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What is creatine? Creatine is a natural compound that works like a gas pump for your muscles. The fuel from which muscle cells
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Diabetes: Are Salt Substitutes Safe?
Filling your shaker with a low-salt or salt-free alternative can definitely help you cut back on sodium, especially if you’re the type who tends to use the shaker at every meal.
READ MOREDiabetes: Cooking Tips
If you want to saute onions or vegetables, use small amounts of healthy fats such as olive oil or canola oil instead of butter, margarine, or vegetable oils.
READ MOREDiabetes: Good Fats and Bad Fats
The fats found in fish, olive oil, nuts, avocados, and other foods can boost your HDL (“good”) cholesterol, which helps clear bad cholesterol out of the blood.
READ MOREDiabetes: Lowering Your Glycemic Index
Low glycemic index foods include fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. In general, the more fiber in a food, the lower the glycemic index.
READ MOREDiabetes: Portion Sizes
If you’ve been to an Italian restaurant recently, you know that you can expect far more than a tennis ball’s worth of pasta with your marinara sauce.
READ MOREDiabetes: Reading Food Labels
Some foods — including cereals, pastas, and grains — can be low in sugar but fairly high in carbohydrates, and too many carbohydrates can quickly raise your blood sugar.
READ MOREDiabetes: What Does a Healthy Plate Look Like?
Balancing your plate is a great first step toward a healthier diet.
READ MOREDiet and Diabetes
Eating several small meals throughout the day rather than two or three big ones can help keep your blood sugar stable.
READ MOREDiet and Headaches
Is my diet triggering my headaches? It could be. Cold drinks, alcohol, caffeine withdrawal, hunger, and certain food additives — all these things
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