Every week there is a new headline in the news about what you should or shouldn't eat. It's hard to keep up because they often contradict themselves when reporting on different studies. That's because not all studies are created equally, but they don't often report on how the studies were conducted, nor do most people understand how to differentiate them. But don't worry. There is still a way for you to determine how many carbs you should be eating. Any guesses how you

The holidays are no longer a day or two each month. We now have a "holiday season" that basically lasts from Halloween until the new year. That's a long time. The question is, how do you handle these eight weeks each year? Staying on track may or may not be your goal, but for some people, their health depends on it. They don't have the luxury of letting their guard down because it's the holidays. And for those that are making progress toward their goals they likely don'

If you turn over a product at the grocery store and look through the ingredients you'll likely find an artificial sweetener listed. They are in everything these days. Why is that? Well, one reason is our culture tells us that calories are everything. If a food manufacturer can put a zero calorie sweetener in a product and keep the calorie count as low as possible you better believe they are going to use them. I'll save my calorie rant for another day. Today I want to f

I get it...pricking your finger multiple times a day is not fun. And if you're "only prediabetic" is that really necessary? Not to mention, insurance won't cover your testing supplies if you're only prediabetic. So do I really need to test my blood sugar then? Yes. You really do. Let me explain. Why You Should Be Testing You can't expect anything to change if you're in the dark about what's happening. If you're hoping to avoid the progression of prediabetes to type 2

"I want people to care about their blood sugar as much as they do about their retirement accounts. Your health is your greatest wealth." - Dr. Sara Gottfried Recently I reposted this quote by Dr. Sara Gottfried on Instagram. I mean come on...that's exactly how I feel. Teaching clients to balance their blood sugar is one of my passions. I'm all about empowering my clients to be proactive with their health. The CDC's latest estimates say 84.1 million American adults (1 in

Am I what?! I realize this is probably not a question that you've asked yourself. It's not something you see by looking in the mirror. And if you've never heard anyone talk about it, you probably don't even know what it means. So why should you care? Insulin resistance leads to diabetes. Wait...before you click away and say...well that's not me. You should probably know the CDC estimates 1 out of 3 American adults (84.1 million) have prediabetes and 9 out of 10 don't kn

Stress. Ugh. I don't know one person who likes to feel "stressed out". We're constantly told we should reduce our stress, but it's rare that anyone actually takes the time to explain why. Not to mention reducing stress is easier said than done, am I right? But did you know it could be wreaking havoc on your blood sugar and sabotaging your weight loss goals? In fact, it can easily cause an increase of 10-20 mg/dL which is a big deal for someone with prediabetes or high r