The 7 Cleanse And Detox Strategies To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally
Author Sidebar: When I was diabetic, there were times when I struggled with getting my blood glucose to come down. At other times, I struggled with unstable blood glucose levels, where my blood glucose would spike for no reason. This was very frustrating, especially when I thought that I was doing everything correctly in terms of eating right and exercising. During my research, I discovered that after some people with diabetes have started to eat properly and exercise on a consistent basis, they reach a “wall” where they are unable to lower their blood glucose level below a certain point or their blood glucose spikes for no apparent reason. In addition, they find it almost impossible either to gain or lose any more weight. Why does this happen? How can this be fixed? In most cases, this is due to the body’s toxic load preventing metabolism and energy production. In addition, as a self-protective mechanism, fat cells hold on to the toxins to prevent them from being released into your bloodstream. As a result, your body cannot metabolize and burn fat, making it almost impossible to lose weight, especially the fat in the belly area. In addition, these fat cells trigger inflammation markers that cause an immune response that, in turn, may lead to spikes in cortisol, adrenaline and blood glucose. And, in the meantime, the liver is under a tremendous strain because it's processing the food and the medications while dealing with the problems associated with diabetes. And, depending on the person's specific pathology, other organs such as the colon, kidneys, lymphatic system and pancreas may also be struggling with functioning properly. In addition, if there is a major bacterial infection, virus, or introduction of a toxin (such as a vaccine, antibiotic, NSAID or other pr Continue reading >>
What To Eat For A Fatty Liver
The body stores fat in many areas of the body for use as energy and insulation. The liver is partially made up of fat, but if the fat content in the liver is too high, it may be a sign of fatty liver disease. There are two types of fatty liver disease: alcoholic liver disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. It is also possible to get fatty liver disease due to pregnancy. Fatty liver disease damages the liver, preventing it from removing toxins and producing bile for the digestive system. When the liver is unable to do these tasks effectively, it puts a person at risk of developing other problems throughout their body. The primary treatment for fatty liver disease concerns making changes in diet and exercise, although some people may need to see a doctor for further treatment. Foods to eat for a fatty liver A diet for fatty liver disease includes a wide variety of foods. Reducing calories and eating high-fiber, natural foods are a good starting point. Eating foods containing complex carbohydrates, fiber, and protein can help the body feel full and provide sustained energy. Foods that reduce inflammation or help the body repair its cells are equally important. Some people choose to follow specific diet plans, such as a plant-based diet or the Mediterranean diet. A dietitian can often help a person create a diet plan that is right for their tastes, symptoms, and health status. In addition to these basic guidelines, there are also some specific foods that may be especially helpful for people with fatty liver disease, including: Garlic Garlic is a staple in many diets and may be beneficial for people with fatty liver disease. A study in Advanced Biomedical Research found that garlic powder supplements appear to help reduce body weight and fat in people with fatty liver Continue reading >>
Can Diabetic People Eat Chicken And Mutton?
DIABETIC PATIENTS must exercise extreme caution in their carbohydrate (sugars) and fat consumption to bare minimal limits. They should increase their protein and fiber consumption beyond optimal limits. By doing so, diabetic patients will not only keep their blood sugar levels under control but may also be able to reverse their lifestyle disorders like Type-II Diabetes and other allied ailments. Now, I suggest some very healthy and beneficial non-vegetarian dishes for diabetic patients. These non-veg dishes will not only keep a check on carbohydrate and fat portion but will also give a boost up to healthy protein and fiber proportion and all of this can be achieved in one single dish. And I give below 5 such nutritious and delicious dishes. BOILED CHICKEN SALAD is any salad with chicken as a main ingredient. Other common ingredients may include mayonnaise, celery, onion, pepper, salt. Chicken salad consisting primarily of chopped chicken meat and a binder, such as mayonnaise or salad dressing. Like tuna salad and egg salad, it may be served on top of lettuce, tomato, avocado, or some combination of these. It may also refer to a garden salad with fried, grilled, or roasted chicken (usually cut up or diced) on top. BOILED CHICKEN SALAD BOILED EGG SALAD is part of a tradition of salads involving eggs mixed with seasonings in the form of herbs, spices, and other foods, and bound with mayonnaise. Egg salad is typically made of chopped hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, minced celery and onion, salt, black pepper, and paprika. It is also often used as a topping on green salad. 2. BOILED EGG SALAD 3. BOILED TUNA SALAD 4. BOILED LAMB MEAT SALAD 5. BOILED EGG CHICKEN TUNA & MUTTON SALAD Enjoy the dishes and shoo away your Diabetes…… Hope this helps………. Continue reading >>
Why Grazing Is A Bad Idea For People With Diabetes
Myths abound. There’s the one about the Loch Ness Monster lurking in the cold, dark waters of the Scottish Highlands; the one about Big Foot skulking about the forests of the Pacific Northwest (and parts of Canada); and the Chupacabra, a goat-sucking monster said to live in parts of Latin America. But perhaps the biggest myth to come along in recent years is that grazing, or eating small frequent meals throughout the day, is better for people with diabetes than eating the traditional three meals a day. After all, if you eat frequent, small meals, instead of big ones, you wouldn’t need to produce as much insulin at any one time, and your post-meal spikes would probably be much smaller. In theory, it makes sense, but does science back up the theory? The Trouble with grazing When it comes to controlling weight and insulin spikes, the main problem with grazing is that oftentimes, people are not hearing the entire message, but rather choosing to hear what they want: eat more. Instead of eating more frequent smaller meals, many people are simply eating more food and calories per day. This quickly leads to weight gain, which can exacerbate diabetes. Beyond eating more, people are also making unhealthy choices when it comes to the foods they snack on. Instead of reaching for fruits and nuts, people are eating chips, baked goods, and other processed foods high on the glycemic index. “Tell yourself, it’s not that I can’t eat that. I’m making the healthier choice not to.” – Anonymous But the real problem is that eating in between meals fights our body’s ability to burn fat [1] and taxes our liver and pancreas. See, when we eat, no matter what it is we eat, our body releases insulin which helps carry glucose into our cells to burn as fuel. This initial energy last Continue reading >>
Eating Just One Portion Of This Food 'can Lead To Diabetes' – Even If You're Healthy
You might want to think twice before chowing down on a greasy portion of burger and chips because just one serving damages the liver, even in healthy people, and can lead to diabetes. According to new research eating just one junk food meal is enough to increase the fat content of the organ and cause insulin resistance, leading to diabetes. Scientists said that although fit people ought to be able to manage the odd treat, the findings have alarming implications for those who regularly gorge on fast food. In the unique experiment, slim men were randomly selected to drink either a flavoured drink containing palm oil or a glass of clear water. The palm oil in the drink contained a similar amount of saturated fat as two cheeseburgers with bacon and a large portion of chips or two salami pizzas. Researchers found that this single high-fat meal caused insulin resistance in the participants and boosted the fat content of the liver. It also altered the organ's energy balance, triggering metabolic changes similar to those observed in type-2 diabetes or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This is the most common liver disease in the western world and is associated with obesity. Known as “metabolic syndrome” it raises the risk of type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, NAFLD in advanced stages can result in severe liver damage. Professor Michael Roden, of the German Centre for Diabetes Research, said: "The surprise was a single dosage of palm oil has such a rapid and direct impact on the liver of a healthy person and the amount of fat administered already triggered insulin resistance." The epidemic of overweight and obese people, along with type-2 diabetes, is linked with the consumption of saturated fats. The researchers said even the "one-off consumption" of the large amount of Continue reading >>
#1 Almonds
Diet There is no magical food that will protect your liver from disease and damage, but including these top 12 super foods as part of a balanced diet and lifestyle will help you maintain a healthy weight, aid digestion and reduce cholesterol – all good news for your liver. See our liver-loving recipes for inspiration. If you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, abdominal obesity or diabetes you’re at a higher risk of developing liver disease, so it’s even more important for you to eat wisely and manage these conditions. If you’ve been diagnosed with liver disease, you may need to manage your protein, salt and fluid intake too – seek advice from your doctor or dietitian. Almonds are the nuts. Jam-packed with fibre, riboflavin, magnesium and iron, they also have more calcium than any other nut. Like all nuts, they provide one of the best natural sources of protein, and because as they contain unsaturated fats they lower cholesterol levels, which is good for your heart. Other sources: All nuts – except coconuts, which contain saturated fat Recommended intake: One to two tablespoons of raw, unsalted almonds (or othernuts), five times a week. #2 Oats Oats have a high soluble fibre content, a low glycaemic index and they are a whole grain, which means they contain many essential vitamins and minerals. So, a regular dose of oats in your diet may help lower cholesterol levels, reduce heart disease risk and prevent Type 2 diabetes. Other sources: Brown rice, couscous Recommended intake: Oats are part of the ‘breads and cereals’ food group, which includes wholegrain bread, breakfast cereals, crackers, pasta, rice and noodles. You should have four to eight serves of breads and cereals per day, depending on how physically active you are. O Continue reading >>
Solutions For Diabetes Type 2
What Is Known About Type 2 Diabetes Healthy Steps: Type 2 Diabetes—First Steps Healthy Steps: Type 2 Diabetes—Full Program Preventing Type 2 Diabetes From Dr. Deborah's Desk Type 2 diabetes is epidemic, both in the United States and around the world. Although common in the obese population, we are seeing a new and troublesome trend of diabetes and pre-diabetes in normal weight people, and they share the same risk of complications that obese diabetics have. Why the epidemic in diabetes? Genetics plays a small role: folks who tend to gain weight around their middles (shaped as apples rather than pears) are at greater risk. Clearly, though, for all kinds of diabetes, some behavioral and environmental factors contribute to the epidemic. Once called “adult-onset diabetes,” this serious metabolic disturbance is no longer confined to people over the age of 40. Although it was formerly considered a rare disorder, type 2 diabetes has doubled in the past decade and is now being diagnosed in children and adolescents as well as adults. More serious than the numbers (approximately 100 million Americans) are the complications associated with both diabetes and pre-diabetes. Diabetics have greater risks of cardiovascular, renal and other inflammatory diseases. They contract cancer at high rates, and their lives are shorter than others by about six years. Ironically, the low-fat, high-carbohydrate way of eating that has been widely promoted as the ideal diet for weight loss and disease prevention is largely responsible for fueling this epidemic. It's true that excess weight is a risk factor for diabetes, and the rising incidence of diabetes closely parallels the expanding waistlines of Americans. But contrary to conventional thinking, increased girth and excess pounds appear to Continue reading >>
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Cirrhosis Diet Plan: Foods To Eat And Avoid
Anything we put in our body at some point gets filtered through the liver, and this is why our diet can play such a large role in the development of cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is a type of liver disease which progresses from fibrosis – scarring of the liver. In cirrhosis, the scarring is irreversible, and this can be a result of alcohol abuse, viral hepatitis B and C, and fatty liver disease. The liver is the only organ that can regenerate and heal itself, and this may be possible if cirrhosis is mild. If severe, though, the progression of cirrhosis will eventually bring the function of the liver to a halt. The good news is, a healthy diet can go a long way in slowing down the progression of cirrhosis, all the while maintaining a healthy liver and healthy body overall. Below you will find the foods to eat and the ones to avoid if you have cirrhosis. Diet and nutrition tips for people with cirrhosis Limit salt: Salt retains water, which can cause further problems for cirrhosis patients. It is important that you limit your salt intake to less than 2,000 mg a day or less. You can do this by avoiding salty foods, cooking for yourself, reading food labels carefully, avoiding fast-food restaurants, and reducing your intake of red meat. Watch your calories and protein: Cirrhosis patients may need additional calories and protein as they may lose their appetite or experience nausea or vomiting, leading to weight loss. Eating smaller, more frequent meals may help combat this while replenishing lost nutrients, calories, and protein. Protein should come from plant sources as meat-sourced protein is hard for your liver to filter through. Avoid alcohol: In many cases, alcohol is a main cause for cirrhosis, so continuing to drink will worsen your condition. Avoid alcohol at all costs. Lim Continue reading >>
Fatty Liver Is More Dangerous Than You Might Realize. Here’s How To Heal It
“My doctor says I have a fatty liver and I should stay away from fat,” writes this week’s house call. “Are high-fat foods the culprit here? Any tips to help with a fatty liver?” Indeed, your doctor is right to feel concern: Fatty liver is a dangerous yet misunderstood disease. In America, it affects 90 million of us and 17 percent of our children. Think about foie gras, the French delicacy made from duck or goose liver. It is made by force-feeding the animals a combination of sugar with corn and starch (a really sad, horrible practice), intentionally creating a fatty liver. So if you’re gorging on sugar and starch, you’re essentially doing the same thing with your own liver. Fatty liver literally means your liver fills with fat, paving the path for chronic disease and inflammation. You might be surprised to learn the primary culprit here. Research shows that carbs (and not fat) produce more fat in your belly and liver. Sugar switches on fat production in your liver, creating an internal process called lipogenesis, which is your body’s normal response to sugar. Fructose, the most detrimental sugar that heads directly to your liver, actually ramps up lipogenesis. That explains why sugar, especially fructose, becomes the chief cause of liver disease and the leading cause of liver transplants. What’s so bad about having a fatty liver? Well, among its numerous repercussions include inflammation, which triggers insulin resistance and pre-diabetes, meaning your body deposits fat in your liver and organs including your belly (called visceral fat). It gets worse. Excess sugar and starch creates more serious problems including high triglycerides, low HDL (“good” cholesterol), and high amounts of small LDL (dangerous cholesterol particles that cause heart att Continue reading >>
13 Diabetes Myths That Don't Lower Blood Sugar
Skipping meals could potentially push your blood glucose higher. When you don't eat for several hours because of sleep or other reasons, your body fuels itself on glucose released from the liver. For many people with type 2 diabetes (PWDs type 2), the liver doesn't properly sense that the blood has ample glucose already, so it continues to pour out more. Eating something with a little carbohydrate signals the liver to stop sending glucose into the bloodstream and can tamp down high numbers. Skipping meals can also lead to overeating, which can cause an increase in weight. And if you take certain diabetes medications that stimulate the body's own insulin such as common sulfonylureas, or you take insulin with injections or a pump, you risk having your blood glucose drop too low when you skip or delay meals. Going Low-Carb Low-carb diets "are not balanced and deprive the body of needed fiber, vitamins, and minerals," says Constance Brown-Riggs, M.S.Ed, R.D., CDE, CDN, author of The African American Guide to Living Well with Diabetes (Career Press, 2010). Recently, Brown-Riggs counseled a PWD type 2 who ate very little carbohydrate. The result: poor energy and severe headaches. Brown-Riggs helped the person balance out his meal plan by suggesting fruits, grains, and other carb-containing foods. "His headaches subsided, his energy level was restored, and he was happy to learn that he could eat healthy sources of carbohydrate and manage his blood glucose levels successfully," Brown-Riggs says. The keys to success are to manage portions of all foods, spread your food out over your day, and work with your health care team to devise an individualized meal, activity, and medication plan. Eating Pasta Al Dente It is best to eat your spaghetti al dente, says David J. A. Jenkins, M. Continue reading >>
Diet And Kidney Health: Protein Vs. Sugar
When it comes to chronic diseases, the big names are cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Chronic kidney disease doesn’t really get much press – which is weird, because about 10% of the population has it. Kidney disease is painful and exhausting to live with, and most people eventually need dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. Like most chronic diseases, kidney disease is affected by diet. There’s an old warning, born in the 1980s, that eating protein damages the kidneys, but the evidence actually proves otherwise: healthy people don’t need to worry about protein hurting their kidneys. Sugar, on the other hand, is really not your kidneys’ best friend. Meet your Kidneys The kidneys don’t have a particularly glamorous job. They filter out waste from your blood and direct it into your urine to get it out of your body. If this job didn’t get done, you wouldn’t be able to regulate the balance of salt and other electrolytes in your body, keep your blood at the right pH, or maintain a normal blood pressure. It’s pretty important stuff, even if it’s not something most people spend a lot of time thinking about it. The kidney is kind of like the highway repair crew of your body. If it’s working right, you barely notice it and everything just hums along smoothly and feels automatic. But if it’s not working right, you’re in trouble. So how does diet play into that? Protein and the Kidneys Before handling anything else, let’s tackle the old myth that protein is bad for your kidneys. The idea that protein causes kidney damage sounds logical on the surface. When you break down protein, your body produces certain waste products in the process. If those waste products stay in the blood, they’re very dangerous, so the kidneys filter them out in Continue reading >>
Foods To Eat To Help Prevent Diabetes
Why is meat consumption a risk factor for diabetes? Why does there appear to be a stepwise reduction in diabetes rates as meat consumption drops? Instead of avoiding something in meat, it may be that people are getting something protective from plants. Free radicals may be an important trigger for insulin resistance, and antioxidants in plant foods may help. Put people on a plant-based diet, and their antioxidant enzymes shoot up. So, not only do plants provide antioxidants, but they may boost our own anti-endogenous antioxidant defenses, whereas, on the conventional diabetic diet, they get worse. In my video, How May Plants Protect Against Diabetes, I discuss how there are phytonutrients in plant foods that may help lower chronic disease prevalence by acting as antioxidants and anti-cancer agents, and by lowering cholesterol and blood sugar. Some, we’re now theorizing, may even be lipotropes, which have the capacity to hasten the removal of fat from our liver and other organs, counteracting the inflammatory cascade believed to be directly initiated by saturated-fat-containing foods. Fat in the bloodstream—from the fat in our bodies or the fat we eat—not only causes insulin resistance, but also produces a low-grade inflammation that can contribute to heart disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Fiber may also decrease insulin resistance. One of the ways it may do so is by helping to rid the body of excess estrogen. There is strong evidence for a direct role of estrogens in the cause of diabetes, and it’s been demonstrated that certain gut bacteria can produce estrogens in our colon. High-fat, low-fiber diets appear to stimulate the metabolic activity of these estrogen-producing intestinal bacteria. This is a problem for men, too. Obesity is associated wi Continue reading >>
What Should I Eat?
DIABETES and NUTRITION The food that we eat is digested and provides our body with a variety of nutrients and energy measured in kilojoules. Carbohydrate foods are broken down into glucose which is the main source of energy for our bodies. Proteins are broken down into amino acids which are needed for growth and repair of the body. Fats are broken down into triglycerides which are used for energy and a variety of functions within the body for example hormone production and for keeping cell membranes healthy.Following the digestion of food, glucose (from carbohydrates) is absorbed from the small intestine into the blood stream. In response to the increased blood glucose levels, the pancreas releases insulin into the blood stream to assist with transporting the glucose into the cell. This causes the blood glucose levels drop to normal levels again, and so the process repeats itself after each meal.The rise in your blood glucose levels is determined by the amount of glucose entering the blood stream. This depends on the rate of digestion of the food and amount of food eaten, as well as the rate of clearance from the blood into the body’s cells, via insulin.In people with diabetes the amount of insulin released is inadequate and clearance of glucose into the cells is significantly delayed. The THREE basic nutrition components that affect your blood glucose levels on a daily basis are: The timing of your meals and snacks. The quantity of foods and drinks you consume daily The types of foods and drinks you consume daily. The timing of your meals and snacks. The current generation of insulin and other diabetes medications, give people with diabetes flexibility with regard to the timing of meals and snacks. However, it is still recommended that you eat three regular meals per Continue reading >>
Keto: The Best Fatty Liver Diet
Fatty liver disease is exactly what the name suggests – a disease characterized by the build up of fat in the liver. There are two main types of fatty liver disease: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Alcoholic fatty liver disease (also called alcoholic steatohepatitis) Both types of fatty liver disease are diagnosed when fat makes up at least 10% of the liver, but the cause of the fat build up is different for each type. The cause of alcoholic fatty liver disease is obvious. The amount of alcohol it takes to cause fatty build up in the liver, however, is not so obvious. The Liver Foundation suggests consuming no more than 14 drinks a week for men and 7 drinks a week for women. Anything more than may cause fat to build up in the liver. The treatment for alcoholic fatty liver disease is simple enough — stop drinking alcohol. Studies confirm that cessation of alcohol consumption can reverse alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, the cause and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are not as obvious. This is because many different factors (other than alcohol) can cause fat to build up in the liver. The Truth About Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affects 20-30% of adult populations in developed countries, but the mechanisms underlying its cause are incompletely understood. We can, however, take some clues from other common diseases to figure out why this happens. In epidemiological studies including people with type 2 diabetes, 62 to 69% of them also had nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Another study found that 50% of patients with dyslipidemia (abnormally elevated cholesterol levels) had nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and heart disease are also closely linked with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Continue reading >>
The Truth About Red Meat And Diabetes
Not all red meat is created equal – some isn’t even good enough to even be considered food. Yet when a news article talks about red meat being bad for you, you can bet the author (or the study behind the news) failed to distinguish between processed meat and unprocessed meat, as well as overcooked meat and properly cooked meat. That’s not even considering grass-fed meat vs. industrial meat, which I’ve blogged about extensively. “Red-meat-is-bad” articles don’t always deserve a rebuttal because *most* red meat actually is bad for you. However, it’s a major mistake to say all red meat is bad for you. This post serves to confront misleading headlines about red meat and diabetes risk. Let’s ask a few questions, see what the science actually says, and talk about the Bulletproof recommendations. Processed meats like hot dogs, bologna, deli meats etc. contain high omega-6’s, often have mold toxins called mycotoxins, and nitrates that can combine with bad gut bacteria. All of these can be correlated with an increased risk of diabetes. Instead, insist on eating grass fed, low toxin meat to promote good health and optimize performance. Research Doesn’t Distinguish Between Processed Red Meat and Unprocessed Red Meat When articles suggest red meat causes chronic diseases like diabetes, you would expect a high degree of specificity and accuracy. Unfortunately all you get are alarming headlines and half-truths. When you see blog posts like “Hot Dogs, Bacon and Red Meat Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk,” you should ask yourself how the authors justify lumping hot dogs (a blend of soy, wheat, MSG, and cast off animal parts) in with meat and what the study design looked like. Of course, the recent news about diabetes referenced a study that did not distinguish h Continue reading >>
