If you have been following me for awhile, you probably know that I live with diabetes. I was diagnosed with Type 1 over 35 years ago. I struggled for years, decades, over trying to balance what I ate and what I did with how much insulin I took. Things were…

Gestational diabetes, i.e., diabetes occurring during pregnancy, is a growing health problem. Research1has shown that obese women are up to eight times more likely to develop gestational diabetes than others. And the problem doesn´t stop there. …

No matter how hard we try to do the right thing, eat the right foods, drink enough water, etc things can’t happen that we don’t expect. This happened to me last week. My intern, Miranda and I were working hard getting the office ready for two big events, the official…

The human body is a fantastic creation. As long as there is a balance between the input (=energy from food) and output (=energy used by our bodies) we usually don´t have to worry too much about what we eat and drink. This is often referred to as the energy balance…

As the semester comes to an end, so does my internship at the Diabetes Wellness Council. A bittersweet feeling washes over me knowing I’ll be crossing the stage in front of my family, friends, and peers at Coastal Carolina University in just a short 3 weeks. Reminiscing over the past…

Your body becomes what you eat. Few people would object to that statement being true and valid both literally, and referring to the understanding that what you eat and drink can have a significant impact on your health, wellbeing, and performance. Biohackers are a growing group of people that take…

I just returned home this week after a few days at a conference in Chicago. While sometimes the travel itself is a bear, the conference was really great. I also feel motivated and inspired when I attend conference, no matter what they topic. This was related to health, obesity, and…

“Our results provide further support to limit intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and to replace them with other beverages, preferably water, to improve overall health and longevity.” These are the words of Vasanti Malik, a research scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and lead author of an…

Dominican Republic Mission Trip