Foil Packet

…improved blood lipids, increased insulin sensitivity, and lowered blood pressure. Another study found that subjects with metabolic syndrome (sometimes referred to as “pre-diabetes”) who ate a diet high in fatty…

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A Prediabetes Primer

Image by Freepik Did you know that before being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, most people have prediabetes? Prediabetes is when blood sugar (glucose) levels are higher than normal, but…

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Black Bean Brownies

Black Bean Brownies

Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that is 60–70% as sweet as table sugar yet it is almost non-caloric, does not affect blood sugar, does not cause tooth decay, and is…

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