Diabetes occurs when the pancreas is not producing
enough insulin to convert carbohydrates to energy. This lack of energy is what makes us weak always. The red blood cells
do not have the energy to move oxygen to every part of the body. Lack of oxygen means the hand and feet will be numb and other
organs of the body continue to degenerate.Current pills used to manage diabetes are used to flog the pancreas till it gives
up on break down.At this point the individual converts from non insulin dependent diabetic to insulin dependent.When the pancreas
stops producing insulin,insulin shorts are then administered.. Doctors start cutting off toes and fingers and sometime
amputation. Weak blood vessels break easily form strokes in different parts of the body including the eyes. This is called
diabetic retinopathy.This can be avoided by supplying the body with the right[complex carbohydrates] food and exercise to
move oxygen to different part of the body and speed up metabolism[conversion of food to energy].What your doctor won't tell
you is that the body convert simple carbohydrates like white rice,pasta,ice cream, etc and vegetable oils and packaged foods
to sludge. These are toxic wastes that are lodged in fat deposits and around organs in the body. They make the blood thick
and viscous.They raise blood pressure.They make the blood vessels narrow.this may lead to strokes.They increase the levels
of bad cholesterol in the body.Its like driving a car with old and dirty oil.This is what cause physical degeneration and
weakening of the pancreas in diabetes.Rather than address the problem from its cause,doctors give you pills to force a weakened
pancreas to produce insulin.To prevent further deterioration of body organs,we can use herbs to build our defences,clean the
blood,tone up our organs,clean the blood to enhance oxygen and blood flow and stall the deterioration process. For more on how herbs heal click on this link. Detoxification is like pouring detergent over grease to break it down.Detoxification is an excellent tool that can be used
to firm our organs against further deterioration. For moore on this click on this link.Diabetes is really not a disease but an end product of nutritional abuse of the body over a long period of time and sometimes
a generational pattern. This is why some people say it runs in their family. What really runs in the family is wrong dietary
pattern that are passed down along family lines
When an individual eats food, it combines
with oxygen in the cell. In the cell, nutrients are metabolized into energy, carbon dioxide, water, and waste products of
metabolism. Often overlooked isthe inability of the body to process the most nutritious food and
the metabolic wastes generated from its processing. Research show that a person has about 90 trillion cells. This translates
to over 90 trillion “waste metabolic units” needing to be emptied. Like overflow sewage, if these organs are themselves
filled with back up debris, and, the blood cannot accept further debris from the cells, we end up with about 90 trillion waste
containers completely filled with improperly eliminated wastes that accumulate in the body. It is the retention of these wastes
which frequently interferes with normal biological functions that cause organic diseases
like diabetes
Since antiquity, diabetes has been treated with plant medicines. Recent scientific investigation has confirmed the efficacy
of many of these preparations, some of which are remarkably effective. Only those herbs that appear most effective, are relatively
non-toxic and have substantial documentation of efficacy are covered here.Please read moore
Artificial sweeteners are marketed with the promise of weight control, and the vast majority of people who consume them do
so to either lose or avoid gaining weight. Folks, this is a fraud of gigantic proportions. Since aspartame came on the market
in l981, it has accounted for more than 75 percent of the complaints reported in the FDA's Adverse Reaction Monitoring system.
the most common adverse reactions attributed to aspartame are headaches, dizziness, attention difficulties, memory loss, slurred speech and vision problems. this cluster
of symptoms has become so common that it is actually referred to as "aspartame disease".
People with type I diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent diabetes) produce little or no insulin at all. In type II diabetes
mellitus (non-insulin-dependent diabetes), the pancreas continues to manufacture insulin, sometimes even at higher than normal
levels. However, the body develops resistance to its effects and the sugar in the blood does not enter the cells as well as
it should resulting in higher blood sugar levels. Type II diabetes usually begins after age 30 and becomes progressively more
common with age. Obesity is a risk factor for type II diabetes; 80 to 90 percent of the people with diabetes are obese.Please read moore
Diabetes Mellitus (also known as sugar diabetes) is a disease in which the body does not produce adequate amounts of insulin. Insulin is a hormone normally made by the pancreas.
Insulin helps the body convert sugars and starches into energy. Diabetes has been linked to pancreatic cancer. Diabetes is not a disease; it’s the result of the consumption of simple carbohydrates that the
body cannot process to energy for all biochemical and physical activities of the body. When the body cannot process these “white foods”, everything goes gradually to a stop. The
red bold cells do not have the needed energy to carry oxygen to extremities of the body. This leads to
numbness of legs, hands and toes. It progresses to amputation. The heart does not have energy to process biological activities
and failure occurs. This happens in all the organs of the body [including the eyes and kidney] as it goes through gradual
degeneration.
Diabetes can cause narrowing of the small blood vessels throughout the body. The higher the blood sugar levels, the more the small blood vessels narrow. Resulting in the vessels carrying less blood
and circulation is impaired. Poor circulation can lead to a number of complications connected to diabetes: eye, foot and kidney
problems
The key to healing diabetes is to change from simple to complex carbonhydrates and
the use of exercise and the folowing herbs that improve circulation
Goldenseal will bring elevated blood sugar levels plunging down and step up the production of insulin in the pancreas. For type 2 diabetics
this is great news, but for hypoglycaemics it is something to watch very carefully. Goldenseal should help but not cure diabetes.
A tincture extract can be taken approximately 15 drops, two or three times daily.
Scientific studies have shown that
onions reduce blood sugar levels for longer periods than insulin, but more slowly. Ensure you have plenty in your diet. Onions
are best eaten raw as cooking partially destroys its active compounds, which are contained in a highly volatile oil. Like
onions, garlic has a significant ability to control blood sugar levels. Garlic has a strong odour so take as a tincture or
other supplement. Either way try to ensure your diet is rich in garlic.
Fenugreek contains six compounds that help regulate blood sugar levels. Modern research shows that fenugreek seeds not only lower blood
glucose but reduce insulin levels, total cholesterol and triglycerides, while increasing HDL (the good cholesterol).
Olive leaf acts as a hypotensive (lowers the blood sugar levels) and dilates the walls of blood vessels. Thereby increasing blood flow
and circulation through the body and to vital organs. It has no side effects even when taken over a long period, so it is
good for diabetics.
Cayenne pepper is a wonderful herb to stimulate circulation. When your blood is circulating more efficiently you don't need as much
of the chemicals that your body produces. A little will go a long way.
Botanical remedies listed above can help strengthen
organs,[including the pancreas]increase oxygen flow to tissue extremities,slow down progression of diabetes to a crawl. For more on these remedies click on this link
The Nature Made Diabetes Health Pack is scientifically formulated to provide nutritional support for people with diabetes.
Each packet includes a complete, full-potency formulation of vitamins, minerals, and alpha lipoic acid. The pack contains
all of the following supplements and more: Vitamin E to maintain a healthy heart and boost the immune system; chromium picolinate
for protein and fat metabolism; the antioxidant selenium; a high-potency multivitamin with essential vitamins and minerals
to support the heart and digestive system; alpha lipoic acid to help activate other antioxidants. The Nature Made Diabetes
Health Pack contains no artificial flavors, preservatives, chemical solvents, gluten, or sugar.
Diabetes is a disorder that affects the way your body uses food for energy. Normally, the sugar you take
in is digested and broken down to a simple sugar, known as glucose. The glucose then circulates in your blood where it waits
to enter cells to be used as fuel. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, helps move the glucose into cells. A healthy
pancreas adjusts the amount of insulin based on the level of glucose. But, if you have diabetes, this process breaks down,
and blood sugar levels become too high. There are two main types of full-blown diabetes. People with Type 1 diabetes
are completely unable to produce insulin. People with Type 2 diabetes can produce insulin, but their cells don't respond to
it. In either case, the glucose can't move into the cells and blood glucose levels can become high. Over time, these high
glucose levels can cause serious complications. Please read moore
The human body
works around the clock, replacing about 300 million dead cells every minute. This replacement is dependent on the spare parts
and raw material that are being supplied exogenously. The standard American and Western diets supply the body with dead building
blocks which favor the continuation of diseased cells, organs, and organisms . When we replaced millet with processed wheat
and consume food devoid of the needed building blocks, the blood borrows from the bones, saliva, and other tissues to sustain
the needed pH for survival. This leaves the organs and tissues acidic and oxygen deficient, which sets the stage for degeneration.
JUVENILE DIABETES AND VACCINATION: NEW EVIDENCE FOR A CONNECTION - Vaccines
have been proven to cause insulin dependent diabetes and many are seeking compensation from the US government for this vaccine
induced injury. Please read
Two-times Nobel
Laureate Dr. Linus Pauling corroborated this view when he indicated that our ability to manufacture vitamins was discarded
at a time when our ancestors lived in close proximity to fruits and vegetables and did not need to produce them within themselves.With evolution, industrialization, and modernization, they moved from fruit and vegetables habitats to more organized
settlements and suffered great vitamin deficiencies. He believed these nutritional deficiencies, coupled with modernized farming,
inadequate supplementation, and aquaculture have led to the proliferation of deficiency and many of the diseases in modern
man.
Diabetics 50% more likely to develop liver disease
Research has revealed that diabetics
are at substantially increased risk of serious liver damage. It is well known that diabetes increases the risk of kidney
disease, nerve damage, blood vessel damage, infections, blindness and heart disease, but no one has paid much attention to
the effects of diabetes on the liver.
According to Gillian Booth, MD, MSc, of St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto,
in a population-based study, newly diagnosed diabetes was linked with a near doubling in the rate of cirrhosis, liver failure
or liver transplant compared with non-diabetics. Clearly these are significant findings that should be taken seriously.
Diabetes is able to cause such severe liver disease through its ability to cause fatty liver. Fatty liver
is an extremely common liver disease that affects around one in five Americans, but diabetics get a more severe form of fatty
liver. Insulin resistance (syndrome X) is the driving force behind the development of fatty liver. Insulin resistance
is a forerunner to type 2 diabetes. If the insulin resistance becomes severe enough, a person usually develops type
2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes usually develops in childhood, although by the time they are in their mid 30s, most type
1 diabetics have developed insulin resistance as well. For moore on fatty liver disease,click on this link
People with insulin resistance have high levels of insulin in their bloodstream. Insulin signals to your liver
to manufacture fat, especially triglycerides and cholesterol. This promotes the accumulation of fat inside the liver,
inside other organs, inside arteries and as general body fat stores. As insulin levels become higher and higher, insulin
loses its ability to control blood sugar levels. Therefore the blood sugar level creeps upwards, eventually getting
high enough to qualify as diabetes.
Whenever you eat carbohydrate containing foods, your body digests them
and breaks them down into glucose. All foods contain some carbohydrate except animal protein such as meat, fish, chicken,
eggs as well as pure fat like oil and butter. Glucose isn’t of much use to you in your bloodstream; you need it
inside your cells where it can be used for energy. It is the job of insulin to transport the glucose from your bloodstream
into your cells. People with insulin resistance lose the ability to do that, therefore they crave foods high in carbohydrate
(such as sugar, bread, pasta) and feel weak, hungry or irritable if they don’t eat these foods regularly. Because
their body cannot use carbohydrate efficiently for energy, these carbohydrate rich foods are converted into fat instead.
The vast majority of diabetics have a fatty liver. You do not need to be overweight to have a fatty liver; the condition
is very common in slim people.
If you have diabetes, you are probably well aware that you require regular blood
tests to check on the health of your kidneys and your heart. You probably have regular eye exams and foot examinations;
however it is not standard practice to offer diabetics liver exams. This is very unfortunate because there is very little
that can be offered to a person who has developed severe liver disease other than liver transplantation.
The authors
of this study recommend that every diabetic has a blood test and ultrasound to check on the health of their liver annually.
The blood test would check the levels of liver enzymes (to test for inflammation and damage to liver cells) and the ultrasound
would check for the presence of fat accumulation. A CT scan and liver biopsy may be required in cases of advanced liver
disease.
“Health begins on the farm and not in the pharmacy.” Uncle
of Dr Alan Gaby
Our ancestors never knew what is called
pizza, macaroni, pasta, white bread and white rice and a wide variety of processed grains. Our original diet in the hunter-gatherer
eraconsists of plants, nuts, seeds and berries, wild meats and fish. Such Paleolithic diets
were high in protein and low in carbon-hydrate providing a protein to carbohydrate (procarb) ratio of 1 to 1. Then diabetes
was practically nonexistent. From the hunter gatherer, humans began to live in agricultural settlements referred to as the
agrarian era about 10,000 years ago. This marks the beginning of sedentary life and meats of sedentary animals have higher
fat content than those that live in the wild because of their reduced physical activities. This agricultural era is followed
by the industrial revolution about 100 years ago. More people left agrarian set up to work in factories thus increasing the
need for grocery stores. These changes affect the way our metabolic system functions.
Our ancestors who ate high protein-
low carbohydrate diets have less glucose to deal with.Their pancreas works less and produces glucagon
which helps remove fat cells from their blood. This frees them for the energy needs of the body.The shift
to agrarian communitieslead to the consumption of large amount of carbohydrates which put undue stress
on the pancreas to produce copious amount of insulin to convert these simple carbohydrates toenergy while
storing the excess glucose as fat and cholesterol.The over deposition of fat and sugar from the metabolism
of simple carbohydrates leads to constitutional acidosis and organ degeneration.
Reliance on grocers
to produce foods and the grocer’s financial desire to keep wasted food down to the minimum led to the production of
highly processed and preserved foodstuffs that altered the originality of our food and our health forever(Vanderhaeghe and
Karst, 2004). The need for produce to have longer shelf life led to the removal of the “spoil factor” from our
foods and the concurrent introduction of rescue chemical in the form of insecticides, pesticides and fertilizers. Our food
are embalmed with chemicals to make them last longer while similarly cutting short our life span. These processes involve
irradiation, canning and addition of preservatives. What are actually being removed from our foods are the sterols, sterolins
and the very catalyst that aid in the digesting and assimilating of our foods –the enzymes. The immune cells macrophages;
the digestive system needs enzymes to digest food, foreign particles and degenerate cancer cells. Vitamins, minerals and herbal
remedies are totally useless without enzymes to turn them into action in the body. By removing enzymes from our food supply
lines we stagnate biochemical activitieswhile exposing the human race to chronic degenerative diseases
The most commonly used alternative treatment for diabetes is the bitter gourd. Medicinally it has
been acknowledged to contain plant insulin, which helps lowering and regulating blood sugar naturally. For best results you
would need to drink the juice of three or four bitter gourds every morning on empty stomach.
The
fenugreek seeds are also known to be very good in fighting and reversing the effects of diabetes. You would need to soak about
50 grams of these seeds overnight, grind them and make a few balls out of the paste. Swallow this with water in the morning
on an empty stomach at least one hour before breakfast. Fenugreek can also be taken with milk (two teaspoons of powdered or
whole seeds).
Another famous one among alternative treatment for diabetes is the mango
tree leaves. Pick tender about 15-20 leaves of mango tree leaves and boil them with one glass of water for about five minutes.
Cover the pot and leave it undisturbed overnight. In the morning strain the concoction and drink it on an empty stomach.
Curry leaves are also believed to cure diabetes. You need to eat about ten fully matured curry leaves every
day in the morning for about three to four months. This not only prevents diabetes but also cures it completely. It impacts
best those who developed diabetes due to obesity.
In their book Life without bread Allan and Lutz, (2000)point toevidence that demonstrate the relationships between high simplecarbohydrate consumption and many
of today’s metabolic, physical, glandular, digestive and degenerative diseases. As our metabolism shifts from "fat
and toxin burning to fat and toxin storing" metabolic diseases begin. Processed foods are devoid of antioxidants, enzymes
and are converted into "killing - fats" which serves as storage for the storage of toxins in our cells where they
cause physical degeneration. As we follow the evolutionary trends,
we observe that humans who existed during the hunting cultures hundreds of thousands of years ago had strong bones, were very
slim and were relatively free of degenerative diseases. This was before the ability to cultivate grains was achieved. As humans
began to live in agricultural settlements, large amount of carbohydrates were consumed. Consequently, our metabolism became
corrupted with the consumption of large amount of carbonhydrates.Because agriculture began about 10,000 years ago, the time
interval between agricultural development and this present day compared from our evolution from hunterers and gatherers constitute
only about 0.2% of the total evolutionary time which is too miniscule for any species to make the necessary metabolic adjustment
in its food consumption. There are hundreds and thousands of steps that needed to be taken that involves genetic adaptations
and natural selections are needed to transform a meat eater to carbohydrate eaters.For moore please click on this link
Teams from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica pulped roughly a tonne
of fresh bitter melon and extracted four very promising bioactive components. These four compounds all appear to activate
the enzyme AMPK, a protein well known for regulating fuel metabolism and enabling glucose uptake."We can now understand
at a molecular level why bitter melon works as a treatment for diabetes," said Professor David James, Director of the
Diabetes and Obesity Program at Garvan. "By isolating the compounds we believe to be therapeutic, we can investigate
how they work together in our cells."People with Type 2 diabetes have an impaired ability to convert the sugar in their
blood into energy in their muscles. This is partly because they don't produce enough insulin, and partly because their fat
and muscle cells don't use insulin effectively, a phenomenon known as 'insulin resistance'.Source
The industrial revolution is followed
by automation. While our quality of life has dramatically improved, we have moved farther away from the soils which supply
us with the basic building blocks of life. The computation of our life styles with remote controls, and robots have enhanced
productivity but also leads to reduced physical activity, increased exposure to cancer causing radioactive materials and sedentary
life. These shortcomings negate the gains of civilization and set the stage for organ degeneration
The China Study correlates the link
between diet and metabolic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and osteoporosis. In his book
titled The China Study, Dr. T. Colin Campbella nutrition professor from Cornell University reports
about how animal proteins promote cancer growth while plant proteins do not. The research project culminated in a 20-year
partnership of Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, a survey of diseases
and lifestyle factors in rural China and Taiwan. More commonly known as the China Study, “this project eventually produced
more than 8000 statistically significant associations between various dietary factors and disease.”“People
who ate the most animal-based foods got the most chronic disease … People who ate the most plant-based foods were the
healthiest and tended to avoid chronic disease. Statistics show that about 40 % percent of the population in the US is expected
to develop one type of cancer or another in their life time because of their western diet which is characterized by high consumption
of animal proteins.
Animal nutrients such as casein and other nutrients are found to be promoters of cancers
while plant proteins such as soy protein and wheat protein gluten do not have a promoting effect on cancer. He says that vegetarian
diet with no protein from any animal source reduces the risk of cancer. In one of the author’s animal studies it was
found that a diet with 5 % of the total calories from protein lowers the activity of an enzyme that can convert aflatoxin
into a toxic form that leads to liver cancer. Processed foods are conducive to cancer in that it lacks not only the necessary
fiber but lacks also the anti-carcinogenic substances contained in the missing raw fruit and vegetables’
Implications of the China Study
·Breast cancer is associated with consumption of animal fat (but not plant fat).
·Heart disease is associated with animal protein consumption.
·Type 1 juvenile diabetes is associated with consumption of cow
milk.
·Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased fat intake.
·Colon cancer is associated with meat consumption.
·Multiple Sclerosis is associated with cow milk consumption.
·Increased hip fractures from osteoporosis are associated with increased
milk consumption.
·Kidney stones are associated with animal protein intake.
·Macular degeneration and cataracts, forms of eye disease, occur
when we fail to eat enough highly colored fruits and vegetables. Both diseases are likely to be increased by animal based
foods.
·Cognitive impairment, memory loss, and Alzheimer's disease are
associated with an animal-based diet.
·The China Book shows that the consumption of cow milk causes disease.
Pasteurized milk will putrefy. Pasteurized milk causes osteoporosis.
Sterols and sterolins were processed out of foods as during
preservation. They are nature’s armor and breast plate against organ degeneration and infections.They
are phytonutrients (secondary compounds) referred to as “plant fat” or phytosterols and were discovered in 1922.
They are vital components of plants that are found in whole, organic, raw, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, seed, nuts, cereals,
legumes and soy products. While humans use and make the good cholesterols, plants use the phytosterols. They have anti-inflammatory
and innuno-modulatory functions. In chronic degenerativediseases, sterols and sterolins were found to
arrestorgan degeneration and stop progression to cancerby normalizing the level of
inflammatory messengers likeinterleukin- 6( the major player in chronic inflammatory diseases), controlinflammations and stimulate good immune factors like interleukin 2 andgamma interferon. They are
vital components of plants that are found in whole, raw, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, seed, nuts, cereals, legumes and
soy products. While humans use and make the good cholesterols, plants use the phytosterols. They have anti-inflammatory and
innuno-modulatory functions that processed foods lack.
In inflammatory and chronic degenerative
diseases, the chemical messengers – leukotrines and prostaglandins are manufactured from a type of omega -6 fatty acid
called arachidonic acid (AA). When the ratio of omega 3 and 6 ratios are balanced at 1 to 1as nature intendedunder proper nutritionappropriate amounts of omega -6and arachidonic acids
are produced to respond equally to inflammatory assault and healing takes place. But in standard western diets, the ratio
of omega -6far exceeds omega- 3 by ratios of 4 to 1 due to preservation and processing. In some
instances these ratios exceed 20 to 1. Excess pro – inflammatory omega 6 fuels a steady supply of the needed fuels the
synthesis of excess arachidonic acid that synthesizes the excess chemical inflammatory messengers. In this situation, the
omega -6 fatty acids becomes the friend turned foe. This oversupply of pro-inflammatory omega -6 fatty acid is the major etiology
of chronic inflammatory and degenerative diseases (Chilton, 2006).
Following nature’s trail
When we eat is equally as important
as what we eat. When we eat at inappropriate times, the body stores these foods in the body where they cause decay and poison
to the body
From 4 a.m. until 12 noon, the body is in its eliminative phase, having had its
last meal the previous evening. This accounts for the “yucky” feeling and the desire to brush your teeth and take
a shower in the morning—a desire to eliminate. The body is said to be coming out of a fast, having had its last meal
the previous evening. Because the body is eliminating, foods that assist in elimination are encouraged during breakfast. We
complete the elimination when we brush our teeth, take a shower, and go to the bathroom. In doing these, we are yielding to
a call of nature to finish what it has started. We will introduce you to juices and breakfast recipes that aid elimination.
Juices and water are particularly crucial in assisting the elimination process
People who exhibit diabetic symptoms are either unable to use insulin correctly (insulin resistance) or the pancreas produces
insufficient amounts. The newly discovered compounds in cinnamon activate essential enzymes in the body, thus stimulating
the receptors in the cells so that they respond more efficiently to insulin. This helps to process glucose in the blood and
to remove excessive amounts. More great news about cinnamon and diabetes is that the new compounds inhibit enzymes found to
deactivate insulin receptors (which cause insulin resistance).Source:http://www.diabetes-guide.org/cinnamon-diabetes.htm
From 12 noon
until 8 p.m., the body is in a digestion or assimilation phase. Because the body is assimilating nutrients, the first major
meals of the day are best taken within this time periods. This is when lunch and dinner are served. The liver rejuvenation
plan will introduce you to nutrients that the body will assimilate and use for repair and rejuvenation of the liver.
From 8 p.m. until 4 a.m. the body is in a repair phase. The last meal of the day should be on or before
8 p.m. It is advisable to be in bed by 9 p.m. This is the time when the body utilizes nutrients assimilated for repair and
rejuvenation. This is when the hormones are at work building and repairing worn out tissues.
From about 8 p.m., the digestive system begins to shut down and
hand over activities to the repair hormones. Any meal taken after this time stays in the stomach for long period of time.
Purification, fermentation, indigestion, constipation, and weight gain occur. Eating after 8 p.m. is like throwing a spanner
in the wheel of the human body’s rhythmic flow. Think what happens to plants that are exposed to sunlight after sunset.
In the human body, food will not be digested, and acid reflux will develop.
Combine your food wisely
It is advisable to combine foods wisely in a manner that prevents additional
strain on the digestive system.Since fruits, vegetables, and melons digest faster with less effort from
the digestive system, it is advisable to wait before eating them with carbohydrates and proteins that put more demands on
the digestive system. We aim to introduce you to menu plans that will not hold foods up in the stomach any longer than necessary.
This prevents putrefaction and makes it possible to eliminate within 12 – 18 hours of eating, as nature intended.We want to be sure that the foods we eat at dinner are out of our body by the time we are having lunch the next day.
Eating nutritious foods in the best possible combination is crucial to the rejuvenation of the liver and to re-establishing
our energy level and to ensuring that there are two bowel movements daily. We present this program as a guide and not a rule.
We want you to be flexible with yourself in choosing the best combinations you desire.
Cinnamon is derived from the inner bark of Cinnamomum trees, and has a long history as a culinary and medicinal
plant. Its uses in traditional medicine include the treatment of colds, congestion and diarrhea, and modern science has found
that it is high in antioxidants that may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases and slow the progress of aging. More specifically,
the spice appears promising in the fight against diabetes."Not only does cinnamon activate essential enzymes in the body
thus stimulating the receptors in the cells so they will respond more efficiently to insulin, but it also inhibits the enzymes
responsible for deactivating ... causing insulin resistance," writes David W Tanton in the book "Antidepressants,
Antipsychotics, And Stimulants -- Dangerous Drugs on Trial.""Cinnamon bark actually contains calcium, chromium,
copper, iodine, iron, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamins A, Bi, B2, and C, many of which are important for
the prevention or treatment of diabetes."
We
recommend eating melons alone because they are digested very quickly. Eating melons with other foods can hold up its digestion.
Since it digests easily, it can ferment and cause gaseous putrefaction and decomposition if left to hang around for too long
in the stomach. Also, the fermentation leads to the production of alcohol in the digestive tract.
Starches do not combine well with meats, so meats should be eaten with rice,
potatoes, or bread. This is because the stomach produces hydrochloric acid to digest the meat, which is neutralized by the
alkaline juices the stomach produces to digest starches. Consequently, both the carbohydrates and the meats are undigested
and they stay in the stomach for a longer period of time, causing purification, gas, and auto-intoxification.
We
recommend eating the salads before the regular meals because fruits and vegetables are digested before starches and proteins.
Eating salads with starches and proteins can hold them longer than necessary in the stomach. Like the other scenarios, these
can lead to decomposition and fermentation.
The fermentation,
putrefaction, gas, bad breath, indigestion, and acid reflux are conventionally managed with antacids. What antacids do is
to antagonize the acid gas generated from improper food combinations and indigestion in the stomach that contribute to the
discomfort felt by most people. Through biofeedback mechanisms, the brain notices the absence of acid in the stomach and stimulates
the productions of copious amounts of hydrochloric acid that was neutralized by the presence of starches in a portentous diet.
To alleviate this problem, we recommend separating high proteins from starches and/or addition of lemon or lime juice to our
water to supply the needed acid the digestive system needs.
What’s removed from our food makes us vulnerable
In addition to antioxidants and vitamins,
sterols and sterolins were processed out of foods as the evolutionary trends continued. These substances are nature’s
armor and breast plate against organ degeneration and infections.They are phytonutrients (secondary compounds)
referred to as “plant fat”, or phytosterols, and were discovered in 1922. They are vital components of plants
are found in whole, raw, and unprocessed fruits, vegetables, seed, nuts, cereals, legumes, and soy products. While humans
use and make the good cholesterols, plants use the phytosterols. They have anti-inflammatory and immuno-modulatory functions.
In chronic inflammatory liver diseases, sterols and sterolins were found to arrest the destruction of liver cells and stop
progression to cancer by normalizing the level of inflammatory messengers like interleukin-6, the major player in chronic
inflammatory diseases, controlling liver inflammations, and stimulating good immune factors like interleukin-2 and gamma interferon
which reduces viral loads in hepatitis patients. Nutrient isolation and processing reduces their amounts in plants.Against this backdrop, The Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research warned that, "If the doctor of today do not
become the nutritionist of tomorrow, then the nutritionist of today will become the doctor of tomorrow”.
National Bitter Melon Council
The Role of Nutrition in
Chronic Inflammations
In
inflammatory diseases, the chemical messengers’ leukotrines and prostaglandins are manufactured from a type of omega-6
fatty acid called arachidonic acid (AA). When the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 ratios are balanced one to one, as nature intended,
appropriate amounts of omega-6 are produced to respond to inflammatory assault, and healing takes place. But in standard American
diets, the ratio of omega-6 far exceeds omega-3 by ratios of 20 to 1. Excess omega-6 generated from malnutrition and acidosis
fuels a steady supply of excess arachidonic acid that synthesizes creates an excess of chemical inflammatory messengers. In
this situation, the omega-6 fatty acid becomes the friend-turned-foe that has to be stopped. This oversupply of omega-6 fatty
acid is the major etiology of chronic inflammatory diseases. It will take about 100 years for the human body to adapt to a
20 : 1 ratio that western diets currently provides (Chilton, 2006).
Modern diets and food production
cannot negate human genetics, biochemistry, and physiology laid down millions of years ago. Nature has equipped the human
body for ancestral diets; modern food processing creates end products that are totally incompatible with our chemistry. When
the Hippocratic Oath which emphasizes “food as medicine” is replaced with “drugs as medicine”, degenerative
diseases set in.The main cause of the majority of diseases in North America today is malnutrition. In
his 1988 Surgeon General’s Report, Dr. C. Everett Koop stated “The American diet is the cause of approximately
two-thirds of disease related deaths in America.”The American diet will continue to be the culprit
as long as we follow a Western “coke, burger and fries” dietary pattern. Chronic degenerative diseases will continue
to plague us.
Nutritionists
recommend that individuals should opt for a diet that supplies about 60 percent of the complex carbohydrates, which should
translate into about 400 grams of carbohydrates daily. If diet is not providing this amount, the body will derive its energy
from proteins and fats which leads to muscle-wasting diseases. This also happens if there is too much protein and not enough
carbohydrates to meets the body’s daily need. This constitutes an added strain on an already diseased body because converting
protein to energy is more taxing than converting carbohydrates to energy.
Can I use White Sugar?
Manufacture of white sugar starts
with synthetic chemicals and charcoal. Raw sugar is a complex carbohydrate that contains all the synergistic properties of
whole foods. Refined sugar, a simple carbohydrate, is a fractioned, artificial, and devitalized by-product of the original
compound. The end product is referred to as sucrose-a crystallized acid. It encourages the proliferation of unfriendly bacteria
and viruses in the digestive tract. In the metabolism of refined sugar, the body has to borrow from its own reserve of nutrients.
(Dufty, 1993).
Natural fructose
is commonly processed into high fructose. In their 2005 book, Beating Cancer with Nutrition, authors Patrick and
Noreen Quillin indicate that Americans consume 15 billion gallons of soft drinks, 2.7 billion donuts, and 500 million Twinkies™
per year. They indicate that our appetite for sugar parallels the astronomical increase in the increase of chronic degenerative
diseases. It has found its way into products like Equal™, Splenda™, Sweet and Low™, Coca-Cola™, all
soft drinks, wines, alcoholic beverages, fruit juices, sweeteners, cookies, pies, candies, cakes, ice creams, jams, jellies,
desserts, ketchup, confections, children’s vitamins, and tobacco products.
Sugar and white flour suppresses the immune system by making the white blood cells dormant, drugged, clumped
together, mutate out of control, pre-cancerous, and sluggish (Malkmus and Shockey 2006).
Today the average person consumes about
170 pounds of sugar per year which translates into about 50 teaspoons of sugar per day.A 12-ounce can
of soda contains about 11 teaspoons of sugar. The average person consumes two or three sodas daily which translates into about
22 – 33 tablespoons of sugar daily. This dietary habit puts the immune system on hold while diseases and pathogens take
a strong hold on the body (Malkmus and Shockey 2006).
Most sugar
alternatives like NutraSweet™ and Equal™ contain aspartame, a triple molecule composed of aspartic acid (a neurotoxin),
phenylalanine, and methyl alcohol (wood alcohol). Methyl alcohol is converted to formaldehyde, a neurotoxin in the body. “A
partial list of products containing aspartame [includes] diet soft drinks, breakfast cereals, malt beverages, pie filings,
tea, fruit juice concentrates, baked goods, frostings, breath mints, chewing gum, wine coolers, yogurt, [and] chewable multivitamins.
It is used as [a flavoring] in Mylanta™, Centrum™ vitamins, and children’s Tylenol™ (O’Shea,
2004, pp31-33).
Doctor’s
health advisory: The best dietary sources of sugars are raw unrefined honey, raw unrefined sugar cane, or fruits.
The best dietary sources of complex carbohydrates are beans, whole grain breads, and brown rice.
References Alan, B.A., Lutz, W., (2000) Life
without Bread: How A Low Carbohydrate Diet Can
Save Your Life. Illinois. Keats Publishing.
Chilton, F.H (2006). Win The War Within: The Eating Plan that’s clinically
proven To Fight Inflammation-The Hidden Cause Of Weight
Gain And Chronic Disease
USA. Rodale.
Duffy, W. (1975). Sugar Blues
New
York. Warner Books
Malkmus, G; Shockey, P and Shockey, S (2006) The Hallelujah Diet
Shippensburg, Pa. Destiny Image
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Treating Common
Health Problems With Essential Fatty Acids. Canada. John
Bitter Melon’s powerful insulin
lowering properties are currently being looked at as an effective treatment for Diabetes. Studies suggest that Bitter Melon
may play a role in controlling the production of insulin by the body, thus promoting blood sugar control. The hypoglycemic
effect is more pronounced in the fruit of Bitter Melon where these chemicals are found in the highest quantity. Some of the
documented studies show this bitter gourd to enhance cells’ uptake of glucose, to promote insulin release, and to make
the effect of insulin more potent. Some even document Bitter Melon’s effect on total cholesterol reduction.
Scientists,
natural health practitioners, and others are now focusing on the beneficial properties of this gourd with promising returns.
In Ayurvedic medicine, Bitter Melon is seen as a “plant-insulin”, and some studies show that, if administered
correctly, it can behave similarly to slow-acting animal insulins which represents exciting potential for a more sustainable,
vegetarian, source of insulin. It is not, however, advisable to substitute eating Bitter Melon for taking insulin.
In
India, for example, some doctors are so confident about the anti-diabetic effect of Bitter Melon that it is sometimes dispensed
in hospitals to people suffering from diabetes. Additionally, the department of Health in the Philippines has recommended
Bitter Melon as one of the best herbal medicines for treating diabetes.
There are three groups of compounds in Bitter
Melon that scientists have found to be responsible for its blood sugar lowering action:
Charantin: a compound of mixed
steroids that has been found to be more effective than one oral hypoglycaemic drug, Tolbutamide.
Polypeptide P: An insuline-like
plypeptide which appears to lower blood sugar in type I diabetics. Alkaloids present in the bitter gourd are also noted to
have blood sugar lowering effects but researchers are not yet clear on which of the compounds is most effective or if it is
the combination of all of them which cuase this effect.
Oleanolic Acid Glycosides: These compounds have been found to
improve glucose tolerance in Type II diabetics by preventing the absorption of sugar from the intestines. Biter Melon has
also been linked to effects of increasing the number of beta cells in the pancreas as well, and as a result improving the
body’s capability to produce insulin.
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