diabetes

Amaranth Speaker Series – A Balancing Act – How to balance your blood glucose naturally

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Hayley Saunders

A Balancing Act -How to balance your blood glucose naturally. Marie-Claude Beaulieu, RHN, MLT, ART In this lecture, Marie-Claude will approach the North American obesity and diabetes epidemics through dietary and lifestyle changes that aim at calming inflammation in the …

Nutrition Tips – Sugar

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Pam Ruhland

Do you know how much sugar you consume? It is rather shocking once you start to read labels and discover just how much sugar is added to products. Everything from ketchup to salad dressing to protein bars has it added …

Diabetes-Friendly Meals Fight Belly Fat

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Nadina Kaminer

In an article on the Prevention Magazine website, writer Teresa Dumain talks about 10 Diabetes-Friendly Meals That Fight Belly Fat: These recipes are delicious: That’s the first thing you need to know. And we’re not talking “delicious for diabetes-friendly” food—no, …

Diabetes Difficult for Teens to Control

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Nadina Kaminer

In a Canadian Press post by the Huffington Post website, writer Alicia Chang explores details surrounding a study recently released looking at teens and Diabetes: New research sends a stark warning to overweight teens: If you develop diabetes, you’ll have …

The Paleo Diet

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Pam Ruhland

Written by Lena Schellenberg, Crowfoot YMCA Strength and Conditioning Instructor You may have been hearing about a diet that is becoming quite popular among cross-fit athletes, those wanting to increase their athletic performance and those suffering from celiac disease called …

Cold Weather Safety

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Carollyne Cheng

From Discovery Health: Baby, is it cold outside! As if to remind us who’s in charge, Mother Nature once again is giving us the cold shoulder, not to mention cold hands and feet. While most folks brave the cold-weather season …