Published by Harvard Health Publishing https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/12-tips-for-holiday-eating-201212242506 It’s easy to get swept up in the holiday season. This combination of religious and national celebrations can help keep the cold winter away. But the feasts and parties that mark it can tax the arteries and strain the waistline. By eating just 200 extra calories a day — a piece of pecan pie and a tumbler of eggnog here, a couple latkes and some butter cookies there — you could pack on two to three pounds over this five- to six-week period. That doesn’t sound like much, except few people shed that [...]

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Published by American Diabetes Associationhttps://www.diabetes.org/healthy-living/recipes-nutrition/eating-wellKnowing what to eat can be confusing—especially when life gets hectic and you’re trying to eat healthy on the go or make healthy choices when ordering fast food.Regardless of what cuisine you prefer, here’s what all healthy eating plans have in common.They include:Fruits and vegetablesLean meats and plant-based sources of proteinLess added sugarLess processed foodsTRY THE DIABETES PLATE METHOD.Eating healthy is important, it can be hard to know what and how much to eat — especially when you’re managing diabetes.If you’re looking for an easy place to start, then try following the Diabetes Plate Method. This [...]

Published by The American Diabetes Associationhttps://www.webmd.com/diabetes/safe-diet-tips-for-diabetes DIABETES TECHNOLOGY HAS COME A LONG WAY. From blood glucose meters and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to cutting-edge insulin pumps and more, devices are easier to use and less invasive. There are lots of options so that you can find what works best for you. WHAT I WISH I HAD KNOWN WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES Being diagnosed with diabetes is hard, especially if you don’t know anyone else who is living with it. It may feel like your life has changedin an instant, and you probably don’t know the questions you [...]

Published by WebMD https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20221014/yoga-other-mindful-practices-improve-blood-sugar-type-2-diabetes Patients with type 2 diabetes achieve much better control of their blood sugar if they participate in mind-and-body-practices such as yoga, a new study shows. While past research has been done specifically for yoga, this study, published online recently in the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, also looked at the benefits of other mind-and-body practices for these patients, including qi gong and meditation. The study is “the first to show that there is a very consistent effect [on hemoglobin A1c, a marker of diabetes] regardless of which modality you use,” says one of the [...]