25 Top Tips to Eat Healthy & Honor God with Our Lifestyle (Part 2 of 2)
Now that we know God has a better plan for our health, how do we find it? What do we do now? How do we get healthier? 1. Start wherever you are. Making small changes over several weeks can add up to MAJOR health benefits. Some people can go “cold turkey,” cutting out all grains […]
What’s all the hub-bub about low carb?
Over the past 50 years, nutrition advice has been a bit fluid with regards to a variety of nutrients or macronutrients. In the most recent 5-10 years, a few grass-roots experts have come forward with even more changes they recommend for our eating health. Some physicians and authors are encouraging complete grain-free nutrition, while others […]
Is that little red heart a good thing?
Is your breakfast heart-healthy? According to whom? Check your box of cereal or your container of yogurt. Do you see one of those little red hearts on the front label? Just what does it mean? And who says so? Some years ago, the food industry and the American Heart Association (AHA) came together to allegedly […]
The Truth About Grains
10 Facts You MUST Know About Grains Whole grains, like wheat, corn, and oats, have been touted for many years as healthy and nutritious, but over the past decade, grains have come under attack. Are whole grains healthy or not? If not, what makes them unhealthy? Looking back over history, grains were never a major […]
KetoNurses’ Biscuits & Gravy
Biscuits: 1/3 cup almond flour ¾ cup grated mozzarella cheese 1 Tbsp coconut flour ½ tsp baking powder 1 egg 2 ½ Tbsp melted butter Pre-heat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients together in small bowl. I use a fork for easy mixing. Shape into 4 evenly-sized balls and place on parchment-lined baking pan. Bake […]
Diet? Energy Deficit? LCHF?
As many experts have claimed, energy deficits will contribute to weight loss, but historically, patients opt to discontinue the “diet” even after being somewhat successful. Maintaining a total lifestyle change is required to avoid re-gaining the weight or succumbing to some health condition, i.e. diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, etc. Dr. Eric Westman from Duke University has […]
Sugar, Sugar, Sugar…. Everywhere Sugar……
So, how’s it going? Have you been working on your food diary? Did you take your measurements and photos? Which bulletproof coffee or tea recipe did you find? What labels have you been reading? What labels have shocked you? Today’s blog entry centers around the nutrition labels on commercial foods. I hope you have begun […]
Get Started – Add Fats: We aren’t taking foods away…. YET!
As nurses, one of our best attributes is helping people learn; we love to teach people how to take better care of themselves. Hospital nurses spend hours providing discharge education; home health nurses thrive on sharing that one little secret tip that gives homebound patients a brighter day. Clinic nurses have reams and reams of […]
My Beginnings…
About 10 years ago, I attended a workshop led by a doctor of osteopathy, or DO, who had been in family practice for years. Over the years, his practice became mostly one dealing with very high risk patients, like those with heart attacks, strokes, obesity, poorly controlled diabetes, and hypertension. During his presentation, he relayed […]
