sweet sacrifice

Think Positive
Successful weight loss is 50 percent attitude. Decide you’re going to lose weight permanently and just do it.

Out with the Old, In With the New
Go through your cabinets and fridge - and toss or donate all unhealthy, problematic junk food. Also, be sure to get rid of your personal trigger foods. These are the foods that once you start eating: you can’t stop. Instead, stock up on produce, lean meats, low-fat dairy and whole grains. Read the rest of this entry »

The most common factors believed to contribute to type 2 diabetes have always been too much food and too little exercise. However, sleep deprivation seems to also play a role in abnormal glucose metabolism.

According to a study published in the December issue of the journal SLEEP, subjects who reported sleeping five or fewer hours each night were significantly more likely to have diabetes over the follow-up period compared to subjects who reported sleeping seven hours. These findings held true even after the researchers adjusted for variables such as physical activity, depression, alcohol consumption, ethnicity, education, marital status, age, obesity and history of hypertension. Read the rest of this entry »

I really love to hear this song…it’s great!