The holiday season can be a tough time to stick to a healthy diet, especially if you’re vegetarian or vegan.  This festive salad on the table ensures no one will feel deprived. Heart-healthy, antioxidant-rich wild rice provides an earthy, nutty-tasting base for a colorful mélange of cool-weather produce. Apples, pears, pomegranate arils, and any kind of nut could also make themselves at home here. Serves 4. – Susan Puckett Dressing: 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoo

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, so let’s take a close look at how strength training is one of our best tools for keeping blood sugar steady and for preventing or managing Type 2. As the American Diabetes Association (ADA) puts it, regular physical activity “makes your cells more sensitive to insulin so it works more effectively to lower your blood glucose.” In other words, when you exercise, your body becomes better at using sugar for energy instead of storing it as fat