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If you have been diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes, your doctor will likely refer you to a dietitian who will help you make important dietary changes to control your blood sugar or glucose level and manage your weight. As a result, meal planning will become an important part of the daily maintenance of the disease, […]

Trying to quit your sweet tooth cravings? Well “substituting” sugar may or may not be your best bet. Nowadays almost everything has sugar added to it, and worse, sugar is like a bad crook–it has all different kind of names. Must Read: 5 Things You Need To Know Before You Try This Fitness Challenge But […]

This is going to be hard to hear, but the truth is, for those of us working to combat the aging process, sugar is a formidable enemy. I know it tastes really good and we’re conditioned to love it, but unfortunately, the sweet stuff pillages our skin’s elasticity. What’s even worse is that pigging out on […]

Here’s what you can do to teach your kids delayed gratification when it comes to candy and sweets this Halloween: 1) Don’t stock your faves Buy Halloween candy to dole out just a few days before, or on the day of, Halloween, so no one is tempted around the house 2) Pay attention to portions […]

Your kitchen cabinets and refrigerator contents are an inexpensive source of beauty fixes for those of us on a budget. The folks at shine.com share how pantry staples could stand in for your beauty standy-bys:

As the weather gets colder, our lips get chapped and flaky lips are definitely not a good look. If you want to get rid of dull, dry flaking lips, sugar is one of the best exfoliants, as its granules work in the process leaving the skin soft. Here is a sugar scrub recipe that will […]