Type 2 Diabetes - Four Reasons Why Adding Exercise to Your Daily Routine Can Improve Your Diabetes

By Beverleigh H Piepers 

 We know adding exercise into our day-to-day life can make a huge difference in our overall health, but how can it impact our blood sugar levels? It has been found regular exercise can help us better control blood sugar and thus better manage Type 2 diabetes.

Exercising can help support Type 2 diabetes for more than one reason. You can walk if that is all you are able to do but it is important because exercising gets the blood flowing. If you can't walk, move your hands, fingers, toes, ankles, arms, and legs while you are sitting. By moving you are helping to make everything flow better in your body.

Including Exercise in Your Daily Routine Helps to...

1. Improve Blood Sugar. Yes, believe it or not, exercise can help improve your blood sugar levels. It can help to not only regulate blood sugar, but exercise can also help improve insulin sensitivity which is an important part of preventing or reversing Type 2 diabetes.

2. Support a Healthy Weight. A huge part of supporting healthy blood sugar readings is maintaining a healthy weight. Exercise is a great way to keep your weight in check, and it doesn't take much! You don't have to spend hours at the gym, or even go to the gym. A simple brisk walk each day can do the trick.

3. Reduce Stress. Whether you have Type 2 diabetes or not, managing your stress levels is key to supporting your overall health. Exercise can reduce stress levels as it releases endorphins which are those feel-good hormones you get after a workout. Make it a habit to move your body daily whether through yoga, a walk, or going to one of your favorite exercise classes.

4. Improve Sleep. While you may not think sleep has anything to do with blood sugar regulation, it does! When you do not sleep well, your hormone and blood sugar levels suffer. You may also crave unhealthy foods which can lead to eating more sugar than you should. Exercise can improve your sleep habits, so strive to exercise at least a little each day to help you sleep better each night and feel alert the next day!

If you do not exercise, or just haven't been lately because you don't want to spend money or hours at the gym, know you don't have to! You can exercise in the comfort of your home by pressing play on an at-home workout video or online fitness class, or you can get out for a walk. It does not matter how you move your body, just get out and move! The more you move, the better you will feel and chances are you will also start to make healthier eating choices which can greatly improve the outcome with your blood sugar and Type 2 diabetes. By moving you are helping to make everything flow better in your body which is better than taking pills to artificially make things flow.

Although managing Type 2 diabetes can be very challenging, it is not a condition you must just live with. Make simple changes to your daily routine - include exercise to help lower both your blood sugar levels and your weight.

For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.

The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.

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Type 2 Diabetes - Five Foods to Avoid When You Have Diabetes

By Beverleigh H Piepers 

 While convenience foods serve the purpose of being well, convenient, they are not the healthiest option for anyone. Convenience foods are often full of added sodium, sugar, and artificial ingredients. Convenience foods can also pack in a hefty dose of refined carbohydrates throwing your blood sugar out of whack.

Here are the top convenience foods that raise your blood sugar...

1. Frozen Dinners. Frozen dinners are notorious for containing tons of added sodium, not to mention additives. It is best to skip these and make as much of your food as you can. If you are short on time, try tossing together a salad with a lot of vegetables and a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

2. Soda and Juice. Both soda and juice are loaded with sugar! So don't be fooled about diet soda. Diet soda contains artificial sweeteners which are just as harmful as refined sugar. Skip the soda and fruit juice, and choose plain sparkling water sweetened with a splash of fresh lemon or lime juice.

3. Granola Bars. While often thought of as healthy snack choices, granola bars can contain as much added sugar as a candy bar! If granola bars are your go-to snack, then be sure to read the nutrition label, and skip anything that lists sugar as one of the first ingredients. Try sticking to a granola bar that is naturally sweetened with ingredients such as dried fruit, raw honey, or pure maple syrup.

4. Flavored Yogurt. While a convenient breakfast or snack choice, flavored yogurts are heavy on the sugar. The good news is you can still enjoy yogurt; choose full-fat unsweetened Greek yogurt and sweeten it yourself with fresh fruit and a drizzle of honey.

5. Protein Shakes. While not all protein shakes are unhealthy, many protein powders contain added sugar and artificial ingredients. Added unhealthy ingredients can be hard on the digestive system, can trigger inflammation, and can also cause blood sugar imbalances. If you do like to enjoy a protein shake as a convenient snack, try to stick to a protein powder free from added ingredients: protein powder such as collagen protein, or hemp protein.

While convenience foods can make eating on the go easy, they are not all healthy and can lead to a host of issues when it comes to balancing blood sugar levels. Skip the foods on this list, and choose one of the following healthier convenient food options...

• a piece of fruit with a handful of nuts,
• full-fat unsweetened yogurt with fruit,
• a bowl of overnight oats, or
• avocado toast.

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.

For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.

The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.

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ype 2 Diabetes - The Powerful Anti-Inflammatory Spice to Help Manage Diabetes

By Beverleigh H Piepers  |   Submitted On March 26, 2019

Turmeric may be one of the most effective anti-inflammatory spices in existence. It has long been known as being a powerful spice that has been used in India for thousands of years: used as a spice and a medicinal herb. Believe it or not, it may help you better control your Type 2 diabetes. A study published in The International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism looked at turmeric and its active compound curcumin and its ability to help manage Type 2 diabetes.

Here is what the research says about turmeric and Type 2 diabetes...

• increased glucose uptake,
• reduced hyperglycemia,
• improved pancreatic cell function, and
• diminished liver glucose production.

Overall studies on turmeric in regards to managing Type 2 diabetes found beneficial effects when it came to lowering blood sugar levels.

In addition to diabetes support, turmeric holds powerful anti-inflammatory health benefits, and the better you manage your inflammation, the better your health will be in general as the majority of disease seen today is linked to some form of inflammation. Tumeric helps your body to fight any foreign invaders. It also helps in repairing damage to your body.

Turmeric in addition to...

• removing processed sugars,
• processed foods, and
• additives from your diet,

can significantly help reduce the overall inflammatory load on your body.

How to Add Turmeric to Your Diet. So, how do you go about adding turmeric to your diet plan? One of the best ways is to make a turmeric milk latte using...

• ground turmeric,
• full-fat unsweetened coconut milk,
• a pinch of cracked black pepper, and
• a teaspoon of raw honey.

Enjoy this milk latte as an evening treat to help wind down your day, reduce inflammation, and support blood sugar balance. You can even add a pinch of ground cinnamon for added blood sugar support.

Here are some other ways you can add turmeric to your diet...

• blended into a smoothie,
• added to stir fries,
• enjoy a turmeric tea,
• sprinkle it over dark leafy green vegetables,
• use it in soup, or
• add a pinch to frittatas or omelets.

Turmeric is one of those spices proven to have more health benefits than one can count, and blood sugar management happens to be one of them. To help support overall health, and to help boost your diabetes management plan, try making turmeric a regular part of your diet plan. A little goes a long way, so you don't have to add a ton, just a sprinkle here and there, or a mug of turmeric milk will do your body good!

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.

For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.

The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.

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Doctor: High Blood Sugar Not Caused By Eating Carbs Or Sugar [Watch]

Practicing physician and health researcher, Dr. Mark Weis just revealed an unusual breakthrough for those suffering from high blood sugar and diabetes symptoms. It has already helped over 10,000+ diabetics in the United States properly manage blood sugar issues.

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Diet Sodas and Juices Are Linked to Higher Stroke Risk, Study Says

By Alice Park

February 14, 2019

Diet drinks may seem like healthier options than sugary sodas and fruit drinks, but studies haven’t all backed up their health benefits.

In the latest look at the popular beverages, researchers found that older women who drank more diet drinks had a higher risk of stroke and heart disease, as well as a higher risk of dying early from any cause, compared to women who drank fewer of the drinks.     

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Addicted to Chocolate? How to Stop Eating Chocolate

By Kelly Aziz 

Do you feel like you are addicted to chocolate? Some people have strong cravings for chocolate and feel the need to eat it daily and frequently. You can stop eating chocolate without issue but first you must understand that chocolate is addictive. Chocolate is addictive in two ways. It is physically addictive and emotionally addictive.

Physical Addiction

Chocolate Targets The Same Spot In Your Brain As Heroin

Chocolate is an addictive substance - many of us know this but we still feel weak and guilty because we can't give it up. Hopefully the information below will allow you to see that it isn't as simple as it first appears.

Chocolate targets the same spot on your brain as heroin and morphine. Although chocolate doesn't affect you as strongly as heroin, it still affects your brain and you can still become addictive as you may well know.

On top of having opiate properties, chocolate also contains caffeine, theobromine (a strong stimulant similar to caffeine that affects the nervous system, particularly the heart), phenylethylaminphy (an amphetamine-like substance) and also traces of compounds similar to THC (the active ingredient in Marijuana).

So as you can see chocolate is full of addictive properties. But chocolate also contains sugar, milk and dairy products which also have highly addictive properties.

The best way to overcome these issues is to quit cold turkey but also to make it easy to quit cold turkey, you need to nourish your body properly. When you eat healthily and the right food you will not have intense cravings.

Chocolate can also, of course, be emotionally addictive. Like many other foods, chocolate is frequently used to comfort us.

Emotional Addiction

Emotional addiction to chocolate involves using chocolate in times of stress, boredom, depression and to cope with life.

To determine whether you are an emotional eater do you do any of the following 5 things:

1. Crave specific foods - usually junk foods.

2. Have hunger that coincides with an upsetting emotion/event.

3. Have hunger that comes on suddenly and you feel a need to address it ASAP.
True hunger can wait until you are able to get food. It is patient. Emotional eating involves an intense desire to fulfil the hunger right then and there even if it means going out of your way to get something and that something is usually specific.

4. Have eating that is very automatic and you don't realize you are doing it.

5. You keep eating even when you are full. 
You can satisfy your true hunger without overfilling. Emotional hunger however never really feels satisfied so you end up eating after you are full and ready to pop.

If you still are unsure, take a few days to observe yourself and write down what triggers your cravings for chocolate. If they are related to stress or emotion, then you know you have some emotional eating tendencies at the very least!

The best way to deal with emotional eating is:

1. Become aware - by doing the observation task above you will know what your craving triggers are.

2. Learn to do something else to unwind instead of eating - To help you do this you can spend time writing a list. Sometimes having time alone to simply feel the emotions is all you need, other times you may feel a walk is more helpful to you. If you find that you are bored in the evenings and this is a time you will eat the most, then being creative or being active will better suit you. Write a list of things you have always wanted to do or activities that will satisfy your creativity. Make your lists specific to the emotions that trigger you chocolate cravings.

3. Get support - sometimes its simply not enough to work on it yourself and you may need someone to talk through your feelings to stop you reaching for food. Try to find someone supportive. Alternatively a great website for emotional eating which also has a forum is ShrinkYourself.com. ShrinkYourself.com also has lots of useful articles on emotional eating and offers a great 12 week intensive emotional eating program if you find you can't cope alone.

For more information about this program Emotional Eating Program.

Kelly Aziz is an expert in the field of nutrition and addiction psychology. She is the author of the acclaimed "Free to Eat" Combat Your Cravings Ebook that helps you eat well and combat cravings for good. For more information please visit: Addicted to Chocolate [http://www.combatyourcravings.com]

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The Hows and Whys of Hydration

By Bonnie R Giller 

Water is the elixir of life. You can survive for over a month without food, but a week without water is fatal. We take water for granted in First World countries; millions of people worldwide struggle every day for access to clean, fresh water.

Funny enough, many people here in the United States struggle to meet their suggested daily water intake. With access to sweetened sodas, energy drinks, and those delicious on-the-go frappuccinos, it's understandable if you're bored with "plain" water. There's no reason not to add a little flair to your water, especially if it means you'll stay hydrated.

The formula to staying hydrated isn't a complicated equation, but it does vary from person to person. It's important to replace any fluid that's lost throughout the day and night, and those variables can change drastically day-to-day and person-to-person. If you're exercising in extreme heat or humidity, you're going to lose fluid more rapidly than if you're chilling at the movies. The color of your urine is a good way to determine your hydration status. If your urine is pale and straw-colored, you're adequately hydrated. If it's dark, like the color of apple juice, you're low on fluids.

Sweat It Out

Dehydration can occur even if you're not sweating. In extreme heat and cold, your body loses fluid very quickly without sweating at all. You may not realize it, but you even sweat when you're swimming! Spending the day frolicking in the pool isn't a preventive measure. Athletes need to be even more aware of dehydration risks. Athletes tend to sweat more overall than people who aren't as physically fit, and they may push themselves longer and harder, causing even greater fluid losses.

Drink Up

Drinking is the ONLY way to rehydrate. Pouring water over your head or showering to cool off are only superficial - you need to actually drink the water for your body to replenish its stores.

Some early signs of dehydration include:

• Thirst
• Flushed skin
• Premature fatigue
• Increased body temperature
• Faster breathing and pulse rate

Try adding some flavor to your water to get you excited to drink it! You can create an at-home version of those expensive store-bought flavored waters for almost no cost!

Add any of the following to your water:

• A twist of citrus! Try lemon or lime or even a slice of orange. Throw in a few raspberries for extra flavor and color.

• Small pieces of fruit, like honeydew or pineapple.

• A slice of cucumber with a few gently crushed mint leaves ("bruising" them releases more flavor).

In Conclusion

Don't let dehydration slow you down this summer. Be sure to drink whenever you're thirsty. If you're engaged in physical activity in the heat, be sure to hydrate adequately before starting, take frequent hydration breaks to top off your fluid reserves, and continue to keep it up after you're done. Water doesn't have to be boring. Dress it up and drink it up!

Bonnie R. Giller helps chronic dieters and people with medical conditions like diabetes take back control so they can get the healthy body and life they want. She does this by creating a tailored solution that combines three essential ingredients: a healthy mindset, caring support and nutrition education.

Bonnie is a registered and certified dietitian nutritionist, certified diabetes educator and certified intuitive eating counselor. Learn more about Bonnie and her nutrition services at http://www.BRGHealth.com.

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