Maggie David

January 30th, 2010 by Maggie

Today I would like to discuss a little about Diabetes.

My husband was diagnosed with diabetes some time ago and felt that he was hit from above with a ton of bricks.  His diabetes is controlled through diet and exercise, so he is very lucky.

When we went back into his family history, we found that diabetes was on his families side plus I knew it was already on my families side, so we made sure our grown up children were very aware of what is was and to have their blood sugar levels checked by the Doctors on a regular basis, plus also to stick to a very healthy diet and exercise regime which interesting enough our family has always done.
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January 13th, 2010 by Maggie

Well is it?

I have had so many discussions with people on this issue, some say, well, it depends on who’s cooking and others say “Home Cooked – I haven’t the time”.

I believe that home cooked, home baked meals, cakes, breads, pastries and cookies are the very best.

You control what goes into what you cook and bake and it is done without all the preservatives, chemical flavours and additives and much less sugar and salt.

My Dad who is 87 years of age makes a joke saying, with all the preservatives and junk that goes into store bought junk foods when everyone dies they will be dug up in times yet to come fully preserved! Well I wouldn’t go that far, however, it does make you stop and think.
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