http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com Weight Loss Tips, Books, DVDs and More! Tue, 03 May 2011 23:47:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/09/16/blood-sugar-101-what-they-dont-tell-you-about-diabetes/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/09/16/blood-sugar-101-what-they-dont-tell-you-about-diabetes/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:59:04 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/09/16/blood-sugar-101-what-they-dont-tell-you-about-diabetes/ Do you have diabetes?  Know someone who does?  If you’re at least 30 years old, bet you do.  It’s getting rampant in today’s society, with the past two decades of “supersize me” fast foods. Personally, diabetes runs in my husband’s family and it’s totally amazing he’s avoided it.  So far.  But this book helps me [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/09/16/blood-sugar-101-what-they-dont-tell-you-about-diabetes/feed/ 12 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/08/30/the-new-sugar-busters-cut-sugar-to-trim-fat/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/08/30/the-new-sugar-busters-cut-sugar-to-trim-fat/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:52:38 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/08/30/the-new-sugar-busters-cut-sugar-to-trim-fat/ ]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/08/30/the-new-sugar-busters-cut-sugar-to-trim-fat/feed/ 11 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/08/11/the-insulin-resistance-diet-revised-and-updated-how-to-turn-off-your-bodys-fat-making-machine/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/08/11/the-insulin-resistance-diet-revised-and-updated-how-to-turn-off-your-bodys-fat-making-machine/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:02:26 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/08/11/the-insulin-resistance-diet-revised-and-updated-how-to-turn-off-your-bodys-fat-making-machine/ ]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2010/08/11/the-insulin-resistance-diet-revised-and-updated-how-to-turn-off-your-bodys-fat-making-machine/feed/ 12 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/29/foods-that-raise-blood-sugar/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/29/foods-that-raise-blood-sugar/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:01:15 +0000 Gail http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/?p=80 It’s no secret that foods that raise blood sugar are the whites:  sugar, white bread, white rice, etc.  In fact, you’re pretty much safer staying away from anything white (cauliflower being an exception to the white rule). But there are other foods that can raise blood sugar that aren’t white, and that may be good [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/29/foods-that-raise-blood-sugar/feed/ 1 http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/23/20-more-ways-su/ http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/23/20-more-ways-su/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:22:00 +0000 Gail http://blog-lwo40.great-florida-vacations.net/?p=75 The previous post was the first 20 ways that sugar affects our health.  Anyone up for 20 more reasons? Sugar can cause a decrease in your insulin sensitivity thereby causing an abnormally high insulin levels and eventually diabetes.  (This is called Syndrome X.) Sugar can lower your Vitamin E levels.  (Do you get enough vitamin [...]]]> http://blog.losing-weight-over-40.com/2008/07/23/20-more-ways-su/feed/ 0