Sugar free diet: February 2013

Four To Die For Dessert Yeast Free Diet Recipes!

For me the greatest struggle on a candida diet has to be not being allowed to have your favorite dessert items. Sometimes living yeast free can get discouraging, mainly when you begin to experience a craving for one of your favorite desserts or sweets. When those moments occur it will be challenging for you to resist. However there are things you can do. By being prepared with the proper ingredients you can work your way through these cravings, especially after having finished the beginning stricter detox phase of the diet.

In this article I'm going to share some yummy yeast free diet recipes allowable under most versions of the diet. These recipes contain Stevia although if you prefer another sugar substitute that is allowed then by all means go ahead and use that instead.

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#1 Smoothie

Four To Die For Dessert Yeast Free Diet Recipes!

Use a blender to combine three tablespoons of peanut butter (sugar free), a cup of yogurt preferably plain, two tablespoons of whipping cream, then two teaspoons of non-sweetened cocoa powder, a small amount of Stevia and a couple of ice cubes. Next blend the mixture together until it gets smooth and then all that's left is to serve and enjoy. This recipe is good for one serving.

Another variation on this smoothie is to place in the freezer and serve once it's reached a slushier consistency like that of ice cream.

#2 Vanilla Custard Desserts

Combine two cups of milk and ten drops of Stevia extract. Heat up mixture till boiling in a medium saucepan; then allow cooling down period of approximately ten minutes. In a different bowl combine three eggs, one teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1/8 teaspoon of salt and 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg. Next beat this mixture until smooth. Now begin to slowly beat in the first bowl of ingredients. Pour finished mixture into four serving size cups or into a little casserole dish.

Next using a roasting pan add approximately an inch of water and place the cups or dish (whichever you used) in the pan and begin to bake in 325 degree Fahrenheit oven for between fifty and sixty minutes. Please leave the pan uncovered while baking. After it has finished remove oven and pan, put on rack until cooled then place in the refrigerator to chill until they are ready to be served.

#3 Brownies Delight!

Be Aware! These treats are tasty but not low in fat!

First preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Then in a bowl, beat ½ cup of soft butter, two eggs, 1 ½ teaspoons of vanilla, and 1/3 cup of grated zucchini. Next add in 1/3 cup of non-wheat flour (such as oat or amaranth), 1/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa, 1/3 cup of rice flour, and ½ teaspoon of Stevia powder ( you can also use ten drops of Stevia extract). Mix ingredients and then fan out evenly in an eight inch pan. Next bake for anywhere between ten and thirteen minutes. Be sure not to over bake! Don't be alarmed the brownies won't rise and can seem oily as baking. This is due to the butter. Don't worry this will lessen as it begins to cool. All that's left is to serve (excellent when warm).

#4 Berries and Cream

This recipe is nice and simple just as the name implies. All you need to do is spoon three or four tablespoons of cream (preferably heavy whipping) over some fresh fruits or if you prefer frozen fruits. If you want you can also top it off with a light amount of Stevia. Now all that's left to do is serve it in a cup or glass and you're all done. There you have it a simple yet elegant dessert that tastes great and cures those late night cravings.

So as you can see by using the right ingredients and taking some time preparing them you can go a long way into making a no yeast diet much more palatable and easy to stick to in the long run.

Four To Die For Dessert Yeast Free Diet Recipes!

Erik Parsons is a yeast free diet expert. For more information on yeast free diet recipes, visit http://www.YeastFreeDietsMadeEasy.com

You Should Reverse Diabetes Naturally Due to New Diabetes Medication Scare

It may be a better idea to reverse diabetes naturally due to a scare over yet another new diabetes drug cancer warning. A new diabetes drug set to be released later this year comes with a warning that the drug has been show to cause cancer in the body. The drug increases the chance of getting pancreas and thyroid cancer. Many are seeking a way to reverse diabetes naturally due to the diabetic medication scare.

The drug will be released this year to help people with type 2 diabetes. It is actually one of 2 new drugs that will be released this year to help fight diabetes. The problem is that drugs are not natural and do not cure diabetes. These drugs have been known to cause swelling of the legs which means that the circulation to the heart is being affected in a dangerous way. Diabetic drugs can cause heart failure. Reverse diabetes naturally diets have been little help because these diets do not heal the insulin problem.

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A sugar free diet that is typical for a diabetic has never been found to cure diabetes in anyway or heal the insulin problem. Actually since the use of sugar free diets diabetes has actually increased triple in the last 30 years. What is needed is a diet that can heal the insulin problem and give a normal blood sugar. There is good news; a new diet has been working well to cure diabetes type 2 in many countries as it heals the insulin problem. It is important to heal diabetes naturally and avoid the poisonous drugs. Do not wait to reverse diabetes at waiting can cost you your life.

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Sugar-Free Diet Foods Seem to Cause Adverse Health Problems and Weight Gain

Do you eat sugar-free diet foods in your quest to lose weight? How effective has it been for you? You might be surprised to find out that most people do NOT lose weight with sugar-free diets foods. They may even gain weight. In addition, foods that are sugar-free almost always have artificial sweeteners added, and this is bad news. Manufacturers have gone to great lengths to convince you of the safety of their sugar substitutes, but many studies and many reports by consumers tell another story.

Artificial Sweeteners Cause Increased Intake of Calories

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Artificial sweeteners found in almost all sugar-free diet foods seem to give you MORE of a sweet tooth, not less, and tend to make people eat more in general, not less! This is especially true of beverages like diet sodas, but also true of other sugar-free items. A study that was released to the American Diabetes Association in 2005 showed that the chance of being overweight actually rises 65% with each diet soda you consume every day! Did you know that?

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Diet Sodas Contain Artificial Sweeteners and More Toxic Ingredients

1 out of every 2 adults drink diet soda today, in spite of its list of ingredients that include artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin or sucralose, artificial color and preservatives, phosphoric acid and natural flavors, which invariably include MSG. Are you perhaps still a diet soda drinker? Did you know that preservatives such as sodium benzoate are often carcinogenic, phosphoric acid may cause osteoporosis and higher rates of bone fractures in girls, and natural flavors that contain MSG are known neurotoxins?

Artificial Sweeteners May Cause Brain Tumors, Mood Disorders and More

In addition, aspartame (NutraSweet® and Equal®) has been implicated by some scientists and medical professionals in possibly causing serious diseases like brain tumors and lesions. It has also been blamed for all sorts of neurotoxic side effects, such as seizures, headaches, dizziness, mood disorders, anxiety and more. Saccharin and sodium benzoate are carcinogenic. Sucralose, the new artificial sweetener for diet sodas and many other foods, has not been studied extensively on humans, and concerns have been raised about the possible adverse effects of its use on the thymus gland, an organ that helps the immune system function properly. Sucralose has also been accused of causing drug-like feelings of disorientation and confusion, depression and anxiety, diarrhea, fatigue, headaches and more.

Aspartame Stimulates Appetite & May Cause Weight Gain

Many articles and studies have shown that aspartame in diet sodas and other sugar-free diet foods actually stimulates the appetite and causes carbohydrate cravings. The American Cancer Society has documented that people who use artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose actually gain more weight than those who do not use them. So if you are using diet soda or other sugar-free diet foods, you are probably endangering your long-term health, and NOT losing weight anyways! So, stop using sugar-free diet foods today!

Small Amounts of Natural Sugars in Diet Better than Artificial Sweeteners

If you are diabetic, you really want to stay away from all concentrated sugars until you get better (and yes, type II diabetes can actually go away if you do the right things health wise, like getting enough sleep, reducing stress, exercising, eating right and getting enough vitamins and minerals). If you are not diabetic, small amounts of natural sweetenters like evaporated cane juice (found in Rapadura and Succanat), maple syrup and raw honey from bees NOT fed corn syrup are far better for you to include in your diet than artificial sweeteners, in my opinion. If you have a hard time staying away from sugar, you may need to make a bigger diet change. Many people find that when they start eating real foods, make up for vitamin and mineral deficiencies with those foods and sometimes with whole-food supplements, and make sure they get enough natural proteins and fats, including virgin coconut oil, in their diets, that their sugar cravings gradually disappear.

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Choosing BPA Free Sealants

Parents looking for BPA Free Sealants for their children are assured by the dental manufacturers that their sealants are "BPA free". It turns out the statement "BPA free sealants" needs to be carefully evaluated. This whole episode reminds me of Sigg, the Swiss aluminum water bottle manufacturers that everyone switched to, to stop buying plastic water bottles, who were forced to admit their plastic lined bottles did in fact contain BPA.

Dental sealants are plastic. They are made from monomers that are derived from BPA, for example bis-GMA and bis-DMA. BPA by itself is rarely used in dental sealants. So when dentists and the dental manufacturers say they have BPA free sealants, they are correct - until they begin to worn down by the saliva and mastication in a chemical reaction that creates BPA.

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The crucial distinction to make it the type of monomer used. There are two types commonly used in the industry - bis-GMA and bis-DMA. A team at Heidelberg University performed the analysis and published their results in the Clinical Oral Investigations Journal.

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"For Bis-GMA-monomer, no BPA could be detected under any hydrolytic conditions chosen (detection limit: ≤1%). For Bis-DMA-monomer an increase of BPA was observed at pH 11, resulting in a conversion of approx. 100% Bis-DMA to BPA. When Bis-DMA was subjected to esterase, a conversion of 82.5 % resulted after 24 h; saliva led to an 81.4 % conversion of Bis-DMA after 24 h. Hence, we conclude that the results reported in the literature may be attributed to the Bis-DMA-content of the fissure sealant tested (Delton). No BPA-release is expected under physiologic conditions from fissure sealants based on Bis-GMA if pure base monomers are used.

While the original sealants do not contain BPA, Bis-DMA is hydrolyzed to BPA by the saliva which will result in BPA being released from the sealants as they degrade over time. It seems as if bisGMA based sealants are much more stable over time than Bis-DMA based structures. Make sure you select one of the bisGMA resins.

The Americal Dental Association ADA in it's research on sealants says; " As a product of the degradation of the material in the oral cavity: Composite resins are formulated from a mixture of monomers that are commonly based on bisphenol A glycidyl methacrylate (bis-GMA). Some composite resins may contain other monomers, in addition to bis-GMA, that are added to modify the properties of the resin. An example is bisphenol A dimethacrylate (bis-DMA). Bis-DMA-containing materials can release very small quantities of BPA because bis-DMA is subject to degradation by salivary enzymes."

So it's not to enough to specify "BPA free Sealants," when you want a BPA free sealant. You need to ask for a BPA free sealant that does not release BPA in the mouth over time. There are plenty of bis-GMA sealants out there. Avoid the ones made from bis-DMA.

At the end of the day, do you want to put plastic in your mouth at all? The benefits of dental sealants for children are very good. Although you can do wonders with diet to remineralize the teeth and make them strong, it's not always the easiest feeding kids on a soda free, sugar free diet rich in cod liver oil and vegetables. So even with the dangers of plastic in the mouth, it is still worth putting sealants in.

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GIVE YOUR FAMILY A HEALTHY BALANCED DIET

Drinking water will stimulate your body's waste elimination system. The fewer toxins you have lurking around, the more successfully you can metabolise your food. We need to follow a balanced healthy eating plan without leaving you feeling deprived. We need to change the way we think about food for example look for the healthier option for all situations -including snacks, packed lunches and even eating out and takeaways.

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Being organised is the key to success failing to plan is planning to fail.
Check your Portions weigh and measure suggested portions to get your daily nutritional requirement.
Get into the habit of planning and organising your daily meals, this way you are in control of your daily intake.

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There is a healthy alternative out there for just about anything. Also, include variety in your diet to prevent boredom. Always eat at least five portions of Fruit and Vegetables each day as they provide fibre, water, vitamins and minerals you need these to keep your body healthy. Eat at least three servings a week of the following fish - salmon, mackerel, herrings, sardines, fresh tuna, and trout. These are the richest sources of the 'healthy fat' omega 3. This fat is needed to support mood, memory and concentration.

The following foods provide you with low G.I . They provide slow release energy and satisfy you for longer, preventing those hunger pains.
Bread:seeded, granary or wholemeal is recommended, also wholemeal pitta bread and tortilla wraps.
Cereals: Wholegrain breakfast cereals, bran-based cereals, porridge and no added sugar muesli.
Potatoes: Sweet potatoes and boiled new potatoes in skins.
Pasta: Preferably wholemeal. Pasta has a lower G.I. Than other rice.
Fruits: Grapes and watermelon are high G.I fruits so limit these and avoid over ripe bananas, which have a higher G.I. Rating. Apples and pears with the skin, peaches, plums, mango and cherries are good choices for lower G.I fruits.
Vegetables: Most vegetables are low G.I, with the exception of peas, sweet corn and pumpkin so limit these. Beansprouts, tomatoes, courgettes and celery are very low G.I. And great for bulking your plates.

By following this healthy guide, I have lost over 4 stone and maintained my target weight and live a healthier lifestyle. I just follow these easy steps to live a very active life and I am teaching my children from a young age to look after their body and eat a healthy diet. I like a treat like the next person and I always look for the healthier option for example I love a curry here is a recipe I would like to share.

Chicken & Mushroom Curry
Serves 4 - 140 calories - 4g fat per portion
450g 1lb uncooked diced boneless chicken breast
2 tablespoons curry paste
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons curry powder
2 cloves garlic, crushed
336g (12oz) mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon flour to thicken
Salt to season
3/4 pint stock made with chicken stock cube

In a nonstick pan, dry fry the chicken, onion, garlic and mushrooms for about 5 minutes.
Once the juices start to flow add the curry powder and paste.
Stir well to ensure all the chicken and vegetables are coated with the spices.
Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the stock, bring to the boil then turn down the heat.
Simmer for 35-45 minutes make sure the chicken is cooked through.
Mix the flour with a little water to form a paste and stir into the curry to thicken. Cook for a further 4-5 minutes until thick.

Low Fat Dessert- Lemon and Lime Cheesecake
Serves 8 - approximately 157 calories - 11.1 g fat per serving

7 low fat digestive biscuits, crushed
56g (2oz) low fat spread
1 packet sugar free lemon & lime jelly
2 medium sized eggs (separated)
168g (6oz) low fat cream cheese
140g (5oz) low fat yogurt

Gently melt low fat spread in a nonstick pan. Stir in biscuit crumbs and spread in a tin. Dissolve sugar free jelly in ¼ pint of hot water and leave to cool. Beat together low fat cream cheese and the 2 egg yolks, add yogurt and cooled jelly. Whisk egg whites and fold into the mixture. Spread over the biscuit crumbs. Put into fridge to set. Before serving decorate with slices of kiwi, strawberries etc.

Once you reach your target weight it is very important to maintain a healthier lifestyle to keep fit and healthy and enjoy and have a stress free life.

It is essential that you do not skip breakfast,
as it is the most important meal of the day. It has been shown that people who skip breakfast are most likely to have an overall higher calorie intake throughout the day, and are most likely to grave sugary foods.

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