Body Detox
Herbal Tea Relaxes
The properties of herbal tea often make it a wonderful tasting drink. Most of those that consume it find it to be a rewarding drink that helps them to relax, too. Of course, there are many different types of herbal tea, each with its own benefits of aiding in your relaxation. Yet, most people don’t […]
What Is Herbal Tea?
Herbal tea is a product that you probably hear a whole lot about. Today, there are more and more reasons to incorporate this product into your lifestyle. If you haven’t consumed any herbal tea, you may not realize just what it is and what it can do for you. The fact is, though, that herbal […]
The Importance Of Knowing The Glycemic Index
How important is it to know the glycemic index of the carbohydrates that you consume? That depends on how closely you want to monitor those you eat. It is, of course, possible to simply follow the lead of others and switch to certain foods that you know have a lower glycemic index, but if you […]
The Nutritional Value of Low Glycemic Index Diet Foods
If you’re not accustomed to looking at the glycemic index of the carbohydrates you consume, you probably don’t understand the importance or have an idea of their nutritional value as it relates to other foods you consume. You don’t want to change your eating habits because someone told you that you should do that, but […]
The Glycemic Index: Changing Your Eating Habits
When we were children in school, we were taught to eat certain foods to maintain a healthy diet, but unfortunately, as we age, those needs change. Besides, who is going to tell a child to eat whole wheat bread? Sour dough bread? Whole grain cereals? At that age, the important thing was to assure that […]
The Glycemic Index And Heart Disease
Most of us do not think of the foods we eat in terms of heart disease, except the obvious ones such as those high in cholesterol. Failing to recognize the potential for any food we consume to lead to heart disease is a dangerous idea to hold. Although carbohydrates that have a higher glycemic index […]
The Glycemic Index And Your Health
In some ways, you can link the glycemic index to your health because of its nature and how it affects your overall health. Because we know that too much sugar in the blood can lead to diabetes, it stands to reason that if your diet includes carbohydrates that have a low glycemic index, less sugar […]
The Glycemic Index And Pregnancy
For many people, pregnancy is the beginning of a lifetime of high blood sugar. Those who have never had diabetes yet develop gestational diabetes have a higher than average chance of developing Type 2 diabetes. Of course, if you exert the effort to change your eating habits as soon as you know you’re pregnant, or […]
Preventing Diabetes With A Low Glycemic Index Diet
Except for juvenile onset diabetes, changes to a healthy eating program can make a difference in whether you develop diabetes later in life. For some people the problem begins during pregnancy with gestational diabetes, and those who develop diabetes during pregnancy have a much better chance of developing the disease later in life. The importance […]
Making The Switch To A Low Glycemic Index Diet
It’s a difficult transition switching from eating carbohydrates that are unhealthy to those that are healthier because of a low glycemic index. However difficult it may be, your health depends upon your consumption of a healthy diet that includes whole grain products and unbleached flour instead of the white products that you have been accustomed […]