Hello everyone,
I’ve just started doing some research on blood sugar and diabetes. I did a little quiz the other day in a gym I had a promotional table at – for 20 ounces of vitamin water, coke and snapple (16 ounces) iced tea – which has the most sugar? Most people don’t realize…let me all know what you think.
8 ounces is one serving. Typical bottles are 16-20 ounces. We never drink just one serving.
What about diet? its better right?
not really aspartame has been associated with many different health problems from headaches to fatigue, but aspartame is hardly the problem…diet coke – whether its caffeine free or not has phospohoric acid in it – part of the “cola” and this substance competes for calcium in the bones. Drinking diet coke can actually increase your changes of osteoporosis and throw off the calcium balance in your blood. Not good girls or boys.
The best drink is water. The next best is to make your own slightly sweet sodas from grapefruit juice or 100% pomegranate juice, a drop of agave nectar and pure mineral water such as pellegrino or perrier. Plain old seltzer water works too. Club soda has all sorts of funky preservatives in it – so stay away.
Keep your blood sugar constant by avoiding white, refined foods including pasta. Instead enjoy whole grains – like quinoa. lots of dark leafy green vegetables and high quality lean protein, low sugar fruits like apples and berries.
When you eat fresh garden vegetables – you’ll taste the difference. For more info check out my website and sign up for my newsletter.
good to meet all of you.
best,
meredith sobel
sobel wellness
www.sobelwellness.com
