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This cold cucumber yogurt soup truly tastes like summer! It’s one of my favorite ways to serve up all those fresh cucumbers and mint in my backyard garden. Plus, you can whip it up in only 15 minutes! I’ll be honest: I don’t really eat…
Beautiful heirloom tomatoes inspired this delicious flatbread. And tomato flatbread is so simple to make, yet fancy to serve. I look forward to picking up my farm share each week. We belong to a community supported agriculture (CSA) and thoroughly enjoy it. I never know…
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD for short, is on the rise. It’s the most common form of liver disease in the developed world and afflicts 1 in 3 American adults. It’s on my radar because it tends to travel with other health problems I see…
This prediabetes diet food list isn’t about what you can’t have. Here are 7 types of foods you’ll love that will help prevent diabetes. Hearing your doctor announce, “You have prediabetes” can make you feel like the floor has just fallen out from under you….
What does a Mediterranean diet have to do with prediabetes and diabetes? Though commonly thought of as “a blood sugar problem,” both prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are metabolic disorders that affect the health of the blood vessels, heart, liver and more. In addition to…
Barley salad is perfect for the warmer weather! And this tasty recipe is good for the heart and good for your blood sugar. Basically, that means that it’s good for all of us and especially for people with diabetes or prediabetes. Beans and barley both…
I first ate shakshuka many years ago in Israel when my children were quite young. I had never even heard of the poached egg and tomato dish before. I remember that l liked it very much, and I remember that is was part of a very…
I hear a lot of complaints that healthy food is bland. Hah! And this meal is proof of just how delicious nutritious can be. As with most of my cooking, I set out to cut sodium and saturated fats, boost nutrition and make the flavors explode. This…
These healthier sweet potato walnut balls are a fun side dish recipe made with maple, orange zest, and chopped walnuts & baked in the oven! My mother makes a sweet potato recipe similar to this for Thanksgiving. A few years ago, I modified her recipe to…
This Chunky Gazpacho Recipe is an easy and summer-worthy way to get more fresh vegetables into your diet. Only 90 calories per cup, and super refreshing! More vegetables. More vegetables. More vegetables. Here’s an easy and delicious way to get an extra serving or…
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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.
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