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Diabetes prevention strategies. Check out the things in this article associated with diabetes prevention — like, cheese, nuts, wine, a walk. Sounds a lot like the Mediterranean dietary approach. Interesting, too, that those who live a lifestyle close to this pattern tend, statistically, to have a reduced risk of getting diabetes. <\/p>\n

Within the corporate wellness programs I run, even those participants who aren’t living in Spain or Italy or Greece can still learn to eat well, manage their blood sugar, control eating volume and add activity to their daily lives. <\/p>\n

We can do this. We can reverse the curse. I believe the population-wide slide into overweight, diabetes, and heart disease can be overcome. But, honestly, it requires improving our disordered Culture of Health by educating people — at a grassroots level of normal people living everyday lives. The change must come from us, from below.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diabetes prevention strategies. Check out the things in this article associated with diabetes prevention — like, cheese, nuts, wine, a walk. Sounds a lot like the Mediterranean dietary approach. 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