Category Archives: High Cholesterol

Just 4 Today: February 22, 2006

By katiebird | Published: February 22, 2006
Just 4 Today I will drink my 2 liters of water (it’s so weird, even to me what a difference it makes to type this promise out). And I will not have any sweet treats. And in this special bonus section, I’ll share this tidbit from The New York Times February 21, 2006 Vital Signs Nutrition: Red Grapefruit Earns [...]
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Ode to the Lettuce Wrap: A Tip for Busy, Hungry People with Diet Issues, contributed by DuctapeFatwa

By katiebird | Published: February 20, 2006
If you cringe at carbs, quake in the presence of calories, sulk at sugar, and fear fat, but still want something good to eat, the lettuce wrap is designed for you. As the name implies, a lettuce wrap basically involves a lettuce leaf wrapped around some other food. tHis other food can be literally anything you [...]
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Eat 4 Today – The Commitment: Is it selfish to think about myself this much?

By katiebird | Published: February 19, 2006
I’m not going to eat between meals and I’m not going to take seconds. Just Today. And I’m going to try this for a year to see what happens. I was thinking about this chronic illness thing (for me, diabetes for other people, high blood pressure or high cholesterol — and don’t forget obesity and other [...]
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Healthy AND Nutritious AND Delicious

By katiebird | Published: February 18, 2006
I challenge you….any or all of you….to try this new recipe of mine. I call it Puget’s Lunch Scramble sweet onion chopped fine, 1/4 c fresh ginger grated several baby carrots grated fresh kale, several leaves chopped fine garlic, chopped fine 1 T olive oil 1 T canola oil 2 corn tortillas Pico de Gallo salt, pepper to taste. AND 1/3 lb firm tofu (DO NOT LET THIS STOP [...]
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The Cholesterol Blues

By katiebird | Published: January 20, 2006
My wake up call came a few days ago. The bloodwork revealed cholesterol levels that actually shocked me. This in spite of being a lacto-ovo vegetarian for about 8 years now. Lacto-ovo means that I eat eggs and some dairy. I drink a ton of soymilk, eat whole grains, nuts and seeds and olive oil [...]
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