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Will Coffee Help Me Drop Weight?

Espresso and chocolate

Does caffeine burn fat? What about spicy hot peppers or ice-cold water? Learn if these and other “metabolism boosters” are worth your time and effort. I’ve seen the headlines. Best Metabolism Boosters to Shed Pounds Fast Lose Weight with Coffee and Jalapenos Rev Your Metabolism…

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Blood Sugar Numbers are Information – Not a Judgment

Manny Hernandez

1 in every 10 or 11 people has diabetes. About 1 in 4 of them don’t even know they have it. National Diabetes Month is observed every November to bring attention to diabetes and its impact. This year for National Diabetes Month, I’m sharing interviews…

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California Walnut Harvest

Walnut heart

I am indeed lucky to have experienced the California Walnut harvest at the expense of the California Walnut Commission. It is a joy and a thrill to learn how the food I love to eat is grown and produced. I want to share my experience with…

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Trimmed-Down Sweet Noodle Kugel

Healthy Jewish Sweet Noodle Kugel

Sweet noodle kugel is a favorite food from my childhood. We’d eat it only a couple times each year on one Jewish holiday or another. The sweetness, the creaminess and the pasta combine to make it a dish I always loved. When I started making it for…

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Health Benefits of Resistant Starch and a Favorite Resistant Starch Recipe

Potato Salad with Resistant Starch

Here are 7 resistant starch benefits, a list of foods that have it, and a delicious resistant starch recipe your family will love. What if I told you there’s one type of starch you need more of? Resistant starch doesn’t contribute to your blood sugar…

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Staying healthy on Vacation

Healthy eating out

When it’s finally time for a vacation, all I really want to do is close the door to my office and get going. But that will never do because one of my goals is to come home without the regret of an unhealthful diet or extra pounds….

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Veggie-Powered Pasta Sauce with Lentils: a Delicious Meatless Meal

Vegetarian Pasta Sauce Recipe

This veggie-powered pasta sauce with lentils is a healthy and easy recipe that is full of plant protein & fiber   Spaghetti and meat sauce has been a favorite in my house since my girls were old enough to eat solid food. Over the years, we’ve all…

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Kitchen Timesavers: Cool Tools to Save You Time in the Kitchen

Kitchen scissors

I have a love affair with kitchen stores. I must know about each new, cool kitchen tool on the market. Let me see it, touch it, formulate an opinion. I want any kitchen tool that promises to make my life a bit easier or my…

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Kitchen Timesavers: 8 Healthful Foods to Prep on the Weekend

Healthy Foods to Prepare in Advance

Get a head start on food prep to help you eat healthfully. I’m a big fan of doing what I can now to make my life a bit easier all week. Anyone who has worked with me or read much of my work knows that I…

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Lifestyle Changes versus Drugs: Which is Better for Diabetes Control

Control Your Diabetes

Just the other day a friend from my childhood contacted me for diabetes advice. What she said is one of the most common things I hear from friends and clients who have been recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes: “My doc wants me to take medications for my…

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Welcome to my Blog

Hi there! I'm Jill, a nutrition & diabetes expert and the author of 4 books.

Jill Weisenberger

I believe simple changes in health habits can bring you life-changing rewards.

And I believe willpower is way overrated.

Right here is where you can discover the mindset and habits to stick with healthy lifestyle choices most of the time - and drop the guilt when you don't.

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