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Diabetes Diet

Eggs Improve Cholesterol

My breakfast this morning was two strips of bacon, two eggs, and coffee. This is pretty much the American standard, except that I left out the usual toast, jelly, and hash browns that would have given me more carbohydrates than I wanted. Of course, I added a little salt and hot sauce to my eggs as well as some fresh herbs and a lot of chia seeds.
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Diabetes Diet

Raw Isn’t Always Better

The raw food people tell us that cooking food destroys its enzymes. “Raw food is better for you,” they say.

Maybe sometimes. But now scientists have learned that cooking can make at least some vegetables better. This is something of great importance to everyone who has diabetes — even those of us who are following a low-carb diet.

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