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I’ve been an emotional eater all of my life. I just didn’t know it until I educated myself on eating disorders and weight/diet control. In hindsight, I was a skinny kid with a fat chick inside of her, one who waiting for the right emotional trigger to unleash her. That trigger would be my first [...] Read Full Story

Chronic diseases and illnesses can be very difficult to handle for many reasons. They don’t have to be bad all the time and that’s why they can be deceptive. Here are some tips on handling a chronic disease or illness you may wish to use yourself. I’m going to start with diabetes because that’s what [...] Read Full Story

It’s a moment I will never forget. I was training for my new telecommuting phone operator job when my phone rang. It was my Mom, who apparently had forgotten about my training session. Soon I would understand why. She called to tell me that my older brother had prostate cancer, the same disease that claimed [...] Read Full Story

Diabetes is a very tricky disease. It might even be called evil for many reasons but I learned this week that diabetes can be a real monster for me personally and I wanted to share the latest part of my on-going battle with health. When you’re diabetic, you have a regular test called an HbA1c. [...] Read Full Story

It goes without saying that cardiovascular activities such as running, aerobics and cycling improves your heart health and helps burn off extra calories. While these activities also work various muscle groups, increasing muscle strength and flexibility is best achieved through weight training. According to the Mayo Clinic, weight training is a form of strength training [...] Read Full Story

Sight is something people often take for granted until they have problems. Diabetic eye disease is a serious problem which can have ramifications you may not even have considered so it’s best to learn what to do to avoid it. Imagine a world in which you’re blind. I’m blind in one eye and I find [...] Read Full Story

Fasting is a practice that’s been around for centuries. It’s often done as a religious ritual. It’s also been done to express political views or strong opposition to authority. Many people go on “cleansing” fasts to detoxify the body. Others go on intermittent fasts–alternating between days of eating and drinking nothing and days of eating [...] Read Full Story

I am probably one of the most impulsive persons on this planet so when I read that impulsive people tend to weigh, compared to cautious people,  22 pounds more on average, my cerebral light bulb flashed on. I weigh, unfortunately, more than 22 pounds over my very deliberate-thinking friend who is ultra-slender. And it’s due [...] Read Full Story

When you suffer from stress it’s hazardous to your health. If you suffer from diabetes, it can aggravate existing conditions and create new problems as well. Here are a few diabetic stress-busting tips for a healthier life. It’s essential you control your stress levels because stress can cause blood sugars to rise. The higher your [...] Read Full Story

It goes without saying that weight loss requires taking in less calories than you burn. However, you must be careful not to restrict caloric intake too drastically. A weight-reduction diet should promote weight loss and still be nutritionally sound. It should improve and promote good health, not endanger it. When you can’t stay off the [...] Read Full Story