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Sep 12, 2019

A New Dietary Journey

I haven’t written here in awhile so I thought I would share a little about what is currently going on. If you don’t know me, I want to disclose that I live with multiple autoimmune disorders: Type 1 diabetes, sarcoidosis and psoriasis (which was gone for a long time but…

Diabetes

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A New Dietary Journey
A New Dietary Journey

May 31, 2019

Diabetes and the Ketogenic Lifestyle — Why it Just Works

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…

Diabetes

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Diabetes and the Ketogenic Lifestyle — Why it Just Works
Diabetes and the Ketogenic Lifestyle — Why it Just Works

May 11, 2019

Obesity + pregnancy is risky business for both mother and child.

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. …

Health

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Obesity + pregnancy is risky business for both mother and child.
Obesity + pregnancy is risky business for both mother and child.

May 3, 2019

Things Are Sometimes Just Out of Your Control

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…

Diabetes

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Things Are Sometimes Just Out of Your Control
Things Are Sometimes Just Out of Your Control

Apr 27, 2019

About Immobility and Energy Balance

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…

Health

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About Immobility and Energy Balance
About Immobility and Energy Balance

Apr 19, 2019

My Time Learning About Diabetes

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…

Life Lessons

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Apr 12, 2019

What kind of machine do you want your body to be?

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…

Health

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What kind of machine do you want your body to be?
What kind of machine do you want your body to be?

Apr 5, 2019

I Got A REAL Kick in the Butt!

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…

Time Management

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Mar 29, 2019

Interested in a long and healthy life? Skip the sodas and drink water with your food!

“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…

Health

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Interested in a long and healthy life? Skip the sodas and drink water with your food!
Interested in a long and healthy life? Skip the sodas and drink water with your food!

Mar 22, 2019

Dominican Republic Mission Trip

Dominican Republic Mission Trip

Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic Mission Trip
Dominican Republic Mission Trip
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