Steaming and Sauteeing Tender Greens
For me, there are two types of greens. Kale, turnips, collards, broccoli rabe, mustard greens are tough, assertively flavored greens, while spinach, Swiss chard, and beet greens are milk and tender.
Author: Diabetic Gourmet
The History of Dijon Mustard
Mustard is an ancient and romantic spice, and throughout time has“remained one of the world’s most popular seasonings. Both the mustard“seed and plant have been glorified for centuries in conversation, literature“and poetry, and its use has been traced to prehistoric times.
Refrigerator Disaster? Learn How to Clean Out Your Refrigerator.
What’s the best way to clean out your refrigerator? How do you know what is still good? What is still safe to eat? Find out now!
What’s New in the Operating Room?
The following is a list of some of the latest advances available in surgical patient care.
Walking for Exercise: A Step in the Right Direction
Walking is one of the easiest ways to exercise. You can do it almost anywhere and at any time. Walking is also inexpensive. All you need is apair of comfortable shoes.
The Right Way To Start The Day
Many people complain that they do not have the time to eat a healthy breakfast. As we all“know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Most of us have had nothing our stomachs“for at least 8 to 10 hours, and we need the boost of a good meal to get us going. You wouldn’t drive“your car if it didn’t have any gas, nor should you push your body until you have fuel to energize it!
Attitude is Everything!
There is an old story about a man who wrote to the Department of Agriculture in his state to find out how to cope with the crabgrass that was spoiling his lawn. The Department responded with a number of suggestions. The man tried them all, but he could not completely eliminate the crabgrass. Exasperated, he wrote the department again, noting that every method they had suggested had failed. His yard was still riddled with crabgrass. He got back a short reply: We suggest you learn to love it.
Survey Shows Majority Of Americans Over Age 45 Don’t Know Their Blood Sugar Level-A Key Indicator For Type 2 Diabetes
While Americans typically know key healthcare numbers such as their blood pressure,“cholesterol levels and weight, according to a recent Yankelovich Partners survey, 74 percent of the“population over the age of 45 does not know their blood sugar level, which indicates whether they“have type 2 diabetes.
What Do I Need To Know About Insulin?
If your pancreas no longer makes enough insulin, then you need to take insulin as a shot. You inject the insulin just under the skin with a small, short needle. You cannot take insulin as a pill. Find out more about insuling by reading this informative article from The Diabetic Gourmet Magazine.
Millions Don’t Know Why Their Feet Hurt
If you have numbness or pain in your hands and feet and don’t know why, you may have peripheral neuropathy. But if you’re like most Americans, you’ve probably never heard of this often debilitating disease. A new national survey reveals that, when asked, only 7 percent of adults said they knew about peripheral neuropathy.
New Success Against Stroke – Prevention, Improved Therapies Help Fight This Devastating Condition
Stroke incidence is increasing slightly, but new therapies hold promise for reducing stroke’s devastating damage.
A Dose of Clear Directions for Rx Drug Users
More than four centuries ago, doctors were considered omnipotent, and the ethical statutes of England’s Royal College of Physicians instructed: Let no physician teach the people about medicines, or even tell them the names of the medicines, particularly the more potent ones … for the people may be harmed by their improper use.
Diabetes Demands a Triad of Treatments
Actress Mary Tyler Moore battles it. Country singer Mark Collie has it. Rhythm and blues singer Pattie LaBelle was diagnosed with it recently. Celebrities like Moore, Collie and LaBelle are just three well-known faces amid the 16 million Americans suffering from diabetes mellitus, a chronic disease in which the pancreas produces too little or no insulin, impairing the body’s ability to turn sugar into usable energy.
When Summertime Gets Too Hot to Handle
Texas and other southern states have the highest rates of heat illnesses and deaths, but such deaths can occur nearly anywhere. Typically, about 240 people in the United States die from heat illnesses each year, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During heat waves, that number has risen to as high as 1,700.