I am thrilled and interested in your new website. I have been a type 2 diabetic for 10 years. Though I have always eaten fairly healthy and am not over weight, I am having difficulty keeping my BG in check. I have been very discouraged by the attitude of my current physician, though I was [...]

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I had gestational diabetes during my last pregnancy and have occasionally had a slightly elevated fasting blood sugar since then. Which of your supplements would you recommend? Are your supplements safe to take during pregnancy.? Thanks!
Reduction of carbohydrates is the most important treatment of diabetes, whether during pregnancy or not. The amount of insulin resistance [...]

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I have high cholesterol and the medicines prescribed are beginning to cause side effects.  Basically, muscle ache. Are there natural foods to take to help lower the bad and raise the good cholesterol?

I assume the cholesterol-lowering drugs you are on are statins, which I take

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If you are feeling bloated
If you crave sweet treats and you’re cranky when you eat them, or you’re cranky when you don’t
If you have difficulty sleeping…or waking up
If you know sugar’s a problem for you, and you don’t know how to solve it
Sign up immediately for the Sweet Freedom from Sugar Training Course Interest List.  [...]

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Keep That 1876 Journal Handy, It Just May Help Treat Diabetes

Renewed interest has been generated in a drug called salsalate, similar to aspirin (salicylate), by Dr. Shoelson at the Harvard-affiliated Joslin Diabetes Center. The Wall Street Journal reports that, as an anti-inflammatory, salsalate may have the capability of reducing

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Wall Street Journal
Coca-Cola Co. faces a deceptive claims law suit from The Center for Science in the Public Interest for its VitaminWater bottle. Coca-Cola claims the vitamins reduce the risk of chronic disease and support immune function. The opposing side claims the sugar content will promote obesity, diabetes and

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Our association with sugar often contains fond memories.  Little girls are described as “sugar and spice and everything nice.”  Most social events are associated with some kind of sugar exposure.   I remember when we were raising our children that one of the highlights for them and probably also for me was the parent-child date, when [...]

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The Wall Street Journal posted an article yesterday (you can only read the first part of the article here; the rest requires subscription) about Avandia and how its side effects have created some stir.  In May of 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine reported high risk of heart attacks linked to Avandia, a medication [...]

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I recently returned from an ACAM (American College for Advancement in Medicine) meeting that was held in Las Vegas. This group of medical professionals meets twice a year as a group and shares the latest information in healthy alternatives to drugs and surgery. I’d like to share some of the highlights with you:

Highlights of [...]

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A Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency may be the cause of the serious vascular side-effects found in diabetics. Concentrations of this vitamin were 75% lower in the group with diabetes compared to placebo. Thiamine works by helping to protect cells against the effect of high glucose levels, which may be why it is used up [...]

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