Are You Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin?

Are You Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin?

Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, is the most researched and talked about vitamin of our day. Most people are familiar with its role in building strong bones. However, researchers have uncovered vitamin D’s role in many other areas of health–making...
Garbanzo Bean Salad

Garbanzo Bean Salad

About Recipe By: Clara Schneider, MS, RD, RN, CDE, LDN Make this for: Lunch Category: Salads This Recipe Makes: 2 Serving(s) What you’ll need 1/2 cup garbanzo beans cooked from dried beans without salt*1 tbsp. light mayonnaise1 tsp. yellow mustard2 tsp. pickle...
Guacamole

Guacamole

About Recipe By: Jessica K. Black, N.D. Category: Gravies & Sauces This Recipe Makes: 6 Serving(s) What you’ll need 3 med ripe avocados2 med garlic cloves, minced2 tbsp. lemon juice1 dash sea salt (to taste)1 dash pepper (to taste)2 1/2 tbsp. fresh...
Are You Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin?

Contemplations on a 40 Year Diaversary

Saturday, June 20, marked 40 years since I was diagnosed with type 1. Last year, my dad gave me a file folder full of mementos from my early diabetes days. In the folder are the log sheets where the nurses–and then I–recorded my urine glucose and “acetone”...