The Virgin Diabetic Podcast

#30 Brownies for Breakfast: a cookbook for diabetics with Lynne Parmiter Bowman

• Denise A. Pancyrz • Season 1 • Episode 30

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In today's episode we host Lynne Parmiter Bowman, author of the book BROWNIES FOR BREAKFAST: A cookbook for diabetics and the people who love them.

She defines her book as: "one of the best cookbooks you’ll have on your shelves whether you’re diabetic, pre-diabetic or not. Everything you need to know about sugar substitutes, dairy-free baking, no-carb thickeners, gluten-free options, plant-based protein, sleep, stress, shopping, equipping your kitchen, all in straightforward, no-bs language".

With a lifelong interest in healthy living, she teamed with actress Deidre Hall to write and publish Deidre Hall's Kitchen Closeup (2010) and Deidre Hall's How Does She Do It? (2012). In a previous life, she worked with Silicon Valley companies as a creative director, winning national awards. She has also worked as an actress, makeup artist, screenwriter, illustrator, legal journalist and television Weather Person.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Whole foods vs the Standard American Diet.
  • What wellness is all about: it's not just about food.
  • Importance of being diagnosed very early from diseases like Diabetes to take action before major symptoms kick in.
  • High blood sugar levels and its correlation with animal fat.
  • Quality proteins such as yeast flakes.

GOLD MEDAL QUOTES

  • "Unless you got a cow outside or a friend with a cow, the dairy that you're eating is not particularly clean food".
  • "The labels that you read in the grocery stores typically WILL NOT be telling you what's really in that food".

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