I began my day as always, reading my online yahoo newspaper. It is a news feed I totally control, getting news that I am interested in, and none that I am not. Obviously I get lots of health news and this day was no different. I saw this article from HealthDay News entitled "Health Tip: Debunking Diabetes Myths" -- It leads with this line... "If you've just been diagnosed with diabetes, it may be difficult to separate fact from fiction."
BOY CAN I AGREE WITH THAT, AND IT STARTS WITH THIS ARTICLE...
Here was the whole article, really just a few quotes from the American Diabetes Association:
The American Diabetes Association debunks some popular myths about the disease:
You can't "catch" diabetes from someone else.
Dessert isn't off-limits forever for all diabetics. While eating too many sugary foods is a bad idea, you can have an occasional dessert, especially if you exercise and otherwise eat healthy.
Eating too much sugar can't "cause" diabetes. The disease stems from genetic and lifestyle factors.
Carbohydrates and starches (bread, potatoes, pasta) aren't off-limits, but healthy portion sizes are important.
Diabetics aren't more susceptible to colds and other illnesses.
Insulin doesn't cause hardening of the arteries or high blood pressure.
Fruits, while healthy, can't be consumed in huge amounts, since they contain carbohydrates.
Was this written by a 2 year old? This is drivel and contradictory at best. This organization is part of the medical community that wants to control disease with drugs for the rest of your life, rather than showing you how to reverse or cure it. Drug companies want you on their products for life so they can make profits for their stock holders. I know because I am an investor and I read their mission statements... It's all about PROFITS... Restoring your HEALTH is way down the list.
If a patient doesn't want to take responsibility and want to make changes in their diet and would rather be on drugs, I have no problem with that. What I do have a problem with is what advice you get from your doctor. It is malpractice, in my opinion, if a doctor doesn't tell you the cause of your condition and how best to treat it. If then you don't want the HARDER way to deal with it by controlling your lifestyle, then yes, offer whatever, but drugs should be a LAST RESORT APPROACH.
Do you know you have a choice? Type 2 diabetes is not a disease that can only be controlled by drugs and dietary modification. It is caused mostly by dietary decisions and choices, and genetics only plays a small role, predisposing you perhaps, but not stopping you from reversal.
In last weeks HealthBlogger, I highlighted a documentary on how 30 days on a raw food diet cured type 2 diabetes in a group of insulin dependent diabetics. This group only ate "Fresh and Alive Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts" for 30 days. All of them were off their insulin by the 4TH DAY!
What they took these people off of was really what cured them. They had no candies, sugar, caffeine, meat, dairy, alcohol, refined foods, or fast foods of any kind for 30 days. You can review the basics here: Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
The truth is that you cannot alter genetics by changing diet for 30 days, so saying this is a genetic disease and that sugar or refined carbs are not responsible, is idiotic. As I have told you before, Epigenetics is the new science that shows that genes, both good and bad, can be turned on or off simply by changing what you breathe, eat, drink, and even think. Foods and drinks especially have a profound effect on which genes are turned on or off. The New Biology- From Victim to Master of Your Health
Please read this study carefully and you'll see what I mean...
"Researchers from Finland took two groups of people with metabolic syndrome and gave each group a different diet. The diet differed in what type of carbohydrates they consumed for the 12 week study. The rest of their diet was identical. They contained the same calories and the same amount of fat, protein, carbohydrate, and fiber. The first group had wheat, oats, and potatoes as the source of their carbs. The second group ate rye as their source of carbohydrate. Rye has some very special properties. It is slowly absorbed by the body and has phytonutrients that help you lose weight and improve metabolism. After the 12 weeks, the researchers took a fat sample and analyzed it to find out which genes were turned on or off. So what happened? In the wheat, oat, and potato group, 62 genes were activated that increased inflammation, oxidative stress, and the stress response, worsened blood sugar balance, and generally amplified all of the forces in the body that lead to obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease! No good genes were turned on. In the rye group, 71 genes were turned on that prevent diabetes, lower cholesterol, reduce inflammation, and improve blood sugar control. In both cases, the genes that were turned on and off were 100% effective."
Insulin doesn't harden arteries, the ADA says... Not true...
Here is what Dr. Reaven, M.D., a medical expert on Metabolic Syndrome, says about what insulin does in the body...
"Years of high dietary carbohydrate intake, especially in genetically predisposed individuals, stresses insulin receptors which in turn malfunction. The normal amount of insulin then cannot maintain a normal blood sugar, and the body must then produce more and more insulin to keep blood sugar in the normal range. This higher level of insulin can often control blood sugar levels adequately, at least for a while, but the other lesser-known effects of insulin now come into play."
These effects include:
1.Encouraging storage rather than burning of fat, thus leading to obesity.
2. Enhancing the synthesis of cholesterol, especially LDL, increasing the risk of vascular disease.
3. Thickening arterial walls making blood vessels more stiff leading to increased blood pressure and increased risk of vascular disease.
4. Retention of sodium (salt) and fluid with subsequent rise in blood pressure.
5. Increased secretion of norepinephrine increasing blood pressure as well as pulse rate.
These effects explain all the abnormalities Dr. Reaven described in his article on Syndrome X years ago. Some individuals will eventually lose the ability to keep their blood sugar levels normal even in the presence of very high levels of insulin. This is the cause of adult onset, Type II or non-insulin dependent diabetes. This type of diabetes, when treated early, can be completely controlled with dietary intervention and need never lead to dependence on blood sugar lowering pills or insulin injections. Controlling Type II diabetes by diet can also prevent, to a large degree, many complications of the disease. These include heart disease, peripheral vascular disease (which can lead to amputation of extremities), peripheral neuropathy (burning and numbness in the hands and feet), retinopathy (which can lead to blindness), and kidney disease.
Hope this gives you some perspective on the truth and please be careful were you get your information on health. Some treat disease and write about it and some teach you how to get and stay well, and write about that...
It makes a difference.
Enjoy this week's studies and articles, and remember...
It's never too late to become younger.
cw
Health tip for this week.
Stop eating all grains, breads and cereals including high fructose corn syrup for 1 month except WHOLE RYE from Wasa and see how you feel. Buy all 3 and see which one you enjoy most.
Wasa Hearty Rye...
http://us.wasa.com/hearty-rye.aspx
Wasa Sourdough Rye...
http://us.wasa.com/sourdough-rye.aspx
Wasa Light Rye...
http://us.wasa.com/light-rye.aspx
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Chewing almonds may boost satiety...
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