Our bodies use the carbohydrates, proteins, fats and fiber that we eat and breaks them down as fuel. Diabetics need all four in their daily diets to maintain a healthy body.

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are broke down and turned into fuel called glucose and this fuel is distributed throughout the body to help the heart, lungs, eyes, legs, arms, feet, hands do their job without complications.
Carbohydrates are used by our bodies to create energy and we use that energy to work and play. They include starches, sugars and dairy that are found in the foods we eat Carbohydrate do affect each Diabetic differently, I find that potatoes, corn and peas really make my blood sugar levels go extremely high so, I eat them on special occasion and never together in the same meal. (more…)

In order to lose fat around the stomach you need to do different things than the rest of the population. Why?

Because 95% of people FAIL to reach their fat loss goals

After all, how many people do you know firsthand who’ve gotten results from those highly restrictive diets?

Probably no one

And the ones that do get results simply gain all their flab back once their will power gives out… and they go running back to the junk food. (more…)

With so much focus on facial rejuvenation, we frequently loose site on our hands. Our hands are aged by sun exposure and of course, time and gravity is a big factor in showing aging over other areas of the body. These sign of aging include age spots and loss of fat under the skin resulting in a bony appearance. More recently, placing fat in the dorsal aspect of the hands for hand rejuvenation is becoming more in vogue. A variety of injectables are being used for rejuvenation of hands. I have found that, rather than using synthetic material, I prefer to use a person’s own fat, which is called autologous fat grafting, to the hands. During this procedure, small amounts of fat are placed carefully with small needles over the dorsal aspect of the hands. Often, the patient prefers to have an anesthesiologist standing by in order to lessen the discomfort from the procedure. (more…)