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Smart eating for managing diabetes
Alongside physical activity, dietary modifications can make a huge difference for people living with diabetes. In this article you will find valuable tips on smart eating for managing diabetes. According to the latest statistics, 1 in 20 Australians have diabetes (1). In simple terms, diabetes is a health condition in which the body does not produce enough insulin and/or is not effective at using it for transporting sugar from the blood into cells. As a result, individuals with diabetes have a high level of sugar in the blood, which can lead to multiple complications and eventually death. The sugar in the blood comes from both the carbohydrates in the food…
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5 ways to eat healthier
My top recommendation for people who want to improve their health is to cook most of their meals. However, this is just 1 of 5 ways to eat healthier. Keep in mind no one strategy works for everyone and there is no reason for you to marry to one strategy for the rest of your life. Circumstances change, and you should be able to change and adapt with them. As usual, my suggestion is to try different things and see what works for you at the present moment, and what may work for you under different circumstances. 5 ways to eat healthier 1. Cooking most of your meals This is…
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Food photos: the good, the bad, the ugly
No, this is not an article about good/bad/ugly photos on social media. Rather, it’s a brief analysis of potential pros and cons of what’s happening with food photos in social media. My food photography story I was born in the pre-digital camera era. My first camera was a black and white film Kodak. I was 8 or 9 and would take photos of me and my sisters, the dog, etc. Back then, it didn’t even occur to me about taking pictures of meals, even though I’ve always loved food. In retrospect, that’s a good thing, considering what I used to eat until well into my 20s. My first blog, which…
