Get Physical

Let’s Get Physical Glenn Cardwell’s 10 tips why you need to get your body on the move. ‘It’s what your body was designed for,’ says Glenn Cardwell, author of Gold Medal Nutrition. ‘Being pressed against the lounge or office chair most of the day is not what the body was designed for. Get that heart …

Feedback—Your FAQs Answered

I am a 40-year old American woman with a history of slow and steady weight gain. My doctor says I have insulin resistance and should adopt a low GI diet. I have looked at your books on Amazon but can’t decide which one would be best for me. Low GI eating means adopting a ‘this …

GI Values Update

Eureka! A spud with a GI of 58 plus new values for parsnip, pumpkin, nectarines and hummus Fiona at SUGiRS has been working overtime this month and has sent us the GI values for several popular staple foods. First of all she discovered a lower GI potato thanks to chef and potato expert Graham Liney, …

Making the Most of GI News

Subscribe – it’s free! To subscribe to GI News, simply click on the SUBSCRIBE link in the top right-hand column. Every 1000th subscriber receives a complimentary copy of The Low GI Diet Cookbook. Books for subscribers 29,000, 30,000, 31,000 and 32,000 went to Campbelltown Australia, Johannesburg South Africa, Berrien Springs Michigan and Pittsburgh PA, USA. …

GI News—March 2007

In This Issue: Food For Thought —Diabetes: 10 ways to reduce your risk GI News Podcast —US publisher of The New Glucose Revolution, Matthew Lore, discusses the GI and diabetes GI News Briefs —Man’s best friend —Turn back the clock —15 minutes exercise a day can help ward off diabetes —Eat beans, lentils and tofu …

Food for Thought

Diabetes: 10 ways to reduce your risk It’s never too late to make a difference. Living well with diabetes and reducing your risk of complications or turning back the clock if you have pre-diabetes doesn’t mean being on a ‘diet’. It means eating nutritious foods, making smarter food choices, and making the effort to move …

GI News Podcast

Introduction to the New Glucose Revolution 3rd edition US publisher of The New Glucose Revolution, Matthew Lore, has type 1 diabetes. Here he talks about how he manages his diabetes, how the glucose revolution and understanding the GI has helped him, the foods he eats and why the GI is applicable to everybody, every day, …

GI News Briefs

Man’s best friend Keeping a dog can prevent you from becoming ill, help you recover from ill health, and even alert you that you are suffering from certain types of illness according to Dr Deborah Wells from Queens University, Belfast. Writing in the British Journal of Health Psychology she says that although pet owners tend …

Low GI Food of the Month

Eat to beat cholesterol with apples With high cholesterol a serious problem for many people with diabetes, we asked dietitian Nicole Senior, author of Eat to Beat Cholesterol, to explain why there’s a lot of truth behind the saying an apple a day keeps the doctor away and how you can enjoy more of these …

Low GI Recipe of the Month

Eat for life and pleasure Healthy can also mean total taste sensation and that’s what the recipes this month reproduced from Healthy Food Guide deliver. This monthly magazine was specifically created to help us eat for life and pleasure. Written by dietitians and guided by an editorial board of acknowledged experts, it gives simple answers …