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Preventing Prediabetes By Eating More by Michael Greger MD

capture_21092014_102912Michael Greger MD on his NutritionFacts.org website, reports on studies that show people eating 3 or more cups per week of beans had only 1/4 the probability of developing pre-diabetes which can turn into full blown diabetes compared to those who ate only 1 serving of beans per week or less.

They also found that bean consumption led to additional benefits beyond weight control, such as “improved gylcaemic control and insulin sensitivity”.

These results suggest we should add 5 or more cups of legumes per week to our regular diet. Continue reading

Vegetarian Lasagna by Laura Vitale

capture_29082014_133746Laura demonstrates a delicious vegetable lasagna.  This recipe is vegetarian because it includes dairy products and eggs.  What do you think?  Would it be a good makeover candidate if we replace the dairy and egg ingredients with vegan substitutes and whole wheat lasagna noodles instead of the white flour processed noodles?  Regardless of how you make it, this is a special recipe and will definitely please your family and friends.  Continue reading