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By: Cat Ebeling RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-seller: The Diabetes Fix I remember back when I was a kid, pistachios were bright red! Back then, pistachios mostly came from the Middle East, and the harvesting methods left them with stains, so they were dyed (ugh!) a bright reddish pink to cover up the stains. Fortunately, most pistachios today come …

By: Cat Ebeling RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-seller: The Diabetes Fix Tea has been a beloved and highly prized healthy drink, and both green and black teas have been around for thousands of years. Next to water, tea is probably one of the most consumed drinks in the world. While green tea often gets all the attention for its …

By: Cat Ebeling, co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Conventional mindset has always been that drinking pure fruit juice is healthy. We purchase fruit juice smoothies in the store, thinking that will help our health and weight loss, and start our days with a large glass of OJ—for the vitamin C. …

By: Cat Ebeling, co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Medical and recreational marijuana continues to be a controversial and highly charged subject, although many states, as well as a few countries, have now made marijuana legal for medical use, and recreational use. Recent studies on marijuana and its compounds show a …

By: Cat Ebeling, co-author of the best-seller The Diabetes Fix Type 2 diabetes is fast becoming a real epidemic in civilized countries. The statistics show an ever-increasing trend of obesity, diabetes and its related complications like heart disease, kidney disease and peripheral neuropathy. Many experts are convinced that this fast-growing tidal wave of diabetes is the result of the global expansion …

By: Cat Ebeling, co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Green smoothies and green juicing have taken the world by storm. Everywhere you look, there are green smoothie detoxes, and green juice powders, and green drink “cleanses”. These green smoothies or green juices often contain a large amount of spinach, kale, …

By: Cat Ebeling, co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix A few years ago, a judge in California ruled that coffee should carry a cancer warning label. The ruling says that Starbucks, 7-11, and other coffee retailers must carry a warning label on every cup of coffee sold, due to the …

By: Cat Ebeling Co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Nothing says ‘summer’ like fresh basil—any time of the year! I love the taste of fresh basil-it’s subtle taste adds a new dimension to foods, cooked or raw. Fresh basil is generally available year-round at the grocery and is easy to …

 By: Cat Ebeling Co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Arugula is a spicy and intense salad green, alone it can often be hot and bitter, but if you add the right ingredients it comes alive! This salad has just the right amount of sweet, juicy grapefruit, plus the unexpected sweet …

By: Cat Ebeling Co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Ever notice the suggestive shape of a nice, fat, firm asparagus? It’s a bit phallic, if you haven’t noticed. Of course, we all know asparagus is a healthy delicious food, makes your pee smell funny, and tastes great grilled. But, did you …