I agree in general but saying "the whole industry is a scam" is over the top. There's nothing wrong with getting one's blood work done and trending it over time. In fact, more people should do it, as they'd find out much sooner they are on the road to diabetes. What's wrong is thinking a pill will fix things rather than getting some exercise and eating real food (instead of processed garbage).
I agree in general but saying "the whole industry is a scam" is over the top. There's nothing wrong with getting one's blood work done and trending it over time. In fact, more people should do it, as they'd find out much sooner they are on the road to diabetes. What's wrong is thinking a pill will fix things rather than getting some exercise and eating real food (instead of processed garbage).
There is a place for medicine. Hip replacements for eg. But I am personally leery of anything that offers a drug as the answer. Many stories to tell there, but a recent one is high blood pressure. "Drugs! You need drugs!" they all chirped. Instead, I went to a naturopath and using herbs, celery (a natural diuretic ) and getting more consistent with exercise and voila! Normal blood pressure once again.
As a personal opinion based on the people I happen to know, there are more hip and knee replacement that go wrong either immediately or in less than 3 years than people realize. Most of these are classed as "successful" (because the patient didn't die? Because they can walk, but in excruciating pain? I don't know, but it doesn't feel like a "success" to them). I, also personally, took my advanced arthritis to mild arthritis in my hip, which I was told was impossible. My point being, be wary of EVERYTHING and do your own research. Just because a person who could afford a degree in medicine says something is so, that does not mean it is so, or that they were top of their class.
I see an integrative medicine doctor, he gave me quality of life again after years of neglect and gaslighting by insurance dictated disability doctors. I am dependent on thyroid hormone medication, so I’m not ditching the entire system. I have to pay out of pocket for the office visits, he works with my insurance.
God bless her. Make sure you ask her about things relating to the family tree and take notes. Both me and my wife are kicking ourselves now for not having done that while we could. You might also want to tape her answers, so you can have her live.
My father in law feels the same way. Hates having to go to the doctor. Same kind of thinking: if you give them a chance, they'll find something or invent it... He is presently 101!
Food is medicine. But there is no money to be made if we eat real food. When I say real food, I mean grass fed beef and butter, pasture raised chickens, organic fruits and vegetables, etc. People need to wake up and realized that the SAD is making them sick. Seed oils and sugar are poison.
and there you have it. no need for bloodwork if you get plenty of exercise and eat real food. you'll get a lot of your exercise trying to find real food.
Way too limited. It's not the sugar, specifically. It's the foods you eat that convert to glucose to burn. If you are a long distance runner every day, eat what you want, you'll burn it off. If not, a calorie is not a calorie. Who here thinks if you only eat 800 calories of pasta a day, you'll lose weight or keep your blood sugar level? It's not sugar, after all. But a simple carb calorie is not a complex carb calorie is not a fat calorie is not a protein calorie. Each body reacts differently to each of these and to different foods within each of those (honey is not like high fructose corn syrup, don't let anyone tell you different)
Very little is "easy". Most things are varying levels of complicated. Find what works for your own body (the generic you), and start there. I know my good place is Protein and veggie carbs. But that doesn't make it "easy".
True, but in general., avoiding "sugar" (simple carbs) is a great start.
You're absolutely correct - 800 cals of pasta is not the same as 800 cals of protein and fat. Calories are not the cause of diabetes. Prolonged over consumption of insulin raising food is, because diabetes is caused by insulin resistance.
As you probably know, certain foods are highly insulin stimulating, e.g. sugar, fructose, certain starchy carbs.
The medical establishment starts from an incorrect assumption, in that high blood glucose (sugar) is due to insufficient insulin production. So they prescribe more insulin.
But treating insulin resistance by adding more insulin assures that the patient will get even more insulin resistant.
What most lay persons don't know is that everytime you eat, your body immediately stops burning calories, and starts storing fat due to the body's production of insulin hormone.
Some foods are worse (more stimulating than others.)
I eat a very low carbohydrate diet, with meals well-spaced out in order to let my insulin levels fall between meals.
Exercise is great because it can burn the glucose in your blood, which eventually decreased your insulin resistance.
Jeff, did you know that in the early 1900's cholesterol levels were fine at around 300 but then, no one then needed statin drugs, thus the industry lowered the "acceptable levels" to the 100's and voila! now half the world needs statin meds! Our bodies need and make cholesterol for many functions, including our brain functions. Since these changes, more and more ppl have Alzheimer's and it's connected to the lowering of their cholesterol...??? hmmm
So why go get blood work done to enable them to "treat" you for something that's not broken?
My husband's cholesterol levels were deemed "high" by their standards, even though he's a marathon runner, eats fairly well, and is always training or running a marathon. When he agreed to go on statin drugs, within a week, he looked jaundiced, had an unhealthy coloring to his face. His liver was going haywire! And the doctor suggested another medication to counter that...
Thank God we came upon this knowledge and he stopped taking their poison!
I agree in general but saying "the whole industry is a scam" is over the top. There's nothing wrong with getting one's blood work done and trending it over time. In fact, more people should do it, as they'd find out much sooner they are on the road to diabetes. What's wrong is thinking a pill will fix things rather than getting some exercise and eating real food (instead of processed garbage).
There is a place for medicine. Hip replacements for eg. But I am personally leery of anything that offers a drug as the answer. Many stories to tell there, but a recent one is high blood pressure. "Drugs! You need drugs!" they all chirped. Instead, I went to a naturopath and using herbs, celery (a natural diuretic ) and getting more consistent with exercise and voila! Normal blood pressure once again.
As a personal opinion based on the people I happen to know, there are more hip and knee replacement that go wrong either immediately or in less than 3 years than people realize. Most of these are classed as "successful" (because the patient didn't die? Because they can walk, but in excruciating pain? I don't know, but it doesn't feel like a "success" to them). I, also personally, took my advanced arthritis to mild arthritis in my hip, which I was told was impossible. My point being, be wary of EVERYTHING and do your own research. Just because a person who could afford a degree in medicine says something is so, that does not mean it is so, or that they were top of their class.
I see an integrative medicine doctor, he gave me quality of life again after years of neglect and gaslighting by insurance dictated disability doctors. I am dependent on thyroid hormone medication, so I’m not ditching the entire system. I have to pay out of pocket for the office visits, he works with my insurance.
my father used to avoid doctors: he said they just want to start testing and treating everything they can think of just to milk you. He lived to be 90
My mom's 97, she doesn't go to DRs for shit. She's healthy, articulate, works 3 days a week. Doesn't trust em, never has.
God bless her. Make sure you ask her about things relating to the family tree and take notes. Both me and my wife are kicking ourselves now for not having done that while we could. You might also want to tape her answers, so you can have her live.
My father in law feels the same way. Hates having to go to the doctor. Same kind of thinking: if you give them a chance, they'll find something or invent it... He is presently 101!
Food is medicine. But there is no money to be made if we eat real food. When I say real food, I mean grass fed beef and butter, pasture raised chickens, organic fruits and vegetables, etc. People need to wake up and realized that the SAD is making them sick. Seed oils and sugar are poison.
and there you have it. no need for bloodwork if you get plenty of exercise and eat real food. you'll get a lot of your exercise trying to find real food.
lol. true
Anyone can easily avoid Type 2 diabetes: stop eating sugar.
Way too limited. It's not the sugar, specifically. It's the foods you eat that convert to glucose to burn. If you are a long distance runner every day, eat what you want, you'll burn it off. If not, a calorie is not a calorie. Who here thinks if you only eat 800 calories of pasta a day, you'll lose weight or keep your blood sugar level? It's not sugar, after all. But a simple carb calorie is not a complex carb calorie is not a fat calorie is not a protein calorie. Each body reacts differently to each of these and to different foods within each of those (honey is not like high fructose corn syrup, don't let anyone tell you different)
Very little is "easy". Most things are varying levels of complicated. Find what works for your own body (the generic you), and start there. I know my good place is Protein and veggie carbs. But that doesn't make it "easy".
True, but in general., avoiding "sugar" (simple carbs) is a great start.
You're absolutely correct - 800 cals of pasta is not the same as 800 cals of protein and fat. Calories are not the cause of diabetes. Prolonged over consumption of insulin raising food is, because diabetes is caused by insulin resistance.
As you probably know, certain foods are highly insulin stimulating, e.g. sugar, fructose, certain starchy carbs.
The medical establishment starts from an incorrect assumption, in that high blood glucose (sugar) is due to insufficient insulin production. So they prescribe more insulin.
But treating insulin resistance by adding more insulin assures that the patient will get even more insulin resistant.
What most lay persons don't know is that everytime you eat, your body immediately stops burning calories, and starts storing fat due to the body's production of insulin hormone.
Some foods are worse (more stimulating than others.)
I eat a very low carbohydrate diet, with meals well-spaced out in order to let my insulin levels fall between meals.
Exercise is great because it can burn the glucose in your blood, which eventually decreased your insulin resistance.
Jeff, did you know that in the early 1900's cholesterol levels were fine at around 300 but then, no one then needed statin drugs, thus the industry lowered the "acceptable levels" to the 100's and voila! now half the world needs statin meds! Our bodies need and make cholesterol for many functions, including our brain functions. Since these changes, more and more ppl have Alzheimer's and it's connected to the lowering of their cholesterol...??? hmmm
So why go get blood work done to enable them to "treat" you for something that's not broken?
My husband's cholesterol levels were deemed "high" by their standards, even though he's a marathon runner, eats fairly well, and is always training or running a marathon. When he agreed to go on statin drugs, within a week, he looked jaundiced, had an unhealthy coloring to his face. His liver was going haywire! And the doctor suggested another medication to counter that...
Thank God we came upon this knowledge and he stopped taking their poison!