| Diabetes in the last few years has become | | | | It's the sugar you get addicted to. Soon you're no |
| widespread. Once considered a rare disease, we all | | | | longer satisfied with the natural sweet taste of our |
| either personally know diabetics or someone whose | | | | great variety of fresh and dried fruit. And veggies? |
| loved one is battling it. What? Have you been | | | | Forget it! If you have to douse it with ketchup, |
| diagnosed with it also? In the past, most diabetics | | | | marinated pickles or other sweet condiment, chances |
| used to be diagnosed at birth or very early in life | | | | are you won't eat it, right? If so, you may be |
| with what is known as Type 1 diabetes, due to the | | | | hooked on sugar. |
| body's inability to produce enough insulin. | | | | Is it too late to get the young generation turned |
| Now it seems that majority of cases of the disease | | | | around to wholesome nutrition? Anyone with either |
| are contributed to Type 2 diabetes, which is | | | | type of diabetes will attest that it's no fun! Being |
| contracted later on in life. What is it in the North | | | | dependent on needles and constant monitoring is not |
| American Diet that predisposes you and me to | | | | pleasant; neither are the consequences of blindness, |
| Diabetes? The main culprits have finally been | | | | pain and amputations in severe cases. |
| exposed. They are widely known to be a | | | | It's time to take back your natural God-given taste |
| combination of poor diet and lack of proper exercise. | | | | for wholesome, natural food without additives, |
| Did you see it coming with the proliferation of fast | | | | especially sugar. By gradually re-introducing more and |
| foods of all types? Did you notice you children's | | | | more natural fiber-laden food and fruit in your diet |
| gradual disinterest in the wholesome basic meat, | | | | and committing to regular exercise, like walking, |
| potatoes and lots of veggies diet? I remember my | | | | you're on your way to regaining control of your |
| young daughters checking out the mound of fresh | | | | health. |
| groceries and exclaiming: "there's nothing to eat!" | | | | There is much information about the kinds of foods |
| What they meant was there was no junk food! Their | | | | that are best for diabetics and those who are prime |
| taste buds had started to take on so many of their | | | | candidates for it. Take your doctor's advice. |
| friends' tastes. Meals became a culinary challenge in | | | | However, do not neglect the fact that proper |
| our house to deftly and as inconspicuously as possible | | | | nutrition can reverse the trend. Doctors have the |
| combine nutrition and "fun food." It was a | | | | expertise to diagnose and treat the symptoms. As |
| taste-testing season, where we all became more | | | | yet there is no medical cure. They can only try to |
| exposed to many new and nutritious international | | | | stabilize the insulin level in your body. |
| dishes. Now our gals are much more health conscious | | | | Nutritionists are experts in the power and goodness |
| than I ever was! | | | | of food. You need both the medical and nutritional |
| How about you? Do you know someone who may | | | | advice. By adding the right nutritional supplements, |
| be totally hooked on junk food? Many people grab | | | | along with a more balanced diet than you may have |
| fast food dinners all too often due to their busy | | | | been used to, you can totally eliminate your diabetes. |
| lifestyles, being too exhausted to cook a proper meal | | | | There's no greater feeling of power and relief than |
| after a hard day's work. This, of course, | | | | when, thanks to your taking nutrition seriously, you |
| inadvertently affects the younger generation, who | | | | get a clean bill of health from your doctor! Yes, it can |
| soon refuse to eat the "good stuff." | | | | be done! You can regain control over the deceit of |
| The main reason for all that, according to me, is the | | | | sugar addiction and wrong eating habits! Get back |
| high content of sugar in junk food, sauces and drinks. | | | | your power and stay in control of your well-being! |