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The healthiest oil to cook with for your heart and your health is easy to find. It’s probably already in your kitchen. Olive oil comes from olives. Coconut oil comes from coconuts. But vegetable oil doesn’t come from veggies. The cooking oil aisle of the…
Inside: What do magnesium and blood sugar have to do with each other? What about magnesium and the heart? This impressive mineral has jobs throughout your body, so let’s make sure you get enough. I actually laughed out loud at the grocery store as I…
Here’s the plant-based food list you’ll want whether you eat meat or not. Add them to your shopping list to reap the benefits of plants, plants, and more plants. “I want to eat plant-based, but my family would disown me if I stopped cooking meat…
These surprising mind hacks or mental tricks will help you stay on the healthy eating path without white-knuckled willpower. Try it and see! Have you ever vowed to stay away from the dessert table only to find yourself pulled in by its sugar-coated gravitational force…
Inside: Once you have the facts about these 7 calorie myths, you’ll know what to focus on and what to ignore when it comes to your weight and health. In college, I measured carrots with a ruler to get a more accurate calorie count. 😳…
Are your salads boring or leaving you hungry 20 minutes later? Wondering: Is salad safe? Get the details on leafy greens and safety + No more ho-hum salads! Use this 6-step blueprint to make a delicious, nutritious healthy salad that’s satisfying enough for a full…
You don’t need weird or expensive foods for your brain-healthy diet. Nourish your noggin today with this list of common, delicious foods. As I dragged over-stuffed boxes of decades-old craft supplies, useless kitchen tools, and a dozen pairs of black straight-legged jeans down the hallway…
These shortcuts to healthy eating are the simple diet hacks you need to bring better nutrition to the table with more ease and less frustration. I see you juggling busy schedules, taking care of family members, cooking, cleaning, driving, and desperately hunting for a few…
Your eating environment (or any environment) is more important than willpower. Find out how to fix your eating environment and your eating habits with one tiny change. I have finally killed my obsessive email-checking habit! And what a change: I’m more productive. I enjoy my…
When people ask me what to eat with high blood pressure, they’re almost always surprised by the simplicity of my answer. Diet changes aren’t usually easy, but at least this one isn’t complicated. If you’re swayed by headlines that promote different foods to help lower…
Welcome to my Blog
Hi there! I'm Jill, a nutrition & diabetes expert and the author of 4 books.
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.