Eating For Health

Have you been diagnosed with prediabetes?   Cleveland Clinic notes this “is essentially a health warning stage”.   Your blood sugar level is higher than normal but not too high as to be classified as Type 2 diabetes.   There are a lot of Americans with prediabetes , about 38% of all adults in America, or 96 million adults have prediabetes.   Most are unaware they even have prediabetes. Can you reverse prediabetes? There is good news, that with lifestyle changes, prediabetes can be reversed.   These lifestyle changes include weight loss if overweight, a healthier diet, and regular physical activity.   (See:   Walk Your Way to Better Blood Sugar Control .)   CDC notes that “if you have prediabetes, losing weight by eating healthy and being more active can cut your risk of getting type 2 diabetes in half.”   What is prediabetes? Your blood carries glucose around your body to be used by your cells for energy.   Blood sugar is measu...

When the scale isn’t moving, it can be frustrating.   Many people shut down on their weight loss journey when they don’t see immediate progress.   But important changes are happening.   A relative called me.   They were dieting, adding exercise and did lose a few pounds.   But then they reached a plateau and were very frustrated.   How do you know your diet and new exercise habits are working when the scale doesn’t move?   Environmental Nutrition outlines six ways to know you are still making progress in the April 2024 article, “Look Beyond the Scale”.    Weight loss is a great indicator you are improving your health when you are dieting and trying to get in shape. But you don’t need to rely just on the scale in your weight loss journey.   There are also other wins for your health. 1.   Better health :   When one loses weight and adds more exercise to their routine, their body benefits in many ways even if they hit a pla...

What is a topic you hear over and over again in January?   Everyone is talking about people going on diets to lose weight.   You hear a guy at the gym saying his doctor wants him to lose 60 pounds.   You hear a woman at the gym saying her daughter is going on the Whole30 diet to lose weight.   U.S. News & World Report notes the Whole30 program restricts food groups, can lead to short-term weight loss but watch out for the rebound when participants may start indulging in all the foods they had to give up.   Result?   They may regain the lost weight and even more.   Fad diets don’t work to help you change your lifestyle but usually offer some quick solutions that aren’t viable for the long term.   You may lose some weight but when you go “off” the fad diet, the weight can pile back on.   Anyone can go on a diet and lose some weight.   What most people want is to lose weight and keep it off.   This requires more than a diet, but...