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Some people get a jump-start and begin purchasing gifts in July, but most of us are still racking our brains mid December over giving the perfect gift to each person on our list. With each passing year, gift giving gets seemingly more difficult. What happened to “it’s the thought that counts?” If you listen […]
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Dietitian and personal chef Diane Henderiks offered some great tips to help keep your holiday feasting under control and keep you from going overboard on Turkey Day. The full article is included below, but we wanted to give you the “CliffsNotes” version. Six Tips to Curb Thanksgiving Calorie Intake: Be in the right“frame of mind”: You
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Have you ever had a friend that successfully lost weight, and asked them “so, how did you do it?” Many Skinny Gene members who have been successful in weight loss for better health and diabetes prevention have been presented with the same question from their family and friends. How did you lose it and keep
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It’s not too sweet the way we are sabotaged at the stores, bombarded with new foods with labels claiming “low sugar”, “reduced calorie”, “no added sugar”, and the best of all “healthy”. The label claims have become so out of hand that the USDA actually had to designate what each of these claims mean. Let’s
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This November, during National Diabetes Awareness Month, we want to do a little MYTH BUSTING!! To start us off, we’re reposting this article from SELF/Nutrition Data. 6 Myths about Type 2 Diabetes Monday, November 8, 2010 at 9:24 AM posted by Monica Reinagel, MS, LD/N November is Diabetes Awareness Month and with the number of
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In honor of National Diabetes Awareness month, we would like to share posts and articles from various people who work with or are directly affected by diabetes. To start us off, we asked Robert F. Dons, MD, PhD to share his thoughts about the different terms used to describe diabetes or prediabetes. I personally have had the pleasure of meeting
Metabolic Syndrome or Pre-diabetes? Neither…Early Diabetes Read More »
To allow candy, nor not to allow candy – that is the question on many parents’ minds during October. While we believe the focus of Halloween should be on dressing up our cuties in costumes and parading them down the street, we can’t deny that one of the biggest tricks is trying to avoid the
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The MayoClinic posted a great article which includes 5 tips for preventing diabetes. We couldn’t have said it better 🙂 If you have additional questions about how you can prevent diabetes or would like some help making positive lifestyle changes in your life, we would like the opportunity to speak with you! To contact us, please CLICK
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Quick! What’s your first reaction to these 3 words…Just 10 pounds? It’s interesting. These 3 words can evoke a different response from different people depending on their past experiences and how they view their future. Discouraged: A person who has 50 or more pounds to lose might not be able to see the significance in losing
By Nancy Juarez, Skinny Gene Bilingual Nutritionist During the course of our lives, we go through many stages, whether it is childhood, adolescence, or the transition to becoming an adult. But there is one thing that NEVER changes – the love and support from our FAMILY. Over these last several weeks, I have encountered different ways
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