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By Steve Cooksey, on January 17th, 2012
I knew it was coming; I gritted my teeth for as long as I could…
Paula Deen is a diabetic … shocker!
She’s just like I was… an obese, carb eating machine. The surprise is that it took this long for her to be diagnosed. Who knows, she may have actually been diabetic years ago…
. . . → Read More: Paula Deen and Diabetes
By Steve Cooksey, on January 17th, 2012
Chicken, Tomato and Bacon… so good!
If you are new to the blog … all of my foods are grain and gluten free! I also avoid added sugar, veggie oils and ‘milk’.
Food Related Pages
1. Diabetes Warrior Meal Plan
2. Diabetes Warrior Food Posts
3. A Sample Menu
**Click all pictures to enlarge.
. . . → Read More: Braised Chicken, Tomato and Bacon
By Steve Cooksey, on January 15th, 2012
Introduction
In the fall of 2010, I decided to add kettle bell training to my eXercise routine. Like with all things… you should start out slowly and gradually move up in intensity.
In the picture you can see my progression. Starting out with a 20 lb Kettle Bell (KB) I began doing “KB Swings”.
. . . → Read More: Primal eXercise Update – Kettle Bells woo hoo! :)
By Steve Cooksey, on January 12th, 2012
A primal shake with cinnamon and cocoa added! :)
The title of this post could also be “primal eggnog”, “high fat smoothie”, “low carb smoothie” or “primal smoothie”…. etc.
During the holiday season I checked out Mark Sisson’s Eggnog recipe, “Eggnog“, I used the quick version at the very bottom of the post. It’s . . . → Read More: High Fat Protein Shake
By Steve Cooksey, on January 10th, 2012
David Bookless… a very cool ‘paleo’ guy posted a great article the other day and I just had to post about it. “How To Be More Interesting”
Before I discuss the article I want to briefly discuss …
I shared the article on Facebook, Twitter and G+ but many blog readers are not friends there . . . → Read More: Living an Interesting and Primal Life
By Steve Cooksey, on January 8th, 2012
This is a ‘sister’ post to “Stuffed Guacamole Supreme“. This recipe is diabetes friendly, primal and low carb… and best of all, it is DELICIOUS!
Guacamole is the ‘base’ of this food post and Avocado is the chief ingredient for Guacamole. Avocado is loaded with fats and has a decent amount of protein. Click here for . . . → Read More: Stuffed Avocado – Bacon, Tomato & Beef
By Steve Cooksey, on January 5th, 2012
A cookbook the ADA was pimping recently.
First let’s look at a few facts.
1) 90% of diabetics fail at maintaining normal blood sugar, if you doubt that… read this post. “90% Fail“. I truly think the number is much higher than that…. but this is the medical industry’s numbers.
Using conservative and ‘rough’ estimates… . . . → Read More: Is it just me? Or is the ADA ….
By Steve Cooksey, on January 4th, 2012
LaActos or Pioglita
Did you read the latest headlines Yesterday?
According to this article,
“The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) is streamlining litigation for all federal cases alleging injury caused by the diabetes drug ACTOS®.”
and…
“Plaintiffs allege that individuals who use Actos face an increased risk of developing bladder cancer. Plaintiffs further . . . → Read More: Diabetes Drug Actos: Linked to Cancer
By Steve Cooksey, on January 3rd, 2012
Jan 3, 2012 Update
Brendan Williams (my nephew) will be undergoing a kidney transplant today in Chapel Hill, NC.
My Sister-In-Law Terry Westbrook will be donating a kidney as well today.
Thoughts and prayers are welcome.
Update:
On every level this event was a success and though I played a TINY part… it was . . . → Read More: Update: Eastern NC Benefit for Brendan Williams
By Steve Cooksey, on January 2nd, 2012 November was a month of ‘bashing’ the American Diabetes Association…and a month of thanks too of course.
December was a month of experiments.
The popularity of my humble attempt at educating, motivating and entertaining people (the blog) … has exceeded my expectations. Every month saw increases in readership… including November and December when people have many other . . . → Read More: 2011 – Year in Review
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