Showing posts with label Right. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Right. Show all posts

Monday, August 1, 2011

At Home With Gladys Knight : Her Personal Recipe for Living Well, Eating Right, and Loving Life

At Home With Gladys Knight : Her Personal Recipe for Living Well, Eating Right, and Loving Life Review



More than a cookbook...an inspirational guide for readers with diabetes!

Gladys Knight doesn't have diabetes, but the disease is never far from her mind. Her mother, Elizabeth Knight, died of complications in 1998 after living successfully with diabetes for 40 years.

Following her mother's death, Gladys started the Elizabeth Knight Fund with the American Diabetes Association to help people living with diabetes. The singing legend has also been eating healthfully and exercising regularly for many years.

At Home With Gladys Knight's is more than a collection of recipes. It's an inspirational guide that people with diabetes can use to lead a full and healthy life with the disease.

  • More than 100 recipes, including appetizers, desserts, breads, soups, salads and salad dressings, fish, meat, poultry and pasta
  • Features a healthy living section that outlines a successful exercise plan, self-care tips, and nutrition recommendations
  • Includes personal anecdotes from Gladys and captures her mother's heartbreaking yet inspiring fight against diabetes


Wednesday, July 13, 2011

HELP! My Underwear is Shrinking : One Woman's Story of How to Eat Right, Lose Weight, and Win the Battle Against Diabetes

HELP! My Underwear is Shrinking : One Woman's Story of How to Eat Right, Lose Weight, and Win the Battle Against Diabetes Review



A fictional journey to better health teaches weight management to people with diabetes

Tiffany needs to lose weight to control her diabetes. Taking her through each step to success, the authors demonstrate a simple way to lose weight and control her blood sugar through carb counting. Includes a simple way to set a daily carbohydrate budget and how to avoid the emotional traps that derail the weight-loss process.

Written in an easy-to-follow format, the book is a fictional dialogue between a patient and her dietitian based on research and successful patients' stories.

Help! My Underwear is Shrinking:

  • Helps readers establish a daily carbohydrate budget and keep a food diary
  • Combines carb counting and exercise for a successful weight-loss plan
  • Eliminates confusion and frustration