Product Review – The Complete Guide to Fasting – Healing Your Body through Intermittent, Alternate Day and Extended Fasting

      TITLE:  “The Complete Guide to Healing Your Body through Intermittent, Alternate Day and Extended Fasting” by Dr. Jason Fung and Jimmy Moore. Author:  Dr. Jason Fung and Jimmy Moore. Publisher:  Victory Belt Publishing, Inc. Las Vegas Where to Purchase: This book is available at many book stores and online.  I personally purchased it on Amazon …

Why I Stopped Eating!

Eating has consequences for diabetes If the title of this post caught your attention and you are thinking I’m taking some drastic measures,  well, you are right.  I’m stopping eating two meals a day and some of the foods that are mainstays of the standard American Diet.   Being a type 2 diabetic for many years is no …

Feel Like a Queen!

How I Feel Like A Queen! This week I realized that something I’ve been doing for over a year is really making a difference.  I turned 64 years of age on the 21st and I when i looked in the mirror, I realized that I really don’t have wrinkles.  I used to think that I …

Ramping up my weight loss efforts!

A New Year’s Push! As the new year approaches, I’ve been ramping up my weight loss efforts. I’m concentrating on several methods to enhance my weight loss.       Through Intermittent Fasting (IF) I’m doing at least an 18:6 fast each day.  That’s 18 hours fasting with a six-hour eating window where I eat either …

When Sitting Hurts!

Sitting Too Long is Not Good! I’ve spent a lot of time sitting since 2014 when I had my severe bout with diabetic feet and leg ulcers.  That is what put me in this wheelchair.  Since then, my body has been in the sitting position most of each day.  My butt and hips hurt a …

Freedom from Diabetes and Chronic Pain

My Water Therapy – why I love it! One of the habits that I have taken up to help with my diabetes and pain is water exercise.  I must say this is one of the few things that is always enjoyable that I do for my health. Swimming and water exercise is often recommended for …

A Day Living with Chronic Pain

Maybe You are Like Me I’m 63 years old, I’m in a wheelchair most of the day.  I have Type II diabetes, fibromyalgia, a blood condition (essential thrombocythaemia) and I’m very overweight.  I have degenerative discs in my back and have lost 2 inches of height and my left hip is deteriorating fast.  I also …

The 31 Day Keto Challenge – Take it!

I Challenge You! After a slow July, at least as far as my weight loss and health goals are concerned, I’m heading into August with a brand new initiative.  Starting today I am beginning my 31-Day Keto Eating Challenge. From July 27th through August 26th, 2017 I will be living a “keto lifestyle”. What do …

Let’s Check Out the Whole30 Plan

When I Decided to Eat the Whole30 Way During 2016 Recently, I’ve been reading more posts in the various groups I frequent about those who have decided to change to the whole30 way of eating.  This is certainly a change I can agree with and I must say that I decided to eat this way …