Type 3 Diabetes - Insulin resistance and Alzheimer’s Disease
Have you ever wondered why Alzheimer’s Disease is often referred to as Type 3 Diabetes? Read on to find out why this cause of dementia symptoms can be related to blood sugar health - and how the disease starts decades before symptoms arise.
Brain Food: From Exam Week to Every Week - A New Course Partnership
You know that afternoon brain fog when you're trying to synthesize complex information but the words just blur together? That's not a willpower problem. That's a fuel problem. The Signature Plate partnered with Cheetah Learning to create Project Brain Food, a course that applies project management methodology to nutrition transformation. Learn how to build a 90-day nutrition project plan that treats your brain like the high-performance asset it is.
lies, damn lies, and tiktok
Would you trust a smoke detector that works 36% of the time? A pregnancy test? Your car brakes? Then why accept that accuracy rate from your nutrition advice? New research reveals just how unreliable TikTok health content really is - and what to do about it.
Body and Mind, Mind And Body
Think blood sugar is just about carbs, exercise, and medication? Think again. Research now identifies 42 factors that influence glucose levels - from sleep quality to stress hormones. Read on to learn why your body spikes blood sugar during an angry email (hint: it's the same survival mechanism that helped our ancestors outrun sabertooth tigers), and what recent CGM data reveals about the profound connection between emotional stress and metabolic health.
About my 5 minutes of fame: The ALDI Quarter Club
How did a dietitian/diabetes educator end up at the ALDI Headquarters on a Thursday in November? Read on to hear all about my experience as an inaugural member of the ALDI Quarter Club!
87: Making your golden years truly golden
More Americans are living longer than ever (the mode rose to 87), but the average person is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 45. Are those extra years golden, or just extended?
We're diving into the silver lining of longevity stats, metabolic health in midlife, and what it takes to make those bonus years genuinely worth living. Spoiler: You get to decide what your golden years look like.
Fiber, fiber, the magical food - menu
Wish you could have an easy go-to resource on ideas for fiber foods? Enjoy this menu for easy reference!
Brain Food: The Science Behind Your Peak Performing Mind
Halloween is known for candy corn and sugar crashes, but something that really gets people's hearts racing? Test-taking. The Project Management Professional (PMP) exam requires synthesizing complex concepts, recalling hundreds of terms, and deducing answers under pressure. Your brain is working overtime and needs the right fuel. Cheetah Learning pioneered the peak performing mind approach to accelerated learning with dietary strategies that optimize cognitive states. Now, through a partnership with The Signature Plate, students receive personalized metabolic coaching that translates peak performing diet principles into actionable guidance. Brain functions like thinking, memory, and learning are closely linked to glucose levels. Stable blood sugar means sustained focus, better memory consolidation, and enhanced decision-making under pressure.
Cut the Bologna: Understanding the WHO's Classification and What it Means for Your Sandwich
Do you remember this headline from 2015: "Processed meats rank alongside smoking as cancer causes"? Cue panic. Bacon was out. Sayonara sausage. Buh-bye beef jerky. But here's what gives: when we look at historical diets around the world, including those of some of the healthiest societies, they include processed meats. The difference? A cured meat was being eaten aside a handful of nuts, bowl of snap peas, fresh pear, or a snack of olives, and chased by a wedge of seedy, nutty, ancient grain bread. Pairing a naturally high fiber diet with daily physical activity leads to those carcinogenic compounds having minimal contact time with the colon. And minimal contact time matters. Read on for the evidence and more information.
Myth Busting monday: All about carbs
Carbohydrates provide essential nutrients your body needs. Learn why carbs aren't the enemy, how whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes deliver B vitamins, fiber, and phytonutrients, and why fiber is impossible to get without carbohydrates. Discover the benefits of diverse carbohydrate sources for metabolic health.
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