Reverse Diabetes - Yes YOU Can!

I am so sorry for not posting in a while but I was moving, then traveling, and then setting up a garden and getting to know a new area. I know... excuses... but I do see you guys have been finding my blog about how to reverse diabetes anyway. I invite all of you to search around in the archives (I've had people tell me they spend hours on my blog once they hit the archives). Now that I've settled in I plan to post more over the summer.

I first though wanted to update you on a few things. First, my latest A1C test came back as a 5.1 so I am still well within normal range and that's after "cheating" some on vacation and during the stress of the move!! If you focus on doing what you need to do to heal your cell membranes and get your endocrine system functioning properly again, you really can reverse diabetes naturally AND avoid spikes in blood sugar even when you do consume some nice treats sometimes. Of course, it is also important to know how to avoid toxins that the food industry puts in our food like trans fat and high fructose corn syrup! Remember too that does include Canola Oil... what a scam!

Second, I wanted to let you guys know that I've been helping a friend reverse diabetes too. She started out very over-weight (she still has a ways to go actually) and her blood sugar was over 200 and her A1C was 9.6. The problem I think is she had the wrong doctor. I want to reiterate that I think it is terribly important for diabetics to find the right doctor if they want to reverse your diabetes naturally - one that will work with you to reverse your diabetes naturally and not constantly tell you it can't be done. I'm very convinced that this was the main problem my friend was having. Her new doctor has been very supportive in her natural efforts. She's done so well, he has weened her off insulin and he's about to take her completely off oral meds!! How about that for progress!! I am so proud of her!! Of course you have to be armed with the right information to succeed too and I always recommend that you get this information BEFORE you talk with your doctor about it. Specifically, check out the information I link to at the top of the page with the red "click here" button. This is EXCELLENT info with very good instructions that you can use to reverse your diabetes. It will also help you judge whether or not your doctor is actually using logic in what they're telling you. Once you arm yourself with this information, you will be able to intelligently talk with the doctor you choose to work with.

Third, I have so much to share with you about my garden. I'm looking at the clock though and I have to run for now but I can't wait so look for more posts soon. Take care every one and remember that you CAN reverse diabetes. I am living proof of this and so is my friend and so are so many others who have taken the bull by the horns so to speak and reversed their diabetes. The cure for diabetes is not in a pill or a shot. It is in knowledge... knowing what to eat, what not to eat, and other important natural factors. Check out the link at the top. See you soon!

How To Celebrate Christmas and Still Cure Your Diabetes

For diabetics, the holidays can be really tough. Everywhere you go it seems like there are trays of foods that are "no-no's" on your list. Lots of sugary treats with extra carb - both home made and store bought. I wanted to offer a few tips to those who have been diagnosed with diabetes on how to celebrate Christmas.

First, when you eat sugar and carbs, be sure to eat some protein at the same time. Protein will help stabilize your blood sugar and prevent surges.

Second, if you are encountering lots of extra treats at work or anywhere else, take along your own healthier snacks so you can join in the fun while at the time eating better.

Third, if those cakes, cookies, pies, candies, etc are store bought, then they must have a nutrition label with the ingredients listed. Read the food label and determine if it has any of the REAL no-no's like high fructose corn syrup and/or trans fat.

Fourth, make sure you are eating healthy overall and not eating trans fat. Read this article if you don't know why diabetics (and everyone) needs to avoid trans fat.  Read this article if you don't know why high fructose corn syrup is so bad for you. Even if you eat sugar, honey, etc.... don't eat high fructose corn syrup EVER - no exceptions!!! and avoid trans fat at all costs. These are two of the worse things a diabetic can eat!

Fifth, make sure you are getting an ample dose of omega-3. On days I don't eat fish, I take a fish oil or krill oil capsule. This is especially important during periods like the holidays when you are eating more carb.

Sixth, you really need a GOOD source for information on how to reverse diabetes. This is the best source I have found. Don't just depend on information you find online. Trust me, it is no where near enough detail, nor is it presented in a format that is easy to see the big picture and how all the steps fit together. I truly believe that the information I just linked could literally save your life and/or give you a much higher quality of life and/or prolong your life.

Happy Holidays Everyone!!

Curing Diabetes Versus Managing It - Curing It Gives You a Higher Quality of Life

Traditional medicine emphasizes "managing diabetes" rather than "curing diabetes." So first, I should probably point out the difference. Managing diabetes means you do things to keep the symptoms of diabetes in check, i.e. you do things to lower your blood sugar. In traditional medicine, this mostly means you take oral medication and/or insulin and adjust it according to how high (or low) your blood sugar is when you check it several times a day/week/month. Most traditional doctors will also suggest eating fewer carbs, a "low carb diet," and getting more exercises. However, this does absolutely nothing to cure diabetes because all you are doing is controlling the symptoms rather than actually addressing the root cause of the diabetes. Of course, exercise and eating healthier can help slow down the disease but even these positives don't even cure it.

In alternative medicine (natural medicine) circles, a completely different approach is taken. You are taught how to CURE your diabetes, i.e. you are taught how to use food to heal your cell membranes that are causing your insulin resistance and reverse diabetes entirely. You are taught natural ways to get your metabolism working correctly again.

When you manage your diabetes with medicine, it is a constant roller coaster ride when it comes to your blood sugar levels. Most medicines are just making your body produce extra insulin when the real problem is actually that your cell membranes have become so badly damaged they can't work with insulin. You may be producing enough insulin, maybe even more insulin than a normal healthy person, but your cells are so faulty they can't work with it. So, instead of taking your blood sugar all day and taking medications that can even drop your blood sugar too low, you would be much healthier and lead a much higher quality life if you can heal your membranes and your endocrine system. Would you like to know how? Here is the best resource that I know of to help you heal your cell membranes and cure your diabetes naturally, rather than artificially managing the symptoms with prescription drugs.

How To Reverse Diabetes - 2 Things To Do Immediately!

I am so happy that the word is out - type 2 diabetes CAN be reversed through diet and other natural means. However, if you are searching for "how to reverse diabetes" online, you could possibly be misled by some websites to think that there is a single thing you should do to reverse diabetes. This is not the truth. There are actually SEVERAL steps you should take, most simultaneously, to reverse diabetes and you really need to follow all of them to make sure it works. The best comprehensive source of information that shows you all the steps to reversing diabetes that I have found is this one (this link will take you there).

However, having said the above, I think there are two things that you should do immediately while you are learning about the other things. In fact, I would say these things are so important that if you don't do them, they could literally prevent you from reversing your diabetes even if you are doing everything else correctly.

The two things are as follows:

1. COMPLETELY eliminate trans fat from your diet. Please note that this does not mean to just reduce trans fat or to eat trans fat in moderation. This means completely eliminate it 100% from your diet. If you even suspect something contains trans fat, don't eat it. There are many ways that you could possibly be getting trans fat without even knowing it. I do suggest you read my articles on how heating otherwise healthy trans fat can create trans fat, how canola oil contains trans fat even though it is not labeled that way (another article on coconut oil and diabetes), and how to identify trans fat on a food label.

2. You should also immediately and completely eliminate ALL high fructose corn syrup from your diet. Again, this means 100% eliminate it from your diet, not just reduce it. Read all food labels and look for the acronym HFCS as well as the word spelled out. Also note that "corn sugar" may be used in the future to replace the phrase "high fructose corn syrup."

Okay, I'm now adding a third action you should immediately take to this list and that is DETOX. Look for my information on how to detox in the archives. The source I linked above has a lot more information on how to do this safely as well.

Type 2 diabetes did not even exist before trans fat was introduced into the food supply and was responsible for the very rapid rise in this new disease in the 1930's. The second rapid rise in type 2 diabetes occurred in the 1970's when high fructose corn syrup was introduced into the food supply in a big way.

So, my advice to you is to completely and immediately eliminate these 2 things from your diet which you read and digest this information to learn the other steps you need to take. Keep in mind that I am speaking from experience as I myself have reversed my diabetes and I am on a personal quest to help others do the same. This disease is not even natural. It is a disease of modern world with all the toxins in our food supply. Luckily,  there are ways you can reverse it.

What is "Corn Sugar?" and Why Should Diabetics Care?

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) suffers from an image problem - and for very good reason! The word is out that this industrial food toxin and it is REALLY bad for you. In fact, if you are trying to reverse diabetes, this is most definitely something you should immediately COMPLETELY eliminate from your diet.

Now, the Corn Refiners Association, a very powerful lobby group for corn growers and businesses that produce and use high fructose corn syrup, has decided it wants to pull the wool over the public's collective eye once again.

Instead of food ingredient labels listing "high fructose corn syrup," they are lobbying the US Food and Drug Administration to allow them to change this term to "corn sugar." They are claiming that the current term is confusing to the American Public and needs to be changed to make it more clear what it is. Of course, what they actually want to do is make it sound more benign and perhaps have it confused with corn syrup, not great for you but not as highly toxic as high fructose corn syrup!

In my opinion, what would make it more clear to consumers is if they labeled it what it truly is:

"industrialized artificial sugar-like substance that causes a variety of health issues, including fatty liver disease and diabetes"

This would be FAR closer to the truth than the benign sounding marketing term, "corn sugar."

Many type 2 diabetics developed their disease in large part because of industrialized artificial foods and the marketing that goes into making these artificial food-like substances sound like real food and actually good for you. Remember, if you drink down a cola with high fructose corn syrup, you are filling your body with poison. It may not kill you right away but after this stuff accumulates, it can cause you all kinds of grief.

Everyone, especially diabetics, should contact the USDA and let them know to leave the label alone and not allow this powerful lobby group buy their way out of this one. Let them know how much MORE confusing it would be if they changed the terminology now.

Don't forget to check out the video behind the red button above if you want the truth about how to cure diabetes.

Why Is High Fructose Corn Syrup In Everything Now?

I've been harping about the health dangers of high fructose corn syrup to all my friends and acquaintances and I've got them all reading food labels (be sure to take a magnifying glass if you don't have perfect vision -- in fact, some ingredient labels are difficult to read with 20/20 vision).

All my friends are asking now, "Why is high fructose corn syrup in everything?" They even add to things that don't make sense. A friend bought some croissants from the grocery bakery, got them home, and then read guess what on the food label... yep, you guessed it, high fructose corn syrup which I've been calling, "high freakin' corn syrup!"

It's in almost every processed food products you pick up now. Frozen foods, especially frozen pizza and other frozen "junk food," ready made sauces, condiments, bakery goods, take out hot food, deli food, lunch meat, juices, candy, cookies, and even foods labeled as "natural" the food manufacturers often sneak it in!

I did an informal survey of ice cream and found it in EVERY BRAND except the organic stuff and Haagen Dazs! WOW! This included the expensive brands with their cool marketing containers!

Don't let the food industry fool you - they KNOW high fructose corn syrup is harmful, despite those pitiful commercials put out by the Corn Refiners Association that almost everyone scoffs at (thank goodness).

So, WHY WHY WHY do they keep poisoning our food with the stuff?

Simple...... MONEY!

High fructose is dirt cheap compared to real sugar (table sugar/corn sugar/beet sugar)!

This is due in large part to the Federal Government subsidizing corn growers to the tune of $40 BILLION a year! They can sell it cheap because it doesn't cost them much to grow it with all that federal money supplementing the process. Plus, the Government has placed tariffs on the import of cane sugar.

There are some other advantages too such as being easy to transport and work with since it is a liquid. It also keeps preservative cookies, as I call them, and cakes moist.... BUT by far the biggest factor is the bottom line.... food manufacturers want a high profit margin.

If want to cure diabetes, you need to eliminate this stuff from your diet entirely. This means eliminating most processed foods (unless they are labeled as organic) and reading food labels very carefully before you buy. You also need a detailed guide on what else you should be eliminating and what else you should be adding to your diet. Here is the best resource I have found for this. It contains information you will not find anywhere else on the net and it will tell you how to cure diabetes.

Does High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Cause Diabetes?

There are several ways to answer the question of whether or not high fructose corn syrup, also known as HFCS, causes type 2 diabetes.

First, we know there is a striking correlation between the dramatic rise of type 2 diabetes since the 1970's and the increased consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the United States and other industrialized nations.

Contrary to the commercials paid for and put out by the Corn Refiners Association, high fructose corn syrup and table sugar are NOT alike, i.e. the phrase the commercial says, "sugar is sugar" is DEAD WRONG.

Table sugar is metabolized very differently than high fructose corn syrup. Fructose itself is a natural sugar and is the primary and natural sugar found in fruit but it is found in MUCH lower quantity in fruit than the amount of high fructose corn syrup found in sodas and many processed foods such as snack foods, sauces, condiments, and ketchup. Plus, the chemical structure of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is highly altered by industrial processes and behaves very differently in in the human body than does natural fructose (see below).

There is also a difference in the way sucrose or "table sugar" and natural fructose is metabolized. When fructose is eaten, it is immediately shuttled off to the liver. The liver immediately converts the fructose to fat which is probably one of the main reasons belly fat is on the rise. On the other hand, if you eat a small amount of sucrose it is immediately burned for energy. It is not stored as fat unless you eat too much.

Many large scale studies have linked this increase in high fructose corn syrup consumption to the rise in insulin resistance, i.e. type 2 diabetes. For example, a 2008 study by a group of scientists from the University of Florida at Gainsville studying non-alcolholic fatty liver disease found, "...the increased consumption of high fructose corn syrup, primarily in the form of soft drinks, is linked with complications of the insulin resistance syndrome." Most of these large scale studies incorporate data from the National Health Institute which is a mega database.

Similar links between the development of type 2 diabetes (insulin resistance) and the intake of high fructose has been demonstrated in laboratory animals through highly controlled experiments. Of course, we can't officially conduct experiments directly on human beings but in effect we have been doing so since the 1970's when there was a dramatic increase in the consumption of high fructose corn syrup across the vast majority of the population and it has been increasing ever since. I think the mega data speaks for itself. If you look at a graph, the increase in the consumption of high fructose corn syrup follows right along with the rise of type 2 diabetes - it is a perfect match.

In table sugar (sucrose), i.e. cane sugar or beet sugar, the fructose molecule is tightly bonded to the glucose molecule to form the compound sucrose molecule. However, in high fructose corn syrup the fructose molecule and the glucose molecule are NOT tightly bound together so the fructose heads directly to the liver to be converted to fat. So, don't let anyone fool you. Although two sugars may be called the same thing, "sugar" as the misleading commercials say, they may not be chemically the same at all. If they are different chemically, they are metabolized very differently.

There are many other effects of the artificially produced high fructose corn syrup that could be contributing to its ill effects but we just don't understand them fully yet. For example, it has been shown that beverages sweetened with high fructose corn syrup contain high levels of reactive carbonyls. These are highest in carbonated beverages but they are also found in fruit juices, teas, and other drinks sweetened with high fructose corn syrup.

What is the connection between these reactive carbonyls and  diabetes?

Well, so far we know for sure that diabetics have very significantly elevated reactive carbonyls in their blood stream compared to people who do not have diabetes.

Basically, I think any time you monkey around with a natural food, take it into an industrial lab and create an artificial food out of it through a radical chemical and temperature industrial process, you are apt to get a product that is not good for the human body!

If you are truly serious about reversing your diabetes, you need the right information. You need to know what foods you need to completely eliminate from your diet and which ones (including supplements) you need to add to your diet. The best source of information I have found, an incredible comprehensive source, is this one and I highly encourage you to check it out thoroughly.