Over 2/3’s of the way home now… entered the HOME STRETCH! This post will include … Foods Pics and Exercise Updates. :) ** If you are new to my blog… keep this in mind. I am a 49.8 year old, formerly obese diabetic. I now have normal blood sugar and I take -0- drugs, -0- …
If you read the posts of many folks on Facebook / Twitter etc… you can’t help but hear … over and over that many are sick with respiratory issues. Not just once… but routinely. I can relate… ‘been there done that‘. As I have explained several times, reducing inflammation allows your body’s immune system to …
Primal Living has given me many benefits, no doubt about it. The meal plan has reduced inflammation which has helped me immensely in successfully treating my diabetes. This post will discuss my experience with exercise and diabetes. Yesterday 3/14/11, I woke up and my blood sugar test read an 83 … which is about …
A type 1 diabetic shares her experiences with us … she’s primal and she’s pregnant. :) It is a very compelling story… Background: She has been a type 1 Diabetic for virtually her entire life, since the age of 18 months. Type 1 Diabetics have very limited or no insulin production and therefore rely on insulin …
I know some of you struggle with finding truly diabetic friendly, low carb, primal foods… that’s why I post these recipes. Trust me… it’s really easy to create your own. Just rule out all the things that you can NOT eat… and have fun, play….. be creative with the rest of the foods you can …
This update is through day 6… 1/5 of the way home. This post contains food pics and exercises done as part of the 30 Day Challenge that Hank Garner (mylowcarbjourney.com) organized. Already it’s obvious… I erred. I made two of my goals too DIFFICULT! … and two too easy. Weighted Sumo Squats … is literally …
Here’s a picture to keep you interested… I hope. If you like this recipe, you may also like “Bacon Bites” or “Meat Muffins“. Ingredients: – Bacon – I used Thick Cut Peppered Bacon and I used 12 pieces for 12 ‘muffin slots’ … not sure what you call them. You may want an extra …
Setting Up the Post: Most who know me, know that Mark Sisson author of “The Primal Blue Print” and “Primal Blue Print Cookbook”, opened my eyes to ‘all things primal’ and I do quite a bit of promotion for him… free. He did provide information that totally transformed my life… He has NEVER mentioned me …
I love these “Paleo Stories” posts… 1) Because I don’t have to do much… :)) 2) Because I LOVE HEARING SUCCESS STORIES!!!! People taking positive actions and taking responsibility for their own health is very important today. and now…. — Heather Heirbaut-Kaczmarek’s Success Story My first incident with diabetes came when I was 14 or 15. …
This week marks the two year anniversary of my Diabetes Diagnosis and my decision to do every thing I could to fight the disease. I am often asked ‘why did you decide to fight it’? … why did I decide to become a Diabetes Warrior? Why not be an ADA Diabetes Patsy? … and ‘give …
This post is about Mark Gaw’s ‘story’. The facts of his story are just that… FACTS! However, we have a little fun in this post as well and thanks to Mark for going along. :) Obviously the main focus of my blog is convincing Diabetics to pursue a low carb paleo lifestyle but I try …
This post will provide some details regarding a recent trip to Healthy Home Market in Davidson, NC. They have other stores in Charlotte and Hickory, if you live in those areas Click Here for their website. (By the way, I was not paid for this post and I purchased all the products) :) Mark …
I made a dinner the other night revolving around ‘yardbirds’ and it was so TASTY I just wanted to share with you the pictures and the “how to’s”. :) Individual Dishes Any ONE of these is worthy on an entire meal…. but together… it was scrumptious! 1) Primal Chicken Wings … hmmm good! :) …
My Trip to South Mountain State Park in North Carolina. * Note: Pictures of our trip are below… following a brief discussion. :) Why did I title this post as such? Why not call it a “Trip to the Mountains”? … to make a point. I went to the mountains as a person with normal …
In the previous post, I posted pictures of our trip to Wilmington, NC (and Wrightsville Beach). In this post I will be showing people the food choices I made during the 36 hours away from home. Above is “my” low carb primal meal plan… did I stick to it? On a daily basis, I show people …
The pictures were taken January 4-5, 2011 at Wrightsville Beach, NC. … included are a couple of updated pictures of me… it’s been many months since I’ve posted any… but as you can see, I’m still about the same. I’ve been in the 160 – 170 lb range for well over a year now… despite …
Does Red Meat Kill??? … of course NOT. In this post we’ll discuss an article “Eating Lots of Red Meat Ups Women’s Stroke Risk“. The article reports on a Swedish study and suggests red meat consumption increases stroke risk. I’ll prove: red meat did not cause an increase in stroke risk not even processed meats caused …
many Many MANY THANKS! For all of the support last year. I started this blog officially in June of 2010 and each month saw an increase in views, visits etc…. so thank you for that. It is very satisfying to see the growth as the blog strives to educate, motivate and entertain. The monthly growth …
If you noticed the title of this post… “Diabetes Statistics I” , yes there will be others. There are sooo many statistics to share… This posts highlights the failed nutritional policy of the American Diabetes Association and it’s proponents such as the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) which is the “home” of Certified Diabetes …
This post will discuss my canine companion’s journey toward Primal Living. :) I’ve been “low carb primal” now for about 17 months…and I love it. For those not aware, its’ a higher protein, high fat and low carbohydrate meal plan. (It’s more than a meal plan but I won’t go into that in this post. …