by Annabel Hertz | Mar 6, 2023 | So long, Sugar
As if it’s not difficult enough to say so long to sugar, if you want to put the kibosh on prediabetes, you’re also gonna have to cut ties with stress. And not just the short-term emotional and physical stress that impacts your blood sugar in the...
by Annabel Hertz | Feb 27, 2023 | So long, Sugar
Breaking up (with sugar) is hard to do. It’s like any relationship that you enjoy so very much in the moment, but that you know is not good for you. And of course once you break up with sugar, human nature is such that you will likely obsessively think about...
by Annabel Hertz | Feb 20, 2023 | So long, Sugar
As you go forward in your new low-carb life, you’ll not only be explaining your diet (and thus your diagnosis and prediabetes itself) but you’ll encounter a number of misconceptions about your condition, three of which I have come up against fairly...
by Annabel Hertz | Feb 13, 2023 | So long, Sugar
Of all the efforts you’ll undertake on your prediabetes journey, explaining your diet—and, as an extension explaining your diagnosis and prediabetes itself—is one of the most persistent. You’ll need stamina for this public relations marathon, so...
by Annabel Hertz | Feb 6, 2023 | So long, Sugar
In the nonprofit world (where I have spent a good deal of time) there’s a lot of talk about missions, goals and strategies. Your mission, assuming you choose to accept it, is to avoid Type 2 diabetes (or possibly reverse it, depending on your situation) by...
by Annabel Hertz | Jan 30, 2023 | So long, Sugar
As you embark on eating lower carb (congrats again) you’re probably going to eat way more than you are used to eating, yet you’ll still feel ravenous. Don’t worry, this is normal during the first week or two of your diet change. Plus, worrying...
