The Grain Game

If you are diabetic, pre-diabetic, insulin-resistant or just plain concerned about consuming too much sugar, take note. You need to know the rules of the Grain Game if you’re playing to win. #1. Grain (herein) refers to glutenous wheat, barley and rye as well as “gluey” oats, corn, and rice, et.al, sans gluten – lumped… [Continue Reading]

Beyoncé, Why Do You Hate My Children?
(an open letter)

Dear Beyoncé, I have 3 beautiful little girls – 8, 5 and 3. While they’re not quite old enough yet to know who you are, I’ve no doubt they’ll both discover and adore you over the course of the next few years. What you say to them, what your advertisements will say to them, will… [Continue Reading]

When you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail

“When you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Nowhere is this statement more true than in medicine. A perfect example is in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. If a doctor suspects their patient may be diabetic, they can run an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), in which the patient is given a glucose… [Continue Reading]