This time I come with good news, especially for those with type 2 diabetes. Two days ago newspapers and online news sites started publishing news referencing the discovery that British researchers have made in which diet can cure type 2 diabetes. In my opinion, this shouldn’t really be news today, because there are several methods (in this blog you can read about some of them) who long claim that with proper diet and sport diabetes type 2 can be reversed. Anyway, all the hype that is being given to this news will be good too. In a nutshell, they have discovered that taking a 600 calories diet for 2 months, type 2 diabetes disappears with the elimination of fat around the pancreas. This is also what they are doing in some hospitals to remove obesity (and diabetes) in obese people. Of course, such a treatment costs about $20,000. With the [...]
After some years of research, trying and writing about all possible treatments to cure diabetes, I recently stumbled upon a magnific source of information for all of us, searching hopelessly for guidance and/or a therapy to heal our diabetes, be it type 1 or type 2. The book is called “The 30 day diabetes cure” (The drug-free solution to America’s #1 health crisis), by Dr. Stefan Ripich, ND, CNP. In this post I’m going to review this book, explain what I like about it and what I don’t, and hope that this will help you decide whether you too want to give it a try or not. First of all, I don’t know about you, but I do care a lot about my health and the potential consequences of my diabetes. For many years (soon it will be 13 years since I was diagnosed with diabetes type 1) I’ve purposely [...]
In my nearly 13 years with type 1 diabetes I’ve tried many things, diets, therapies … without total success (which does not mean they couldn’t work for others.) I am convinced that each of us is different and what works for you may not work for another and vice versa. But my recent researches are leading me toward something that seems to be common to all, as it is on the biological basis of our body as a human species. I mean the glyconutrients. Many scientists believe that research on glyconutrients is the greatest advance in health and nutrition. Science, the world’s most popular magazine for researchers and scientists, dedicated one of his runs entirely on educating the medical and scientific community about Glyconutrients, Glycobiology and glycoscience (March 23, 2001 issue: Carbohydrates and Glycobiology) It also demonstrates the importance of the fact that 4 out of the last 9 Nobel [...]
Dr. Mercola, an American physician who I have been following for more than a year, has posted another entry on his website (the most visited website about natural health, with more than one million hits a month) on type 2 diabetes. Dr. Mercola is a licensed physician who realized how ineffective many conventional medical treatments to cure chronic diseases are. Now he practices his medicine in a more natural way, taking into consideration what helps and what harms the body. Anyway, here is the article: The Glaring Diabetes Error That Even Most Doctors Don’t Recognize The concept that is being overlooked by conventional medicine is that diabetes is not a disease of blood sugar. Yes, blood sugar becomes elevated in people with diabetes, but this is a symptom of the real problem, and it is an attempt by your body to keep things in balance. The real problem in diabetes [...]
For the last few weeks some news is appearing about the risks of the compound Bisphenol A (BPA) contained in many plastic bottles, feeding bottles, cans… It seems that finally some countries are moving forward by declaring Bisphenol A a toxic substance. We’ll see how long it takes for producers of packaged foods and feeding bottles to replace this compound. The more pressure they receive from consumers the earlier they will do it. So let’s start demanding products free of Bisphenol A. Here are the links to the news that I found about this subject: Canada moves to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles BPA – The Danger Lurking in Baby Bottles, Formula Cans, and Sippy Cups
That’s the question many people have been asking for quite some time, including myself. For those who do not know what stevia is, here’s a link to an article I wrote about this natural sweetener. Besides being totally natural (unlike the sweeteners we buy in grocery stores which are loaded with chemicals), stevia has a feature that makes it very desirable for diabetics: it sweetens in a higher proportion than sugar but contains no calories, and, as a matter of fact, some studies show that it lowers blood sugar levels. With these qualities you would think that stevia is a very appropriate way to sweeten desserts, yogurts, teas and coffees (whoever likes them). Maybe because of these qualities, it has become a threat to the sugar and artificial sweeteners industry, and without further notice, has vanished from the market. At least in the area where I live, it has been [...]
This time I am going to talk about broccoli as an ally against the consequences of diabetes. Eating broccoli could reverse the damage that diabetes inflicts on heart blood vessels. The key is most likely a compound in the vegetable called sulforaphane. Sulforaphane encourages production of enzymes that protect the blood vessels, and reduces the number of molecules that cause cell damage by up to 73%. People with diabetes are up to five times more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes, both of which are linked to damaged blood vessels. Keeping your heart healthy is extremely important if you have diabetes. Heart disease is actually the most common side effect of the condition, and 65 percent of people with diabetes die from heart attack or stroke. If diabetes is not controlled, it can damage blood vessels, including those leading to the brain and heart. This [...]
Today I want to catch up and write about the most current events that I have experienced on the subject of the healing of my diabetes. Two weeks ago I decided to make a “juice fasting” for my body to focus even more on the task of cleaning, removing, regenerating and healing. The idea is that so the body can use all the energy saved for digestion to heal and purify. I started with a lot of energy, bought tons of vegetables to make juice and started to make combinations of vegetables. At first it is hard to get used to it, especially in the morning, to have vegetable juice for breakfast. The following days my body seemed to tolerate it better and it needed less insulin. Even some days I didn’t need fast acting insulin with my meals (or rather, drinks). But after a week, my body started giving [...]
Here I am again after one more day drinking just vegetable juices in order to cure my diabetes. First of all, thanks a lot for the comments I am receiving supporting or encouraging my will to get rid of the diabetes. I am learning from those comments as well and trying to “take it easy“. This third day was one of those where I had to apply that suggestion. Since the day before I had my blood sugar levels quite low (specially when I woke up), with no fast-acting insulin during the day, I decided to put 4 units less of slow-acting insulin for the night (that is, instead of 8 units, 4 units). Although when I woke up the glucose level was ok, afterwards it kept increasing until dinner time (150), having put 2 units of fast-acting insulin for lunch and 1 for dinner again. I don’t complain about [...]
Wow! What amazing results did I get on my second day with the juice feasting!! My blood sugar levels kept dropping down and I was able to eliminate the fast-acting insulin intake on each meal (juice). That’s right, zero units of insulin and my blood sugar level was ok, between 65 and 95. I am thrilled and motivated! Now I have to lower the slow-acting insulin at night as well. As I mentioned on my post two days ago, I am giving a try to this juice feasting concept to help my body heal itself the type 1 diabetes I’ve had for almost 10 years now. After the first day juicing, I got more experienced and was able to prepare more tasting juices. Now, I even enjoy them. And I take one liter three times a day, so I am not feeling hungry. Let’s see what other news do I [...]
Beating type 1 diabetes is a tough thing (specially after almost 10 years taking shots of insulin), but not impossible. As I already said in different points of this blog, I am healing diabetes myself through natural means, specially foods. After 7 months eating a 100% vegan raw food diet I’ve been able to reduce the insulin intake 60-70%. These last months my blood sugar has stabilized with 2 or 3 units of insulin per meal and 11 units at night. Not happy enough with that, since my goal is to be healed before June 20th 2008, yesterday I began a Juice Feasting period. That means that all that I take during the day are about 4 litres of vegetable juices. The difference between Juice Fasting and Juice Feasting is that with the second one, the body still gets the calories and nutrients needed to keep a normal energy level, [...]
This time I have a recommendation for everyone! I’m talking about the Raw For Life DVDs. If you have heard about the Raw For 30 Days film documentary that is comming up in Spring 2008, you probably know that these guys have just (in November) lounched a 2 DVD pack where they gather lots of information about the Raw Food. I bought the DVDs from their website, I received it three days ago, and I watched them all in once one night. Wow, they have done a great job! In the DVDs they present the raw food diet as the healthiest of choices if you have consideration about your body and your health. Since I have been on a raw food diet for 5 months now, I can tell you that it has helped a lot reducing the amount of insulin needed due to my diabetes type I. As I [...]
The other day I read an interesting article where the authors (medical professionals) explained the benefits of black tea. It seems that drinking black tea may be beneficial for people with diabetes because it stimulates the response to insulin and reduces blood sugar levels, according to researchers from King’s College London. According to these researchers, black tea components stimulate pancreatic cells (responsible for insulin production). Other studies suggest that tea polyphenols may lower cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure and even protect your bones. So, here we have another ally that can help lower blood sugar levels and improve our overall health (although we shouldn’t forget that water is the best fluid for the body). And of course, when drinking tea, we shouldn’t add sugar or artificial sweeteners. If you don’t like the taste of the tea without sugar or milk, you can always add a little yacon or stevia (natural [...]
It’s clear that the only ones who really care about our health, are ourselves (well, and family & friends). That’s why it’s up to us to enjoy good health or not. We can not leave it to others, at least not completely. That’s the conclusion I came up with today when I saw (consciously) the food and drink vending machine at my work. There’s not even one thing that is not harmful to the body in one way or another! Do companies not care about the health of their employees? They should, since every time one employee is ill and doesn’t go to work, it costs money to them (that’s if they just look for the profits and don’t care about their people) From beverages with lots of calories to “light” drinks sweetened with aspartame (I explained the dangers of aspartame in this previous article), from all kinds of chocolate [...]
Today I want to talk about another ally I’m using to cure my diabetes. Although brewer’s yeast (like other plants, herbs …) do not cure diabetes by itself, I consider it an important aid and support. Brewer’s yeast is extracted from the fermentation of beer (as its name suggests), and has a bitter taste. It is a rich source of B vitamins, protein (providing all essential amino acids, so very suitable for vegetarian diets) and minerals, including a biologically active form of chromium known as Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF). If the yeast that you buy do not have a bitter taste, it’s probably not real brewer’s yeast and therefore it doesn’t contain biologically active chromium. It’s usually eaten in powder (I take it this way in salads and I love it!) alone, juices, yogurt, tablets or capsules. Described by Abderhalden as vegetable insulin, ie it stimulates the functioning of the [...]
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