We hear plenty of advice about how a healthy diet and regular exercise can prevent diabetes or assist in its management. But did you know that stress affects our blood sugar levels too?
When you’re under stress, you experience a “fight or flight” response as your body prepares itself for a perceived threat. For our ancestors, this could have been fighting an adversary for a piece of meat, or r...
Once you've been diagnosed with diabetes, it's extremely important to bring your blood sugar levels down to a healthy level. This often requires a significant change in diet and lifestyle: moving away from foods that are high in sugar, saturated fats and glycemic index (GI). Legumes, including beans and pulses, fit all these requirements and are fantastic way to help balance blood sugar. As an ...
Research suggests that many parents worry about their weight, with results from the latest AIA Australia Healthy Living Index revealing that 78 per cent of women and 64 per cent of men would like to lose a few kilos.
Chances are these same people pay attention to what enters their mouths, and try to consciously make healthy choices.
There is plenty of information available about healthy eatin...
A recent report suggests that people may be including more sugar replacements in their diet, as it shows that national sugar consumption is on the decline.
The report, entitled Sugar Consumption in Australia: A Statistical Update, was independently researched by market analysis company Green Pool Commodity Specialists.
Using data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), they found that...
