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
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 …
Read More »Statins and Type 2 Diabetes Risk
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 risks and they’re …
Read More »This Odd Spice Lowers Your Blood Sugar, Helps with Weight Loss, and Raises Libido (and it’s NOT turmeric or cinnamon this time)
By: Cat Ebeling, BSN, co-author of the best-sellers: The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & 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 …
Read More »Baba Ghanoush
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 …
Read More »Pistachios – My Favorite Fat Burning & Heart-Healthy Snack
By: Cat Ebeling, co-author of the best-sellers: The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & 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 …
Read More »Artichoke Soup (lowers cholesterol)
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 …
Read More »The Truth about Watermelons…and Benefits
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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