Peg’s Blog
Food & lifestyle ideas to keep you healthy
Choose Peanut Butter with high protein and healthy ingredients
The last thing we need is sugar in peanut butter. With Type II diabetes even affecting kids, it’s time to look carefully at the ingredients in all packaged foods.
How Many Ways Does Sugar Hurt You?
Sugar affects many systems in the body and contributes to a host of health problems. Read Nancy Appleton's list of 78 symtpoms associated with excess refined sugar.
Will I Starve if I Cleanse?
Have you thought about cleansing this Autumn? Learn how the Wellness and You community uses a cleanse to prepare for the cooler months and activate our energy. You definitely won't starve. In fact, it might be the most nourishing 2 weeks you've had in a long time.
Is Sugar Sneaking Up on You?
Sugar cravings can sneak up on us. Here are 3 tips to stop sugar cravings in their tracks.
Get the Sugar Out!
If you are tired, moody or overweight, you may be suffering from sugar overload. Sugar intake creates a vicious cycle, in that it initially gives you a perk in energy by its presence in the blood, but it is not lasting.
Do You Worry about Triglycerides?
Triglycerides are those fatty fibers that move through the bloodstream and should be kept to a level of 150 or less. I used to wonder why mine were so high as I never or rarely ate red meat or fried foods. What I didn’t know was sugar and white flour foods like bagels play a significant role in raising triglycerides, and I was eating a cookie or two every day, and frequently ate bagels.