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As a parent, you make many choices throughout the day concerning the health and safety of your children. Adequate sleep, proper dental hygiene, and getting enough fresh air and exercise are just a few of the many good habits you instill in your children. Yet when it comes to dietary choices, are you making the...

Adopting a plant-based diet for your family can be one of the best decisions that you can make for your child's health and wellbeing. The time and effort you invest in educating, planning and providing nutritious foods for your children will help protect them from childhood illnesses, slow the aging of their cells, prevent future...

A few years ago my wife and I was held over in an airport due to weather canceling our flight. This was disruptive for a lot of people, creating a very crowded, stagnant atmosphere. After having investigated every square inch of the airport; every shop, magazine stand, building architecture, etc., and boredom just...

As a Type-1 diabetic, the study of insulin and metabolism has been a subject of obsessive interest for the last 26 years. From personal experience I have found that maintaining normal blood sugar involves more than simply injecting insulin. It turns out that it is not entirely a simple matter of matching insulin...

Meet Alex, a handsome young college student who dared to be different. Like most college students living away from home, Alex had gained some weight eating the typical college fare of unhealthy foods. Alex was in his sophomore year of college when he was inspired to watch the documentary Forks Over Knives. Alex began to...

We know this invitation is not convenient for everybody but we wanted to let people living near Athens Texas know that Dr. Carney will be giving an abridged version of her Starch-Smart® Seminar this coming Saturday at 3:00 PM. She has been invited to give a Health Lecture at a Regional Prayer Conference in Athens,...

Starch-Smart® Health Seminar Join Dr. Carney at the Countryside Seventh-day Adventist Church in Spokane, Washington for three sessions on Friday September 26 and Saturday September 27, 2014. The Countryside Church is a small rural church close to Spokane Wasthington with a large heart for service to their community. We feel privileged to be invited there!...

Mini Starch-Smart® Health Seminar Dr. Carney has been invited to give a Health Lecture at a Regional Prayer Conference in Athens, Texas. This meeting is for people attending the Prayer Conference although we are pretty sure that anybody wanting to attend Dr. Carney's lecture will be more than welcome. If you are interested in attending...

Starch-Smart® Health Seminar Join Dr. Carney at the Beaverton Seventh-day Adventist Church in Beaverton, Oregon for four sessions on Friday February 6 and Saturday February 7, 2015. The Beaverton Church has a heart for service to their community and is inviting the community! We feel privileged to be invited there! If you are in the...

Starch-Smart® Health Seminar Join Dr. Carney at the Eau Claire Seventh-day Adventist Church in Eau Claire, Michigan for four sessions on Friday October 2 and Saturday October 3, 2015. The Eau Claire Church is interested in improving the health of their neighbors and is inviting the local community! We feel privileged to be invited there!...

As mentioned in “Part 2: Disclaimer”, this is not medical advice. This writing is simply to share what I have learned while managing my own personal Type-1 diabetes. Type-1 diabetes has a very bad reputation, and rightfully so. The diabetic individual must take over the control of a complicated, vital bodily function that...

If you've already decided what you're making for dinner, did any of the following points guide your decision - taste preference, convenience, familiarity, and nutritional or religious/ethical beliefs? Because most people don't have the time or interest in studying the scientific literature, our nutritional beliefs (especially those regarding animal products) are formed without giving them...