Peg’s Blog
Food & lifestyle ideas to keep you healthy
Lower Blood sugar in 10 minutes
Here are two reasons not to linger at the table after dinner:
#1. if you have leftovers sitting on the table, it is very tempting to take second helpings. Even though you aren’t hungry, the aroma and sight of them mayget you to eat more.
#2. This is really important. When you eat a meal, your blood sugar rises. The best thing you can do is get up and move. It will cause your insulin to secrete and send that sugar (glucose) in your blood up into your muscles for energy. That is the natural process for effectively using the glucose from your meal.
Use your food wisely. Eat enough and send it up to your muscles for increased energy.
Wellness and You: Summer Salad Inventory
What would it be like for you if you consistently enjoyed a generous serving of leafy greens along with a wide abundance of colorful vegetables on your salad plate most summer nights? Imagine the freshness, the variety of flavors, and the nourishing benefits that come with this healthy habit.
4 Whole Grains for Breakfast
Incorporate healthy whole grains into your breakfast planning. They make a nourishing backdrop for your fruit, nuts and yogurt.
Are You a Night Eater?
Are you a night eater? Who I’m writing about is a person who eats in the evening, for no reason other than it became a habit that could be triggered from a variety of circumstances.
How Cravings Sabotage a Healthy Weight
Have you ever gone on a diet and suddenly had insatiable cravings for a certain food? It’s that old saying - we always want what we can’t have. It’s one of the reasons restrictive diets always backfire.
Simple Rules for Weight Loss
a list of simple to follow rules that have nothing to do with consciously counting calories but will surely help you reduce the upward trend weight may have taken, especially during the pandemic.
Why Can't I Lose Weight?
How can I possibly not know how to keep weight off after all my attempts? Let’s see why.