Chocolate Like Carrots Can Improve Your Eyesight

Breaking news for chocolate lovers: Chocolate is better than carrots!

A recent study found that dark chocolate might improve your ability to see in low-contrast situations, such as poor weather.

This study adds to previous research that suggests eating chocolate can make your brain sharper,  lower your blood pressure and also appears to have a favorable effect on cholesterol levels, platelet function and insulin sensitivity.

By Rita Rubin

What are you eating? The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic talks to everyday people about their healthy appetites at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.

Meet Mr. Divabetic on the red TOMATO carpet at the American Diabetes Association Expo in Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY and the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference in Austin, TX in Fall 2012. For more glitter, games and glucose advice visit: http://www.divabetic.org

LISTEN NOW: Free Diabetes Podcast Inspired by Katy Perry  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/07/10/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-katy-perry

Gwyneth Paltrow Set to Star In ‘Blood, Bones & Butter’

Oscar winner, Gwyneth Paltrow is  set to star in “Blood, Bones Butter.”

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film is based on Gabrielle Hamilton’s 2011 foodie memoir.

The report continues to explain that, “The book chronicles Hamilton’s unconventional background — she is the youngest of five siblings born to a French mother and an artist father who made the sets for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus — as well as her unorthodox trajectory to becoming a chef.”

“Blood, Bones Butter” is described in a similar vein as “Julie Julia,” which turned into a box office sensation.

Look who’s on the red TOMATO carpet with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops at the 66th Annual Tony Awards to support diabetes awareness.

LISTEN NOW: Diabetes Roundtable Inspired by Kristin Chenoweth http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/03/13/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-kristen-chenoweth

Miranda Kerr’s Delicious Diet Secrets

Supermodel, Miranda Kerr recently spoke with Woman’s Fitness magazine about her expertise in culinary health and revealed her secret is to eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables to ensure that her body receives the most nutrition possible.

The 29-year-old Aussie dished, “I studied nutrition so I’m a certified health coach. I’m licensed to teach people about healthy eating habits and what not to eat. I love food that’s full of life; raw and organic.”

“I find the most satisfying food is food that’s full of life, so it’s raw and clean and organic. We have a vegetable patch in Los Angeles so when I get the veggies out and eat them from there I love that,” Kerr explained in the publication’s August issue.

“My grandfather had a vegetable patch when I was growing up and my grandma would just chop the vegetables up and give them to us, so I learned from that. I find that really satisfying, the raw enzymes. I also love kale, spinach, fennel, avocado – I like to eat clean.”

Kerr went on to reveal that preparing her own meals and spending time in the outdoors also contribute to her well-being, adding: “I love to cook. I love to have people over to the house and cook for them and have dinner parties.

“I cook anything – fish, a roast – it really depends on who is coming and what they feel like and what my husband feels like eating. I just love to make things. I make a really good panna cotta as well.

What are you eating? The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic talks to everyday people about their healthy appetites at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.

Meet Mr. Divabetic on the red TOMATO carpet at the American Diabetes Association Expo in Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY and the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference in Austin, TX in Fall 2012. For more glitter, games and glucose advice visit: http://www.divabetic.org

LISTEN NOW: Free Diabetes Podcast Inspired by Katy Perry  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/07/10/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-katy-perry