It’s almost Turkey Day, and wouldn’t it be great if we had a bird or two like this around?
Thanks for this early holiday humor go to our regular contributor Jerry King, an accomplished cartoonist who creates more than 200 cartoons each month for websites, magazines, newspapers, greeting cards, etc., worldwide. In other words, he’s no turkey… haha!
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We’ve all heard the same old advice for staying healthy during the holidays: stay away from the sweets, exercise, don’t arrive at a party hungry. The reason these bits of advice are cliché is because, as with most clichés, they’re true — but they don’t always work. Some of us aren’t the greatest at self-restraint! So here are three holiday ideas that are more proactive than reactive (what you can do instead of what you…
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Alcohol and diabetes. Never a more timely topic than this week. Please enjoy today’s guest post responsibly
A Guest Post by Hope Warshaw, nutrition expert and CDE
St Paddy’s Day 2010 is just days away. Thinking of gulps of green beer or Guinness Stout, or sips of Irish whiskey or Bailey’s? Alcohol, in its many forms, is at-the-ready for pouring to mark holidays, family events, religious holidays and myriad annual festivities. St Patrick’s Day is…
Happy Fourth of July Weekend, Everyone!
In light of yesterday’s post, I felt I should offer some sort of assistance in dealing with the inevitable onslaught of food this holiday weekend. This information is adapted from a great piece by John Crowley, my co-host over at DiabeticConnect, and applies to just about any big-food holiday (aren’t they all?).
Here are John’s tips for getting through the day:
Start the Day Right
Every family has its…