Breakfast?

(Click here to see my fave way to dodge the sugar). Heard a great phrase today: “The worst breakfast is no breakfast” And the more I read up on staying healthy and dodging sugar, the more I subscribe to it. …

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Not silver bullets – but not far off

Well, thanks to everyone, the diabetes emails are coming in thick and fast now. To some it may be a blinding glimpse of the obvious, but it appears a lot of you have side stepped diabetes with 3 simple life …

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All day breakfast?

Everybody likes an all day breakfast. And best of all, there’s one that is a brilliant choice for keeping your blood sugar low: porridge! Why do some folk think it’s only for breakfast? It’s nice at any time of the …

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Still want sugar in your hot drinks?

Ever heard of Xylitol? It’s a made from a natural sugar called xylose. Some fruits have lots of it – like plumbs, cherries and berries. Xylitol looks and tastes just like normal sugar – but here’s the biggie: It has …

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A simple way to lower the GL of your snacks

The tip is so simple – but really effective. And you don’t really have to change your diet to use it – but just on its own it will make a difference. It’s this: Only eat carbs with protein. That’s …

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Anti-aging secret of an 85-year old iron man

Picture an 85-year-old for a moment. Now let me ask you: do they look like this? I used to think time was the main cause of aging. “Anyone who’s 85 will surely be immobile, sickly and weak,” I thought. One …

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