If you’ve ever had a tummy infection, you’ve probably heard of the BRAT diet. It is a bland diet recommended for recovering from a stomach/gastrointestinal infection. It gives the gut a chance to rest and reduces the amount of stool produced. What is the BRAT diet? BRAT is an acronym for: B -Bananas R -Rice…
I love the fast food diet–more so because I have diabetes–and I am about to tell you why you should switch to it, too, and right away! The word diet always conjures up visions of banned foods—as if you can’t eat the foods you enjoy. Diet seems synonymous with starvation. The problem with most diets…
In spite of diabetes being a common condition among a significant part of the population, there are several misconceptions about what you can eat with diabetes. And as always, there are more diabetes diet myths than we can count! Let’s bust 10 diabetes diet myths right away! 1. Consuming too much sugar causes diabetes This…
You’ve grown up hearing that you should eat your fruits and vegetables. Your Mom probably repeated it a zillion times. Then your teachers, at school. And of course you know you should eat your fruits and veggies. But question is: are you? Have you been listening to that gold-plated advice? Before you just wave this…
With all the buzz about juice fasting, more and more people are realizing that one of the best ways to supercharge your health is intermittent juice fasting. In fact, it is being touted as an essential part of any vegan diet. Since there are plenty of delicious recipes around, juice fasting itself is not boring.…