• Sep. 30, 2006
Making lifestyle changes to lose weight and lower blood sugar
Well, the diet is going pretty good. Here are some things we are doing to make a life style change. These are taken from an article written by Dr. James Howenstine, M.D.
To regain normal blood sugar values requires:
• Permanent elimination of all packaged food. This means that foods packaged in boxes, cans, bottles have objectionable contents in 90% of cases. Read labels so you can refuse to buy dangerous foods. The simplest solution is to buy only foods that will spoil. Fast foods are loaded with calories, sugar and transfats and should be avoided. All transfats must be permanently terminated. This is what caused the problem and if you return to eating transfats the diabetes will recur. In the supermarket all bottles labeled soy oil, canola oil, corn oil, saffola oil, sunflower seed oil contain dangerous transfats. Substances labeled unsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat are also transfats made in factories that will not spoil.
• Initially get rid of all sugar intake. This means sugar, sodas, candy, pies, cakes, cookies and ice cream must go along with the packaged food. When blood sugar values have stabilized at normal values small quantities of honey and brown sugar may be added. Use safe stevia for sweetening foods.
• Begin taking Omega 3 fatty acids. Thomas Smith currently suggests alternating 2 or 3 tablespoons of flax oil or 4 tablespoons of ground flaxseed one day with one capsule of fish oil twice daily the following day. We like Barlean's flax products which can be found in health food stores. Because flaxseed has cancer preventing lignans and valuable aminoacids it has greater health values than flax oil. Both these oils supply the body with the healthy omega 3 fatty acids needed to build normal cell membranes. As the cell membranes heal the blood sugar values will improve. (I bought our organic flax oil tablets at Wal-Mart very inexpensive)
• Food intake initially will be ideal if large amounts of raw foods such as vegetables in salads with Bragg's raw apple cider vinegar are eaten. The food enzymes are preserved in uncooked food when it is raw. (I bought my Bragg's at Kroger and go to Sam's for most of our raw veggies since I'm feeding a family of 8)
• Initially minimize dietary fats as much as possible other than the daily Omega 3 fatty acids (Flax oil, Fish oil). Baking and broiling will help. After blood sugar control has been restored butter, unrefined coconut oil, and extra virgin olive oil and unrefined sesame oil may be slowly added back into the diet. The addition of these new fats should be gradual so no relapse in blood sugars from excessive fat intake occurs. Use only butter, extra virgin olive oil, and unrefined coconut oil for cooking. Add water to the olive oil and coconut oil as needed to avoid burning. (I buy my olive oil from Sams and coconut oil from Wal-Mart)
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