Lifestyle Changes Cut Diabetes Risk in Half

re: Lifestyle Changes Cut Diabetes Risk in Half

Russ Bianchi — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:16:09 GMT

At least 62% of all meals in the USA are consumed outside the home.

A majority of these meals have few or any labeling.

After air, water, and salt, the least costly (and therefore most profitable) ingredient in the American food chain is High Fructose Corn Syrup (and several other fake labels it hides under like crystalline fructose, glucose-fructose syrup, agave, inulin, chicory, glucose) which is medically proven beyond any shadow of doubt to metabolized in all humans DIRECTLY to body fat and blood triglycerides (building LDL, or bad for you, cholesterol).

HFCS is the number one public enemy of health in anyone's diet, and is directly correlated to the pandemic's of heart disease, obesity, hypoglycemia, cancer and diabetes in all food chains it is consumed in.

re: Lifestyle Changes Cut Diabetes Risk in Half

Josh Rubin — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:55:22 GMT

I am going to repeat myself again, but the main thing with DM 2 is insulin resistance. This is secondary to America's obession with carbs. Most take in more carbs in relation to protein and fats. Which are very important when it comes to the physiology of the body. Any time you overload on carbs, many things start to happen: your pancreas works over time, as well as the liver, you have fluctuations of insulin and blood sugar levels, your cortisol levels go up/down and eventually stay up and so forth. The main trigger is that your body starts to store sugar in your muscles and most do not exercise enough. So when the muscles stores are filled, the next place is to let if "free flow" in the blood. The end result is that your body cannot handle the blood glucose levels, as well as all the carbs/sugar coming in. You end up with pancreatic insulemia and insulin resistance. Your body cannot keep up and you are now unable to decrease blood sugar levels becuase your body is insulin resistant.

As well, as I have said before, insulin is the KEY that opens the doors of the receptor sites to store fat. So, most, not all type 2 diabetics are skinny, but have guts. This is one of the signs of being insulin resistant. Some great principles to follow are:

Your are what you eat and when you eat

Get to bed by 10 and rise no earlier than 6 a.m. (physical repair is between 10pm-2am and mental repair is between 2am-6am)

Drink ½ your body weight in ounces of water per day

If it wasn’t here 10,000 years ago, don’t eat it

If it has a shelf life than it is a nonfood and should not be eaten (it takes more energy for you to metabolize and assimilate a nonfood than that food actually provides you with)

If it is white, don't eat it (salt, sugar, flour, pasteurized milk)

If it is clear, don't eat it (jello's, juice, etc). Bacteria grows around it and most clear fluids are sugar water.

If you are not eating for your metabolic type, it is like putting unleaded gas in a diesel engine

If you can't eat it, don't wear it! (www.eastwest.younglivingworld.com)

Stay away from or eating food from microwaves!

With Love!

re: Lifestyle Changes Cut Diabetes Risk in Half

Melaniemac32 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:25:45 GMT

I would love some information on the other 10%. All I ever hear about are the 90% of type 2s that could be prevented with better lifestyle choices. I was diagnosed as a type 2 in my mid 30s. At 5'7" and 140 lbs, I was no longer super-model skinny, but still a size 8 (hardly obese). I have never in my life had a twinkie. I can count on one hand the number of sugar-laden sodas I have consumed. I love spinach and raw fish. I run 10Ks. I don't even like bread, or pasta or white rice. My doctors gave me no advice, because they didn't know what to tell me. I already ate better than they recommend, and excercise regularly. So, they stuck me on medicine which makes me gain weight and feel bad. I never had a single "typical" symptom (thirst, frequent urination, blurred vision, etc.) but my fasting blood sugars are in the 300s without insulin. Even on oral meds my fasting sugars run in the 200s if I don't take my insulin. What causes the other 10% that no one talks about and is there anything we can do? There aren't many articles for those of us not obese that exercise.

re: Lifestyle Changes Cut Diabetes Risk in Half

Matilda_203 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 07:42:48 GMT

I find it interesting that our ped recommended the following for my son:

Pre-diabetic Avoidance

1. No more than 2 to 4 hours of sedimentary activities (TV, video games, etc.) per day.

2. cut out/severe reduction in sugar.

3. minimize all carbs.

4. regular bed time with no bed time snacks.

5. increased daily exercise.

6. single regular servings- no 2nds.

My husband has mild type 2 diabetes- his doctor recommended taking some prescription meds. Then he added some more, then some more, etc. At end, my husband is literally running to fill prescripts weekly...

He has gout and had a intestinal perforation resulting in surgery leaving a huge scar that cut through lots o' muscles.

Wish he had gone to the pediatrician...

re: Lifestyle Changes Cut Diabetes Risk in Half

HaloTeK — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:28:36 GMT

Even though I've been a reader of Mercola.com for years now, I'd like to say that it's a bit rash to rash to cut out all grains and go for paleo meat heavy diet. There is no doubt that many will benefit from cutting out refined foods and folling a no-processed foods eating policy. But, with all the studies on IGF-1 and protein intake correlating with increased levels of hormones - a meat heavy diet just doesn't seem prudent for longevity. Also, more studies need to be done on the balance of intestinal flora when consuming various diets. And lastly, it seems that people are missing out on the benefits of things like meal frequency and intermittant fasting. I would argue that even people on partially bad diets would live so much longer compressing there food intake or a certain number of hours (IF)- giving there pancreas a much needed break. The only scientific facts that I'd like to know on intermittant fasting is if compressing all your food intake into 1 meal will be too much of a stress on the pancreas (ie, loss of beta cells). If that gets worked out - IF will likely probably prove out in the end to be one of the most imporant keys to longevity (it definitly allows for more muscle retension then caloric restricted diets). In conclusion, its most likely that someone will have maximum longevity with IF, some exercise (ie, light exercise intermixed with Interval type training a few times a week),sunlight, and a mostly unprocessed foods diet. And please remember, its possible that including grains may lower certain hormones(overall) that contribute to aging - and we know that animal foods can highten (overall) some hormones that would contribute to faster aging.

re: Lifestyle Changes Cut Diabetes Risk in Half

Kevin S — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:01:56 GMT

In a consummerist society most people fail to see that it is the least expensive lifestyle changes produces the greatest outcome. Instead of asking... "what can i buy to get health" we need to start asking "what do we need to do to get healthy." While most would be diligent in poping supplements and spending a small fortune on these, all would be wasted if the basics are forgotten:

eating right for your Metabolic Type
getting adequate sunlight
appropriate exercise

Funny how all of these are the least expensive! So when you go to a health food store move pass the supplement section and go straight to whole foods... your bank balance and your body will thank you!

re: Lifestyle Changes Cut Diabetes Risk in Half

Dex — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:24:31 GMT

The two highest causes of mortality are diabetes and heart disease. Both are linked with obesity risk, and sadly, of all the things that kill a body, these are both preventable.

Medical treatments aren't the answer, treating symptoms instead of addressing the cause--poor lifestyle choices. Start early to take care of yourself, and you'll enjoy lifelong benefits of health and happiness.

re: Lifestyle Changes Cut Diabetes Risk in Half

mmc88121 — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:51:47 GMT

Considering how many people have developed type 2 diabetes, especially since foods have become highly processed, I am suprised this avenue has not been examined more thoroughly. Of course there is no profit in eating whole foods that a person can grow themselves.

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