Some of the most popular questions i get asked regularly on social media from fellow diabetics are; ‘What supplements can i take?’, ‘What supplements do you take?’ and ‘Is it safe for me to have whey protein shakes?’. Supplements are a great way to help you boost your daily protein intake, speed up the muscle building/fat burning process, keep your …
A New Perspective
I started a 4:30 a.m. workout session earlier this year as a personal challenge to benefit my abnormally high glucose levels. From a previous visit with my physician I discovered I was suffering a mild case of “Dawn Phenomenon” a condition that produces hormones which increases insulin resistance from 2 AM to 8 AM in most bodies. Learning this vital …
Finding Balance with Yoga
What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘balance’ in relationship to your diabetes management? Is it routine? Focus? Stability? Finding balance with a disease like diabetes is quite a challenge. Just when you think you’ve got it all sorted the playing field changes and your pancreas wigs out on you yet again. When I get all muddled up …
Thoughts from the mind of a Type 1 Diabetic – How my journey began
“Life is full of challenges…its how we overcome them that defines us as a person.” Let me start by saying this journey isn’t going to be easy but… life isn’t easy. We are faced with obstacles everyday that challenge us to find solutions to our problems. Your car breaks down when you’re late for work and you’ve got an important …
21 HEALTHY HABITS FOR EVERYONE
Start fresh every single day Adopt a ‘meatless Monday’ mentality Put down your phone when you’re out with people Try the 2/30 rule: 2 hours of TV, 30 minutes of exercise Cut back on sugar (it’s evil) Eat whole foods as much a possible Don’t try to keep up with the Joneses, you’ll lose Stop smoking Don’t overdo the booze …
Weight training, its worth its weight in gold
Resistance training has recently been recognized as a useful therapeutic tool for the treatment of a number of chronic diseases. Strength training (when done correctly) has been shown to provide a safe and effective way to control blood glucose, increase strength, and improve the quality of life in individuals with diabetes. Lifting weights is an effective form of exercise for …
My top tips to sticking to your new year’s resolution
Let’s face it; we all make a New Years resolution- Whether we stick to it is another story. The custom of setting “New Year’s resolutions” began during this period in Rome two millennia ago, as they made such resolutions with a moral flavor: mostly to be good to others. But when the Roman Empire took Christianity as its official state …
Three Simple Ways You Can Bring Yoga Into Your Daily Diabetes Management Plan by Rachel Zinman
Yoga! You’ve most likely heard about it, maybe you’ve even tried it but is it for you? Can it help you manage your diabetes on a daily basis? When I was first diagnosed with diabetes 7 years ago I was shocked. How could someone who has devoted their life to practicing and teaching yoga for over 30 years get …