Weight Loss Drugs Should You Use Them to Lose Weight and Manage Diabetes?

Listen to Episode 27 of The Diabetic Toolbox Podcast: Weight Loss Drugs Should You Use Them to Lose Weight and Manage Diabetes? Today, I thought I would weigh in on these new diabetes/weight loss drugs bombarding us with television and print ads.  To be clear, this is just my opinion.  But, as someone who knowsContinue reading “Weight Loss Drugs Should You Use Them to Lose Weight and Manage Diabetes?”

Cutting Back on Sugar for Real This Time

Click here to listen to Episode 25 of The Diabetic Toolbox Podcast: Cutting Back on Sugar for Real This Time We’ve all said it including me, today I am not going to the vending machine, or get a large fry from the drive-thru, or drink a soda.  Yet, according to the USDA, Americans consume 17Continue reading “Cutting Back on Sugar for Real This Time”

Losing Belly Fat, the Healthy Way

Click here to listen to episode 24 of The Diabetic Toolbox Podcast, Losing Belly Fat the Healthy Way Looking cute in a bathing suit isn’t the only reason to be concerned about belly fat. Packing on excess pounds around your middle raises your risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. ItContinue reading “Losing Belly Fat, the Healthy Way”

Lose Weight by Eating the Food You Love

   Hello, my friends; welcome back to the Diabetic Toolbox, where we believe you deserve a body that brings you joy.    The American Academy of Family Physicians created a program entitled All Foods Fit; as a Diabetes Lifestyle Coach, I love this new way of thinking because it means that maybe we are moving awayContinue reading “Lose Weight by Eating the Food You Love”

Diabetes & Gut Health

Resources: Did you know that 70-80 percent of your immune cells are in your gut?  If you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, it is so important that you make your gut health a priority.  Now, don’t get anxious.  In today’s episode, we will discuss some simple solutions to improving your gutContinue reading “Diabetes & Gut Health”

The Truth about Intermittent Fasting

Click here to listen to Episode 19 of The Diabetic Toolbox Podcast: The Truth about Intermittent Fasting Lose Your first or next eight pounds, download the free Lose Eight Pounds in 30-days Kit today! Intermittent fasting is all the rage now but is it safe, and can it help you in your quest to reverseContinue reading “The Truth about Intermittent Fasting”

Taking An Honest Look at The Food We Eat

Click here to listen to Episode 19 of The Diabetic Toolbox Podcast: Taking An Honest Look at the Food We Eat Lose Your first or next eight pounds, download the free Lose Eight Pounds in 30-days Kit, today! Is this the year you will change your life and take control of your health? Taking controlContinue reading “Taking An Honest Look at The Food We Eat”

Self-Care Tip #2 Eat More Plants

Click here to Download Your Lose Eight Pounds in 30-days Walking Calendar: Lose weight and lower your blood sugar in just 30 days.  A plant-based diet is associated with a lower risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and death from any cause. For example, a 2017 study published in JAMA showed that consuming justContinue reading “Self-Care Tip #2 Eat More Plants”

Self-Care Tip # 1: Increase Your Fiber

Download the Lose 8 Pounds in 30 Days-Beginner Walking Calendar. It’s Free Increase your fiber Few Americans eat enough fiber in their daily diet; the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends 14 grams for every 1,000 calories per day or about 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men daily. This will vary dependingContinue reading “Self-Care Tip # 1: Increase Your Fiber”

Three Ways That Walking Improves Your Overall Health

Listen to Episode 17 of The Diabetic Toolbox Podcast: Three Ways That Walking Improves Your Overall Health Download The Diabetic Toolbox Beginner Walking Calendar my gift to you As someone diagnosed with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, you always look for the best way to lose weight and get healthy. Because we know from theContinue reading “Three Ways That Walking Improves Your Overall Health”