Posts Tagged ‘carbohydrates’
The Glycemic Index: A Powerful Tool for Optimum Health

Did you know that you can help reduce stress on your body just by making sure that most of the carbohydrates (carbs) you eat are they type that keep your blood sugar from rising too fast?
Lowering Triglycerides: Don’t Be Misguided

While the Corn Refiners Association and the Sugar Association continue to sponsor studies and media campaigns to promote their “safe, natural sweeteners,” whether people know it or not, headlines are running concurrently that attest to the dangers of the over- consumption of sugars.
The Straight Facts on Carbs
If you’re a carb lover, now’s the time to get a handle on how many carbs you should be eating every day. This information is not just important for your waistline. It’s also important to control the potential for disease-causing inflammation that increases with high levels of circulating insulin and blood sugar — and that may cause cancer.
That was the result of a recent analysis of 39 studies that found that the greater a person’s intake of high glycemic index and high glycemic load foods, the greater the risks of certain types of cancer (endometrial and colon).1
The Real Value of Vegetables
It turns out your Mom was right when she said, “Eat your vegetables.” Many of us who used to scowl and push these around our plates are now choosing to eat more kinds of vegetables — in much larger quantities — than Mom would have ever dreamed possible.
Some of us got on board from a [...]
Can Your Morning Cereal Give You a Heart Attack?
You’ve had it drummed into your head for the past 50 years that eating grains is the best way to avoid heart disease. But the result of millions of Americans following misguided dietary advice couldn’t be clearer: rates of heart disease (and diabetes) have skyrocketed over 900%.
In other words, the massive shift to a grain-based [...]
Want to Stay Healthy? Choose Your Carbs Carefully
Headlines have confirmed what I have been preaching for a long time — when it comes to carbohydrates, the kind you eat really does matter. You can eat calorie-controlled high sugar or refined flour foods all you want (you know those popular little 100 calorie packs?), but more and more studies have found it won’t [...]
New Research Tips the Scales in Favor of Fat
If you want to lose fat, eat more fat.
Sounds crazy, right?
Perhaps, but it’s true. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently showed that eating twice as much fat led to greater weight loss!
Liver Disease Is Linked to High Glycemic Index Diets
Fatty liver is a medical condition that can occur from drinking too much alcohol. New research shows that that it can also occur with eating too many high glycemic index foods.
The Biggest Weight Loss Myth in History
I’m about to reveal the biggest and most counterproductive weight loss myth ever told. Pay close attention. What you are about to read could literally mean the difference between successfully losing weight and getting fatter than ever.
