While jumping rope last week, I was breathing hard, sweating, and dreaming of cheesy lasagna for dinner. My mom walked by and said, "It seems like your top half and your bottom half aren't working together." It's a well-known fact in my family that I'm highly...
You've probably heard many times that you need to get 10,000 steps a day to achieve good health. Maybe you wear a pedometer or a fitness watch that counts your steps for you— I do, too, and I like it. But where did that 10,000 step goal come from? Is...
Hate the thought of exercise? Actually, me too. People sometimes assume that because my job title is nutritionist, I probably spend my weekends doing triathlons. Not so! My family likes to joke that I'm barely coordinated well enough to walk, and I'm a lot more...
What’s the bottom line? Sitting increases your risk of diabetes. If you already have diabetes, sitting makes it worse.
There is some evidence that a vegan whole-foods plant-based diet (as mentioned above) can reverse diabetes. A 2018 review in Current Diabetes Reports concluded that “Vegetarian diets may be more beneficial than medication for diabetes management.”
