Tag Archives: lower cholesterol

Is Berberine the New Longevity Solution?

  By: Cat Ebeling, RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix We all want to stay young, energetic, and healthy forever. But unfortunately, that isn’t entirely possible. Longevity is much more than just living a long life, longevity means living the longest, healthiest life possible. There is good news for …

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Garlic Can be Effective as Medication at Lowering Blood Pressure

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By: Cat Ebeling, RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix High blood pressure is very common problem, especially here in the United States. High blood pressure can often be a precursor to other cardiovascular problems, especially heart disease. Blood pressure is the force of our blood on the walls of …

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Statins and Type 2 Diabetes Risk

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By: Cat Ebeling, BSN, co-author of the best-sellers: The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging &The Diabetes Fix If you have type 2 diabetes and you take a statin drug, you might start noticing a phrase that’s ridiculously overused… “The benefits outweigh the risks.” Has your doctor ever said that to you? There are plenty of …

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This Odd Spice Lowers Your Blood Sugar, Helps with Weight Loss, and Raises Libido (and it’s NOT turmeric or cinnamon this time)

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By: Cat Ebeling RN, MSN-PHN, co-author of the best-seller: The Diabetes Fix Fenugreek? What is that? If you’ve never heard of it, don’t worry—you’ve probably eaten it a time or two and didn’t even know. It’s delicious in many Indian dishes and other Mediterranean dishes. Fenugreek is also known to have some fantastic health benefits that can be good for …

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Baba Ghanoush

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By: Cat Ebeling, BSN, co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Baba Ghanoush, or Baba Ghanouj, is a traditional Mediterranean puree of eggplant flavored with tahini (sesame seed paste), lemon juice, garlic and fresh herbs. It is also loaded with lots of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant ingredients that stabilize blood sugar and decrease …

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Pistachios – My Favorite Fat Burning & Heart-Healthy Snack

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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 …

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Artichoke Soup (lowers cholesterol)

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by Cat Ebeling  co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix This soup is perfect for when you need to get more greens in your diet—and it’s a great soup to eat in the spring and summer, when more varieties of fresh ingredients are available. It’s not that complicated and you can …

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The Truth about Watermelons…and Benefits

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By: Catherine Ebeling  Co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Nothing says “Summer” better than a cool, refreshing, sweet, juicy, delicious slice of ripe watermelon—no matter what time of year it is. But I often hear cautions on eating watermelon—that it is high glycemic, full of sugar, mostly water, …

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