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  • Big Breakfast May Be Best for Diabetes Patients

    Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You’ve heard it before. You’ve probably heard all your life how your mental performance is best when you eat breakfast. It boosts more than mental performance. A new study indicates is also a big boost to the health of some people suffering from diabetes.

    About one-third of the people eating a big breakfast ended up cutting back on  the daily diabetic medication they needed to take. By comparison, about 17  percent of the small breakfast group had to increase their medication  prescriptions during the course of the trial.
    Breakfast May Be Best for Diabetes Patients

    This article was first published on October 3, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Should you double up on protein to lose weight?

    It was a small study but hopefully it will be followed up on by a more extensive study.

     However, the people who doubled up on protein lost the most fat; it amounted to about 70 percent of their total weight loss.Should you double up on protein to lose weight? – Weight Loss – MSN Healthy Living

    This article was first published on September 30, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Original Sin

    Original Sin

    she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Gen. 3:6 KJV

    Sin was introduced when Eve, after listening to the serpent, decided to violate God’s command. I find it interesting that the original sin was followed immediately by the outward manifestation of that sin. Eating. We’ve been destroying ourselves with the act of eating since shortly after our creation.

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    Can’t believe that it just occurred to me.

    This article was first published on September 29, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Olive Oil Rich Diet Helps Fight Diabetes – Digital Journal

    Many believe the only way to prevent diabetes is by using numerous pharmaceuticals, but research points to the contrary.

    Bellucci Premium Comments on a Report That the Olive Oil Rich Mediterranean Diet Can Help Lower the Risk of Diabetes – Press Release – Digital Journal

    That research being done by the Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacological Research. A 50+ year old non-profit organization dedicated biomedical research. Following over 22,000 participants for eleven years, researchers found that, “Those who had …. a diet with a high concentration of carbohydrates were 21 percent more likely to develop diabetes.”

    Heading over to the Mayo Clinic for a quick look at the Mediterranean Diet basics finds that it includes real foods and, “perhaps even a glass of red wine.” Gasp! Perhaps a little wine for your stomachs sake?

    The Mediterranean diet incorporates the basics of healthy eating — plus a splash of flavorful olive oil and perhaps even a glass of red wine — among other components characterizing the traditional cooking style of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

    Most healthy diets include fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains, and limit unhealthy fats. ~link

    This article was first published on September 24, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Looking back…

    I know from experience and general observation that boys of sixty years ago at the age of fourteen and fifteen years could endure and accomplish more than most young ones of the present can accomplish at the age of twenty one years owing I presume to their constant outdoor exercise and the plain substantial food on which they lived in the early settlement of the county.

    A Walk Through Marine by Ronald Loos

    Ah, the recollections of a man at the end his time. The above quote was written by a man of about sixty years not too long before his death in a letter. He apparently observed a softening of people and attributed it to earlier generations having “constant outdoor exercise’” and a diet of “substantial” food.  He wrote this circa 1875. The teens he referred to had not grown up eating cereals which had only been around for a decade or so. They’d grown up on high-fat breakfasts.

    He probably had never heard the term nutrient dense but he identified its impact. Nutrient dense is when you get “most nutrients for the fewest amount of calories.” Those high-fat breakfasts of meat and eggs started their days right. Every calorie counted for them. Make every one count for you. No one can guarantee that you’ll be chasing down rabbit bare-handed like he claims teens did then but you will definitely feel better.

    A few other quotes of interest from the letter:

    The menu for the pioneers would be wild game, birds, fruit and berries.

    On the other hand honey of wild bees was in abundance and sugar was made in February from the maple trees…..

    The wheat raised in 1823 was very unhealthy, causing nausea and vomiting when eaten in any form.

    This article was first published on September 21, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • In the Low-Carb Age, Does Cereal Have a Future? – Corporate Intelligence – WSJ

    In the Low-Carb Age, Does Cereal Have a Future? – Corporate Intelligence – WSJ

    Slow down.

    The WSJ reports that General Mills is asking for other cereal makers to step it up a notch in the advertising game to help boost industry sales. Sales are reportedly slumping due to “lower-carb, higher-protein” foods that are more convenient. The below quote from the article says:

    “Sitting down, pouring cereal and adding milk is simply just too inconvenient and perishable for today’s on-the-go crowd,” Mr. Fereday said.

    In the Low-Carb Age, Does Cereal Have a Future? – Corporate Intelligence – WSJ

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    Is our society so busy that the simple act of pouring a bowl of cereal is “too inconvenient”? While I am no fan of cereal for breakfast, it’s a sad commentary that an expert can say that sentence and be taken seriously. Research indicates that stress can have a negative impact on the bodies ability to control inflammation and that in turn “can promote the development and progression of disease.”

    Do yourself a favor, take the time to eat a healthy breakfast made of real food.

    This article was first published on September 20, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Health is not all Food and Exercise

    We took a trip out to St. Jo, Texas to eat at Ancient Ovens. On the way, we stopped at the Arche (ar-khay) Winery to enjoy a little wine tasting before dinner. We were offered four wines, 1) Roussanne, not really worth remembering to either of us, probably only because we have never met a white we liked, 2) Ryan’s Red, 3) Cabernet Sauvignon and 4) Syrah. Grayson, the wine-maker, provided interesting conversation and a thorough history of the winery. He brilliantly adds the ideal serving temp on the back label. We sat at one of the several tables as Grayson served our tastings in their cozy tasting room. After we’d seated ourselves, we spied a table with a frosted glass chess set, our seats for sure on the next visit. The Syrah won the day with us and we left with a bottle in hand.

    Later, parked at the Ancient Ovens, we sat and enjoyed the view, and the peace and quiet. The parking area was an easy place to spend thirty minutes or so just sitting with each other. The weather was perfect and the view of the rolling Texas hills was beautiful. Soon others arrived and we had to give up the quiet. Denis, the owner, personally greeted every guest shortly after passing through the gate.

    Though the possibility of rain had us eating indoors, the outdoor area was open. We explored the area in a light sprinkle. The views and quietness continued to impress. We eventually had to go sit down to enjoy the meal.

    Even though it fits well with my personal philosophy of routine difference, I am sure dinner was a shock to our bodies. Our typically low-carb leaning fare was replaced by a menu made up of sourdough bread, dinner pastries, pizza, and dessert pizza for the evening.

    May we suggest that you not let Ancient Ovens be your choice for a low carb, low cal evening. Let Ancient Ovens be your evening to live, love, laugh. ~ancient ovens FAQ

    That said, the food was out of this world and the atmosphere was both festive and enchanting.

    Although diet and exercise are important, good health is not all about eating exactly right, exercising to a strictly scheduled regimen every day, or a combination of both. Proverbs tells us that “he who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” I find that good health also requires taking care of your relationships, not just your body, mind, and spirit.

    This article was first published on September 20, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.