Black Prediabetes Nutrition

01/16/2024

If you tried a water fast, juice fast and you are experience bloating, headaches, anxiety, confusion, brain fog etc. Save this post! Read this!

Nutrition is not a one-size-fits all. If you have prediabetes, pcos, insulin resistance, and or high blood pressure, high cholesterol, impaired fasting glucose, low HDL cholesterol- you're indeed are experiencing what is called "metabolic syndrome". Which puts you at risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

Let's not focus solely on weight loss, but healing the beta cells of the pancreas.
According to research there is potential for preventing and reversing type 2 diabetes by focusing on preserving and promoting the health of pancreatic beta cells. (source: diabetes.org)

01/16/2024

Time to feed your sourdough starter!

🍌 This sourdough banana nut muffin recipe is sweetened by very ripe bananas & a touch of honey for a sweet, healthy start to the day.

🍌 https://www.attainable-sustainable.net/banana-nut-muffin-recipe/

01/15/2024

01/09/2024

Our bodies thrive on nourishment, not starvation and deprivation.

11/30/2023

Start your day with fruit!

04/21/2023

Looks good!

I visited Oistins on a Friday afternoon to experience the Oistins Friday Night Fish Fry. As I got off the bus, I heard people singing along to the loud music. The smell of the grilled fish got me e…

03/17/2023

Don’t struggle to do what everyone else is doing. Instead, figure out what works for you and do it!

Getting to know for sure, what works for you, is by getting up to do the WORK!

12/27/2022

Hopefully he can deliver some fruit cake 🤣

12/26/2022

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

12/26/2022

If you have prediabetes, you have imbalance hormones. What you eat and when you eat matters. Just know that it is impossible to balance your hormones if you:
1. Skip meals,
2. Eat too close to bedtime,
3. Miss your snacks,
4. Have irregular eating habits.

Eating too close to bedtime raises your body temperature and interferes with the natural fat-burning effects of sleep. Sleep is also important for balanced blood sugar level and balanced hormones.

Are you burned out by chronic dieting and ready to include your cultural food as part of your healing process to reverse prediabetes? 

12/22/2022

Some examples of refined grains are
•white rice 🍚
•most white bread 🍞
•cakes 🍰
•crackers
Refined grains are then enriched, meaning that manufacturers add back certain vitamins.

12/22/2022

Refined grains, potatoes, sugar sweetened beverages are associated with increased risk of diabetes and other chronic diseases.