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The Natural
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Curing Blood Sugar Disorders
Without Drugs
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The Natural Diabetes Cure
Curing blood sugar disorders without drugs
The most researched and comprehen-sive and complete book written on curing
blood sugar disorders naturally with diet, supplements, hormones, and
exercise
Roger Mason
The Natural Diabetes Cure
by
Roger Mason
Copyright Winter 2005 by Roger Mason
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Contents
Chapter 1: About Diabetes
7-10
Chapter 2: Diagnosis 11-14
Chapter 3: Whole Grains: The Staff of Life 15-20
Chapter 4: Fats and Oils 21-24
Chapter5: Diet, Diet, Diet 25-34
Chapter 6: Effective Supplements 35-44
Chapter 7: Temporary Supplements 45-48
Chapter 8: Lipoic Acid 49-54
Chapter 9: We All Need Minerals 55-62
Chapter 10: Hormones 63-70
Chapter 11: Hormone Testing 71-74
Chapter 12: Heart Disease and Cholesterol 75-80
Chapter 13: Obesity Is Basic 81-84
Chapter 14: You Must Exercise 85-92
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About This Book
We will treat all blood sugar conditions as basically the same in
this book Metabolic Syndrome, type 1 or 2 diabetes, gestational, insulin
resistance,
hypoglycemia or any other glucose problem is cured by the same
means - diet, proven supplements, natural hormones, exercise, not using
prescription drugs, and avoiding bad habits Unfortunately, fasting cannot
be used generally until you are well, although calorie restriction should
be
As long as you have an intact pancreas you can cure yourself if you
want to Even those people whose pancreas has irreversibly atrophied or
been surgically removed can dramatically improve their lives and their
health and reduce their insulin requirements There is massive research
behind this book, but only a fraction of it is quoted Everything in here
is backed up by voluminous published, international, clinical studies
Unfortunately, every year the researchers of the world more and more choose
to study toxic allopathic drugs to treat blood sugar disorders instead of
whole foods, natural supplements, balancing the rest of the endocrine
system, and exercise
The answer is not separate from the problem; the answer is always
within the problem itself Diabetes and other blood sugar disorders are
caused by what we eat and the way the
live You can therefore cure yourself
by making healthier food choices and living better Even those who are
genetically and racially predisposed to such conditions can cure themselves
naturally
Diabetics often become depressed due to the suffering, the constant
glucose monitoring, the incessant medication, the terrible side effects as
they age, and knowing they will have a short lifespan of increasingly poor
quality No attempt will be made to deal with this psychology As you cure
yourself your psychological outlook will improve immensely
Medical professionals will tell you that diabetes and other blood
sugar disorders are incurable, and there are no natural solutions You
should be able to heal yourself in one year if you are sincere Diseases
are easy to cure; patients arent
Overview
Diabetes is the fastest growing epidemic in the Western world One in
three American children will grow up and needlessly develop diabetes 24
of American adults are insulin resistant and 45 of adults over the age of
60 are insulin resistant Two thirds of Americans are overweight and one
third are outright obese Now it is common to see
overweight and diabetic
children In the last three decades diabetes and other blood sugar problems
have become epidemics in all of the developed countries of the world It is
estimated that about 18 million Americans have diabetes, 16 million are
prediabetic, and a whopping 60 million one in five have metabolic
syndrome America leads the world in blood sugar dysmetabolism for a very
simple reason; we have the greatest affluence as well as the worst diets
and lifestyles We eat twice the calories we need, 42 fat calories nearly
all saturated animal fats, twice the protein we need, and over 160 pounds
of various sugars and sweeteners annually we dont need at all Our food is
heavily refined, chemicalized, and preserved We are overfed and
undernourished America is the fattest country in the world and few us get
any regular exercise
The obvious causes of diabetes are our diet and lifestyle Therefore,
changing our diet and lifestyle will both prevent and cure blood sugar
disorders You must be willing to change your life if you want to get well
The medical profession cannot help you; you must help yourself Doctors and
clinics just
cannot do anything for you You have to be your own doctor and
your own savior You must be willing to eat better foods, get regular
exercise, and change your lifestyle
Please read my book Zen Macrobiotics for Americans to learn more
about eating whole natural foods The Natural Diabetes Cure is the most
researched, effective, documented, comprehensive and complete book on
diabetes and blood sugar problems available
Chapter 1: About Diabetes
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The fastest growing disease in the world The Metabolic Syndrome, or
pre-diabetes is the fastest rising epidemic on the planet This condition
is characterized by:
OBESITY
INSULIN RESISTANCE
DYSLIPIDEMIA
HYPERTENSION
HIGH INSULIN
Obesity may be responsible for 75 of the problem Insulin resistance
most often goes undiagnosed Hypertension is another epidemic and 75 of
such people have diabetes High blood cholesterol, and especially
triglycerides, are normal High blood insulin levels also go undiagnosed
Almost one in four American adults suffer from Metabolic Syndrome and will
soon be
diagnosed with diabetes According to the Center for Disease
Control CDC in Atlanta one in three children born today in the United
States will develop type 2 diabetes One in three American children will be
diabetic Age is one of the biggest factors since one in five Americans
over the age of 65 is diabetic Stress is also an important factor, and
most Westerners are under a good deal of self imposed stress No other
country in the world will approach these statistics Blacks, Latins,
Asians, and Amerindians suffer disproportionately American Pima Indians,
for example, have an almost 50 rate of outright diabetes Mexican Pima
Indians, on the other hand, who follow their traditional diet and
lifestyle, have a very low rate of just a few percent One fourth of adult
Navajo Indians are diabetic according to CDC statistics Asian adults in
America generally have almost a 40 rate of diabetes, yet this is rare in
the rural areas of Asia Many Asian cities have now largely adopted the
Western high fat, high sugar, refined foods diet and their diabetes rates
are soaring Latin adults in America generally have a 15 diabetes
rate but
not in their native countries In Papua New Guinea - possibly the least
civilized country in the world - diabetes is basically unknown Black
American adults now have about a 10 diabetes rate, yet this is rare in
Africa where they eat their traditional diet Caucasian American adults
have the lowest rate of about 5
We are only going to discuss blood sugar metabolism in general rather
than the metabolic syndrome, type 1, type 2, gestational, hypoglycemia,
insulin resistance and other conditions These are all simply facets of the
same basic problem Diabetes is the most serious and deadly condition
Currently this is the fifth leading cause of death in the US and will
soon be the fourth leading cause Almost twenty million Americans now have
actual diabetes, which means about one in every fifteen In addition there
are probably about six million more, mostly poor people, who have diabetes
and simply havent been medically diagnosed A million more are newly
diagnosed every year These are mostly the impoverished and elderly who
cant afford the medical care they need All in all, this would mean about
one in twelve
Americans are diabetic, with the rates rising every year
This is the fastest growing disease of all worldwide plain and simple
India and China are also coping with growing epidemics In the 1990s the
diabetes rate in America increased a full one third Almost 150 billion a
year is spent directly and indirectly worldwide on diabetes treatment This
money is basically wasted on toxic, harmful prescription drugs such as
acarbose, metformin, and sulfonylureas that temporarily cover up some of
the symptoms of the problem Rezulin was taken off the market due to the
extreme side effects
None of these drug therapies are effective
The situation gets worse when you consider metabolic syndrome or
Syndrome X The CDC recently studied 8,814 men and women They found that
22 of them exhibited at least three of the six factors of metabolic
syndrome People over 60 with three of the factors had a 44 rate, or
double the average This means almost half of Americans over the age of 60
are pre-diabetic This condition is called pre-diabetes since such people
can plan on becoming diabetic within ten years
Again, the basic indications are
obesity especially abdom- inal,
insulin resistance, elevated blood sugar, high cholesterol and
triglycerides, and hypertension There are three main types of diabetes
Type 1 insulin dependent is due to the inability of the beta cells in the
pancreas to produce insulin Only 5 to 10 of people suffer from type 1
Surprisingly Caucasians are more susceptible to this form This usually
happens in childhood or adolescence These patients have to inject insulin
since they cant produce it naturally If the pancreas has been removed or
is atrophied the condition cannot be cured Quality of life can be improved
immensely and insulin requirements can be reduced dramatically by following
the advice in this book Pancreas transplants just dont work
unfortunately Transplanting a pancreas from a cadaver to a type 1 diabetic
requires dangerous anti-rejection drugs and there are countless problems
Transplants of just the pancreatic beta cells also promises much more than
is delivered Within twenty years science should be able to successfully
perform this procedure, but that will merely be allopathic
Type 2 diabetics non-insulin
dependent produce insulin, but the
cells simply dont react well to it anymore This type is very curable
usually in one year as the pancreas not only produces insulin, but
usually overproduces it since the effectiveness is so reduced The third
type is called gestational diabetes since it only effects pregnant women
For some reason, pregnant women are more susceptible to diabetes than
anyone else
The best way to understand the dysfunction of insulin and blood sugar
is the theory of oxidative stress Here free radicals run rampant through
the body and use up our antioxidants - glutathione, SOD superoxide
dismutase, beta carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C, CoQ10, melatonin, lipoic
acid, and others This is why it is so important to, first of all, lower
the oxidative stress with better diet and exercise Secondly, we need to
take all the known antioxidant supplements to neutralize the excess free
radicals These supplements are discussed in detail in chapters six and
seven The high rates of alcohol and nicotine use add to oxidative stress
Surprisingly, while coffee worsens oxidative stress and has very serious
health
effects, it doesnt seem to worsen blood sugar metabolism The
scientists of the world are in basic agreement that free radical oxidative
stress is central to blood sugar conditions
About a half million Americans die every year from diabetes If you
are diabetic you have about three times the rate of strokes, about three
times the rate of heart attacks, and greatly increased atherosclerosis
clogged arteries in most patients Remember that heart disease is the
number one cause of death and the biggest killer by far Blindness and
vision problems are called diabetic retinopathy and are epidemic for
people with impaired blood sugar metabolism Amputation of limbs due to
poor circulation is common Various cancers, gastrointestinal infections,
osteoporosis, erectile dysfunction, poorly healing wounds, kidney
infections and failure, are all part and parcel here, the pancreas
deteriorates, nerve damage of various kinds can be expected, liver disease
is routine, and skin infections especially Staphylococcus are routine
The list of side effects is almost endless since the total health of the
body is destroyed
If you have type 1 diabetes pancreas transplants and beta cell the
insulin producing pancreatic cells transplants just dont work well at
all Dangerous anti-rejection drugs are required for one thing You can
improve your health immensely with the information in this book and reduce
your medication Even if your pancreas has been removed or atrophied beyond
repair, you can still live a good life with minimal insulin Anyone with
type 2 diabetes can cure themselves within a year and live a normal,
healthy life
Chapter 2: Diagnosis
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What are the diagnostic indications of the blood sugar dysmetabolism?
Look for any combination of obesity, hyper- tension, insulin resistance,
low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, high triglycerides,
hypertension, elevated uric acid, high C-reactive protein,
hypercoagulability of the blood, fasting blood glucose over 85 not merely
under 100, low white blood cell count and proteinuria protein in the
urine Age is critical here; the older you are the more blood sugar
problems you can expect to have Diabetes
rates go up dramatically after
the age of 50 Genetics is obviously important and any family history of
such problems increases your chances Obesity is one of the cornerstone
factors and an entire chapter is devoted to this Race is very important,
so you are far more at risk if you are of African, Asian, Amerindian, or
Latin origin Caucasians have the lowest rates except type 1 Smokers get
far more diabetes than others, as do people who drink substantial amounts
of alcohol If you are a woman with polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS you
can almost count on having insulin resistance an inexpensive sonogram will
diagnose PCOS
What specific diagnostic tests can you get? When you get your
standard, basic blood analysis profile youll test glucose, uric acid,
white blood cell count, total cholesterol, blood coagulation, HDL high
density or good, LDL low density or bad, and triglycerides Total
cholesterol should be about 150 ideally and very definitely well under 200
Triglycerides are very crucial here and should be under 100 Uric acid and
white blood cell count should be in normal range Request CRP and
proteinuria tests
to go with these Surprisingly, you do not need to get
your insulin tested You should also have your homocysteine tested if you
are over 40 as a predictor of coronary heart disease CHD, but it wont
help diagnose diabetes Homocysteine will accurately predict insulin
resistance and the side effects of diabetes such as neuropathy and
retinopathy, however Currently we do not have accurate tests to determine
total oxidative stress or general free radical levels It is costly and
unnecessary to test the basic status of antioxidants such as SOD,
glutathione, vitamin C, beta carotene and vitamin E The antioxidant
supplements you should take are discussed in great detail in Chapter 6:
Supplements
Blood pressure is basic here and you should look for a reading of
120/80 or better In 2006 my ninth book Lower Blood Pressure Without Drugs
will be published explaining how to normalize your blood pressure
naturally Following the advice in this book you can have healthy blood
pressure levels within 90 days Inexpensive home electronic monitors are
widely available
The most important test you can get
is a glucose tolerance test GTT
This is more predictive than testing your insulin level per se as it shows
the metabolism and sensitivity of your insulin If your blood sugar level
is over 85 you need to do this A GTT is the gold standard, accurate,
well known, inexpensive, but very underutilized It is just not commonly
done due to lack of knowledge in the medical profession Simply get a one
hour, one blood draw test you should already know your fasting blood
glucose level so you wont need a draw before you drink the glucose
solution You go to the doctor in the morning having not eaten for at
least 12 hours Youll drink a 75g cup of glucose solution and wait one
hour Your blood glucose will then be tested to determine the effectiveness
of your insulin response This tells you far more than simply measuring
fasting insulin levels per se
You can do your own GTT test at home without a doctor if you
want Buy some glucose on the Internet and weigh out 75 grams basically
two and a half ounces on a postal or other scale Buy an electronic
glucose meter at the drug store The companies are literally giving
these
away for free so youll buy their very costly test strips Test your
fasting glucose level, drink the glucose solution, wait one hour, and test
your glucose again
There are exotic tests you can get such as malondialdehyde,
thrombomodulin, adoponectin, leptin, plasminogen, tumor necrosis factor-
alpha TNF, fibrinogen and others These are simply not practical or
necessary, plus they can be expensive and hard to obtain It is very
difficult to test the amount of oxidative stress you suffer from or your
antioxidant status in general There just isnt any reason to spend the
time and money on these tests because the ones well talk about tell us
more than enough Your attention needs to be on curing yourself and
changing your diet and lifestyle rather than getting exotic diagnostic
tests you dont need
Generally people can simply get their total cholesterol TC and
triglycerides TG tested Here you also need to test your high density
good HDL and your low density bad LDL levels Your TC should
ideally be 150 mg/dl The media and medical profession will tell you that a
200 level or less is
good, but thats just not the case at all Even if you
have genetically high cholesterol you can still keep your level well under
200 with diet, supplements, hormones and exercise Please read my book
Lower Cholesterol Without Drugs The TG level is the most important blood
lipid marker of all for blood sugar problems Even vegetarians can have
high levels due to an inordinate intake of sweets Your TG means more than
your TC, LDL or HDL You should keep your triglyceride level below 100 You
can do this with the same means as for total cholesterol People with blood
sugar problems usually have low HDL and high LDL levels You can raise
your HDL and lower your LDL the same way
Fasting blood plasma glucose is part of your basic routine blood
analysis Your level should be at 85 mg/dl or less Levels of 100 and
higher are clearly pre-diabetic You need to have low blood sugar, and the
usual accepted level of 100 and less just isnt good enough Doctors will
tell you that any reading under 100 is normal, but this isnt true This
was proven at the Rikshospitalet Hospital in Norway with a 22 year follow-
up study of 1,998 healthy men The men with
glucose levels of 85 or less
lived the longest and had the least cardiovascular disease - the biggest
killer of men and women in the world by far
C-reactive protein CRP is a marker for inflammation and a very
important test for CHD conditions The best study on this came from the
Quebec Heart Institute CRP correlates with obesity, blood glucose
impairment, insulin resistance, hyper- tension, triglycerides, and uric
acid It has been found the CRP also accurately predicts blood sugar
disorders CRP is positively associated with obesity, impaired glucose
function, the metabolic syndrome generally, and outright type 2 diabetes in
otherwise healthy people Everyone over the age of 40 should annually get a
CRP test with their regular yearly checkup and blood analysis Even
children and young people can benefit from a CRP test
Uric acid is part of a standard blood analysis High uric acid is
clearly associated with type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome in
general Surprisingly, low uric acid can be associated with type 1
diabetes This is not due to better diets in people with type 1, but
rather
excessive excretion of uric acid in this condition High uric acid levels
are associated with obesity, high tri- glycerides, high systolic blood
pressure, and a high total chol- esterol to low HDL ratio High uric acid
comes from breakdown of purines and from eating meat and other animal
products which contain purines While purines are found in most all foods,
vegetarians and people who eat seafood do not get this condition High uric
acid is found in wealthy developed countries basically
There should be very low levels of albumin protein in your urine
You can use urine test strips from the drug store instead of a urine
analysis from a physician This is one very good indication of kidney
health Eating a low protein diet Americans eat twice the protein they
need which causes many health problems will quickly cure this
Again, dont get carried away with diagnostic tests What weve
discussed here is beyond what you really need Put your energy and
attention into curing yourself
Chapter 3: Whole Grains: The Staff of
Life
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Whole grains are literally the staff of life, and have been the
staple food of almost all civilizations throughout history Since man
started agriculture about 10,000 years ago, whole grains have been the
principal food of most all people in the world This emancipated us from
being mere primitive hunters and gatherers Whole grains should be the very
basis of your diet
The real cure for blood sugar dysfunction of any kind is making better
food choices and eating whole natural foods Diet is everything Eating
fat, sugars, refined foods, and just plain too much food is the basic cause
of blood sugar problems Eating whole, natural, high-fiber, low-fat, low-
sugar foods is the cure Supplements, hormones, and exercise are
secondary to what you eat You can cure diabetes and other conditions with
diet alone, but that is difficult, takes longer, and is simply not
necessary Traditional Japanese macrobiotics has a very limited selection
of foods, and does not use supplements, natural hormones, or even fasting
Please read my book Zen Macrobiotics for Americans
to learn more about
making the best food choices, proven supplements, hormone balance, and
sensible fasting
Our grains are refined, and we eat white rice, white bread,
white pasta and white flour The ideal diet is based on whole grains,
beans, green and yellow vegetables, local fruit, seafood vegetarians can
drop this, soups and salads That means no more red meat, poultry, eggs,
dairy products, refined foods, nightshade vegetables potatoes, tomatoes,
peppers, and eggplants, or tropical foods such as citrus, bananas and
mangoes
Whole grains such as wheat, rice, barley, corn, rye, oats, buckwheat,
spelt, and millet should be the basis of your diet Beans of all types
should also be a staple This is very easy to do by eating such foods as
whole grain pasta, whole grain breads, brown rice, oatmeal, steamed barley,
whole grain breakfast cereals, polenta, and unrefined grain products
At the University of Minnesota Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
v 62, 2003 Epidemiological Support For the Protection of Whole Grains
Against Diabetes was published This impressive review was based on
160,000 men and women
There is accumulating evidence to support the
hypothesis that whole-grain consumption is associated with a reduced risk
of incident type 2 diabetes It may also improve glucose control in
diabetic individuals They went on further to say, Observations in non-
diabetic individuals support an inverse relationship between whole-grain
consumption and fasting insulin levels The more whole grains you eat the
more effective your insulin is metabolized in other words Glucose
control improved with diets rich in whole grain in feeding studies of
subjects with type 2 diabetes
At the National Public Health Institute in Finland American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition v 77, 2003 Whole-grain Fiber Intake and the
Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes was published 2,286 men and 2,030 women
were studied An inverse association between whole-grain intake and the
risk of type 2 diabetes was found The more whole grains people eat the
less diabetes they suffer from in countries all over the world
At Yonsei University in Korea Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis Vascular
Biology v 21, 2001 men were fed whole grain based diets for only
16
weeks In that short time their blood glucose fell a full 24 and their
insulin levels fell 14 It was also found that plasma lipid peroxidation
fell 28 which lowered the risk for coronary heart illnesses All this in
only four months Imagine what would happen if you made whole grains a
staple for the rest of your life
In a collective study between the USDA, Harvard, Tufts and other
institutions American Journal of Clinical Nutrition v 76, 2002 one of
the famous Framingham series of studies was used to study whole grain
intake for the prevention of type 2 diabetes The Framingham studies have
been the longest, most complete, and comprehensive of any human health
research ever performed After adjustment for potential confounding
factors, whole-grain intake was inversely associated with body mass index,
waist-to-hip ratio, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and fasting
insulin This means the more whole grains you eat the slimmer youll be,
your blood sugar and insulin will be normal, and the lower your cholesterol
will be They said further, The inverse association between whole-grain
intake and fasting
insulin was most striking among overweight
participants Their conclusion was, Increased intake of whole grains may
reduce disease risk by means of favorable effects on metabolic risk
factors
At the famous Harvard University American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition v 75, 2002 Whole Grain May Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes was
published Insulin sensitivity may be an important mechanism whereby whole-
grain foods reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease They
suggested, People should be encouraged to replace the refined-grain foods
in their diet, such as white bread and bagels, refined-grain breakfast
cereals and white rice with whole grain choices The researchers found
that insulin sensitivity improved in a group of overweight and obese adults
when they ate a diet rich in whole-grain foods such as brown rice, oats,
barley, and corn The conclusion was, Whole-grain foods may have favorable
effects on insulin sensitivity These effects may reduce the risk of type 2
diabetes and heart disease It really is easy to replace refined grain
foods with whole grains They taste much better and have more flavor
Also
from Harvard Medical School et al American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition v 76, 2002 Whole-Grain Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Over 50,000 men we followed for 12 years as part of the Health
Professionals Study The men who ate the most whole-grain foods had the
least diabetes, while the men who ate the least whole-grain foods had the
most diabetes Their conclusion was clear, A diet high in whole grains is
associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes Efforts should be made
to replace refined-grain with whole-grain foods Over 50,000 men proved
this at Harvard and there were other published studies here that clinically
proved eating whole grains prevent and cure blood sugar conditions
At the University of Minnesota this same phenomenon was found with
women American Journal of Clinical Nutrition v 71, 2000 36,000 women
were studied for six years The more whole grains they ate the less
diabetes they suffered from These data support a protective role for
whole grains, cereal fiber, and dietary magnesium in the development of
diabetes in older women They found that, Total grain, whole-grain, total
dietary
fiber, and dietary magnesium intakes showed strong inverse
correlations with incidence of diabetes after adjustment for potential
nondietary confounding variables The more whole grains the less diabetes
Neal Barnard at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
PCRM published a study Type 2 Diabetes and the Vegetarian Diet
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition v 78, 2004 Neal and the PCRM are
doctors who honestly believe in natural health Long-term cohort studies
have indicated that whole-grain consumption reduces the risk of both type 2
diabetes and cardiovascular disease The use of whole-grain or
traditionally processed cereals and legumes has been associated with
improved glycemic control in both diabetic and insulin-resistant
individuals This is from a group of prominent medical doctors
Our own government verifies this at the USDA Human Nutrition Research
Center in MD Journal of the American College of Nutrition v 19, 2000
Consumption of whole grains has been reported to control or improve
glucose tolerance and reduce insulin resistance There are a number of
mechanisms by
which whole grains may improve glucose metabolism and delay
or prevent the progression of impaired glucose tolerance to insulin
resistance and diabetes A number of whole grain foods and grain fiber
sources are beneficial in reducing insulin resistance and improvement in
glucose tolerance They strongly suggest eating more servings of whole
grain foods every day
Doctors at the Inter-Medic Medical Group in FL American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition v 79, 2004 published Increased Consumption of Refined
Carbohydrates and the Epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes in the United States; an
Ecologic Assessment They concluded, Increasing intakes of refined
carbohydrate concom- itant with decreasing intakes of fiber paralleled the
upward trend in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes observed in the US
during the 20th century They point out the extreme change in dietary
habits especially in the last 20 years where refined grains, and especially
various sweeteners, have become staples now Consumption of fats, protein,
and calories per se has also increased dramatically leading to the current
epidemic of diabetes Eating more whole grains and
fewer sweeteners will
drastically reduce this problem
Nathan Pritikin was a real pioneer regarding natural health back in
the 1980s He published two articles Diabetes Care v 5, 1982 and v 6,
1983 on diabetes, diet and exercise Diabetics on oral medication got off
the drugs in just 26 days by simply eating a whole grain based natural
diet and walking everyday In less than a month they were drug free This
is nothing less than amazing and it happened almost a quarter century ago
The supplements we have today were not available at that time generally,
nor were natural hormones like melatonin and DHEA Eating better food and
taking a daily walk got most all of them off medication in less than a
month Imagine the results Nathan could get today with proven supplements
and natural hormones added to his regimen
Beans and legumes are very closely related to whole grains, and the
benefits of eating them are basically the same Beans are high in protein,
minerals, lignans, and sterols, but low in fat and calories A four ounce
serving of pinto beans, for example, has a mere 117 calories and 1 fat
calories Be sure to include beans
and legumes in your daily fare When you
learn to cook beans and make such things as stews, soup, dips and spreads
youll come to enjoy them very much At Sun-Yat-sen University in China
Ying Xuebao v 20, 1998 diabetics were fed legumes which lowered their
glucose levels as well as their C-peptide levels a basic marker for heart
disease Tofu, by the way, is a heavily refined product lacking in
nutrition and only to be used occasionally
Fiber is one of the important factors here Whole grains and beans
legumes have more soluble and insoluble fiber than any other food groups
Meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products are completely lacking in fiber
There are many studies showing the importance of fiber not only for blood
sugar conditions, but for all major diseases The best way to get fiber is
by eating whole grains and beans every day There are many studies to show
that merely the addition of fiber to the diet improves glucose and insulin
metabolism dramatically Fiber supplements are obviously not the answer at
all Eating whole foods gives you plenty of fiber especially whole grains,
beans, vegetables and fruits Americans are generally
very fiber deficient
from eating refined foods and too many fiber-less animal products
At Christian-Albrechts University in Germany Ernaehrung Medizin v
17, 2002 the researchers said, It is not questioned that a diet high in
fiber from natural sources consisting of whole grain products, vegetables
and fruits may provide greater advantages in diabetic control and in
addition will have desirable effects far above of fiber as such
Mexicans generally have low rates of diabetes largely due to their
staples of corn and beans When they migrate to America and adopt the high
fat, high sugar, low fiber diet we eat here they get even higher levels
than Caucasians At the University of Baja Nutrition Research v 24, 2004
a crossover study was done where diabetics were fed traditional Mexican
foods In only three weeks very impressive results were obtained especially
for dyslipidemia
Make whole grains and beans your staple foods
Chapter 4: Fats and Oils
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Americans eat about 42 of their calories as saturated, artery
clogging, animal fats You only need about 8
unsaturated vegetable oils, so
this is more than 500 of what you need, as well as the wrong kind of fats
This is a major reason we lead the world in heart disease, various cancers,
diabetes, and other major illnesses
How do we know for a fact that high fat diets cause diabetes and other
blood sugar conditions? Science has shown the countries like China, Viet
Nam, Thailand, Korea and Japan have far less diabetes rates Migration
studies have shown that when these people move to the US and adopt the
typical Western diet, they get as much and usually more blood sugar
conditions than other Americans Studies of what people eat also prove the
more fats they consume the more diabetes they get When diabetics are given
low fat diets they improve dramatically Lastly, studies of the free fatty
acids FFAs in our blood give irrefutable proof that fats, especially
saturated fats, cause blood sugar dysfunction
We must discuss obesity in relation to fat intake It is not food that
makes you fat; it is fat that makes you fat You simply cannot be
overweight or stay overweight if you take dairy products, meat, poultry,
and eggs out of
your life Overweight people always eat more fat and have
much higher levels of free fatty acids in their blood These fatty acids
are mostly those from animal foods and not those from vegetable sources
It is not just the saturated fats that cause problems, but also excess
vegetable oils due to the omega-6 content We eat far too many omega-6
fatty acids and far too few omega-3s This is why flax oil is recommended
as a supplement since it is the best source of omega-3 fatty acids known
Yes, the Mediterranean diet is better than the Western European and
American diets but is not the answer at all Olive oil monosaturated fats
is not good for you, no matter what you read somewhere Vegetable oils
are merely less harmful than animal fats The point here is to eat a diet
of less than 20 total fat - a 30 fat diet is not low There is also the
problem of hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated trans fatty acids
These are made by forcing hydrogen gas into vegetable oil under extreme
pressure in order to saturate the molecule and give the oil longer shelf
life Hydrogenated fats are the worst possible choice and you should avoid
them Read
your labels
The published research in just the last few years on the effect of
dietary fats is far too volumous to even attempt to cover We certainly can
mention a few representative studies to prove this very clearly
There is no doubt excess dietary fat, especially saturated animal fat
is one of the basic causes of diabetes At the University of Athens
Diabetes Care v 26, 2003 in Greece type 2 diabetics were compared to
healthy controls Their dietary habits were carefully recorded The ones
who ate an average of 30 total fat with almost half animal fat had the
most diabetes Please remember the average American eating a whopping 42
total fat and most all of this is animal fat The doctors concluded,
increased animal fat in the diet may contribute to increased risk of
diabetes
This same phenomenon was demonstrated at the University of Minnesota
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition v 78, 2003 Almost 3000 adults
over 45 had the fatty acids in their blood plasma measured This is an even
better means to determine fat intake than dietary analysis Our findings
suggest that the dietary fat profile, particularly that
of saturated fat,
may contribute to the etiology of diabetes They further said,
diabetes incidence was significantly and positively associated with the
proportion of total saturated fatty acids in plasma They specifically
found high levels of saturated animal fatty acids such as palmitic,
palmitoleic and stearic in their serum
The Womens Health Study Diabetes Care v 27, 2004 has been one of
the largest and longest ongoing studies of female health involving more
than 37,000 women over the age of 45 The amount of red meat they consumed
was compared to their incidence of diabetes Our data indicate that higher
consumption of total red meat, especially processed meats, may increase
risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women They also found that
consumption of cholesterol, animal protein, and iron from animal, not
vegetable sources was also significantly associated with high diabetes
rates Please remember that cholesterol is only found in animal foods and
not any plant foods
We can further prove the relation of fat intake to blood sugar
dysmetabolism by studies where people change from high fat
to low fat
diets, especially with regard to vegetable oils instead of animal fats At
the University of Otago in New Zealand British Journal of Nutrition v 83
Supp, 2000 a heavily referenced review of the literature in this area was
published Lifestyle changes can reduce the progression of impaired
glucose tolerance in type 2 diabetes Insulin sensitivity is enhanced by a
range of diet-related changes including reduction of visceral adiposity,
and a reduction in saturated fatty acids Saturated fat intake causes
diabetes
Another heavily referenced review from the University of Uppsala in
Sweden in the same journal found high levels of palmitic and palmitoleic
fatty acids in the blood serum of diabetics Similar studies show
significant relationships between serum lipid fatty acid composition, which
mirrors the quality of the fatty acids in the diet, and insulin
sensitivity You are just not going to have high levels of palmitic,
palmoleic and stearic acids in your blood when you eat whole grains,
vegetables, fruits and seafood as your basic sustenance as these are
basically saturated animal fats
More proof came from a five year study at the University of Auckland
Diabetes Care v 24, 2001 Feeding diabetics and controls a low fat diet
lowered their blood glucose levels and improved the results for insulin
sensitivity on a two hour GTT test Glucose tolerance also improved in
patients on the decreased-fat diet Further, Thus, the natural history of
people at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes is body weight gain and
deterioration of glucose tolerance This process may be ameliorated through
adherence to decreased dietary fat intake They also lost weight by eating
as much as they wanted and not increasing their exercise
The Japanese live longer than any other nationality especially on the
island of Okinawa The urban Japanese have increasingly turned to Western
foods, and their health has deteriorated in direct proportion to this They
still have one of the lowest rates of diabetes in the world along with the
Chinese, Thai and Viet Namese At the International Medical Center in Japan
Diabetes Research v 46, 1999 blood fatty acids of diabetics and healthy
controls were studied The diabetics clearly had higher omega-6 and lower
omega-3
fatty acid profiles The Japanese do eat quite a bit of seafood
containing omega-3s, but very little dairy products, red meat, poultry,
and eggs Eating more seafood was clearly associated with better health and
less diabetes
The famous Temple University in Philadelphia published three studies
on free fatty acids in the blood and diabetes Frontiers in Bioscience v
3, 1998, Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition v 5, 2002, and European
Journal of Clinical Nutrition v 32 Supp, 2002 Free fatty acids have
emerged as a major link between obesity and insulin resistance/type 2
diabetes mellitus They suggested, Lowering FFAs in these patients could
be a new and promising approach to treat type 2 diabetes
The literature is replete with studies such as these and the
scientific community is in good agreement that high fat diets are one of
the major causes of the growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes and other blood
sugar problems We wont quote more Remember that low fat means 20 or
less and mostly all unsaturated vegetable oils This is very easy to do by
simply taking animal products out of your diet and eating moderate amounts
of seafood
Chapter 5:
Diet, Diet, Diet
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It has been repeated over and over that diet and exercise are the way
to cure blood sugar conditions of all kinds Americans eat 42 fat calories
nearly all saturated animal fats, which is five times what they need,
twice the protein they need, twice the calories they need, and 160 pounds
of various sugars they dont need at all We are overfed and
undernourished This chapter will cover the basic points in my book Zen
Macrobiotics for Americans Please read this book to really understand
making the best food choices Please do not be put off by the word
macrobiotics, as it simply means an overall macro view of life bios
You will be eating common foods you grew up with
One of the basic causes of blood sugar dysmetabolism is a diet high
in saturated animal fats This is documented in the previous chapter
Americans eat over 500 of the fats they need and nearly all of these are
saturated animal fats instead of vegetable oils You do not have to be a
vegetarian to cure diabetes and similar illnesses, as you can eat 10
seafood Ideally you
would eat no beef, pork, lamb, poultry, or eggs
Technically, diabetics could eat, say, three 4 ounce portions of lean meat
every week and still cure themselves, but this would slow down your
progress The best way to cure yourself is to stop eating red meat,
poultry, eggs, and all dairy products - even low fat dairy products
Milk and milk products are the most allergic foods known for the
simple reason they contain lactose milk sugar All adults of all races
are lactose intolerant since they no longer produce the enzyme lactase
Without lactase you simply cannot digest lactose Everyone over the age of
three years old is allergic to dairy products Fact Nature provided cow
milk for calves and goat milk for baby goats Lactose-reduced milk is just
not the answer here at all, nor are lactase tablets like Lactaid Dairy
cheese is low in lactose, but is extremely high in saturated animal fat and
is a poor food choice You can use soy, rice, almond or oat milks instead
of dairy milk Very good meltable non-dairy cheeses are available at any
grocery store You can even buy soy cream cheese Dairy yogurt has twice
the amount of
milk sugar since powdered milk is added to thicken it
Unfortunately, the current soy yogurts are so full of sugar they are not
healthy Soy ice cream is readily available but, again, is full of sugar
The studies proving dairy products cause diabetes are numerous At
the Health Protection Branch in Canada American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition v 51, 1995 they said, There is a significant positive
correlation between consumption of milk protein and incidence of IDDM in
data from various countries They also found that babies who were
naturally breast fed were protected from type 1 diabetes At the A2
Corporation in New Zealand Medical Hypotheses v 56, 2001 the researchers
clearly found milk proteins related to diabetes, heart disease and outright
mortality Milk casein consumption also correlates strongly with type 1
diabetes incidence At the University of Helsinki in Finland Experimental
and Clinical Endocrinology Diabetes v 105, 1997, the research showed
clearly that milk consumption both for mothers and children is a major
cause of type 1 diabetes Again, at the University of
Helsinki
Diabetologia v 41, 1998 they found the children most allergic to dairy
products based on blood antibodies had the highest rates of diabetes At
the University of Tampere in Finland Diabetes v 49, 2000 they said, In
conclusion, our results provide support for the hypothesis that high
consumption of cows milk during childhood can be diabetogenic At NIZO
Research in the Netherlands Nahrung v 43, 1999 the same results were
found At the School of Medicine in Auckland, New Zealand Diabetologica v
42, 1999 it was clear that consumption of dairy products were strongly
correlated with type 1 diabetes The research is clear on this: take dairy
products completely out of your life Milk is not good food
Beans are an excellent food and are very similar to whole grains in
their nutritional profile They are discussed in Chapter 3: Whole Grains
There are many delicious varieties of beans available especially in ethnic
grocery stores Beans, bean soups, and bean dips should be a central part
of your daily fare Get a good cookbook and learn how to make more gourmet
bean dishes If you have problems with gas or bloating this is not due
to
the beans, but rather to your weakened digestive system Take Beano or a
generic version of alpha-galactosidase temporarily until your digestive
system is stronger
Fish and seafood can be eaten by people who do not want to be
vegetarians If you look in your mouth you will see we have canine teeth
Humans can eat about one tenth animal food and the best choice is seafood
A few people are allergic to fish and seafood, however, and will not be
able to eat them Just limit seafood to about 10 of your diet If you want
to be a vegetarian or vegan dont eat seafood, as there are no other animal
products in the American macrobiotic diet
We eat twice the protein we need, and this causes many health
problems including obesity Many studies prove a high protein diet raises
uric acid, and causes kidney and liver problems Anytime you hear an author
advocating a high protein diet you will know they are ignorant and
uninformed Whole grains, beans and vegetables contain all the high quality
protein you need There are many studies to prove this At Nara Medical
University Nara Igaku Zasshi v 46, 1995 the doctors concluded,
A
protein-limited diet was useful for prevention of diabetic nephropathy in
patients with early-stage diabetic nephropathy At the University of
Vermont American Journal of Physiology v 27, 1996 the same results were
found; decreased protein intake was found to improve symptoms of type 1
diabetes
Most all green and yellow vegetables are a good choice if you avoid
nightshades, most tropical vegetables, and those high in oxalic acid
Japanese macrobiotics does not include many green and yellow vegetables,
ironically Actually, frozen vegetables are very nutritious; only the
texture is harmed by the freezing process Canned vegetables should be
avoided Avoid the nightshade family which includes potatoes, tomatoes,
peppers, and eggplants Nightshades contain large amounts of toxic
solanine Macrobiotics is about the only diet system to warn against these
nightshade vegetables Also avoid vegetables high in oxalic acid such as
spinach, Swiss chard and others Tropical vegetables like taro, etc are
meant for tropical peoples living in tropical climates If you are of, say,
African or Indian descent living in
southern Florida or Arizona you
certainly can eat such tropical foods If you are of European descent these
foods were simply not meant for you
People with blood sugar dysmetabolism cannot eat fruits, fruit juice,
dried fruits, or sweeteners of any type until they are well If your
pancreas has atrophied or been removed this means you have to take them out
of your diet permanently You might think fruits provide important
nutrients, and your diet will be incomplete without them This is not the
case at all, since fruits are basically made up of simple sugars, fiber and
water with very few vitamins and minerals You cannot use sweeteners
including honey, fructose, fruit juice, dried fruit, maple syrup, stevia,
lo han, molasses, rice syrup, corn syrup or any others Sugar is sugar is
sugar, and honey is biologically no better than white table sugar
Artificial sweeteners are the worst, and none of them are safe The newest
claim from sucralose to be, made from sugar, tastes like sugar, is very
misleading They dont tell you this is a manmade halogenated chlorine
molecules are added, synthetic, chemical, unnatural analog
that just isnt
safe for human use Kick the sugar habit and take the concept of desserts
out of your life You dont need desserts or sweets
Scientists in Japan concluded, The main reason of recent increase of
diabetic patients is ascribed to increased sucrose intake Chiba Igaku
Zasshi 72 1996 Folks, Americans eat more than 160 pounds of various
sugars and sweeteners every year which they dont need at all The worst
offender of all is high fructose corn syrup since it is the cheapest to
produce At the Diabetes Research Centre in India Diabetologica 44, 2001
it was shown the urban not rural Indians have an inordinate sugar intake
which causes epidemic diabetes rates even though they are largely
vegetarian and eat a very low fat diet Eating sweets will raise your
triglyceride levels very much even without eating fats
It will be difficult for some people to simply give up all sweets and
fruits You can go through a transition period where you eat no cakes,
cookies, sodas, pies, candy and the other high sugar foods For a few
months you can eat 10 fresh not dried or juiced local fruit No tropical
fruits, as these are
meant for tropical peoples in tropical lands- genetics
and climate You can also get a macrobiotic dessert cookbook and make whole
grain desserts lightly sweetened with whole fruit only Youll come to
enjoy these and the subtle sweetness will be enough for you Please
remember macrobiotic desserts are a temporary transition, and the sooner
you take all fruit and sweeteners out of your diet the faster youll get
well Your body simply cannot handle simple sugars regardless of how
natural they are Honey is still sugar When you are fully cured you can
eat 10 local fresh fruit if you want
You should enjoy a wide variety of natural soups Eating soup will
help you lose weight and stay slim Thats right, if you eat just two meals
a day and start with a delicious bowl of soup at each meal, youll actually
feel full and eat less food Get some soup cookbooks and learn to
substitute healthier ingredients where meat, poultry, eggs and dairy are
called for Traditional Japanese macrobiotics restricted you to only 5
soup daily and almost always miso soup There is just no reason for these
kinds of unnecessary limitations There is
nothing magical or special about
fermented soybeans There are countless delicious soups you can make at
home and freeze for future use
You can eat a fresh, green salad every day as long as you use a low
fat, non-dairy dressing Traditional Japanese macro-biotics had a bias
against fresh salads for some reason In fact they had a bias against any
raw foods at all basically The best time to eat salads is in summer time
since they are rather yin You can still enjoy fresh salads all year round
People who advocate a 100 raw food diet are neurotic and cannot stay on
these very long as their health deteriorates so badly
What about real world, published studies that 1 show the difference
it cultural diets and rates of diabetes, and 2 diabetics who are given
whole food diets? At Pantox Laboratories in CA Medical Hypotheses v 58,
2002 type 2 diabetics were given a natural vegan no animal products diet
along with daily walking This study was backed up by a stunning 170
references The vegan diet/exercise strategy represents a safe, low-tech
approach to managing diabetes that deserves far greater attention from
medical
researchers and practitioners The patients got very quick,
dramatic improvements and benefits including basic changes in their very
blood parameters They were fed local and tropical fruits which should be
omitted You dont have to be a vegan to do this
A cross-sectional study was done at the famous Cambridge University
British Journal of Nutrition v 83, 2000 which concluded, Healthy
Balanced Diets As One of the Main Components of Disease Prevention 802
people were given GTTs and it was clear the ones who made better food
choices had far less diabetes The healthy people ate more vegetables,
salads, fish, fruits, pasta and rice The ones with poor GTT results ate
more sausages, meat, dairy, eggs, and fried foods generally In another
study 25,698 Seventh Day Adventist vegetarians were examined American
Journal of Public Health v 75, 1985 Adventists are known to have far
less diabetes, cancer, heart disease and other conditions as a whole The
ones who did not eat eggs or dairy products were the healthiest You cant
argue with the results of almost twenty-six thousand real men and women
Doctors at UCLA gave
almost 5,000 male and female diabetics a diet
and exercise program Diabetes Care v 17, 1994 for just three weeks
Glucose levels fell dramatically In just 21 days and 71 of the ones
taking oral medication discontinued their drugs That is over 7 in 10 in 21
days 39 of those on insulin stopped injecting themselves That is almost
4 in 10 getting off insulin in 21 days They simply ate better foods and
did some moderate exercise Imagine what would happen if they did this for
a whole year These results are simply amazing
Weve got to mention the Pima Indians again Half the Pima Indians
still live in Mexico and follow their ancient traditions of diet and
lifestyle, while the others live in the southwestern US and have largely
adopted the American lifestyle Many studies have been done here because
they are the same genetic stock This one Diabetes Care v 24, 2001 from
the University of Pittsburg looked at their diabetes rates The Mexican
Pimas ate more corn, beans, squash, melons and desert plants They actually
ate more calories they do more physical labor, but had lower glucose
levels and far less diabetes The American Pimas
have a 50 diabetes rates,
short lifespans and many other diseases from eating the usual high-fat,
high sugar, refined food diet American Pimas given their native diet
decrease their disease rates immediately
A fine review from the Helicon Foundation Medical Hypotheses v 54,
2000 with 84 references was titled, Toward a Wholly Nutritional Therapy
for Type 2 Diabetes The authors suggest preventing and treating type 2
diabetes with only diet, supplements and exercise rather than using toxic,
ineffective drugs They also point out obesity, one of the most important
causes of all, would be basically eradicated by such dietary means We need
more such progressive doctors using natural means to cure disease
Another study from Harvard Annals of Internal Medicine v 136, 2002
was titled, Dietary Patterns and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in US Men
Here over 42,000 men aged 40-75 were studied for diabetes, cancer and heart
disease for twelve years It was clear the ones who ate more whole grains,
vegetables, fresh fruits, and fish lived the longest and had the lowest
illness rates The ones who ate red meat, refined grains, dairy products,
fried
foods, and desserts had far higher disease rates and much shorter
lives Forty-two thousand real men prove the point conclusively
The diet books in print are generally terrible, and there are very
few authors who have any idea of what theyre talking about If you go to a
bookstore or library you will see many books claiming to tell you how to
cure diabetes Nearly all of them are not only useless, but will actually
make you worse You can al- ways tell if the books are spurious if the
author suggests eating dairy products, eggs, meat, poultry, sweeteners of
any kind including honey, stevia, etc, tropical foods like bananas and
citrus, or nightshade vegetables like potatoes and tomatoes It is not
considered good form in this business to mention these pseudo-authorities
by name, so they wont be named specifically
Susan Powter has written two good books, Stop the Insanity and Food,
on eating well, staying slim, and calorie density Susan practices what she
preaches and looks great at 47 Neal Barnard is a member of the Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medicine PCRM and is a very sincere person His
books include Turn Off the Fat
Genes, Live Longer, Live Better, Food for
Life, and Eat Right, Live Longer Gary Null has written Get Healthy Now,
Vegetarian Handbook, and Seven Steps to Perfect Health Terry Shintani is a
very committed man who wrote The Hawaii Diet, and
The Good Carbohydrate Revolution Dean Ornish is also a member of the PCRM
and has written Eat More, Weigh Less and Program for Reversing Heart
Disease Robert Pritikin Nathan Pritikins son has written a half dozen
books on low fat vegetarian eating The old Nathan Pritikin books are still
available in your public library Michio Kushi is a prolific writer on
traditional Japanese macrobiotics as is George Ohsawa You should read both
of these authors and then take the unnecessary, overly restrictive,
limited, obsessive-compulsive Japanese trappings out of their writings It
seems that macrobiotic authors are the only ones to understand such basic
truths as the toxicity of nightshade vegetables, and the fact tropical
foods arent meant for temperate peoples None of the aforementioned
authors really understand proven supplements and natural hormone balance to
any degree, sorry to say
The
ridiculous glycemic index must be mentioned This pseudo-
scientific silliness is ridiculous on its face To start with, their
standard of reference is white bread Sadly enough this glycemic absurdity
now appears in medical journals The glycemic theory says that brown rice
raises blood sugar as much as a sugared donut, and that a bowl of hearty
oatmeal raises blood sugar as much as a Twinkie If this was true that
whole grains and beans raised blood sugar, the Asian countries would have
the highest rates of diabetes in the world The fact they have the lowest
rates proves otherwise Youll notice that the advocates of the glycemic
index suggest eating red meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products while
warning against whole grains and legumes generally Anyone who promotes the
glycemic index is obviously ignorant and should be ignored
Calorie restriction is an important part of curing blood sugar
conditions Americans eat twice the calories they need We eat three meals
a day when we only need two Be sure to eat two meals a day instead of
three You only need to eat twice a day and soon this will become perfectly
normal for
you Breakfast is not, the most important meal of the day The
less you eat the longer you live We only need two meals a day and no
snacks Men can thrive on about 1,800 calories a day and women on about
1,200 calories Roy Walford is the only one who wrote extensively on this
subject Please read his The 120 Year Diet and Maximum Lifespan Eat as
little as possible and keep your caloric intake down by eating low fat
foods It isnt food that makes you fat; it is fat that makes you fat You
dont need to walk around hungry, nor can you Willpower is an illusion
You can eat all you want and still take in very few calories by simply
making better food choices You can eat all you want and never be hungry
and still stay slim if you just eat whole, natural foods The answer is in
eating lower fat foods and not less food Please take a good look at the
calorie density chart in Chapter 13: Obesity to convince yourself you can
literally eat all you want if you make better food choices
It would literally take 80 years to study humans for the total
benefits of calorie restriction, but we have 1 shorter term human studies,
and 2 full term
animal studies There is no doubt that calorie restriction
is the most effective way to extend lifespan and quality of life when a
whole foods diet is incorporated At Heinrich-Heine University in Germany a
heavily referenced review was published Weiner Klinische Wochen v 106,
1994 where real people greatly improved their insulin sensitivity and lost
weight by eating lower calorie foods At the Franco-Czech Laboratory
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology Metabolism v 89, 2002 obese women
improved their insulin resistance and lost weight by simply eating lower
calorie foods At Jinan University Zhongguo Gonggong Weisheng 18, 1994
elderly people ate lower calorie foods and improved their GTT results,
lowered their cholesterol and triglycerides with no other changes At
University of California in San Francisco Diabetes 49, 2000 obese people
ate low calorie foods, lost weight, lost body fat, and improved glucose
metabolism in only 20 days Imagine the results for the rest of your life
At Alexandra Hospital International Journal of Obesity v 27, 2003 obese
diabetic men were given lower calorie foods for 12 weeks They lost weight,
lost
body fat, lowered their cholesterol, and improved glycemic control
very much with no other intervention At Nagasaki University International
Congress Series v1209, 2000 diabetic women were fed a low calorie, low
fat diet based on rice and vegetables Their glycemic status improved and
their glucose levels fell significantly
Fasting is always a part of any serious natural health program
Unfortunately, with most blood sugar disorders you cannot do well for a day
or more on water without any food Therefore we will not discuss fasting or
recommend the many good books on the values and benefits The books on
fasting are listed in Zen Macrobiotics for Americans When you are cured it
is important you fast one day a week on water from dinner to dinner This
gives your body 52 times every year to rest, recuperate and heal Once you
see the great benefits youll probably choose to do longer fasts It is
unfortunate that people with blood sugar prob- lems generally cant even
fast for 24 hours without discomfort
Chapter 6: Effective Supplements
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It cannot be repeated enough that what you
eat is the real cure for
blood sugar and insulin dysmetabolism Your daily food is what will cure
you basically Whole natural foods cure disease Proven supplements and
natural hormones are powerful, but only secondary to diet People are
understandably confused about which supplements work and which are merely
advertising promotions This confusion can be explained in one word -
advertising To know which supplements honestly have value we merely need
to look at the scientific literature rather than the very well written
advertisements that inundate us Science tells us which supplements really
benefit us, not skillful ad writers
First, we need to understand the difference between endogenous
supplements and exogenous ones Endogenous supplements exist in our
bodies and in the common foods we eat This would include all vitamins, all
minerals, all basic hormones, most amino acids, and such supplements as
CoQ10, beta sitosterol, lipoic acid, DIM, PS, and beta glucan You can and
should take the appropriate and needed endogenous supplements the rest of
your life for your general health, especially if you are over
forty
Exogenous supplements do not exist naturally in our bodies nor in our
common foods This would include such things as herbs in general eg
ginseng, echinacea, milk thistle, golden seal, etc, green tea, curcumin,
guggul, ellagic acid and aloe vera Even if any of these supplements are
appropriate for you, the effect will only last for about six months to a
year and then cease To continue taking them would be a waste of time and
money and could even be counterproductive Many people are, in fact,
allergic to some of these exogenous products Therefore, we will stress
long term endogenous supplements, but still mention the temporary exogenous
ones for short term use
Lipoic acid has so much research on it there is a separate chapter
Chapter 8: Lipoic Acid devoted to the many international published
studies on its benefits
You should take any good, reliable brand of multivitamins There are
only thirteen vitamins and all have an established RDA recommended daily
allowance Never take megadoses of any vitamin or other supplement as
these overdoses unbalance our metabolism Regular vitamin B-12 is absorbed
very
poorly, so pick a supplement with 1 mg of methylcobalamin as the
preferred form of B-12 Minerals are so important they are covered in
separate chapter Chapter 9: The Minerals We Need
Vitamin C is a very overrated and misunderstood vitamin, and
megadoses of this will acidify your normally alkaline blood Making the
blood pH acidic causes your entire system to be sickly Megadoses of
anything - including oxygen, sun, fun, food, sex, or whatever else - are
harmful You should understand that vitamin C is only basically found in
any quantity in tropical fruits, such as citrus, which are meant for
tropical people in hot climates You find very little vitamin C in
temperate climate fruits and vegetables Diabetics use up excessive vitamin
C due to the increased need for all antioxidants Therefore you should take
250 mg until you are well You can continue to take 250 mg after you are
well if you want as the RDA is 60 mg Studies at Myong Ji University in
Korea, Showa University in Japan, Harvard Medical School, Semmelweis
University in Hungary, Zagazig University in Egypt, and the CDC in Atlanta
have all
shown increased need for vitamin C in diabetes Again, do not take
more than 250 mg, as this is four times the RDA- Linus Pauling was wrong
Short term studies of megadoses of vitamin C may show limited benefits, but
never in the long term
Beta glucan is a very important supplement to take for all forms of
sugar dysmetabolism The usual dosage is 200 mg, but you should take 400 mg
for the first year to improve glycemic control Beta glucan is the most
powerful immune enhancer known to science including interferon-alpha It
doesnt matter whether you use oat or yeast glucan as all are 1/3 true
glucans The mushroom glucan is simply too expensive Please read my book
What Is Beta Glucan? to learn more A good number of animal studies showed
the benefits of beta glucan for diabetes, and finally human studies were
done to verify these At the Centre for Food and Animal Research in Canada
Carbohydrate Polymers v 25, 1994 humans were given oat beta glucan to
help normalize their blood sugar and insulin levels At the University of
Vienna in Austria Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterotology v32, 2001
diabetic children were given beta glucan to
improve their blood sugar
metabolism At the University of Lausanne in Switzerland European Journal
of Clinical Nutrition 55, 2001 healthy men were given beta glucan, which
greatly improved their glucose and insulin levels Beta glucan also has
powerful cholesterol and triglyceride lowering activity which, of course,
is of great concern in blood sugar dysmetabolism This is a very important
supplement you must add to your regimen and even healthy children and young
people should routinely take this
Ironically the carotenoid beta carotene has been shown to be
deficient in most diabetics, but not vitamin A Beta carotene is the
direct precursor to vitamin A Beta carotene is one of the most powerful
antioxidants in our diet In fact, some studies, such as the one done at
Jikei University in Japan, show high serum vitamin A levels, but low levels
of beta carotene You only need 10,000 IU here, although you can take
25,000 for the first year if you want to This is a very effective
antioxidant and should definitely be a part of your program The Third
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Diabetes v 52,
2003
showed low levels of carotenoids except lycopene, of course, which is a
promotional fraud generally in diabetics
CoQ10 is a basic supplement here and you must take 100 mg a day Some
unscrupulous companies offer smaller amounts with special delivery
systems that are all but worthless 100 mg is what you need Some
experts recommend 300 to 400 mg a day, but this is a waste of money and
not necessary at all Real Japanese bioengineered CoQ10 is about 4,000 per
kilogram in 2005 You can find bottles of 60 X 100 mg for under 40 Do not
use cheaper, inferior products made from tobacco plants such as the ones
sold in membership clubs for under 20 At Royal Perth Hospital in
Australia European Journal of Clinical Nutrition v 56, 2002, it was
concluded, CoQ10 supplementation may improve blood pressure and long-term
glycemic control in subjects with type 2 diabetes At the same hospital
Diabetologica v45, 2002 type 2 diabetic patients were much improved with
CoQ10 supplementation especially hypertension, glycemic control, and
endothelial function A third study at Perth Atherosclerosis v168, 2003
found similar improvements
in patients Diabetics at Odense University in
Denmark Molecular Aspects of Medicine v18, 1997 found glucose lowering
effects of CoQ10 in type 1 diabetics At Moradabad Hospital in India
Antioxidants in Human Health and Disease 1999 a review with 59 references
on the benefits of CoQ10 for diabetes and CHD was published
At the NKP Salve Institute in India Journal of Human Hypertension
13, 1999 patients on various medications were given 120 mg of CoQ10 daily
for 8 weeks Their blood pressure fell significantly Their insulin levels
fell from 465 pmol to 257 Their glucose fell from 786 mmol to 526 Their
triglycerides also fell considerably Remember this was with no change in
diet or other factors A heavily referenced review Medical Hypotheses
v52, 1999 also demonstrated the value of CoQ10 for diabetes, especially
for improving beta cell function
Beta-sitosterol is found in every vegetable you eat, but there just
isnt enough in our daily food It is estimated the average American eats
about 300 mg daily, while vegetarians eat twice that amount Vegetarians
have far less blood sugar problems
Take
300 mg a
day of mixed sterols mixed sterols is the only form available You should
take 600 mg a day for the first year and then just 300 mg Beta-sitosterol
is the most effective natural remedy known for both prostate problems and
high blood fats cholesterol and triglycerides At the Gerontology Clinic
Vnitrni Lekarstvi v 50, 2004 blood levels of these plant sterols were
shown to be very important in diabetic patients In diabetics the level of
disease compensation correlated negatively with plant sterol values
Similar studies were done at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition v 4, 2001 Obese people and type 2
diabetics were shown to have low serum plant sterol levels at the
University of Helsinki in Finland Obesity Research v 10, 2002 All this
is strongly related to cholesterol and triglyceride dysmetabolism
Acetyl-L-carnitine ALC is the preferred form of L-carnitine as it
is more bioavailable, and passes into the brain more easily 500 mg a day
is the appropriate dose There are a number of studies on
both forms, but
you will get all the benefits of plain L-carnitine by taking the acetyl
derivative ALC At the Instituto di Medicina in Italy Metabolism v 49,
2000 type 2 diabetics were given ALC which effectively increased their
glucose disposal and utilization They concluded this was an important
therapy Numer- ous animal studies have been done with ALC showing good
benefits More studies have been done on L-carnitine itself on both animals
and humans ALC is an important supplement for anyone over 40 for brain
function, memory and clarity of thought
Vitamin D is not a vitamin at all, but rather a hormone It does not
occur in our food except small amounts in a few animal foods such as eggs
This is the most important vitamin of all for blood sugar problems Your
daily vitamin supplement should have 400 IU, but you should take another
400 IU for many reasons You should be getting a total of 800 IU of vitamin
D unless you are out in the sun a lot In the summer, if you get regular
exposure to the sun, you can just take the 400 IU in your vitamin
supplement Most Americans are clearly deficient in vitamin D generally
as
most of us do not get out in the sun regularly, especially in winter
months Science proves that low serum vitamin D levels are critical in many
illnesses, especially many forms of cancer The international research on
vitamin D and blood sugar is very strong
The best review of vitamin D and Syndrome X was done at Royal London
Hospital British Journal of Nutrition v 79, 1998 with 13 pages and over
140 references Evidence is presented suggesting that vitamin D deficiency
may be an avoidable risk factor for Syndrome X At Boston University
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition v 79, 2003 a review was published
showing vitamin D supplementation helps prevent common cancers, diabetes,
heart disease and osteoporosis There are numerous other reviews and
studies to support this
Vitamin E is the second most important vitamin for blood sugar
problems Vitamin E is also very deficient in our diets because whole
grains - the main source - are so rarely eaten Always use the natural
mixed tocopherols and not the inexpensive single tocopherol d-alpha Be
sure to use the mixed natural form for a few dollars more You can even
use
200 IU a day effectively, or up to 400 IU daily Do not exceed this since
the RDA is only 30 IU The research on this is simply overwhelming and
cannot poss- ibly be covered Vitamin E is one of the most powerful of all
natural antioxidants and must be a part of your healing program
Hunan Medical University gave vitamin E to type 2 diabetics with
dramatic benefits in only 30 days The University of Chieti in Italy showed
significant benefits in only 14 days in type 2 diabetics The same thing
happened at the University of Texas in 90 days The Postgraduate Institute
in India got better glycemic control in only 4 weeks Type 1 diabetics at
University Clinic Ulm in Germany responded well after 6 months Type 1
diabetics improved in 90 days at Monash Medical Center in Australia A mere
100 IU of vitamin E improved type 1 diabetics and lowered their
triglycerides in only 90 days The Louisiana State University doctors found
the same benefits with only 100 IU The University of Naples in Italy did a
review of the literature and concluded vitamin E supplementation should be
standard practice The research here is obviously
overwhelming and we
couldnt possibly quote it all In 2005 the medical profession tried to
discredit the value of vitamin E supplementation with spurious studies
Flaxseed oil is the best source of omega-3 fatty acids, and better
than fish oil for a lot of reasons All the studies on fish oil apply
equally to flax oil since the omega-3 content is basically the same
Regardless of your age, be sure to take at least 1,000 mg a day of flax
oil Even if you eat fish regularly youll never get the amounts you need
Buy and keep this refrigerated - do not buy unrefrigerated flax oil as it
easily oxidizes We eat far too much omega-6 fatty acids and far too few
omega-3s, so take 1-2 grams a day The research is overwhelming on the
benefits of omega-3 supplementation especially for heart and artery health
and blood lipids The benefits here are not for insulin and glucose
metabolism per se, but more for blood lipids especially triglycerides
At Federico II University in Italy type 2 diabetics were given omega-
3 supplements which lowered their triglycerides and improved their blood
parameters At the same University
diabetics will hypertriglyceridemia
lowered their levels from 385 mmol to only 292 in 60 days using no other
therapies At the National Institute of Public Health in Norway women who
took omega-3 supplements had children with far less genetic diabetes At
Barzilai Medical Center in Israel hypertensive, obese and dyslipidemic
people with and without diabetes were given omega-3 supplements with
impressive results The Center for Genetics in Washington, DC did a review
with a full 98 references on essential fatty acids This showed we eat
excessive omega-6 and deficient omega-3 fatty acids which are a major cause
of heart and artery disease, diabetes, cancer and other illnesses At the
Univesity of Milano in Italy patients lowered their triglycerides in only
60 days by simply taking an omega-3 supplement with no other treatment The
Sri Venkateswara University in India concluded that supplementation with
omega-3 fatty acids had beneficial effects on serum triglycerides, HDL
cholesterol, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes, which can lead to
decreased rate of occurrence of vascular complications of diabetes The
Center for
Diabetes in Italy found omega-3 administration appeared
advisable in insulin dependant diabetics with increased CHD risk factors
The research here is too much to continue with Take at least one gram
of flax oil daily regardless of your age
L-glutamine is a proven amino acid for good intestinal health You
should take a gram two X 500 mg in the AM and another gram in the PM
This will also spike but not raise for a whole day your growth hormone
levels While L-glutamine has shown no specific value for blood sugar
problems, always remember we are treating the whole body and not just our
glucose metabolism Regardless of our age, our digestive systems are
generally in terrible shape from our poor diets Taking L-glutamine with a
good brand of acidophilus and FOS will help us digest our food well Strong
digestion is an important part of maintaining normal blood sugar and
insulin levels
FOS is fructooligosaccarides This is an indigestible sugar that
feeds the good bacteria in our intestines, but not the bad bacteria This
will not help blood sugar dysmetabolism directly, but will help keep your
intestines
healthy to better digest your food which helps normalize glucose
metabolism Taking 750 mg once or twice a day works very well with
acidophilus and L-glutamine to keep our digestive system strong and
healthy
Acidophilus keeps the good bacteria in our intestines alive
Find a good refrigerated brand and keep it refrigerated Take 3 billion
units once or twice daily and use FOS and L-glutamine with it This will
help you digest your food better
PS is phosphatidyl serine and a relative of lecithin or phosphatidyl
choline Only in the last few years has inexpensive PS become available to
the public, and the human research verified its value Take 100 mg a day if
you are over the age of 40 to support good brain function This is not
going to help glycemic control per se, but you are treating your total
health and not just glucose metabolism Pregnenolone and acetyl-L-carnitine
work very well with PS You can also benefit from taking a 1,200 mg softgel
of lecithin for both better brain metabolism and lower cholesterol and
triglyceride levels
Glucosamine will not specifically help your blood sugar condition,
but it is an
important supplement for anyone over the age of 40 Literally
95 of Americans over the age of 65 suffer from arthritis and joint
inflammation Glucosamine 500 mg a day is a proven supplement for bone and
joint health Do not take chondroitin as it is not absorbed by our
intestines and is therefore useless Glucosamine cannot work alone and must
have a complete supply of minerals, flax oil and vitamin D to be effective
Superoxide dismutase SOD is one of our two main antioxidant
enzymes Unfortunately we cannot take oral SOD pills, nasal sprays are
illegal, sublingual SOD isnt available, nor is the use of DMSO transdermal
solutions Doctors dont know how to inject this, and it wouldnt be
practical anyway Nevertheless, SOD is very important to blood sugar
problems because of the antioxidant stress The University of Tiemcen in
Algeria found low SOD blood levels in type 2 but not in type 1 diabetics
Hyogo University in Japan found low SOD in type 1
What can we do? Fortunately we can keep our SOD levels elevated with
diet, supplements, lifestyle, and generally supporting our antioxidant
defense system By taking
all the supplements listed in this chapter you
will be supporting the natural production of SOD By eating well,
exercising, balancing your basic hormones and avoiding negative habits
such as coffee, alcohol, cigarettes, recreational drugs you will have a
higher level of SOD If the nasal, sublingual, or transdermal in DMSO forms
of SOD were legalized we could simply take them SOD creams and sprays are
available, but these are not transdermal and will not go into your
bloodstream Any oral SOD product should be avoided despite the claims of
special delivery systems, etc
Glutathione is our other basic antioxidant enzyme You can take oral
glutathione, but it is not as effective as NAC NAC is N-acetyl cysteine
and is a much more effective way to raise your glutathione levels than
glutathione itself Take 600 mg a day You can choose to continue this or
stop taking it after you are cured The conventional wisdom that
glutathione blood levels fall dramatically as we age just isnt correct,
and they only fall about 10 in most people In diabetic conditions,
however, glutathione has been shown to be of great
importance due to it
being so basic to our antioxidant process This is a vital supplement for
blood sugar conditions and much research has been done here
Soy isoflavones can be taken in 40 mg doses of combined genestein and
diadzein It is naïve to think we are going to get a sufficient intake of
these valuable isoflavones by eating a variety of soy products An eight
ounce glass of soy milk daily will sup- ply what you need, but will also
add about 120 calories to your daily intake Tofu is the white bread of
soybeans, is highly refined, and lacking in nutrition Westerners rarely
eat any amount of soy products such as miso, seitan, soy flour, tempeh or
other traditional Asian foods Soy sauce is merely a condiment There is an
over- whelming amount of published research on the benefits of soy
supplementation Anyone who tells you soy is bad for you is mentally
deficient The dairy and meat industries are very upset by the popularity
of soy products especially soy milks
DIM di-indolylmethane is a fine supplement which is stronger and
cheaper than I3C indole-3-carbinol for lowering and improving estrogen
metabolism
Take 200 mg of DIM daily If you test your free estradiol and
estrone levels and find them to be in the normal range you wont need to
take this Men over the age of 50 generally have higher estradiol and
estrone levels than their postmenopausal wives Excess estrogen in men or
women is harmful and upsets the actions of the other hormones including
insulin American and European women rarely have insufficient estrogen
levels due to their high fat, low fiber, nutrient deficient diets, obesity
and lack of exercise among other factors Asian women who have lower
estradiol and estrone but not estriol levels have less heart disease,
osteoporosis and menopausal problems The idea that American women
generally are somehow estrogen deficient after menopause is simply not
true
Chapter 7: Temporary Supplements
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There are a variety of temporary supplements to take for up to a
year Most of these are exogenous and not in our bodies or in our common
food The rest are endogenous in our bodies and common food, but just not
needed after about a year
TMG betaine or
trimethylglycine is the most powerful liver
rejuvenator known Taking 3 grams a day 6 X 500 mg capsules for a year
will do wonders to cleanse and strengthen your liver Liver problems,
especially such conditions as fatty liver, are usually central to blood
sugar problems While TMG is endogenous, there is just no reason to use
this for more than a year This is a very important temporary supplement
you should add to your healing program The human studies are excellent
Vitamin C was covered in the previous chapter It must be emphasized
that megadoses weaken your immunity in the long run It is not a dietary
deficiency of vitamin C here at all, but rather the fact the body is using
up all the vitamin C and other antioxidants it can get to balance the free
radicals You should only take 250 mg or less a day and never take
megadoses Therefore large doses of vitamin C are not going to be a
temporary supplement for you
Aloe vera is a classic healing herb that helps our digestive system
and our liver among other benefits Taking 2 X 100 mg capsules of a 200:1
extract is easier than trying to drink the equivalent of
40 grams of fresh
gel Aloe gel is 995 water
Ellagic acid has no proof of efficacy for blood sugar disorders per
se, but has shown very powerful anti-cancer and other effects Taking 100
mg a day for one year will help your immunity in general
Milk thistle is the most effective herb for liver health Taking 2
capsules of a good extract every day for one year will work with the TMG to
strengthen your liver Milk thistle is the most researched herb for liver
health, but is exogenous and will not help you after using it for about a
year or less There are many human studies on the active ingredient
silymarin
Taurine has a lot of science behind it finally for humans and
diabetes Numerous animal studies showed great promise here, and now the
human studies verify this Take 500 mg of taurine daily for one year This
inexpensive amino acid also has much value for coronary heart conditions
generally and helps lower blood fats and blood pressure Beijing Hospital
in China, Cardiology Research Center in Moscow, Bengbu Medical College in
China, and Research University in Italy all showed improvement in glucose
levels,
insulin sensitivity, blood parameters, and other benefits in both
type 1 and 2 diabetes Studies at the University of Messina, and the
Diabetes Unit in Italy, showed diabetics had low blood plasma and platelet
taurine levels In 2004 an extensive review of the literature with 114
references from the University of Sassari in Italy showed that taurine
supplementation is valuable in treating diabetes and insulin resistance
Curcumin taken in 500 mg amounts daily for one year is a powerful and
proven natural antioxidant
Green tea extract is very worthwhile Just take two capsules daily
Green tea is simply regular old tea Thea sinensis that is not fermented
There is a lot of good research on green tea polyphenols, but all of it is
short term only This is an exogenous food, and the fact it must have the
caffeine removed to be safe is rather worrisome It is unlikely you will
drink two cups of de-caf green tea every day, so the capsules are much more
practical
Quercitin is technically an endogenous antioxidant although basically
only found in apples and onions You can take 100 mg daily for one year
Only one study was found
where diabetic rats much improved by quercitin
supplementation
Polysaccharide plant gums such as glucomannon, guar gum, pectin
citrus or apple, and sodium alginate from seaweed are very valuable,
inexpensive, and safe temporary supplements These gums have shown value in
lowering cholesterol, blood sugar normalization, and other benefits Take
at least 3 grams a day 6 X 500 mg capsules to get real benefit Choose
the one you prefer, the one that is least expensive, or try each of the
four above for three month periods successively The added rewards of
lowering cholesterol and triglycerides will be an important factor in your
healing as well Some people have lost weight using these since these gums
swell up dramatically with water and fill the stomach giving you a feeling
of having eaten when you havent The science here is very strong
Modified citrus pectin is a fraud
At the 7th annual Gums and Stabilizers Conference in England
researchers reviewed the benefits of these and found, improved glycemic
control and a reduction in plasma cholesterol, which, of course, are
precursors to diabetes At the
University of Helsinki a review with 59
references was published showing guar gum therapy had favorable long-term
effects on glycemic control and lipid levels in NIDDM subjects At St
Marianna University in Japan Eiyogaku Zasshi v 56, 1998 galactomannon
from fenugreek was found to benefit by feeding five grams a day to type 2
diabetics At the Institute of Investigations in Cuba guar, pectin and
glucomannon were all shown to help remove toxic heavy metals from the
blood, improve digestion generally and lessen the effects of diabetes
L-arginine is an overrated and promoted amino acid with little
scientific evidence behind it There are a few studies, however, for blood
sugar conditions You can use 3 grams 6 X 500 mg daily for one year At
the University of Vienna L-arginine was found to inhibit lipid peroxidation
in human diabetics At the Medical College of Wisconsin diabetic rats
benefited from L-arginine in their water At Cumhuriyet University in
Turkey rabbits lowered blood glucose levels with oral L-arginine
Asian or American ginseng can be used temporarily, but not in hot
weather or in tropical climates
because of its extreme yang warm nature
Find a reliable brand and take one or two capsules a day during the coolest
six months of the year October thru March in the Northern Hemisphere
Nopal cactus has been promoted for normalizing blood sugar levels,
but where is the evidence? There are no human or animal studies published
in any of the international medical journals There is just no reason to
use something unproven like this when you have so many proven supplements
to use Bitter melon Momordica has also been promoted for blood sugar
problems, but again where is the evidence? Banaba leaf has corosolic acid
in it and has been promoted for blood sugar problems The published
evidence is just not convincing so far Fenugreek herb containing
galactomannon fiber has been commercially promoted for diabetes, but the
science is lacking here, too Conjugated linoleic acid CLA has been
promoted for weight loss as well as diabetes, but, again, the evidence
isnt there
The herb most promoted for normalizing blood sugar is Gymnema
sylvestre There are a good number of animal studies which do show a lot of
potential,
but almost no human studies at all There is no reason more
human research hasnt been done Animal studies can be very valuable, and
we may see human research done in the next few years You can certainly use
this for a year if you want, but remember that exogenous supplements will
not work for some people and will be biologically incompatible allergenic
in others If you feel any of these temporary supplements are not
compatible with your individual biochemistry then drop them Some people
will get mild side effects from exogenous supplements like these instead of
benefits
Chapter 8: Alpha Lipoic Acid
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Lipoic acid aka thioctic acid is a natural antioxidant in our
bodies, and the most important single supplement you can take for diabetes
and blood sugar disorders There are very small amounts of lipoic acid in
our daily food in the form of lipoyllysine, and it does not exist in the
free form in our bodies Do not think this is somehow a Magic Supplement
that can work alone Diet and exercise is the basic cure for blood sugar
dysmetabolism, while supplements and hormones
play a secondary role The
research on lipoic acid is rather overwhelming, so we are going to devote a
separate chapter to it
Actually lipoic acid is a disulfide two sulfur atoms that is
converted in the body to dihydro lipoic acid or DHLA The lipoic acid of
commerce and the one used in nearly all the studies is equally composed of
two mirror image isomers R- and S- Most all of the published studies use
the regular natural R/S form You will see Internet advertisements claiming
that only the R-isomer has biological value, while the S-isomer is somehow
ineffective Of course, the R- only product is very expensive Since the
regular, normal form sold is 50 R- isomer you would save money by simply
using twice as much if you want to believe these pseudo-scientific claims
Please do not be taken in by such unscientific promotions Clinical studies
using these R- and S- forms separately found that they equally convert to
DHLA in the body
Anyone over the age of forty should take lipoic acid as part of their
basic supplement program for its powerful antioxidant properties For most
people taking 200 mg a day is sufficient Clinical studies
have used up to
1,000 mg, but only in the short term Injected lipoic acid is much more
effective than oral use, but very impractical obviously Overdoses of
lipoic acid or anything else merely unbalance our metabolism and are
contraindicated If you have a serious problem you can safely take 400 mg a
day for one year by using 200 mg in the AM and another 200 mg in the PM to
maintain maximum blood levels Lipoic acid is safe, inexpensive, and non-
toxic, but there just isnt any reason to take more than this for the long
term Short term studies have used higher doses, but youll be doing long
term therapy
At Eberhard-Karls University in Germany BioFactors 10, 1993 a study,
Thioctic Acid-Effects on Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose-Metabolism was
done They pointed out that, Thioctic acid is a co-factor of key
mitochondrial enzymes, involved in the regulation of glucose oxidation,
such as the pyruvate dehydrogenase and the alpha-ketoglutarate
dehydrogenase, both enzyme complexes which are known to be diminished in
diabetes In plain words, this means lipoic acid works with our bodies
enzymes to prevent glucose
from being oxidized Their conclusion was, The
clinical and experimental date indicate that this compound has beneficial
effects on insulin sensitivity, correcting several metabolic pathways known
to be altered in type 2 diabetes, such as insulin stimulated glucose
uptake, glucose oxidation, and glycogen synthesis The authors quote two
human studies published in Diabetologica 1995 and Arzneimittelforschung
1995 Here insulin sensitivity was increased 27 to 51 in merely 10 days
This is nothing less than incredible No toxic prescription drugs can even
start to approach results like that
At the University of Southern California Nutrition 17, 2001
Molecular Aspects of Lipoic Acid in the Prevention of Diabetes
Complications was published People with diabetes suffer from an endless
list of complications eventually ending in premature death These include
vascular heart and artery disease, cataracts, retinopathy vision loss,
neuropathy nerve deterioration and nephropathy loss of kidney function
Available data strongly suggest that LA, because of its antioxidant
properties, is particularly suited to the prevention
and/or treatment of
diabetic complications In addition to its antioxidant properties, LA
increases glucose uptakeFurther, recent trials have demonstrated that
LA improves glucose disposal in patients with type 2 diabetes In
experimental and clinical studies, LA markedly reduced the symptoms of
diabetic pathologies, including cataract formation, vascular damage and
polyneuropathy Rather powerful statements
A most impressive seventeen page, heavily documented review, The
Pharmacology of the Antioxidant Lipoic Acid, from Vrije University in
Amsterdam General Pharmacology v 29, 1997 leaves no doubt about its
effectiveness Here they prove that the R- and S- isomers equally convert
to DHLA in humans This review is about the antioxidant properties of LA
for general health rather than the benefits for diabetes specifically The
language here is highly technical and refers to reactive oxygen species
ROS, NADH, chelation, oxidative stress, and other such topics In plain
English, they show LA supplements to be a most powerful and proven
antioxidant that has many benefits as we age
At the University of
Maastricht in the Netherlands Oxidative Stress
and Disease v 6, 2001 an excellent review was done on the antioxidant
properties and therapeutic potential of lipoic acid LA can be used in the
treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and has been shown to increase
cellular glucose uptake and utilization They point out that both the
reduced DHLA and oxidized LA forms have powerful antioxidant
properties
At the University of Arizona Oxidative Stress and Disease v 8,
2002 a long, well documented review was done on hyperglycemia and insulin
resistance They strongly suggest using LA as a therapy for both
conditions Further they discuss the underlying mechanisms for using LA in
diabetic and pre-diabetic conditions so we can better understand how it is
so effective At Oregon State University Current Medicinal Chemistry v
11, 2004 a review was done showing the power of LA to help ameliorate the
pathophysiologies of many chronic diseases, and not just diabetes and other
forms of blood sugar dysmetabolism
Diabetic neuropathy aka polyneuropathy is caused by the
peroxidation of nervous tissues Many studies
show this can be strongly
mitigated by lipoic acid supplements alone For example, at the Diabetes
Center in Romania lipoic acid was given to diabetics for 70 days They
found antioxidant therapy with LA improved and may prevent diabetic
neuropathy This improvement was associated with a reduction in indexes of
lipid peroxidation Again in Romania young type 1 diabetics mean age of
38 were given lipoic acid for 60 days Their results demonstrated that LA
appeared to be an effective drug in the treatment of different forms of
autonomic diabetic neuropathy There was also a dramatic decrease in
systolic blood pressure with no other treatment than the LA At Goethe
University in Germany both type 1 and type 2 diabetics were given lipoic
acid for only 3 weeks Their results demonstrated that therapy with LA had
a positive influence on the impaired neurovascular reflex arc in patients
with diabetic neuropathy
At the Diabetic Research Institute in Germany an extensive review
with 38 references was done on treating people with diabetic polyneuropathy
and cardiac autonomic neuropathy with lipoic acid At Heine University
in
Germany diabetics were given lipoic acid for only 3 weeks Their NIS scores
improved greatly The results of their meta-analysis provided evidence that
treatment with lipoic acid over 3 weeks was safe and significantly improved
both positive neuropathic symptoms and neuropathic deficits to a clinically
meaningful degree in diabetic patients with symptomatic polyneuropathy
Also at Heine an extensive, heavily referenced 17 page review was
published Here they showed that lipoic acid is the single most effective
supplement for treating oxidative stress in diabetics At the Royal
Pharmacy in England another good review was done Lipoic acid is now used
in Germany for the treatment of diabetic naturopathy and definitive
evidence of efficacy should arise from surveillance studies Lipoic acid
may be more effective as a long-term dietary supplement aimed at the
prophylactic protection of diabetics from complications
The Medical Research Institute in California published a study on
oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes and lipoic acid Studies with
antioxidants such as vitamin E, lipoic acid, and N-acetyl cysteine
are new
strategies now available to treat such conditions At the University of
Medicine in Italy diabetics with burning mouth syndrome were successfully
treated with lipoic acid Burning mouth syndrome is one common form of
neuropathy Improvement was found in only 60 days and was maintained in
over 70 of the patients after one year
At the University of Heidelberg in Germany diabetic patients were
given lipoic acid for 3 months This data provided evidence that treatment
with LA improves significantly the imbalance between increased oxidative
stress and depleted antioxidant defense even in patients with poor glycemic
control and albuminuria Later at the same university both type 1 and 2
diabetics we given long term lipoic acid for eighteen months The results
were very good as always with thrombomodulin and urinary albumin
concentrations falling impressively with no other treatments Both of these
are important markers for diagnosis of diabetic states At Oregon State
University a 12 page review with extensive references found that lipoic
acid therapy was helpful not only for diabetes, but also other
diseases
associated with oxidative stress LA was found to be an effective agent to
ameliorate certain pathophysiologies of many chronic diseases A similar
review was also done at Oregon State where the evidence was examined for
the effectiveness of lipoic acid against such diverse age-related disorders
as unwarranted apoptosis programmed cell death, cardiovascular disease,
and cataract formation The famous Mayo Clinic in Minnesota did a most
impressive 16 page review complete with 77 references on lipoic acid that
leaves no doubt as to the proven effectiveness on any disease associated
with oxidative stress including blood sugar disorders generally At the
University of California in Berkeley another good review with 34 references
was done on the properties of lipoic acid in relation to oxidative stress
and disease
At the University of California in Los Angeles a sophist- icated
review with an impressive 78 citations was done on the general antioxidant
and prooxidant properties of lipoic acid They showed both lipoic acid and
dihydrolipoic acid exhibit direct free radical scavenging properties Other
studies provide evidence that
lipoic acid supplementation has pro-oxidant
properties, decreases oxidative stress, and restores reduced levels of
other antioxidants in real people
At City Hospital in Germany type 1 diabetics were given lipoic acid
in order to improve insulin sensitivity They found oral administration of
LA resulted in a significant increase of insulin-stimulated glucose
disposal in NIDDM Better glucose disposal is a clear marker of improvement
in blood sugar dysmetabolism An article in a 1998 issue of Alternative
Medicine review found lipoic acid has the potential to prevent diabetes,
influence glucose control, and prevent chronic hyperglycemia associated
with complications such as neuropathy and cataracts At Aston University in
England diabetics were given vitamin E, vitamin C and lipoic acid After
only six weeks they found the total antioxidant status TAS measurement
indicated that diabetic blood plasma antioxidant capacity was improved from
mere dietary antioxidant supplementation When you take a variety of proven
antioxidants like this they all work synergistically in concert together
and the total effectiveness is greatly
increased
There are many other published human studies from around the world on
the benefits of oral lipoic acid supplementation for blood sugar and
insulin metabolism Make this a part of your supplement program
Chapter 9: We All Need Minerals
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Were all mineral deficient, every one of us No matter how well you
eat or what supplements you take, youre still lacking in some of the vital
elements you need Our soils are depleted of minerals Our food lacks
minerals We dont eat well anyway Please read my book The Minerals You
Need to learn about the essential minerals that science has shown us we
need in our bodies but dont get This is the most researched and
comprehensive book ever written on minerals and is very easy to read There
are 96 natural elements, but modern medicine only recognizes ten of them as
essential This is irrational and defies logic While sodium, potassium,
phosphorous and sulfur are all essential elements, we get enough of these
in our food Lets look at the minerals we are known to need more of
Calcium is very misunderstood The idea
that we need 1,000 mg a day is
ridiculous, and the official government RDA is not based on science
whatsoever The only abundant source of calcium is dairy products, and at
least two thirds of the worlds population does not include dairy foods in
their diet You cannot possibly get 1,000 mg of calcium a day without
eating dairy foods You should not eat dairy foods because of the lactose
milk sugar content All adults of all races are lactose intolerant -
period Americans and Europeans eat more calcium than anyone on earth, yet
have the highest rates of bone and joint disease especially arthritis and
osteoporosis Obviously calcium intake isnt the problem, but rather
calcium absorption You need at the minimum magnesium, boron, silicon,
strontium and vitamin D in order to absorb the calcium, and arent getting
enough of these nutrients There are certainly other nutritional factors in
calcium absorption we havent discovered yet Taking 250 mg a day of any
common, inexpensive calcium salts such as citrates and carbonates is
sufficient Overdosing yourself on calcium is irresponsible and wont
benefit you - more is not
better
Magnesium is the most studied and most important element in diabetes,
and there is overwhelming research behind it Magnesium is vitally
important for our total health since were generally deficient in it One
in seven Americans is seriously deficient according to blood analysis
studies The major source of magnesium is whole grains, yet almost all of
the grain we eat is refined The RDA is 400 mg, so taking 200 mg or more of
any common salts such as citrates, lactates or oxides is sufficient There
is much evidence that magnesium is critical to blood sugar and insulin
metabolism as well as outright diabetes
Iron is very important as it is the heme in blood hemoglobin Women
need more than men, and studies consistently show that Americans are
generally iron deficient especially women, vegetarians and the elderly
People with diabetes often have a problem excreting iron and end up with
excessive blood levels of it This does not mean you have to take an iron
free supplement, but you should be careful not to take more than 18 mg a
day Since you wont be eating red meat and animal products your intake of
iron
will fall dramatically The media misreported as usual this
situation and claimed excess dietary iron was somehow a common problem
This is a rare condition which is not due to excessive intake, but rather
inability to get rid of unneeded iron Men need about 10 mg a day and women
about 18 mg Common, inexpensive salts such as sulfates, fumarates and
gluconates are good Again, diabetics often show a problem with iron
metabolism and high blood ferritin levels This is not due to excessive
intake of iron in their food at all, but rather the inability to excrete
the iron efficiently
Zinc is also deficient in our diets generally Whole grains and beans
again are the primary source, yet what little grains we eat are almost all
refined with the nutrition removed Eating whole grains and beans legumes
every day will go a long way in raising your levels The elderly, the poor,
and people who drink alcohol have the lowest levels generally The RDA is
15 mg and you have to be careful not to take too much zinc as amounts over
50 mg can cause side effects This is a heavy metal and can accumulate in
the body The problem in diabetes is zinc
metabolism per se rather than
with deficient intake There are many clinical studies showing poor zinc
metabolism in blood sugar conditions Common, inexpensive salts such as
citrates, sulfates, or oxides are good
Boron is acknowledged as an essential element, but the RDA has never
been set It was only in 1990 that boron was even accepted as essential A
valid estimate is 3 mg a day, but Americans generally only eat about 1 mg
Our soils are boron deficient, our food is boron deficient, and vitamin
supplements rarely contain what you need Boron is necessary for calcium
absorption among many other important processes You would think that all
widely sold vitamin and mineral supplements would contain 3 mg of this
inexpensive and vital element, but very few actually do Any common salt
such as citrate, or even plain boric acid is fine It must be emphasized
how important it is to get boron in your diet every day as our soils and
foods are very deficient You cannot absorb calcium without sufficient
boron Fortunately the research here is overwhelming Get 3 mg a day of
boron
Manganese has overwhelming research on it for
its value in human and
animal nutrition The RDA was only recently set at 2 mg and many people do,
in fact, get that much in their food Whole grains, beans and leafy
vegetables are the best sources We only have about 20 mg of manganese in
our entire bodies You can take any normal form such as sulfates or oxides
Copper also has an RDA of 2 mg Common salts such as citrates, oxides
or gluconates are good Americans only get about half this much in their
food Whole grains and beans are the best source Some people have low
copper blood levels while others have high levels Our bodies contain a
total of only about 150 mg Anything over 15 mg daily could cause side
effects as it is a heavy element, but it is almost impossible to get
excessive copper in your diet even with copper water pipes in your home
Inexpensive salts such as citrates, gluconates or oxides are very
bioavailable
Silicon is an ignored element with no RDA set even though it has been
proven essential in human and animal health You will almost never find
this in any vitamin supplement A good dose is 10 mg although you probably
dont need that much
It isnt toxic, so 10 mg would be a safe and
effective amount Silicon levels in common foods vary so greatly it is hard
to be more precise Plain silica gel silicic acid is the best form to
take Do not use supplements claiming that horsetail herb will supply this
as this is not a good source - make sure the label says silicic acid One
major need for silicon not to be confused with silicone which is a polymer
of silicon and oxygen is for bone and joint metabolism and calcium
absorption Why arent vitamin companies putting this inexpensive,
essential element in their formulas?
Iodine is most needed for thyroid metabolism The RDA is 150 mcg and
most vitamin supplements have this There are only about 30 mg 30,000 mcg
of iodine in your body and three fourths of this is in your thyroid gland
If you have low T3 triiodothyronine or low T4 L-thyroxine you must take
the bio-identical hormones, as taking iodine supplements will not raise
your hormone levels Seaweed and kelp is the best source, but the problem
here is that they are too good While Asians often eat sea vegetables as a
staple, a mere teaspoon of kelp powder can contain
twenty times the RDA and
cause side effects such as skin problems Megadoses of any mineral are
clearly contraindicated
Chromium has finally gotten an RDA of 120 mcg This is toxic in high
amounts so dont exceed 400 mcg The research is most impressive here
Chromium has dozens of published studies showing that people with diabetes
usually have deficient levels due to lack of chromium in their food It
must always be emphasized that we need all the known essential elements and
not just ones like chromium that are proven to benefit glucose metabolism
Again, whole grains are the best source and the refined grains we eat lack
any significant amounts You can take inexpensive chelates a metal ion
bound to non-metal ions here Do not listen to advertising telling you
that a patented form is the best or only form that works The research
on chromium and blood sugar metabolism is overwhelming This must be in
your supplement program
Vanadium has finally been accepted as an essential element not a mere
trace element, but no RDA has been set There is an overwhelming recent
research on blood sugar metabolism for vanadium Scientists
around the
world have studied this for diabetes and Syndrome X in dozens of published
studies and reviews Therefore vanadium becomes overemphasized as a
diabetes mineral and the other supporting minerals that work with it are
ignored While there is no RDA, a daily dose 1,000 mcg 1 mg is
sufficient It is not a good idea to take more than this, although short
term studies have used more Using more than one milligram is very
irresponsible and will result in vanadium toxicity eventually Take 1 mg or
less daily Inexpensive chelates or vanadyl sulfate are both good choices
You will almost never find this in vitamin supplements This must be in
your supplement program as it is proven to be essential not only for blood
sugar metabolism but your general health
Molybdenum has an official RDA of 75 mcg, but some scientists feel
this is too low Youll find this in most vitamin-mineral supplements
Inexpensive common salts are all good sources Molybdenum is safe and non-
toxic even though it is a very heavy metal Research on molybdenum is
extensive and goes back decades Progressive farmers use this to fertilize
their
soils, and ranchers to insure the health of their livestock
Deficiency is not widespread here, but taking a mere 75 mcg a day is good
insurance especially since dietary intake varies so greatly
Selenium has an official RDA of 70 mcg which was only recently
established Deficiency is common because the main source is whole grains
and most all our grains are heavily refined Chelates are the best source
here Taking 200 to 400 IU of natural mixed tocopherol vitamin E works
synergistically and helps selenium metabolism Do not take more than 200
mcg as toxicity can occur over this amount It is a heavy metal and will
accumulate in the body if overdoses are used This is a very important
antioxidant element and fights free radicals Studies have shown people
with low selenium intakes have more cancer, heart and artery disease,
diabetes, and other illnesses Fortunately, many vitamin formulas contain
the 70 mcg you need
Germanium is something you almost never find in any vitamin-mineral
supplement There is no RDA here Science has proven this is, in fact,
essential and 100 micrograms would be a good dose as it
is an ultra-trace
element In 1988 a very impressive review was published in the journal
Medical Hypothesis complete with 72 references showing the importance of
germanium in human and animal nutrition Very irresponsible promoters offer
100 mg 100,000 mcg doses which is one thousand times what you need - a
three year supply every day Germanium sesquoxide is safe, but germanium
dioxide is not You will almost never find a supplement with 100 mcg of
germanium for a complete minerals program This is an essential element
Strontium has no RDA, but is definitely essential and needed for
calcium absorption Do not confuse this with radioactive strontium-90 A
good dose would be 1,000 mcg 1 mg a day A chelate or aspartate is a good
choice There is no need to take more than this although some irresponsible
natural health experts recommend much more Food and blood analysis
studies around this world show that 1,000 mcg a day is certainly enough It
is a shame none of the supplement companies are including a necessary
element like strontium in their formulas
Nickel has no RDA, but is definitely an essential element This is
an
ultra-trace element and 100 mcg would be a reasonable dosage based on
various analyses of human dietary intake and blood analyses The published
research unfortunately has concen- trated on animals rather than humans,
and looked more at dangers and toxicity than value and necessity The few
human studies we have are most impressive however Due to irresponsible
manufacturing practices a few people have excessive levels in their bodies
in certain areas where metal processing plants pollute the environment
Youll almost never find meaningful amounts in any supplements, so look for
one with 100 mcg
Tin has no RDA, but is definitely an essential element It is also an
ultra-trace element with a reasonable dosage of 100 mcg The same comments
apply regarding research on tin as to that of nickel Human research has
found low tin levels in various pathological conditions and diseases We
need more human research on tin Youll almost never find meaningful
amounts in any of the supplements currently in the marketplace
Cobalt is a very neglected element although it is the central atom for
vitamin B-12 Humans cannot synthesize B-12
without available cobalt, and
vitamin B-12 supplements are barely absorbed We probably only need about
25 mcg of cobalt a day, but it is not toxic and you could certainly take up
to100 mcg This is a very important ultra-trace element that has been
completely neglected by the natural health industry It cannot be
emphasized enough that research shows how important cobalt is even though
it is needed in such tiny amounts In 2005 there is only one supplement
containing cobalt in biologically meaningful amounts from yours truly, of
course
Cesium has no RDA, but is certainly essential This ultra-trace
element has proven value from extensive research, especially in human
blood, but it is almost impossible to find in any supplements 100 mcg
would be a reasonable dose, although irresponsible promoters have been
recommending much larger quantities supposedly to cure cancer and
alkalinize the body
Rubidium has no RDA, is not a mere trace element, and is definitely
essential 1,000 mcg 1 mg would be a reasonable dose Why is an element
that is needed in such large amounts and found in large amounts in
common
foods misnamed a trace element and so ignored? You will not find this in
any meaningful amounts in any but one supplement sold in 2005 again, yours
truly
Lets talk about other essential and possibly essential elements
Lithium is definitely essential, but we seem to get sufficient amounts in
our food The idea of giving people 1,000 times the needed amount for
depression is irresponsible and most dangerous Europium seems to be
essential, and research will probably validate this within the next ten
years Gallium seems to be essential, and its importance in bone metabolism
has already been demonstrated Lanthanum has considerable research behind
it and is probably essential Indium is claimed to have numerous benefits
on Internet sites, but published research simply doesnt verify any of
this Neodymium has shown potential in animal as well as human metabolism
Thulium not thallium has soil and edible plant studies to indicate its
importance, and animal studies will soon tell us more Praseodymium has
some animal and human research which indicates value for our health
There is much science on using supplemental
magnesium, chromium,
selenium, zinc, and vanadium to treat diabetes While this is certainly
going in the right direction, the point is missed We need all the
essential elements and not just some of them All elements work
synergistically and harmoniously together in concert as a team You must
get all of them, and not just some of them There is little point in taking
just a few elements, when we know there are about twenty we need Its just
not realistic to get a blood test for twenty or more minerals The answer
obviously is just to take the ones we know we need and may be deficient in
Since nearly all the available mineral supplements are woefully
deficient what can you do? Look up mineral supplements on the Internet
and youll find the one that has the 20 minerals you are known to need -
calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, boron, manganese, copper, silicon, iodine,
chromium, vanadium, molybdenum, selenium, germanium, strontium, nickel,
tin, cobalt, cesium and rubidium If youre not on the Internet, just go to
the public library and theyll help you
Chapter 10: Your Basic
Hormones
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Insulin is the most obvious hormone involved in glucose metabolism,
but it is only one of our basic fourteen hormones We should understand
that all hormones work together synergistically in concert together in
harmony as a team People with blood sugar dysmetabolism have generally
been shown to have other hormones out of balance It is important that you
try to balance all your basic hormones The level you had at age 30 is the
ideal; you want to strive for youthful hormone levels You do not want
normal levels found for older people We will go over each one of these
separately In the next chapter well talk about how to test your hormones
with blood and saliva
As with minerals, all your hormones work together as a team If one
member of the team isnt doing well, all the other players are strongly
affected It is of little value to balance one or two of your hormones and
ignore the others All your basic hormones must be balanced as much as
possible in order for them to work together harmoniously Men and women
have exactly the same hormones only in
different amounts Lets briefly
discuss your basic fourteen hormones:
Testosterone
DHEA
Melatonin
Pregnenolone
Growth Hormone
T3
T4
Insulin
Androstenedione
Progesterone
Estradiol
Estrone
Estriol
Cortisol
Testosterone is not the male hormone at all, even though men have
about ten times as much as women Men and women both need youthful levels
of this primary androgen Please read my book Testosterone Is Your Friend -
A Book for Men and Women This is the most researched, comprehensive, and
informative book available on testosterone Men cannot have hyper levels
as the testes cannot overproduce this Even if men oversupplement with
testosterone, the excess basically spills over into estradiol and estrone
rather than higher testosterone Literally over 90 of men over the age of
50 have low testosterone and would benefit from supplementation Women have
only about a tenth of the blood testosterone that men have, but they can
have deficient or excessive levels Hyper levels in women can only be
lowered by diet and lifestyle, not dangerous prescription drugs High
levels of
testosterone, androstenedione and DHEA in women are called
androgenicity and are a hallmark of polycystic ovaries - a very common
condition Studies repeatedly show diabetic men generally have deficient
levels, while women generally have excessive ones Doctors generally have
no idea how to accurately measure testosterone, much less administer it
They usually prescribe dangerous injections, toxic oral salts, or - at best
- overpriced patches and weak gels Transdermal creams or gels, and
sublingual tablets sublingual liquid drops taste terrible however forms
are the preferred methods Transdermal creams and gels generally only
deliver 20 into the blood DMSO solutions deliver about 99, are safe and
effective, but are not allowed under FDA regulations Nor are nasal sprays
Men make about 6-8 mg a day so they generally only need about a 3 mg 3,000
mcg daily dose in their blood This means a man would use a daily 3 mg
sublingual tablet or drops and a woman would use a daily 150 mcg sublingual
tablet or drops Women make about 300 mcg a day, so about 150 mcg in their
blood is a good daily dose since they store testosterone more
efficiently
If a man gets a 100 g tube of 3 3g per 100 g cream, each half gram
will have 15 mg and he can expect 3 20 mg to actually go into his blood
The tube will therefore last over six months 200 days If a woman gets a
100 g tube of a mere 015 150 mg per 100 g cream each half gram will
contain 750 mcg and she can expect 150 mcg 20 to go into her blood
Androstenedione levels generally parallel testosterone since this and
androstenediol are the direct precursors to testosterone in our bodies You
generally do not have to measure this or supplement it Taking
androstenedione is not a reliable way to raise testosterone as it stops
working after a period of time and then produces estradiol and estrone
instead of testosterone In some men it never works at all If a woman has
high testosterone or DHEA it would be a good idea to test her
androstenedione as well The only way to lower hyper levels in women
again, men do not have hyper levels is by diet, exercise, and balancing
the other basic hormones Androstenedione was classified as a prescription
drug in 2004 and is now a felony to possess or sell
DHEA
is the third androgen This is very much a life extension hormone
and is critical to your health and longevity Studies again show diabetic
men are usually deficient while women can go either way Men rarely have
excessive levels, while women sometimes have too much DHEA along with too
much testosterone and androstenedione As always, you are looking for the
youthful level you had at age thirty If low, women can take half tablets
125 mg of DHEA orally and men can take the regular 25 mg tablets Never
use DHEA unless you have proven by blood or saliva analyses that you are
low This is a very powerful hormone and excessive levels are harmful A
few people will find they cannot metabolize oral DHEA and it simply raises
blood estrogens especially estradiol instead of DHEA levels Transdermal
creams are not effective here because of the poor absorption Injections
are not practical nor natural DMSO solutions are not FDA approved, but you
can make your own Men can use 30 mg a day in DMSO and women 15 mg a day
Do not buy 7-keto DHEA as it is an unproven and expensive promotion
Melatonin is a powerful antioxidant hormone Melatonin is much
more
powerful and beneficial than the media tells you and has even been studied
for cancer therapy Even though levels fall from the time were 18, it is
essential you test your melatonin level if you are over the age of 40 You
cannot assume you are low just because most older people happen to be low
Hyper levels are medically unknown except maybe with pineal tumors A few
people are melatonin deficient throughout life and would benefit from early
diagnosis We have discussed the vital importance of antioxidants and
oxidative stress in blood sugar conditions This is a very underestimated
hormone despite numerous published studies showing major benefits
including immunity enhancement and antioxidant properties in many
diseases Taking 3 mg of oral melatonin is generally sufficient, although
women may not need this much and can take a tablet, say, four or five
nights a week Only take this at night when our levels naturally rise and
never during the day Taking this during the day would produce negative
effects You must test melatonin at 3:00 AM with a saliva test kit
There are literally dozens of valid animal studies
proving the
benefit of youthful melatonin levels for diabetes and blood sugar disorders
in laboratory animals When you have this many published studies from
clinics around the world you can be sure that the human studies will be
just as good Fortunately we do have one very excellent human study on
melatonin and diabetes At Granada University in Spain Journal of Pineal
Research v35, 2003 both blood and saliva testing showed diabetics to be
about 40 lower in melatonin Here age matched type 1 and type 2 patients
of both sexes were used Plasma melatonin averaged only 898 pg/ml in
patients, but 1491 in healthy controls This is most impressive since both
type 1 and 2, and both men and women patients were used More human studies
on melatonin will be forthcoming not only for diabetes, but many other
illnesses
Pregnenolone is the orphan hormone, like estriol, with very little
research despite its great importance to our health and well being Studies
on pregnenolone and diabetes are almost nonexistent Ironically the one
available published study showed high pregnenolone levels in diabetics
This is the grandmother hormone from
which all the other sex hormones are
derived Pregnenolone is the brain and cognition hormone, and our levels
fall at about the age of thirty-five to forty and then stabilize Despite
the lack of research here you must balance your pregnenolone level so all
your other hormones can work effectively Men can take 50 mg if they prove
to be low and women about 25 mg You can get a doctor to do a blood test
for this, or you can test this yourself with a saliva kit You are looking
for the youthful level you had at age thirty as always This will help keep
your mind, memory and cognition strong in your elderly years as this is the
most important brain hormone of all
Growth hormone is the most expensive hormone of all because 1 it is
difficult to make such a complex molecule, and 2 the collusion between
pharmaceutical companies to keep the prices high Veterinary GH for cows
and pigs is inexpensive, but no less complex or easier to produce Just
because GH is expensive does not mean it is any more important than any
other hormone, or that you will get any more dramatic effects GH
metabolism is disrupted in blood sugar conditions, and
patients can have
low, normal or even high levels; you just cannot generalize here
Fortunately the Chinese can now produce Jintropin for about 120 or less a
month 30 IU You need to understand that this is a tightly controlled
prescription drug Any HGH product you see sold over the counter is
worthless, especially homeopathic GH and GH secretagogues You can
legally buy this on the Internet from Mexican online pharmacies without a
prescription for your own personal use You do not need to inject this if
you dissolve it in ethanol or propylene glycol and use it sublingually You
can also dissolve it in DMSO and use it transdermally or sublingually
One mg equals 3 IU You must remember this so you dont get confused - one
milligram equals three International Units The average adult needs 1 IU
033 mg a day It is very difficult to blood test GH levels, and GH rises
dramatically about 1,000 ten times around midnight after you go to
sleep You cannot saliva test for this, and IGF-1 levels do not parallel GH
levels despite the conventional wisdom Ill informed people who tell you
otherwise prove their ignorance You need to go by
actual results here
Just go by real world results rather than blood testing After, say, three
months of use did you gain lean muscle mass and lose fat mass you wont
lose weight per se? Did your cholesterol levels improve? Did you have more
energy and just simply feel better? Did you find real and not just
imaginary benefits? Most anyone over the age of 50 should get real world
benefits
T3 triiodothyronine and T4 L-thyroxine are your two thyroid
hormones Thyroid metabolism is generally slow in both type 1 and 2
diabetics Get an inexpensive blood test for these Test your FREE T3 and
FREE T4, and do not let the doctor test the traditional TSH and T3 uptake;
these do not accurately indicate thyroid function Again, you must test
your free T3 and free T4 regardless of what your doctor tells you Doctors
know little about thyroid diagnosis and this includes endocrinologists
Here you cannot accept low normal values even though they are technically
in range You need average or better values T3 and T4 are both
bioidentical hormones with no side effects whatsoever when used properly
Thats right - Synthroid and
Cytomel are exactly the same as the hormones
in your body Do not use Armour Thyroid from pigs as it contains both T3
and T4, and very few people are low in both - treat T3 and T4 separately
For people with excessive levels only diet and lifestyle will lower them;
do not get surgery or irradiate your thyroid gland
Insulin can be measured directly, and some people with blood sugar
problems should measure theirs directly as part of a comprehensive
diagnosis For most people the glucose tolerance test GTT is much more
informative as it tells the response of the insulin to a sugar load The
response of insulin is more important than the blood levels per se The GTT
test is excellent and very underused Because of the epidemic of insulin
resistance and other blood sugar conditions a GTT should be a routine part
of a yearly physical rather than measuring insulin per se This is a very
accurate and inexpensive test and should be routinely done If you have a
fasting blood sugar level of 85 of less you probably dont need a GTT Do
not accept the usual figure of 100 or less as it just isnt good enough
Fasting blood sugar is a very accurate
indicator, and if yours is over 85
mg/dl get a GTT test
Progesterone is not just a female hormone although it derives from
pro-gestation Women should read my book No More Horse Estrogen to learn
more about the benefits of progesterone Buy a product with about 1,000 mg
per two ounce jar All women over the age of 13 should test their
progesterone levels since even teenagers can be deficient You must measure
this according to your monthly cycle After menopause it doesnt matter, of
course, when you measure it Postmenopausal women can safely use this any
three weeks of the month without testing since their ovaries no longer
produce this Men can use 1/8 teaspoon five days a week directly on their
scrotums to protect against excess estrogens as they age Progesterone is
therefore anti-feminizing in men Men need youthful levels of progesterone
just as women do Please read my book The Natural Prostate Cure to learn
more about why they need this
Estradiol E2 is the strongest, and potentially the most dangerous,
of the three basic estrogens Most American women are up to their ears in
estradiol and estrone, so the idea of estrogen
supplementation is generally
irrational on its face Men over 50 generally have more estradiol than
their postmenopausal wives Only diet and lifestyle will lower hyper
estradiol levels, not toxic prescription drugs Very few women will need
supplementary estradiol Low normal values are fine here since Westerners
have high levels and low normal levels are preferred Vegetarians and
rural Asians have lower levels Any teenage girl or young woman who has any
kind of gynecological problem should test all three estrogen levels
Patches are unnecessarily expensive, oral pills are not absorbed well,
transdermal creams deliver only about 20, sublingual drops are almost
unknown but most effective, and DMSO solutions not approved by the FDA
Transdermal creams and sublingual drops can be prepared by a compounding
pharmacist if you get a prescription and 50 mcg a day in the blood would be
a good dose Estradiol is very powerful and should only be used by women
who are actually out of range
Estrone E1 is the second basic estrogen The same information and
advice equally applies as with estradiol Estrone is not as powerful
as
estradiol, but is still very potent High levels cause a wide range of
health problems For the few women who are actually low out of range in
estrone they can use transdermal creams or sublingual drops just as with
estradiol Women are looking to deliver about 100 mcg a day into their
blood
Estriol E3, like pregnenolone, is the other orphan hormone that has
almost no research available especially when compared with estradiol and
estrone Common sense tells you that women must maintain youthful estriol
levels Men are rarely deficient in this Estriol comprises about 80 of
human estrogen, and is the good or beneficial estrogen Doctors do not
measure estriol nor prescribe it, and normal pharmacies do not carry it
Only a compounding pharmacist can supply it legally, but it is available on
the Internet inexpensively Get a 03 transdermal cream or gel 300 mg per
100 gram jar and use a half gram a day Sublingual drops in oil should
contain about 500 mcg per drop Vaginal gels are effective, but most women
find them inconvenient Never use oral tablets as they are very
ineffective If a blood or saliva test shows you are
low you want to
deliver about 500 mcg a day into your blood Strive for high normal ranges
here since rural Asian women and vegetarians have higher levels
Cortisol is the stress hormone Researchers agree that diabetics tend
to have higher levels of cortisol High levels indicate inability to deal
with stress on a daily basis The ideal way to measure this is a 24 hour,
four sample diagnosis For most people simply one test at 8:00 or 9:00 AM
is sufficient If you have high cortisol you must eat better, take
supplements, balance your other hormones, exercise, and somehow deal with
the stressful factors in your life Only diet, exercise, and balancing your
other hormones is going to lower your cortisol levels Deficient levels are
unusual
Chapter 11: Hormone Testing
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Currently the medical profession is in the Dark Ages when it comes to
basic hormone testing This includes endocrinologists who are supposed to
specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of hormonal balance Even the
most prominent diabetes specialists simply have no idea that all the basic
hormones should be balanced in
order to successfully treat and cure blood
sugar problems- their only concern is insulin Balancing your basic
hormones really can be very simple, inexpensive, and straight forward as
you have already seen in the previous chapter Fortunately, you can test
most of your hormones at home with saliva test kits for about 30 apiece
Saliva testing has been used successfully for decades in clinical settings,
and it is only in the last few years it has been offered to the general
public You simply send your saliva sample to a diagnostic lab for RIA
radioimmunoassay testing Saliva always gives free, bioavailable hormone
levels and never bound, unavailable ones You can readily find such testing
services on the Internet by typing in saliva hormone testing, hormone
testing and similar terms on your favorite search engine
Test your free testosterone, not your total or bound You can do this
with a saliva kit or with a blood draw If you get a blood test you must
explain to the doctor you do not want your total or bound levels tested,
and youre not interested in any meaningless bound-to-free ratios Look for
the youthful level you had at the
age of 30 and not the level normal for
your age Women must do this even though they only have one tenth the
amount men do Literally 90 of men over the age of 50 are deficient Women
can have hyper or hypo levels
Test your DHEA or DHEA-S sulfate with either a saliva kit or a
blood draw Look for the youthful level you had at the age of 30 Remember
that people, especially women, can suffer from hyper levels which are just
as harmful as hypo levels DHEA levels generally fall as we age, especially
after the age of 40
Your melatonin must be tested at 3:00 AM with a saliva kit, unless
you want to pay a fortune to stay overnight in a sleep lab and get woken up
at that time for a blood draw Look for the level you had at the age of
30 Doctors have no interest in testing or prescribing melatonin since they
dont understand how important it is Also, it is sold over the counter so
there is not profit in it for them Our melatonin levels fall from the time
were 18 until they almost disappear by our seventies Most everyone over
40 would benefit from melatonin supplementation, but dont assume you are
low just because you are getting older
Pregnenolone is the forgotten or orphan hormone, and doctors dont
even know what it is or care Yes, this includes endocrinologists
generally There is almost no research done on pregnenolone amazingly
enough Test this with a saliva kit or a blood draw In 2005 there is only
one lab offering saliva testing for this Look for the level you had at the
age of 30 Levels fall at about the age of 35-40 and then tend to
stabilize Hyper levels are rare Again, dont assume you are low just
because you are getting older Everyone is biologically unique
Growth hormone GH cannot currently be tested with saliva, and is
difficult to test with a blood draw due to the fact it varies a lot during
the day The way it is measured in clinics is to take a blood draw every
six hours in one day for a total of four samples Another means is 30
minute draws for two hours for a a total of four samples The results are
then averaged out It is best to go by results here Since testing is so
difficult just go the the actual real world results you get from
supplementation If you are over 50 the odds are your rhGH levels are low
and
you could benefit very much from taking it Use 1 IU 033 mg daily
sublingually in DMSO and see what results you get in 90 days You are
better off just to go by results until saliva testing becomes available
Then youll be able to take four saliva samples and send them into a lab
The medical profession is really walking in darkness when it comes to
thyroid testing Doctors will usually waste your time and money testing
your TSH thyroid stimulating hormone and T3 uptake instead of your free
T3 and free T4 In 2005 there is no saliva testing offered, but this
situation should change due to demand Getting your free T3 and free T4
tested is very inexpensive and only costs about 30 each plus the office
visit Go in at about 9:00 AM fasting Fortunately you can go to websites
like wwwhealthcheckusacom and get this done for under 100 without a
doctor Do not settle for low normal ranges here, but look for midrange
levels If the range is 1-10 and you are a 2 or 3 that just isnt good
enough In such a case you would need to supplement until you are at least
a 5 Ranges and results differ from lab to lab; there is no
universal
range 100 mcg of T4 and 25 mcg of T3 it is always a 4:1 ratio are good
starting doses You can get bioidential T3 Cytomel and T4 Synthroid
legally on the Internet from Mexican online pharmacies without a
prescription for your personal use under Section 21 of the US Code Do
not use Armour pig thyroid unless you have equally low both T3 and T4
Rather than test your insulin per se it is better to get a glucose
tolerance test GTT You drink a 75 gram measured cup of glucose, wait an
hour and have your blood sugar level tested with a blood draw If your
insulin is effectively metabolized your blood sugar will fall back to
normal Testing plasma blood glucose per se is part of the standard blood
analysis Make sure your glucose level is 85 mg/dl or less; do not accept
the normal limit of 100 or moreThe GTT test is inexpensive, accurate,
and should be done routine for anyone with symptoms of the metabolic
syndrome or anyone over the age of 40 In actuality it is not commonly done
at all You must request it
Men dont need to test androstenedione, but women should if they have
either a high DHEA and/or
testosterone level All three of these hormones
are androgens and women who have hyper levels of any or all of these
suffer from such problems as polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS
Androstenedione levels generally parallel those of testosterone
Pre-menopausal women should test their progesterone levels with a
saliva kit according to their cycle, and use transdermal progesterone if
they are low This includes teenage girls and young women Post-menopausal
women can simply use progesterone any three weeks of the calendar month
since their ovaries are no longer active Men can, and should, use small
amounts of transdermal progesterone ie 1/8 teaspoon five days a week,
but dont need to test it
Teenage girls, pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women should all
test their estradiol, estrone and estriol levels with a saliva kit
according to their cycle Men dont need to do this unless they are using
testosterone supplements which aromatize into estradiol and estrone, or
suspect any kind of hormonal imbalance such as prostate problems,
gynecomastia, etc Doctors, including endocrinologists, do not test for
nor
prescribe estriol, nor is it sold in normal pharmacies Doctors blindly
prescribe estradiol and estrone supplements to women without testing their
levels
Cortisol is the stress hormone and can be tested with a saliva kit
You can do this with blood about 9:00 AM fasting, or you can buy a saliva
kit when you take four different saliva samples in a 24 hour period Just
taking one blood or saliva sample in the morning should be sufficient to
see if you have high cortisol levels Hypercortisol high is all too
common in all Western societies Only diet, exercise and lifestyle will
help you lower cortisol Hypocortisol low levels are uncommon, but you
can take bioidentical cortisol oral hydrocortisone supplements if you
have this problem
Saliva hormone test kits should be sold in every pharmacy, drug
store, and health food store, but surprisingly are not You can readily
find sources on the Internet under saliva hormone test or saliva hormone
testing using your favorite search engine
Chapter 12: Heart Disease and Cholesterol
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We need a separate chapter on blood
fats because this is one of the
most important factors in blood sugar conditions and the most important
indicator of CHD One of the hallmarks of Syndrome X and other blood sugar
conditions is high cholesterol and triglyceride levels- dyslipidemia High
triglycerides are more important that total cholesterol levels here
Normally you dont have to get overly involved in your HDL high density
versus your LDL low density levels, but in the case of the metabolic
syndrome we do Divide your total cholesterol by your HDL level and you
should get a ratio of 40 or less for men and 45 or less for women For
example, if your total cholesterol is 200 and your HDL 50 you would get 40
ratio Low HDL and high LDL levels are characteristic of blood sugar
conditions generally The average adult American has an average cholesterol
level of about 240, and a level of 200 is considered good Baloney A
good level is about 150 no matter what age, race or sex you are Lower
cholesterol levels are easily obtainable even if you have genetically high
cholesterol by simply cutting down on meat, eggs, and poultry, and
eliminating all dairy products
from your diet Even those genetically
predisposed to higher levels can easily keep them under 200 by eating
well, taking proven supplements, balancing your basic hormones, and getting
regular exercise of some kind Keep your triglycerides well under a 100
level Please read my book Lower Cholesterol Without Drugs to see how easy
it is to keep all your blood lipids at healthy levels naturally, safely,
and effectively without resorting to toxic, dangerous statin drugs
To be clear about this you must be concerned with:
TOTAL CHOLESTEROL
TRIGLYCERIDES
HIGH DENSITY CHOLESTEROL
LOW DENSITY CHOLESTEROL
Researchers around the world agree that both type 1 and 2 diabetes,
insulin resistance, and impaired glucose metabolism are highly correlated
with dyslipidemia There is no reason to review this overwhelming research
as the scientists of the world are in basic agreement on this issue Our
emphasis will therefore be on practical and effective ways to lower our
blood fats naturally Diet is the most important of course Proven
supplements, especially beta-sitosterol, flax oil, beta glucan,
soy
isoflavones and guggul sterones- are the second means Natural hormone
balance is the third, and regular exercise the fourth Fasting once a week
on water from dinner to dinner will also help you lower blood fats
Supplements will only help you if you eat well The most important
supplement is 300 to 600 mg of beta-sitosterol Beta-sitosterol is found in
literally every vegetable you eat The studies on lowering blood fats with
beta-sitosterol go back over three decades Most Americans only eat about
300 mg a day and vegetarians about twice that much We eat too many omega-6
fatty acids and not enough omega-3s Flax oil is the best known source of
omega-3 fatty acids, and a better choice than fish oil for many reasons
Our food is very deficient in omega-3s, and very excessive in omega-6s
Beta glucan is the third supplement Beta glucan is the most powerful
immune enhancer known to science and that includes prescription drugs such
as interferon alpha Beta glucan has also shown effectiveness in lowering
blood lipids Please read my book What is Beta Glucan? to learn just how
powerful and effective this really is People of all ages will
benefit from
taking 200 mg of more of beta glucan a day Isoflavones are the fourth
supplement Taking 40 mg of mixed daidzein and genistein soy isoflavones
is the most practical and realistic way to get the benefits of soybeans
Western people simply dont eat enough soy foods to get sufficient
isoflavones in their diet Guggul gum is an ancient Ayurvedic remedy and
taking 25 mg of guggul sterones will help lower cholesterol and
triglycerides Only use this for six to twelve months as it is exogenous
and not found in your body or in common food A few people are going to be
biologically incompatible with guggul, so it you get any side effects just
stop taking it
People who tell you that cholesterol is not an important indicator of
CHD health and longevity prove their complete lack of knowledge in this
area It has become faddish to say, cholesterol doesnt count so people
have an excuse to continue their high fat diets People who go even
farther and tell you that low cholesterol is somehow dangerous are simply
frauds Some elderly people are so sickly that they lose their ability to
manufacture cholesterol despite a
high fat diet Therefore their lower
cholesterol levels are not indicitive of good health at all, but rather of
morbidity The chart below from the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
MRFIT proves beyond any doubt that total cholesterol should ideally be
about 150 mg/dl Archives of Internal Medicine v148, 1998 361,662 men
from 40 different countries aged 35-57 were studied over a period of six
years The ones with low cholesterol had only 3 deaths per thousand every
year, while the ones with high cholesterol had 16 deaths per thousand
annually They summarized this as, The association between serum
cholesterol and six year risk of CHD was continuous, graded and strong over
the entire range
18 CHD Death Rate per 1000 Men
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300
Serum Cholesterol, mg/dL
The famous Seven Countries Study has covered over 25 years Reviewing
all the known factors in coronary heart disease they concluded, Over 50
of the variance in CHD death rates in 25 years were accounted for by the
difference in mean serum cholesterol A later
follow-up stated, Across
cultures, cholesterol is linerally related to CHD mortality The American
Heart Association has consistently advised that the evidence linking
elevated serum cholesterol to CHD is overwhelming The legendary Framington
Heart Study found that total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL levels
taken together were the single most important determinant of heart disease
Americans eat about 42 fat calories and most all of them are from
saturated animal fats Substituting vegetable oils is simply lessening the
harmful effects Canola oil is a promotional fraud seen any canola plants
lately?, despite the hype and promotion by the so-called health food
industry Olive oil is not good for you no matter what you read
somewhere, although it is a good choice of oils Corn, safflower, sunflower
and olive oils should be used in moderation Soy oil tastes terribly unless
it is highly refined Sesame oil is very expensive, and toasted sesame oil
is a condiment Palm and coconut oils are meant for tropical peoples living
in tropical climates You should eat less than 20 fat calories and these
should be from vegetable sources as
well as seafood This is very easy to
do when youre not eating red meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products, fried
foods, and junk foods
At the University of Tor Vergata in Rome Acta Diabetologica v 40,
2003 people with metabolic syndrome were studied The mean triglyceride
level was a whopping 193 Again, the triglyceride count is the most
meaningful blood lipid figure The mean total cholesterol was 225 Their
fasting blood sugar was 108, they were overweight, had high HDL and low LDL
levels, hypertension, as well as high insulin These people were given
exercise capacity tests on a treadmill They were all found to have
diminished cardiovascular capacity, which indicates a much higher
likelihood of heart and artery disease People with metabolic syndrome die
earlier and have a poorer quality of life, especially due to CHD conditions
of all kinds Triglycerides are the most important lipid indicator of
blood sugar problems and you must keep them under 100 Sweets of all kinds
including honey and maple syrup will raise your triglycerides levels even
on a low fat diet Vegan sugar addicts will often have
elevated
triglyceride levels despite eating no saturated fats or animal foods at
all
Hydrogenated oils, often called trans-fatty acids or partially
hydrogenated oils, are the very worst fats These are made by taking cheap
oils such as cottonseed and forcing hydrogen gas into them under extreme
pressure and heat with a platinum catalyst Make sure you have none of
these in your house such as margarine or shortening Margarine is not,
better than butter at all- it is even worseYou can buy non-hydrogenated,
non-dairy spreads made of coconut and palm oils as a temporary transition
away from butter and margarine Read the labels on any food you buy to make
sure the word hydrogenated is not listed Eating in fast food
restaurants is almost guaranteed to get trans fats into your body Eating
in any restaurant is risky since the types of oils and fats used in their
foods are not mentioned on the menu Studies around the world over the past
decades have proven repeatedly just how harmful these trans fats are
despite their popularity
If you are over the age of 40 you should basically be taking all the
supplements
listed in Chapter 6: Supplements The most important
cornerstone supplements are beta-sitosterol, flax oil, beta glucan, soy
isoflavones, and guggul sterones but only for about six months There are
other supplements you can take like 3 grams of guar gum, 3 grams of fruit
pectin apple or grapefruit, 1,200 mg of lecithin, 3 grams of
glucomannon, and 3 grams of sodium alginate Please do not fall for such
promotional scams as policosanol, red rice yeast, modified fruit pectin,
and overdoses of niacin Regardless of your age you should be taking a
complete mineral supplement with the 20 needed minerals in the required
amounts You can find the one formulated by your author if you simply
search the Internet under mineral supplements as it is the only complete
mineral supplement in the world with all these vital elements in the
biologically required amounts clearly stated on the label
Doctors do not understand the importance of our basic hormones on our
blood lipids If you are over 40 you definitely need to test and balance
your testosterone, DHEA, progesterone, pregnenolone, and melatonin, as well
as your
thyroid hormones T3 and T4 Women should also test their estradiol,
estrone and estriol Please read Chapter 10: Your Basic Hormones for more
information on this Cholesterol itself is, in fact, a hormone and is the
biological source of all our sex hormones including pregnenolone, DHEA,
testosterone, androstenedione, progesterone, estradiol, estrone, and
estriol Deficient or excessive hormone levels interfere with cholesterol
metabolism Doctors have no idea that our basic hormone levels strongly
affect our cholesterol and triglyceride levels, so they dont bother to
test hormone levels in people with high blood fats
In 2002 the Mississippi Regional Cancer Center published a study,
Hypercholesteremia Treatment: A New Hypothesis Medical Hypotheses v 59,
2002 These progressive doctors treated people with high cholesterol and
triglycerides by balancing their basic endocrine levels using bioidentical
hormones They tested their levels and then appropriately prescribed DHEA,
testosterone, T3, T4, pregnenolone, progesterone, estradiol, estrone
estriol and cortisone These doctors realized that our entire endocrine
system must be
in balance, and all our hormones work together as a team in
harmony We need more such progressive clinicians and more such
enlightening studies
Keeping your blood fats low will go a long way to keep you healthy
and live a long, enjoyable life Heart and artery disease is the major
cause of mortality and blood fats are the most accurate indicator of CHD
health
Chapter 13: Obesity
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We wont spend much time demonstrating that obesity is second in
importance only to diet as a factor in blood sugar problems Everyone
agrees this is true No one disputes the influence of being overweight A
whopping 80 of type 2 diabetics are overweight Half of American adults
are overweight or obese, and people in other countries are quickly
following our path With affluence comes obesity and high rates of all
types of disease ironically We will therefore spend our time discussing
how to realistically lose weight and stay slim
The Department of Health and Human Services found that losing a mere
7 of body weight resulted in more than a 50 reduction in
incidence of
adult onset diabetes For a 200 pound person this is a mere 14 pounds Just
a one fifteenth drop
Being overweight has almost every negative effect on your health
imaginable Obesity is clinically associated with high insulin, high
glucose, hypertension, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, increased
insulin resistance, high CRP levels, high homocysteine levels, high uric
acid, high leptin, and low antioxidant levels Add to this list high
cardiovascular disease rates, early death, poor quality of life, increased
oxidative stress and free radicals, high cancer rates of most types,
lowered immunity, increased inflammation, and higher rates of depression
and other psychological problems The only positive factor, ironically, is
stronger bones due to increased body mass index
It is only in the last two decades we have seen obesity affect
American children and adolescents, especially Latins, Africans, Asians, and
Amerindians Type 1, type 2, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia and
hypoglycemia, hypertension, high cholesterol and triglycerides, are all
alarmingly increasing in these overweight
children Type 1 diabetes used to
be called childhood onset, and type 2 called adult onset Now children
commonly are coming down with type 2 diabetes The distinction is blurring
One important factor here is the public which are really government
schools and not public institutions school lunch program Children are
fed high fat, high sugar, heavily refined foods with little nutrition
Dairy products and other food subsidy programs are promoted Children also
commonly eat meals in fast food restaurants The food at home isnt much
healthier
The American Diabetes Association, the North American Association for
the Study of Obesity, and the American Soceity for Clinical Nutrition
recently issued a statement American Journal of Clinical Nutrition v 80,
2004 Weight Management Through Lifestyle Modification for the Prevention
and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Overweight and obesity are important
risk factors for type 2 diabetes The marked increase in the prevalence of
overweight and obesity is presumably responsible for the recent increase in
type 2 diabetes Lifestyle modification aimed at reducing energy intake and
increasing physical
activity is the principal therapy for overweight and
obese patients with type 2 diabetes The prevalence of diabetes in the US
continues to rise by epidemic proportions This increase parallels the
rising rates of obesity and overweight observed over the last decade
Indeed, as BMI increases, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases
in a dose-dependent manner The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in obese
adults is 3-7 times that in normal weight adults, and those with a BMI
greater than 35 are twenty times as likely to develop diabetes as those
with a BMI between 185 and 249 In addition, weight gain during adulthood
is directly correlated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes Obesity
also complicates the management of type 2 diabetes by increasing insulin
resistance and blood glucose concentrations Obesity is an independent risk
factor for dyslipidemia, hypertension, and CHD and thus, increases the risk
of cardiovascular complications and cardiovascular mortality in patients
with type 2 diabetes Weight loss is an important goal for overweight and
obese persons, particularly those with type 2 diabetes because it
improves
glycemic control Moderate weight loss 5 of body weight can improve
insulin action, decrease fasting blood glucose concentrations, and reduce
the need for diabetes medications Moreover, improvements in fasting blood
glucose are directly related to the relative amount of weight loss
Want clinical proof from Cornell University American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition v 46, 1987 that you can literally eat all your want
and lose weight and never be hungry? Women were allowed to eat all the
whole natural foods they wanted as long as they had 20 or less fat
calories They could eat 24 hours a day In only 30 days they lost
considerable weight by just eating foods lower in fat The ones who ate the
30 fat diet lost no weight Again, the average American eats about 42 fat
calories and most of these are saturated animal fats There are many more
similar published clinical studies showing the very same results
Realistically how does one lose weight, stay slim, never be hungry and
enjoy your food? Making better food choices is the key here Along with
making better food choice there are many proven natural supplements to
take
that keeps your metabolism at peak potential Natural hormone balance is
basic here Lastly, regular exercise is always a part of maintaining normal
weight
This is part of the chart from the Calorie Density chapter in Zen
Macrobiotics for Americans This is how many pounds of each of the
following foods you would have to eat in order to get 2,500 calories You
could eat 09 pounds of peanuts or almost 12 pounds of grapes for example
To give you some idea of this:
vegetable oil 06
butter 08
peanuts 09
walnuts 09
chocolate 10
beef sirloin 12
chuck steak 14
cheese 15
white sugar 15
honey 18
French fries 17
potato chips 18
corn chips 20
turkey 21
ham 21
lamb chops 22
ww pasta 31
chicken 32
avocado 33
eggs 34
salmon 39
ww bread 40
navy beans 48
shrimp 48
brown rice 51
pinto beans 53
sweet potato 54
oatmeal 60
bananas 64
corn 65
mangoes 83
blueberries 88
apples 94
potatoes 96
soymilk 101
grapes 119
carrots 130
onions 148
oranges 156
cantaloupe 182
cauliflower 202
spinach 210
green beans 219
cabbage 228
squash 288
celery 328
cucumbers 328
lettuce 390
Its obvious that meat, poultry, eggs 50 fat calories, and dairy
products are basically highest in
fat and therefore highest in calories
Whole grains and beans are very filling, yet low in fat and calories
Vegetables and fruits are the lowest of all
Please realize we only need two meals a day The less you eat
the better Americans eat twice the calories they need A man only needs
about 1,800 calories a day, and a woman about 1,200 calories Dont eat
breakfast and youll have more time in the morning Or you can eat
breakfast and supper and skip lunch Youll save time, money, and energy
not eating three times a day Soon this will seem very natural to you, and
you wont want to eat three meals a day anymore You will probably not be
able to fast until you are well If you try fasting for 24 hours and feel
weak or dizzy just eat something sensible like a whole grain sandwich, a
hot bowl of soup, some brown rice, or similar whole complex carbohydrate
dish
You can eat all you want, never be hungry, and stay slim and trim
just by choosing healthier foods to eat
Chapter 14: Exercise is Essential
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If you have most any form of cancer you can lay on your dead
rear
end, watch TV, rarely get any exercise at all, and still get well in a year
if you do all the other things youre supposed to This is NOT true at all
with diabetes and blood sugar disorders YOU MUST EXERCISE REGULARLY You
can do resistance or aerobic exercise, or both, but you must exercise
regularly There is no way around this No matter how well you eat, how
many proven supplements you take, and how well you balance your endocrine
hormone system, you still need to exercise to cure diabetes and similar
blood sugar conditions The literature is overwhelmingly clear on this
Walking is probably the best and most enjoyable single exercise of
all A simple half hour brisk walk of two miles a day is all you really
need Of course, two brisk half hour walks totaling four miles a day would
be twice as good Resistance exercise is just as good as aerobic exercise
here, and the combination of BOTH resistance and aerobic would be the
ideal Tai chi just isnt realistically going to help you here as it is
extremely hard to learn and doesnt get your blood flowing
At the University of Perugia in Italy a fine article was
published
Make Your Diabetic Patients Walk It was found that the more walking the
patients did the more they improved Blood pressure fell, cholesterol and
triglyceride levels fell, they lost weight, their waist measurement was
smaller, and fasting glucose levels were lowered with no other lifestyle
changes than merely brisk walking two or more miles a day
At the renowned Harvard Medical School two heavily referenced reviews
were done on exercise and type 2 diabetes Regular physical exercise proved
to be important in both the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes
Regular physical exercise with dietary restrictions increased energy
expenditure which leads to decreased body weight, increased insulin
sensitivity, improved long-term glycemic control and lipid profiles, lower
blood pressure, and increased cardiovascular fitness
Two very good studies were done at the University of Barcelona in
Spain Both type 1 and 2 diabetics exercised regularly for three months
Their physical fitness and aerobic capacity improved of course Their
insulin requirements were reduced, their waist measurement shrank, their
blood
pressure fell, Lpa levels fell, and their blood lipid profile
improved All this occurred with no change in diet or supplements, just
regular exercise
Diabetes is epidemic in Finland as in all European countries At the
National Public Health Institute it was shown that both resistance and
aerobic exercise are effective in normalizing blood sugar metabolism in two
separate studies The role of physical activity in the prevention of NIDDM
is of utmost importance Both circuit-type resistance training and aerobic
endurance exercise had beneficial effects in subjects with impaired glucose
tolerance The University of Kuopio and Helsinki University found the same
effects with type 1 diabetics
It is difficult to treat obese diabetics for many reasons However,
overweight women at the University of Texas performed regular exercise
Exercise training resulted in significant weight loss and lowered the
insulin response to an oral glucose load ie improved insulin
sensitivity Remember this was done with no change in diet Exercise alone
results in meaningful weight loss If the women had been given a low fat,
whole grain based
diet, and a full spectrum of supplements and minerals
they would have further improved insulin response and lost even more
weight
At the University of Vienna in Austria men with long-term type 1
diabetes exercised regularly for four months Their oxygen uptake increased
and their insulin requirements decreased Physical exercise training in
patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus improved metabolic control and
various aspects of health related quality of life Besides enhanced
cardiorespiratory capacity, this is an important subjective benefit in
patients with longstanding insulin dependent type 1 diabetes
Postmenopausal women, especially obese ones, in America can be
difficult to treat because they usually have multiple health conditions At
the University of Maryland in Baltimore obese postmenopausal women aged 50
to 65 performed resistance training RT exercise regularly for a few
months The gained strength, lost weight, lowered their body fat per cent,
and improved their insulin sensitivity The conclusion was that RT has the
potential to ameliorate and perhaps prevent the development of
insulin
resistance and may reduce the risk for glucose intolerance and NIDDM in
postmenopausal women Just simple exercise accomplished this
At Maastricht University in the Netherlands a review with a full 130
references was published They found physical training played an
important, if not essential role in the treatment and prevention of insulin
sensitivity
At Aichi Medical University in Japan a mere 30 minutes of low
intensity bicycle exercise in obese diabetics the hardest to treat,
significantly enhanced the lower level of insulin-induced glucose uptake
Also another study at Aichi type 1 diabetics simply walked every day and
improved their glycemic control
At Kansai-Denryoku Hospital in Japan two separate studies of type 2
diabetics were done In the first study only exercise was used Their
insulin sensitivity immediately improved, and their glucose and
triglyceride levels both fell strongly The researchers felt the lower
trigylceride levels were the most important factor for the improvement of
diabetes with exercise In the second study exercise was combined with a
low-fat
traditional Japanese-style diet They concluded that short-term 7
days low-intensity physical exercise combined with traditional diet
reduced serum triglycerides, insulin resistance, and fasting glucose
levels Only one week of exercise accomplished medical miracles
At Syracuse University two separate studies using resistance rather
than aerobic exercise were done In the first study resistance exercise
reduced glucose levels in type 2 female diabetics They found resistance
exercise offered an alternative to aerobic exercise for improving glucose
control in diabetic patients To realize optimal glucose control benefits,
you must follow a regular schedule that includes daily exercise In the
second study male and female diabetics got the same results from exercising
with no other treatments or lifestyle changes
At Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Jersey a review with 69
references was published Both type 1 and 2 diabetics lowered their blood
pressure, lost weight, and lowered their cholesterol, as well as improved
glucose and insulin parameters with minimal regular exercise of any kind
Researchers at the
University of Western Australia did four studies
and used resistance strength training exercise just 30 minutes a day,
three times a week- 90 minutes a week- and found this provided a practical
addition to lifestyle management of type 2 diabetes in only eight weeks
Resistance exercise circuit training was found to be an effective method
that improved functional capacity, lean body mass, strength, and glycemic
control of patients One of the studies found that moderate exercise and a
diet including fish high in omega-3 fatty acids improved various
diagnostic factors for type 2 diabetes Another study lowered glucose 13
and insulin 20 just with mild exercise At St Vincents Hosptial in
Sydney type 1 diabetics improved their health with just 45 minutes of
cycling a day Again, feeding whole complex carbohydrates prior to exercise
prevented hypoglycemia
At the University of Copenhagen strength training for 30 minutes just
three times a week showed dramatic improvement in type 2 diabetics Insulin
sensitivity increased markedly in only six weeks In a second study
strength training again for just 30 minutes a day three
times a week
improved various test measurements of blood sugar metabolism Just 90
minutes a week is all you need
At Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris the researchers found physical
exercise to be essential in the treatment of type 2 diabetes Their
extensive review left no doubts about this In another study there men were
given eight weeks of endurance exercise just 45 minutes a day twice a week
which resulted in a marked increase in insulin sensitivity among other
important benefits such as less body fat and more muscle mass To show how
simple and easy this can be, older women were simply asked to walk more
each day for eight weeks with no change in diet or other factors The women
did not have to take time to specifically go for walks, but simply walked
more during each day They found improved glucose tolerance and a reduction
in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in overweight women at risk for
type 2 diabetes This demonstrated that activity can be accumulated
throughout the day and does not have to result in weight loss to benefit
such a population
Exercise training is associated with improved
insulin sensitivity
found the doctors at the University of South Carolina Both vigorous and
non-vigorous exercise resulted in improved insulin sensitivity in men 40-69
years of age
At the famous Brigham Womens Hospital in Boston a massive 26 page
review was done with 168 references on exercise in both type 1 and 2
diabetes There is no doubt that regular exercise has numerous benefits for
blood sugar conditions Physical exercise is an important adjunct in the
treatment of both NIDDM and IDDM There is now extensive epidemiological
evidence demonstrating that long-term physical exercise can significantly
reduce the risk of developing NIDDM Glucose uptake, glucose control,
insulin sensitivity, GLUT4 a marker for glucose uptake is raised, and
glucose transport are all improved This is the most extensive published
review ever done
At Nagoya University in Japan three heavily referenced separate
reviews were done showing that regular exercise not only improves glucose
metabolism in diabetes, but also in other lifestyle-related diseases
Insulin sensitivity also strongly influences cardiovascular
health
including hypertension, ischemic coronary disease, and blood lipids They
found evidence to support the theory that, combined with other forms of
therapy, mild exercise training increase insulin action Along with evident
benefits in health promotion, moderate-intensity exercise plays an
important role in facilitating treatment of various diseases It is well
established that patients with impaired glucose tolerance are characterized
by sedentary lifestyles coupled with poor physical fitness and insulin
resistance They also pointed out if diet therapy is not followed, good
control of blood glucose will not be achieved
Royal Victoria Hospital in Canada published a review Intense Exercise
has Unique Effects on Both Insulin Releases and its Roles in
Glucoregulation This showed overwhelming evidence that exercise helps
regulate glucose utilization and production
At RMIT University in Australia one study and two reviews were done
Aerobic exercise training was found to be a potent and effective primary
intervention strategy in the prevention and treatment of individuals with
insulin resistance
People of African, Asian, Amerindian, and Latino origin are much more
susceptible to diabetes genetically Research at Texas Womens University
compared Mexican women with non-Hispanic women Here they got even better
results lowering insulin and blood sugar from merely walking 50 minutes a
day
The University of Waterloo in Canada did one study, Exercise Improves
Glucose Tolerance, and one review with a full 75 references 1 in 20
Canadians are outright diabetic with many more having various forms of
blood sugar dysmetabolism The University of Alberta found pregnant women
with gestational diabetes responded very well to resistance strength
training
At the CERAMM in France a review with 132 references was published
They found exercise can improve many of these abnormalities, and the
mechanisms underlying exercise-induced benefits were clarified during the
past decades
Female diabetics in Greece were exercised at the University of Thrace
and got many benefits in just four weeks A combined training program of
strength and aerobic exercise induced positive adaptations on glucose
control, insulin action,
muscular strength and exercise tolerance in women
with type 2 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes can have trouble with vigorous or extended exercise
due to hypoglycemia At the University of Udine in Italy this was solved by
giving moderate exercise for an entire hour at a time with whole grain
snacks They suggest feeding complex carbohydrates before exercising to
keep blood sugar levels up
People of all ages with blood sugar problems benefit from exercise of
any kind Young men with hypertension exercised regularly at the University
of Ulleval in Norway and improved their insulin sensitivity, which also
lowered their blood pressure
The Japanese now suffer from far more diabetes as they Westernize
their diet and lead sedentary lifestyles in the cities Osaka University
did three excellent studies showing insulin sensitivity, plasma glucose,
insulin levels, weight, body fat and the HbA1c blood marker are all
improved dramatically by short-term moderate exercise such as simply
walking every day
Researchers in Poland at the Medical Academy found tumor necrosis
factor a blood marker to indicate insulin
sensitivity Low TNF is good
They discovered regular physical exercise decreases TNF system activity,
and that decrease may be responsible for the concurrent increase in insulin
sensitivity
In just 10 days glucose intolerant men strongly improved their status
with just moderate exercise for just 40 minutes a day at the University of
South Florida Moderate, short-term exercise was effective in improving
glucose tolerance and insulin response Now imagine what you can do with
just walking every day year after year
Type 1 diabetics at Vanderbilt University got immediate results from
either low or moderate intensity exercise Repeated episodes of prolonged
exercise of both low and moderate intensities blunted key autonomic and
metabolic counter-regulatory responses to next-day hypoglycemia in type 1
dia- betes Type 1 is harder to deal with due to lack of pancreas activity
Overweight men and women pre-diabetics at the University of Pittsburg
average age only 39 were given moderate exercise along with a lower
calorie diet for 16 weeks with impressive results Exercise combined with
weight loss enhanced post- absorptive fat
oxidation, which appears to be a
key aspect of the improvement in insulin sensitivity in obesity
At East Carolina University in North Carolina otherwise healthy
overweight subjects were found to be insulin resistant and therefore pre-
diabetic Here their total daily physical activity was taken into account
and not just formal exercise Their physical activity encompassed a wide
range of intensity and volume which minimizes the insulin resistance that
develops with a sedentary lifestyle
When you have blood sugar dysmetabolism of any kind you must get
regular exercise Ideally you will do both resistance and aerobic, but it
just doesnt matter as long you do one or the other Walking is the easiest
to do and most relaxing Youll live longer and live better by merely
taking a brisk half hour walk every day
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