Posted on 11/14/2016 6:38:33 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
For example "energy in = energy out, so just exercise more and eat less to lose weight". Sounds quite reasonable, but it is also hilariously wrong. Why? Because if you do that, after you lose the first pound of fat or two your body changes its metabolic regime to conserve the fat, often at the expense of muscle tissue. That's why you cannot maintain that activity (depending on your body type of course).
Which brings up body type. Not just tall & skinny vs. short & thick, but in nearly ALL aspects of your physical self. Including metabolic function. I have come to believe that humans are kind of like dogs in that we consist of endless numbers of "breeds" whose only really common element is smarter than other animals and the ability to procreate with each other. That's why most Irish look like other Irish, So. Africans look like other So. Africans, but Irish and So. Africans are not even remotely similar in appearance. But an Irish man can make a baby with a So. African woman. What the kid looks like is anybody's guess.
Some people (like me) simply cannot eat grains and breads, it makes me perpetually mildly ill. Some people can.
Those that insist that they know best how ALL people should eat are stupid, arrogant fools.
UK should modify its diet away from grains and towards animal proteins and animal (not vegetable) fat. I bet the diabetes rate would begin to crater. That diet seems to work well for the purebred No. European "breed".
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Its a horrible disease as we all are walking around with it. So know they have it and avoid treatment as the don’t want the stigma of taking shots. There is a new Insulin product named Afrezza by MannKind Corporation. Its an Inhaled Insulin product and you use it at mealtime instead of injections.
Keeps Blood glucose in line and helps to reduce the dreaded AIC that most doctors want to see at 6.00 or below. Its only been on the market for about 19 months so most doctors really are just learning about Afrezza.
Most insurance coverage is available for it.
You can learn more at https://www.afrezza.com/
Look at my post, #42 on this thread.
In the United States, we’ve grown to be a lazy and sedentary population. Lazy because the darn fast food and casual/family dining industry have such a massive presence, coupled with so much packaged and processed foods in the markets. We cook less from scratch than a generation ago. We need to eat real food.
And sedentary. We’ve so many modern conveniences and toys, we are not active as we once were. The activities for the young people seem to be going to the mall and eating fast food. We need to not watch TV and get exercise - even a brisk walk helps each day. But, also many jobs require people to be less active by sitting at a desk.
I love my carbs, and sugars. But, I eat that stuff in moderation and do eat more real foods. And exercise 4 or 5 times a weeks 60-90 minutes. My one bad habit is smoking, been doing so since my teens. Amazingly thus far, it has not affected my health.
>> Nonsense. Sugars have been eaten for centuries. Ignore these diet alarmists. They are most always wrong.
FoF is not wrong to recommend a low carb diet for those dealing with diabetes.
I believe that type 2 is caused by a systemic fungal infection that attacks the pancreas. In the Israel medical it is not called type two, but infectious diabetes.
The body becomes susceptible when the microclimate or gut bacteria is sugar based from eating unnatural levels of sugar caused by by a number of issues.
A proper gut bacteria balance is based on lactobacteria, not sugar eaters like candita. There are a number of factors that contribute to this imbalance, an often overlooked one is the enzyme blockers in food preservatives. Without enzymes, lactobacteria can not digest your food for you, and it leaves the digestive mass to yeasts.
Refined foods favor yeasts as well as high sugar foods.
Naturally fermented foods like sourkraut. yhogurt, olives Kimchee along with vegetables and whole grains over refined foods will turn your gut around and at the same time greatly improve your immune system.
Candita does not fight fungus in your life gut, it IS a fungus.
I switched my diet a few years ago, lost a lot of weight and never looked back. Note that this is a slow process, an if you like most industrialized societies are a walking candida infection switching to a normal diet takes time and care.
Cold turkey from refined foods is unpleasant. Start with increasing complex carbs, veggies, and decreasing refined carbs laced with preservatives and soda pop.
Importantly, a lot of people are also being diagnosed as “borderline” diabetic. So, in *addition* to getting a better diet, cutting out most carbs, there are several supplements that will help keep blood sugar, triglycerides (blood fat), total cholesterol and ‘bad’ cholesterol, and blood pressure under control.
For all of the above, one of the best things you can do is to get close to your ideal weight. Excess fat makes everything harder.
Drug stores sell cheap blood sugar monitors OTC. It’s the test strips that are expensive. But you must have and use one of these to know if what you are doing is working or not. Here is a simple chart to know where you stand:
http://www.joslin.org/info/Goals-for-Blood-Glucose-Control.html
Other things to check out:
Herb - Gymnema Sylvestre
Herb - Cassia (common) Cinnamon. Still debates, but appears to work for some people.
Herb - Cloves
Herb - Green tea, as tea
http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/20/5/A990-b
Vitamin - Niacin, of the form Nicotinic Acid not Niacinimide. For reducing triglycerides. It has the side effect of flushing and itchy skin.
Herb - For reduction of cholesterol, the water soluble fiber Guar Gum.
Fish oil - For increasing your good cholesterol.
Did you mean this current thread? The post about the new diabetes drug? Or did you forget to include the thread link in your comment?
Two that are important to add:
Vitamin B-1, ordinary daily dose. It helps protect the kidneys from albumin loss associated with the excessive urination found in diabetics.
R-Alpha Lipoic Acid. (Specifically the ‘R’ type). Promotes circulation in the extremities, which can be inhibited by diabetes.
OOps. Post 41 on this thread. Sorry.
How many cases are from the ‘migrant’ community
Many countries cannot afford to eat more protein. Here in the US, the population in general can attempt to avert type II by keeping their carbs closer to what is recommended as a type II carb count, which is around 60 carbs per day.
Think one piece of bread is usually 13 carbs, a light beer is 5 carbs, and you do the math for what you eat.
My family has no diabetes but we have always been a protein and vegetables type group. Some families have diabetes genetically but it can be averted even then with carb consciousness.
Thank you. I agree with you, especially with your final sentence I quoted above. Some groups and some people can handle the excess carb load better than others; but, on the whole, humans evolved eating meat and fat. Agriculture, with the resultant consumption of grains, arose very late in human history.
The chronic diseases of today: heart disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer et al, were not always prolific, but relatively rare. What has changed is our diet -- not our genome.
John’s been taking TRUE CINNAMON capsules & BENFOTIAMINE
CAPSULES for quite a while and it’s working for him; that
and a good balanced diet, even a bit of dessert every now
and then.
They also may be drinking a lot more sodas - high in
HFCS. Buy SMALL single bottles of Coca-Cola and after you
sip on ONE A DAY . . STOP! Drink some coffee, water,
unsweetened ice tea with your meals. MODERATION. MODERATION.
MODERATION. COMMON SENSE & SELF-CONTROL.
Yes we have, but the volumes of sugar consumed have increased almost ten fold in the last century.
In 1900, we averaged 17 pounds of sugar a year. We are now pushing 150 annually.
Watch this video - Sugar, the Bitter Truth
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+sugar+the+bitter+truth&view=detail&mid=0CFD1D70540C9A1AA33C0CFD1D70540C9A1AA33C&FORM=VIRE
You make excellent points. I wish doctors understood that diabetes is almost 100% curable if it hasn’t done too much ancillary damage. (some do, but very few). I fear that the huge money made from diabetes treatments leads to little motivation by pharma/medical system to implement a dietary approach. The treatment regimen today is barbaric.
I was shocked to hear a number of Doctors talking about the lack of training in the field of nutrition, and also the lack of focus on the importance of the diet in the treatment of diabetes. The focus was mostly on prescriptions etc.
In fact, I apparently learned more about nutrition in my high school Home Economics class. Let me tell you that the current low fat high carb diet is a recipe for disastrous health consequences. This recipe had it's roots in the 7 country study by Ansel Keyes. Turns out that he simply ignored the 20 or so countries that didn't fit his theory.
The scientific controversy along towards the end of the 70s was settled by the Government, and the USDA food pyramid was published, but it was quite contrary to what I was taught about nutrition.
Go back to basics, don't eat the processed foods, avoid sugar and artificial sweeteners, eat eggs, cheese, milk, cream and butter from grass fed cattle if possible. Get adequate protein- Meat and Bacon are fine - avoid the chemicals/nitrates if possible. Avoid corn oils and other vegetable oil that are heavily processed. Use Olive Oil that has simply been pressed.
The ratio of Triglycerides to HDL is a better indicator of heart health than the Cholesterol. Saturated Fat is needed to raise your HDL - the so called good cholesterol. Sugars and starches can raise your triglycerides.
Sugar is 50% fructose. HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup)is 55% fructose. Yes, fructose is in fruits, but fruit also has fiber, and not nearly the number of grams that is in so many processed foods. Fructose is processed differently from many other carbs - it is processed similar to alcohol.
Cirrhosis of the Liver = fatty liver from Alcohol. Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ( NAFLD) = fatty liver from fructose. This is a disease that was practically non-existent when I was child, but we now have youngsters getting this disease.
So the USDA publishes lousy nutrition advice, subsidizes wheat and corn using taxpayer dollars. Then we have to use taxpayer dollars to take care of all these sick people. Raising taxes on sodas and sugary beverages is being suggested.
End the subsidies so that HFCS isn't cheaper than sugar, and stop spending money spreading inaccurate diet advice makes more sense to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDneyrETR2o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpllomiDMX0&list=PL0VYs1Ii5O2oCOk4ekonlzKPRrh7ezFQV
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