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Amy Campbell
Amy Campbell is the author of Staying Healthy with Diabetes: Nutrition and Meal Planning and a frequent contributor to Diabetes Self-Management and Diabetes & You. She has co-authored several books, including the newly revised The Joslin Guide to Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association’s 16 Myths of a “Diabetic Diet,” for which she received a Will Solimene Award of Excellence in Medical Communication and a National Health Information Award in 2000. Amy also developed menus for Fit Not Fat at Forty Plus and co-authored Eat Carbs, Lose Weight with fitness expert Denise Austin.
Amy earned a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from Simmons College and a master’s degree in nutrition education from Boston University. In addition to being a Registered Dietitian, she is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a member of the American Dietetic Association, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Since 1995, Amy has been Diabetes and Nutrition Educator at Joslin Diabetes Center, where she is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of disease management programs, including clinical guideline and educational material development, and the development, testing, and implementation of disease management applications. She has developed and conducted training sessions for various disease and case management programs and is a frequent presenter at disease management events.
Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 3)
Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 2)
Wow, so many great ideas for using cinnamon have been shared on my blog post from last week. Cinnamon is definitely one of my favorite spices, and probably one of yours, given the response. Yet there are so many other aromatic spices that can not only lend great flavor to food, but that can offer health benefits, too. Let’s look at another popular spice: ginger…
Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 1)
I just finished writing an article on dietary supplements and diabetes, and it got me thinking about how certain spices and herbs (including those that we frequently use in cooking) can play a role in our health…
Can the Company You Keep Make You Fat? (Part 2)
Several of you shared your thoughts and opinions on last week’s post about a study indicating that your friends may have more of an influence on your weight than you think. Some of you felt that yes, your friends really do have an effect on your weight, but others stated that it’s genetics that has the most influence…
Can the Company You Keep Make You Fat? (Part 1)
When it comes to weight control, it’s probably been ingrained in you by now that eating too many calories without subsequently burning them off can cause you to gain weight. And that not doing enough physical activity can make you gain weight (or at least make it hard to lose weight). You’ve likely also heard theories suggesting that eating too much fat, or too much carbohydrate, or not enough protein can make you gain weight…
Enhanced Waters: Are They As Good As They Claim To Be? (Part 3)
At the risk of being repetitive, I’m still surprised at the number of “designer” drinks that have popped up in what seems to be such a short while. But maybe I just haven’t been paying close enough attention, as I tend to stick with drinking the same types of beverages…
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Beverages
Mulled apple cranberry cider
Soups & stews
Beefy barley mushroom soup
Poultry
Tempting Crock-Pot turkey breast with pineapple sweet and sour sauce
Vegetables
Colorful mashed potatoes
Desserts
Apple cinnamon bars
1. Insulin
2. Blood Glucose Monitoring
3. High Blood Glucose
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