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Eating eggs found to be linked to causing diabetes, or do they? (Why you shouldn't believe all you read in the media!)

4/12/2020

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Just because you see a new "science" article in the news or media, or even in a published study, doesn't mean it is true, accurate or believable.

Here's yet another example...

Just days before World Diabetes Awareness Day, a new study has been published linking the consumption of eggs to diabetes!

The very first line in the study states "the association between egg consumption and diabetes is inconclusive"! So they set about trying to find an association between eggs and diabetes. They performed this "study" by looking at one to seven 3-day diet diary in Chinese adults only.

The researchers and authors didn't even elaborate on which type of diabetes they were talking about in the study! No mention if it was Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 or others...

Their results found a higher egg consumption was associated with an increased risk of diabetes. Note that NO cause was actually proven! They provided no scientific basis or biochemistry to prove that eggs cause diabetes.

The study found:
• Chinese people are having a higher than global average incidence of diabetes at 10.9% of the population, as compared to 9.3% globally
• The costs of diabetes-related health expenditure in the US alone is $760 billion, and $109 billion in China
• Prevention of diabetes is very important - they got that bit right!
• Eggs provide protein, carotenoids (vitamin A compounds), arginine (an amino acid) and folate. What about all the healthy fats they missed, or the complete amino profile?!
• The authors were concerned about the high amount of cholesterol in eggs, being linked to an increased risk of diabetes by impairing insulin secretion (!). Many other studies show tha cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease or diabetes at all!
• Other studies of egg consumption being linked to diabetes had mixed results - some showing no association, some showing a small association and others were inconclusive
• A higher intake of eggs is accompanied by higher red meat consumption in US studies, which is associated with diabetes (!). No it's not...
• The study found that there was also a higher risk of diabetes due to age, being female, living in an urban area, having a higher income, having a higher weight or obesity, high blood pressure, eating "modern" meals (fast food, milk, egg, and deep fried food). Yet the authors lay the blame entirely on eggs!
• Diabetes was not associated with eating traditional meals (rice, meat and vegetables), smoking, alcohol consumption (!), vegetable consumption, or protein consumption!
• The study looked at other studies of egg consumption with diabetes and found a higher egg intake was associated with a higher intake of modern foods (as opposed to traditional foods), snacks, sweets, desserts, and refined grain products. They said that these high carbohydrate foods can increase the workload on the pancreas and cause insulin resistance (which is diabetes!).

This is a good example of a study going out to hunt for a particular biased conclusion and finding one. In scientific terms this is called a "confirmation bias" - finding an outcome that support one's prior opinions. And also a good example of the same study ignoring other more obvious conclusions or causes, and not actually proving any biochemical causation of eggs causing any health issues. Studies based on food questionnaires or surveys, especially about what one ate years ago, are highly inaccurate and no meaningful scientific outcome should be read from studies like this.

Eggs are a health food! They contain 35% protein and all amino acids, together with 63% healthy fats of a variety of types, and just 2% carbohydrates (Nutrition Data, 2020). Considering that type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease of excess carbohydrate intake, causing insulin resistance, high blood glucose (ie sugar!) levels, and inflammation, eating a food like eggs that is just 2% carbohydrates is NOT going to cause diabetes!

This study ignored all the other high carbohydrate causes of diabetes, and lifestyle factors too, such as stress. Don't blame eggs for what the toast, bread, grains, sugar, juices, sugary drinks, and alcohol (all being high carbohydrate foods) are doing to cause type 2 diabetes!

Don't get your nutrition advice from the media! Speak to a professional who can see through the bias in many studies and other poor nutrition advice. And keep eating eggs!

Stay healthy!


References:
Nutrition Data. (2020). Egg whole raw fresh; Nutrition facts and calories. Retrieved 16th November 2020 from https://nutritiondata.self.com/.../dairy-and-egg.../111/2
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Yue Wang, Ming Li, Zumin Shi. (2020). Higher egg consumption associated with increased risk of diabetes in Chinese adults – China Health and Nutrition Survey. British Journal of Nutrition, 1. DOI: 10.1017/S0007114520003955
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World diabetes day 2020 - Diabetes can be reduced naturally

4/12/2020

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Today is apparently World Diabetes Day (November 14, 2020), to raise awareness of the condition of diabetes, and to get more funding for the diabetes associations for research into this condition.

Why? When we already know what causes the main form of diabetes (being Type 2), and how to reverse it! (Type 1 symptoms and effects can be greatly reduced and insulin requirements reduced).

Type 2 Diabetes is a metabolic condition where blood sugar levels are constantly high due to dysfunctional hormones such as insulin, leptin, and ghrelin and others. The body no longer responds correctly to these hormones. High blood glucose is very inflammatory and damaging to the body, especially to the blood vessels (causing atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, skin ulcers and loss of blood supply to lower extremities, poor wound healing), damaging the nerves (causing loss of sensitivity and feeling in extremities), eye conditions, kidney damage, liver damage and more.

The Diabetes associations worldwide and most dietitians are in denial about what causes diabetes! They blame dietary fat for making people fat, which can lead to diabetes, so they claim. So they tell diabetics to eat more carbohydrates - mainly grains and grain products (breads, cereals, muesli bars, pasta), rice, oats, fruit juice etc.

But it's these CARBS which cause high blood sugars! It's the constant intake of high carbohydrate foods which maintains, prolongs and worsens the symptoms of diabetes, NOT dietary fats! Healthy fats in your diet do NOT raise your blood sugars, nor cause in insulin response. Hence fats do not cause insulin resistance, nor cause diabetes!

But diabetics are told to eat more of the very thing which causes high blood sugar - carbs! Why? Because the diabetes associations around the world are sponsored by food industry companies, such as grain companies, cereal producers, and other packaged and processed foods, to maintain their profits. The same food industry companies also sponsor the dietitians' associations around the world, so those associations will promote their products. In some countries, such as in Australia, the Dietitians Association of Australia actually wrote the government food guidelines, again favouring food industry companies' products. This is why these mostly high carb foods are promoted for everyone, and especially for diabetics. Such advice will make your health worse. See some of the attached pics fpr examples of high carb foods being promoted for diabetics.

I have reversed type 2 diabetes in people who have had the condition for years, often in a few weeks! In some, their fasting blood sugar readings dropped into the normal range within a few days! All because of getting the right scientifically proven nutrition advice and some lifestyle changes, in an easy to follow treatment plan.
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If you have diabetes or someone you know does and hasn't been able to improve their symptoms in a few weeks, then I would love to help! Type 2 Diabetes is completely reversible! But it needs to be treated by someone who understands the condition and who focuses on the root causes, and not by someone who wants to just "manage" the symptoms. Make a decision to reverse type 2 diabetes today, and improve your quality of life!
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"The Magic Pill" documentary review

8/6/2020

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On Monday 31st July 2017, I was invited to attend a private screening of the new food and nutrition documentary "The Magic Pill", and be an expert on the panel afterwards to answer health and nutrition questions from the attendees.  Perhaps the title is a little vague at first, but the message becomes clearer as you progress through the film, produced by Rob Tate and Pete Evans (Australian celebrity chef and Paleo nutrition advocate).

The film introduces us to several people of differing ethnicity and their families, and a warts and all look at their health issues, medications, and their concerns about their health. We looked at Caucasian Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, and a large community of Indigenous Australian Aborigines in Arnhem Land. All had many chronic diseases, including many "20th Century conditions" of over-consumption, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, liver and kidney disease, asthma, and cancer. We also followed the stories of a young girl and boy with severe ADHD and intellectual development issues who were non-verbal and showed a lot of typical behaviours of being on the autism spectrum, which was very stressful for their families.

The Yolgnu people in Arnhem Land were particularly interesting, as they recalled their parents and grandparents all being very fit, strong, having great teeth and in excellent health while living their traditional ways and foods. Then white man came with their western/modern foods. They were now living on "modern" foods of breakfast cereals, breads, damper, jam, orange juice and coca cola... As a result, their health was very poor, life expenctancy very low, and they couldn't see how they could change this.

But along came a charity called "Hope for Health" with selfless health professionals with a program which incoprorates their traditional medicine and diet, exercise, detox retreats, nutrition and cooking workshops and support. In a few short weeks, they turned their health around and this gave them hope! You could see the relief and improvements in their eyes and faces again, and it was beautiful to see! For more information on this charity and their work, please visit https://www.hopeforhealth.com.au/ and consider a donation to help these wonderful people.

A brief section of the film showed similar health issues with Native Americans eating the same modern foods introduced by white man.

It was obvious that the "modern" food pyramid and government food guidelines does not work for everyone (or "anyone", it could be argued), especially indigenous populations. One reason that the guidelines are not working is due to the huge amount of influence the food industry companies have in these guidelines, through "sponsorships" of various health advisory groups, and their deliberate funding of biased "research" simply confuses the public and maintains the current situation. These sponsorships are openly listed on their respective websites.

From my experience in clinical practice (as a Nutritionist and Naturopath), people from non-Western ethnic backgrounds improve their health so much by returning to their traditional diets, which typically includes plenty of seasonal vegetables, some fruits, organ meats, grass-fed/wild caught meats and healthy fats - eggs, nuts and seeds, and the occasional fast. This became the theme and purpose of the film - to educate and empower people to return to health using traditional nutritional medicine and cooking techniques, while avoiding the health dangers in processed foods.

Various scientific, medical and nutritional experts were interviewed and contributed to the film, including Dr David Perlmutter ("we should eat natural foods, not scientised foods"), Dr Rangan Chatterjee ("the question that all doctors should ask patients is 'what are you eating?'"), farmer Joel Salatin ("90% of cattle in the USA are fattened up in feedlots, being fed GRAINS" - yet they are supposedly healthy for us?!, and "a sick environment causes sick crops, which causes sick animals, which causes sick humans who eat them"), South African scientist Professor Tim Noakes (the South African dietetics association filed a complaint against him for giving Low Carb High Fat diet advice, but he won, due to the amount of scientific evidence supporting the LCHF model ), and more.

There was a short section of the documentary showing charts and statistics of the benefits of a LCHF or ketogenic type diets to reduce weight, and reverse many of the modern diseases mentioned earlier. The weight of scientific evidence shows that the current food guidelines is contributing to the chronic disease epidemic we have now, and perhaps the food pyramid model should be turned upside down, so that meats and healthy fats are the main part of our diets, instead of grains.

I do not agree with the current food guidelines (which is quite disappointing as a Nutritionist, but it is a decision based on evidence), and I recommend a similar food model for my clients, being a "low inflammation" nutrition program, which is a slight variation of the LCHF/ketogenic/Paleo model. I don't believe, however, that a high intake of meat/protein or healthy fats should be the most consumed food group. Vegetables should be - preferably raw, fresh, seasonal and organic as much as possible for their wide nutrient content. Grass-fed meats and "healthy fats" (not so much "High Fat", which is open to abuse or extreme diets) should come next, with processed or refined carbohydrates such as sugar, grains and grain products coming a distant last in quantity, or even avoided (as there's no nutrients in grains which can't be obtained from other food groups!).

A LCHF/Ketogenic diet can reduce chronic disease symptoms by reducing inflammation, reducing cholesterol and blood sugars, and normalising blood lipid levels and the body's response to insulin. These changes can help to reduce weight, reverse type 2 diabetes, improve mental health, reduce autism symptoms (both children became vocal, more responsive and better behaved in a few short weeks!),  greatly reduce or even eliminate the need for insulin for T2 diabetics, improve energy, improve brain function and cognition, and reduce many other chronic disease symptoms!

We saw all of these improvements start in a few days in the family members being followed in this documentary, and they kept on getting better at each checkup a few weeks and several months after incorporating the dietary changes. It was heartwarming and wonderful to watch the improvements, to see and hear their reactions, and their need for less medications which neither helped improve their health nor reduced their symptoms.

If you are interested in food, health, nutritional medicine, or wanting to reduce your chronic disease symptoms, please have a look at this film! I recommend watching  for its emotive, educational and empowering message, that nutritional medicine can be "The Magic Pill" to many of our current health epidemics many people are dealing with personally. If the movie can inspire just one person that there is hope in having better health and a better quality of life, the film has achieved its purpose! Many thanks to all those involved in the film, for raising awareness and hope in many!

Once you are ready to make some changes yourself, please consult with an experienced Nutritionist or Naturopath to help personalise a plan for you, as your current health conditions, lifestyle, medications and other factors may need to be taken into account. I'd love to help you achieve your health goals!

"The Magic Pill" is available to watch on Netflix. Please look out for this, as I highly recommend watching it! 
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Good health to you!

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Diabetes organisations and educators cause more diabetes

21/3/2019

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Today I attended an all-day seminar on "carbohydrate counting for health professionals" run by Diabetes Queensland". Except that I didn't quite last the whole day, as partly due to the idiotic information being given, but I had afternoon clients booked in to save me from listening to any more drivel!

I partly wanted to attend to see where Diabetes Qld are up to in relation to actually preventing or treating diabetes, and perhaps spare some of the attendees from the one-sided propaganda which they give. I found that Diabetes Qld are still stuck in 1960s nutrition science, and luckily there were not many attendees who needed saving.

Three of the 7 in total attendees were pharmacists, two dietitians of limited experience, and two rebels - myself and a low-carb advocate blogger friend who went along for similar reasons as myself. A pretty poor turnout really, but perhaps just as well!

The first thing which annoys me are diabetes educators - the diabetes association runs training courses to educate health professionals to advise and help people with diabetes, but this actually makes it all worse. There are limited health professionals who can take the diabetes educator training, and fewer who can actually get the qualification. Doctors are allowed to become DEs, as are pharmacists, nurses, physios, podiatrists and not a lot more. How many of these professionals have any nutritional medicine training or experience? NONE! Yet they are allowed to give nutrition advice on the fastest-growing nutrition-related chronic health condition in the world today! Dietitians can also become DEs, but at least they have *some* nutrition training, even if much of it is wrong. Nutritionists and Naturopaths (like me) cannot take the DE training, and we can't get the qualification or qualification, despite our more current nutrition science training and experience!

I'm still confused as to the meaning of the seminar! It was about "carb counting", but instead of (as I had hoped) counting carbs to LIMIT their intake, and thus reduce blood sugar levels and insulin response (which diabetics need to do), the purpose was to count carbs to INCREASE their intake - which is precisely the opposite of what should happen.

They introduced a new concept of "carbohydrate exchange", to attempt to simplify counting of carbohydrates in terms of grams or calories. They instead recommend counting carbs in blocks of 15gm as "1 exchange" of carbs, so 2 exchanges means 2 x 15gm = 30gm carbs. That was the only "new concept" but I'm still confused as to 1) why, or 2) how this will improve a diabetic's health?!

Some other gems I was told in the seminar:
1) Non-starchy vegetables and some fruit don't count as carbs at all. No need to count them!
2) Diet soft drinks and diet cordials are non-carbs too and are "fine", despite them being linked to actually causing weight gain, diabetes and cancer (which I pointed out)
3) Starchy foods - potato, rice, pasta etc are needed as they "fill you up more"! (Maybe, but not as filling as protein or healthy fats, which give a longer lasting energy)
4) 10% of your daily dietary intake as sugar is fine (12 tsp)
5) Your dietary intake of carbs must not fall below 130gm per day!
6) Dietary fat influences blood glucose levels! NO it doesn't!
7) I was told that alcoholic drinks shouldn't be included in counting carbohydrates! And alcohol can LOWER blood glucose overnight - no it doesn't! And alcohol is "potentially a low-GI snack before bed"! huh?!
8) Despite Diabetes Australia releasing a "position statement" on using a low-carb plan for treating type 2 diabetes, as there is a LOT of published science showing it works, they aren't ready to commit to this yet and they want more studies done
9) But in the next sentence, low carb was bad again, as our muscles and brain can only run on glucose (sugar) - complete BS! (I said this was wrong, but they didn't accept it)
10) Dietitians and DEs shouldn't tell people that they can't have this or that food!
11) Diabetics need to eat more carbs UP to their insulin requirements! (No, they need to reduce carbs to reduce insulin...)
12) "Fad diets are those that cut out certain foods or food groups" and are not recommended! I asked, "according to that definition, vegetarian and vegan diets are fad diets and should also be ignored?"!
13) Counting carbs with the new "exchange" method has been shown to reduce HbA1c (a diabetes pathology test marker) by up to 2% over a couple of month period. I said "I've reduced HbA1c in a type 2 diabetic client by 20% in 2 weeks using a low carb plan..." and they looked shocked and angrily reminded me that we are learning about "counting carbs" not "low carb", ok?!
14) There was a lot of contradictory information being given. And even simple little things like "fats and oils and protein don't have any carbs", meaning that they won't cause high blood sugars is ignored in their "treatment". They seem blind to the obvious
15) Saturated fats and cholesterol are still bad as they cause heart disease! No they don't! The two rebels put forward a few comments on this against the speaker who said "we will agree to disagree"...
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In the past, diabetes was treated by doctors with a "NO CARB" diet! That was, until 1921 when insulin was discovered! After this, a "LOW CARB" diet was recommended for diabetics, and there was a much lower rate of diabetes! (Now we have an epidemic of diabetes as a result of people being advised to have a HIGH CARB diet instead! Why can't they see this connection? Is it from diabetic retinopathy?!)

Amusingly, there were lollies on the tables, we had to count carbs for a range of processed and packaged crap foods (breads, crackers, cereals etc), NONE of which I either buy or recommend to any clients, morning tea was a carb fest of bakery products and fruit (more carbs), and lunch was not much better. I hope I sowed a few seeds of doubt in the heads of those who attended, as they clearly had no idea about nutrition or how to actually help diabetics, which was why they were there.

It's also very sad and disturbing too, that a high profile health organisation is in complete denial about the causes of diabetes, and current evidence-based treatments. Sure I understand it's difficult to change your mind on an entrenched belief, but at some stage you need to bite the bullet and say "sorry, we got it wrong" and move on, to help people with their health. This is about peoples' lives that are at stake here, it's not just about sponsorship money. It's about real people, and their families. Wake the hell up Diabetes Queensland/Australia.

Treat diabetes with current scientific treatments - see an experienced Nutritionist and/or Naturopath instead. 
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Are "Low GI" foods healthier?

6/3/2019

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I'm sure you have heard of the concept of "low GI", or "low Glycaemic Index" in relation to foods, and that allegedly "low GI" foods are a better choice... or are they?!

You have seen the useless Heart Foundation tick of approval logo on product packaging in the past, but was removed when people lost confidence in it as it was just a marketing sponsorship gimmick and nothing to do with how healthy a food was! Next came the useless Health Star Rating system, which is still being used by manufacturers, but being ignored by the public as it is a corrupt system that again does not accurately reflect how healthy a food is. Now there's a new "Low GI Certified" logo being applied to packaged foods that is destined to have the same fate of being entirely useless!

The Glycaemic Index (GI) of a food is a measure of how fast the food spikes your blood sugar levels and for how long. So a higher GI isn't ideal for anyone, especially for those with weight issues, diabetes, or any chronic disease really. This is because having a high blood glucose level causes these conditions, as well as heart disease, and also contributes to many other inflammatory conditions.

The problem with the GI concept is that it generally only applies to foods containing carbohydrates, as these foods have the highest impact on blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates in the form of sugar, starch, grains and cereals (whether they are whole grains or not), breads, bakery products and alcohol, all get digested into glucose to raise blood glucose levels. Different carbohydrates have different GI levels so some turn into blood glucose quickly, and some less quickly. But they all still turn into blood glucose regardless - it doesn't mean that a slower GI food is better, as it just prolongs the inflammatory damage of blood glucose for a LONGER period of time!

In addition, it is known in published studies that carbohydrates when metabolised behave differently in each person! And worse is that someone with insulin resistance, diabetes or other health issue, will have a MUCH stronger reaction to ANY carbohydrate than some one who is relatively healthy. Eating "Low GI" is not going to help improve or fix these health conditions, or prevent them developing in others.

 Reducing and restricting any of the abovementioned carbohydrates really is the first step in reducing blood glucose levels in these conditions. Swapping one carbohydrate for another isn't going to work!

Ignore the "Low GI Certified" label! It is misleading at best, and is just another marketing gimmick which has no reflection on the nutrient content or healthiness of the food. If anything, because the label is applied to packaged foods, that alone should say how unhealthy the "food" is. It's not whole, fresh, or real food. Real food doesn't have or need a label to tell you how healthy it is!

Marketing = lies!

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Diabetes linked to low sun exposure and poor sleep

20/11/2018

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In this article I will be looking at the relationship between low sunlight exposure, sleep and weight gain and diabetes. You might not think that these topics are related, but they are!

For good quality sleep, you need to make enough melatonin, also known as the sleep hormone. This is dependent on multiple factors, such as sufficient nutrient intake, good digestion and absorption, sufficient sunlight exposure during the day, and other factors.
Melatonin is also an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant hormone, and can reduce blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, reduce anxiety, reduce pain, and interestingly, reduce blood sugar levels! Many studies show there's a link between poor melatonin levels and poor sleep quality and altered insulin secretion and diabetes! This is likely the result of melatonin receptors on the surface of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, meaning that the cells which produce insulin actually respond to melatonin!

Melatonin actually reduces the secretion of insulin! Melatonin is only secreted at night when your eyes sense the levels of sunlight diminishing, and this causes you to secrete less insulin which would otherwise reduce your blood sugar levels. Insulin is a "fat storage" hormone, as it tells the cells in the body to take up the glucose in the blood and use it for energy, but it also tells the liver to convert the excess blood glucose into fat so it can be stored. Hence why high carbohydrate diets lead to increased fat storage and increased weight.

The other part of this picture is that high production and levels of insulin are found during the day, when melatonin isn't secreted (due to bright sun exposure). High levels of blood sugars are very damaging to the body, which over time leads to inflammation and diabetes, and all their complications of hormone imbalance, loss of feeling in extremities from nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy), and kidney and eye damage, and heart disease. If you have diabetes, melatonin secretion in the evening will reduce insulin production, so your blood sugars will remain high all night to cause inflammation and damage. You don't want this!

Melatonin doesn't just help you sleep, but it balances your blood sugars and can help to prevent and reverse diabetes! Insulin production also appears to have more of a priority over melatonin production, so a high carbohydrate diet causes more insulin production and less melatonin, causing sleep disturbances!

I have noticed this with my clients, and I have had great success in reducing diabetes symptoms of high blood sugars and insulin levels mainly by improving their diet at dinner time! Reducing carbohydrates in the evening meal reduces blood sugar levels, which in turn reduces the need to produce more insulin, which results in more melatonin being secreted to improve sleep! In addition, the decreased need for insulin reduces the strain on the cells of the pancreas to make insulin, reduces insulin resistance, and lessens the risk of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes turning into insulin-dependent diabetes (ie needing insulin injections).

If you want to prevent diabetes or to reduce diabetes, you must reduce your refined and processed carbohydrate intake at dinner! Remember the "no white (foods) at night" rule! That's no wheat (ie bread, pizza etc), pasta, potato, rice, sugar (ie desserts, ice cream), or alcohol! Harsh I know... but you'll feel better for it and you will sleep better too!
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Low carb diets for Diabetes - does it help?! YES!

22/8/2018

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Today (August 21, 2018) Diabetes Australia released a "position statement" to make some loose recommendations or advice to people with diabetes using a "low carb" eating plan to better improve their health.

I have gone over their position statement and this is my review...

Firstly, what is Diabetes?! Diabetes is caused by your food intake being too high in refined and processed carbohydrates, which causes high blood sugar levels. Over time, your cells start ignoring the insulin signal so your blood sugar levels remain high. More and more insulin is produced, as your body is now "insulin resistant", until your poor pancreas organ effectively wears out, and now you have diabetes. All caused by a high carbohydrate diet.

So a lower carb eating plan would seem to be the obvious solution! Many independent and evidence-based Nutritionists and Naturopaths (like me!) have been saying this for many years! Low carb for diabetes has been researched and recommended since the 1920s, but not by the diabetes organisations.

Some notes of the "position statement" are:
1) Diabetes Australia say that there is no "one size fits all" approach to "living well with diabetes". Absolutely true! So why have they been using a "one size fits all approach" for decades?! Eat less fat, less salt, follow the food guidelines, and take this insulin and medication. This doesn't fix diabetes, but only makes it worse.

2) There are many reminders that someone with diabetes should speak with their dietitian BEFORE considering going low carb. Why work with someone who hasn't actually fixed the problem in how long?

3) Dietitians are not allowed to recommend a low carb diet for any condition, as it's against their rules. The reason why is explained later... So if you have diabetes and want to try low carb, you speak to your dietitian, who will just say - "you shouldn't do that" and "eat more grains", which are high in carbs, which causes high blood sugar, which causes more insulin resistance. Pass those diabetes meds please.

4) They are still suggesting that healthy fats should be avoided because of their risk to heart disease - an issue which hasn't been proven in thousands of published studies in decades...

5) People starting a low carb diet will experience tiredness, headaches, nausea and dizziness. Really?! Not in my experience in a low carb plan - in fact, the chronic headaches and migraines disappear within days of starting low carb, and nausea and dizziness reduces too, as does your weight, blood sugar level, cholesterol level, symptoms, and many other "side effects"!

6) They claim low carb diets are popular because they are easy to follow and are heavily promoted in the media! NO! Because there is a lot of very good research showing that they work amazingly well for people with diabetes, weight issues, heart disease, cancer, and many other chronic health conditions!

7) They do say that there is "reliable evidence" (hooray!) that "lower carb" eating can be "safe and useful in lowering blood glucose levels"... Great! Then they add "in the short term (up to 6 months)" but only because they didn't include any studies in their position statement which went longer than this.

8) They didn't consider "vegetables " as being "carbs", when they are. But a "low carb" plan doesn't mean eating less or no veg! Low carb means low refined carbs like sugar, grains, grain products and alcohol, as all of which greatly raise blood sugars and insulin response.

9) They included 3, yep, just 3 pathetic studies to show that low carb wasn't proven to be of benefit in type 1 diabetes, and the most number of people tested in the 3 tests was 45 people. Another 3 studies used for type 2 diabetes. Hardly good examples, when I can find more and better quality studies showing much better benefits for diabetes.
10) AND their definition of "low carb " is diets with no more than 130gm of carbs per day. That's NOT a low carb diet! That's a MODERATE to high carb diet! We don't consider a diet to be low carb unless it's less than 30-50gm of carbs per day. No wonder they didn't get the really good results of reduced blood glucose and HbA1c (a diabetes blood sugar marker test) than I've seen in practice!

In summary, at best, Diabetes Australia are saying, you MAY be able to do a "moderate carb" diet (because it sure isn't low carb!) for up to 6 months maximum, only if you aren't pregnant, a child, breastfeeding, those who are malnourished (including those with cancer, infections, heart disease, and osteoporosis), with liver or kidney failure, eating disorders, on diabetes medications, or if you are a dietitian or diabetes consultant!

ALL of these conditions are ideal for a low-fat and highly nutritious eating plan! All of these health conditions will greatly improve from eating less sugar, grains and starchy foods.

Despite the position statement and its attempt at trying to stop the public criticism against their outdated advice for diabetics, the Diabetes Australia website still has the same old poor advice. The same with the Dietitians Association of Australia. "People with diabetes should follow the Australian Dietary Guidelines", whose high-carb advice caused the diabetes in the first place, because the guidelines were written by the Dietitians Association of Australia, who in turn are sponsored by many food industry groups, and processed food maufacturers like Campbells, Arnotts, Nestle, the Australian Breakfast Cereal Manufacturers Forum (ABCMF), and more! It says so on their website!

Now do you see why we have this epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases?  Nothing is going to really change until the DAA is either replaced, or they start giving factual nutrition advice based on real science, and not on corporate "sponsorships".

Nothing new to see here, move along now...


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DIABETES: WHY DOES THE USUAL TREATMENT MAKE IT WORSE?

5/12/2017

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Today is apparently World Diabetes Day (Nov 14), to raise awareness of the condition of diabetes, and to get more funding for the diabetes associations for research into this condition.
Why? When we already know what causes diabetes, and how to reverse it! (This refers to Type 2 Diabetes, although Type 1 symptoms and effects can be greatly reduced, but not completely cleared)

Diabetes is a metabolic condition where blood sugar levels are constantly high due to dysfunctional hormones ...such as insulin, leptin, and ghrelin and others. The body no longer responds correctly to these hormones. High blood glucose is very toxic and damaging to the body, especially to the blood vessels (causing atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, ulcers and loss of blood supply to lower extremities), the nerves (causing loss of sensitivity and feeling in extremities), eye conditions, kidney damage, liver damage and more.

The Diabetes associations worldwide and most dietitians are in denial about what causes diabetes! They blame dietary fat for making people fat, which can lead to diabetes, so they claim. This is so untrue! Then they tell diabetics to eat less fat and more carbohydrates - mainly grains and grain products (breads, cereals, muesli bars, pasta), rice, oats, fruit juice etc.

But it's CARBS which cause high blood sugars! It's the constant intake of high carbohydrate foods which maintain, prolong and worsen the symptoms of diabetes, NOT dietary fats!

But diabetics are told to eat more of the very thing which causes high blood sugar - carbs! Why? It's insane!

I have reversed type 2 diabetes in people who have had the condition for over 10 years, in a couple of weeks! In fact, their fasting blood sugar readings dropped into the normal range within a few days! All because of getting the right scientifically proven nutrition advice and some lifestyle changes, in an easy to follow treatment plan.

If you have diabetes or someone you know does and hasn't been able to improve their symptoms in a few weeks, then I would love to help! Type 2 Diabetes is completely reversible! But it needs to be treated by someone who understands the condition and who focuses on the root causes, and not by someone who wants to just "manage" the symptoms.

​Make a decision to reverse type 2 diabetes today, and improve your quality of life!
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new research shows artificial sweeteners cause weight gain

18/7/2017

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I have written and warned people before about the dangers of some artificial sweeteners (see my other articles below or on my Facebook page), but some new research has been published which again confirms some of the major dangers of these chemicals (Azad et al., 2017).

This new study, published today (17th July 2017), reviewed 37 other studies on over 400,000 people and up to a 10-year follow-up. The study focused on artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and sucralose, usually found in diet soft drinks and cordials, and weight loss shakes or protein powders, to name just a few products they are in. The study also looked at studies on stevioside (Stevia extract).

Some of the findings included that the artificial sweeteners can:

1) have adverse effects on glucose metabolism
2) affect your gut microbiome (digestive bacteria) by acting as an antibiotic
3) affect appetite control by stimulating appetite and preventing fullness after a meal, so you eat more and put on more weight
4) increase fat stores, thus contributing to obesity
5) increase the risk of various heart disease symptoms, including high blood pressure, stroke, and other heart-related events
6) increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

The study concluded to say that they found "the consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners was NOT associated with weight loss", and that "the evidence does not clearly support the intended benefits of non-nutritive sweeteners for weight management", and "routine consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners may be associated with a long-term increase in weight and elevated risk of cardiometabolic disease".

This study highlights the importance of checking your product labels for these chemicals - aspartame (E951), sucralose (E955), and stevioside (E960), and avoiding these products. Install an additive app on your smart phone so you can check the additive numbers while you are shopping!

If you feel you need to use artificial sweeteners to lose weight, then you are not focusing on the causes of weight gain, and you can be making your weight worse.

If your weight is an issue, I can help by identifying all the causes of your weight gain, and resolving those to help you to achieve a healthy weight! This can be done with personalised consultations, or our weight loss program.

Please contact me for more information.

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Is salt good or bad for your health?

28/5/2017

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For decades we have been told that salt is bad for us, will give us heart disease and will kill us. We are told it is as bad as smoking, not exercising, or eating saturated fat or cholesterol. The latter has been thoroughly disproven as a cause of heart disease, so is salt just another example of poor science which is actually us more harm? Read on!

"Salt" comes in many types, but the main health complaints are about "sodium chloride" or "table salt". The alleged issue with salt is that is causes high blood pressure which puts undue strain on your heart and blood vessels, leading to kidney damage, heart disease and heart attacks.

Sodium levels in your body can be affected by many factors including intake of potassium and calcium (deficiencies of these can cause higher sodium levels), water intake, amount of exercise undertaken,  alcohol intake, and other factors.

Blood pressure on the other hand can be affected by many factors also, including stress, nutrient intake (and deficiencies), weight gain, genetics, age, metabolic hormones, blood sugar levels, and other causes.

Hence salt intake is only one of many possible causes of high sodium levels and blood pressure!

However, in many published studies high blood pressure isn't caused by salt, but salt may exacerbate pre-existing high blood pressure symptoms or heart issues, or in those with diabetes or kidney conditions. Over 80% of people with normal blood pressure do not show any signs of high blood pressure from increasing their salt intake. Even those with high blood pressure, 75% are not sensitive to salt! In fact, having very low sodium levels is likely to kill you much quicker than having  higher sodium levels or even high blood pressure.

Other issues with "table salt" include that is also contain various fillers including MSG (a known neurotoxin), anti-caking chemicals, aluminium (another neurotoxin), and in "iodised salt", iodine, which is needed in the diet but can lead to excessive iodine causing thyroid problems. Table salt is added to many processed and packaged foods such as breads, cakes, biscuits, crackers, sauces, and many more foods as it can act as a preservative so the food can last longer.

The fact is that we NEED salt in our diets as our bodies use the components of salt - sodium, chloride, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and over 60 or more other trace minerals. We need salt for all of our body functions, including for our brain and nervous system, bone health, pH balance, energy production, digestion and even needed for good heart and muscle activity! Table salt does not contain these additional minerals which are essential for good health, or which can negate the issues of just having just sodium and chloride.

Too little salt (or having deficiencies of the minerals in salt) can lead to insulin resistance, increased fat storage, diabetes, low energy, reduced libido, infertility, poor bone health, poor nervous system function and reduced muscle function including weakness and cramps.

Another major cause of heart disease (other than the disproven saturated fat and cholesterol myths) is actually a high intake of sugar and foods which break down into sugar. This causes inflammation of the blood vessels, insulin resistance, weight gain, diabetes, kidney damage, and high blood pressure and cholesterol levels - most of the symptoms being blamed on salt!

Which types of salt are good for you? Most unrefined sea salt is good, but I'd recommend either Celtic sea salt or Himalayan pink salt, because they contain so many other beneficial trace minerals!
Adding these good salts to food is a healthier option, however you shouldn't need to add salt to every meal. If you crave salty foods, there are other causes to this than just lacking salt - you may be deficient in some nutrients which the salt is providing in small amounts. If you are frequently craving salt, then you should see your friendly Naturopath (me!) to investigate which minerals you may be deficient in, and how to correct this with your diet or supplementation.

So don't worry about salt, providing you are having enough of the good stuff! However if you do have high blood pressure, I can help to identify the causes and improve your overall health!


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is fruit as bad as sugar for your health?

22/9/2016

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We hear frequently that processed sugar is bad for us, causing everything from acne to weight gain! The truth is that sugar is a lot worse than that! It can also cause diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, cancer and many other chronic health conditions.

Does this also apply to the sugar found in fruit? Lets find out!

The fruit sugar is called fructose, which is different to the glucose found in vegetables. These different types of sugars are absorbed and used differently i...n the body. The good news is that the fibre in fresh and whole fruit slows down the absorption of fructose! So it would be hard to overdose on fresh whole fruit! Although this may not be ideal to do if you have diabetes, cancer or heart disease.

Fresh, whole fruit provides an abundance of vitamins, minerals, fibre, antioxidants, and many phytonutrients to improve your health. The best fruits are those that are organic, in season, and locally grown - for the highest nutrient content.

In small amounts, up to 60% of fructose is converted to glucose to be used for energy by the body's cells, and any excess is stored as fat. However in concentrated forms of fructose like dried fruit, soft drinks, fruit juices, and corn syrup, honey, maple and agave syrups, fructose is converted by the liver directly into fat.

High intakes of concentrated fructose has been shown in research to increase blood sugar and cholesterol more than other types of sugars, causing weight gain, fatty liver, and inflammation of the blood vessels, leading to diabetes and heart disease and many other health conditions.

For your future health and prevention of health conditions, stick to fresh whole fruit regularly in your diet, but avoid the concentrated forms of fructose as these will make your health worse.

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Type 2 diabetes - preventable and reversible

15/7/2016

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This week is National Diabetes Week, to help raise awareness of this range of chronic conditions and hopefully prevent more people from being diagnosed with diabetes.

The most common form is type 2 diabetes is completely preventable and reversible, without the need for any medication or insulin. Recent research confirms this, as I have also seen with clients.
Unfortunately the diabetes foundations, charities or awareness groups are still recommending the wrong advice for prevention and treatments for diabetes, despite the mountain of evidence of more effective options.
Type 2 diabetes is a result of poor dietary and lifestyle choices, partly because of poor advice from the government food guidelines on what you should eat and the media. In type 2, the body becomes resistant to the effects of the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar levels (amongst many other things). This leads to high blood sugar levels which is toxic and inflammatory to the body, causing weight gain, nerve damage, then high blood pressure, which in turn causes eye damage, kidney damage, poor circulation and healing (and eventual amputation of limbs) and death if untreated. Other hormones and other factors play a part in the development and progression of diabetes too.
The medical approach to treatment is to reduce calories or kJ intake especially saturated fat, with exercise and medications. There's some major problems with this approach - 1) medications do not address the cause of the problem, and 2) reducing overall kJ or saturated fat will do next to nothing for reversing the condition, and may likely make your health worse...
Why? Because type 2 diabetes is a condition of an abnormal insulin response. What causes an insulin response? Carbohydrates and proteins. Not fats, and certainly not saturated fats. Carbohydrates cause the highest insulin effects in the body, in particular sugary foods and drinks, fruit juices, whole grain products (whole grains, breakfast cereals, pasta, bread and other bakery products), dairy (high in sugar), and alcoholic drinks. Many of these foods we are told are "healthy" in the government food guidelines - whole grain products, fruit juice, and dairy! The government food advice is causing this current epidemic of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic health conditions.
Reducing unhealthy carbohydrates such as those above will reduce the insulin response, reduce high blood sugar levels to normal, reduce weight, reduce blood pressure and stop the other signs and symptoms of diabetes.
Of course there is more to preventing and reversing diabetes than just reducing unhealthy carbohydrates, but that's where I can help as a Nutritionist and Naturopath! I can help with personalised nutritional and lifestyle advice, for the easiest and most effective results!

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What is the difference between a nutritionist and dietitian?

10/5/2016

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If you ever wanted to know what the difference between a Nutritionist and a Dietitian is, the best practical example was shown on last night's "Sunday Night" program on channel 7 (8th May 2016), which you can see here if you missed it - https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/features/a/31538041/the-saving-australia-diet/

This is a story of 3 average Australians who are overweight, have appalling diets and lifestyles, and have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as a result of their choices. Yes, type 2 diabetes is caused by your food and lifestyle choices, and is very easy to completely reverse!

In part 1 of this series, the 3 diabetes sufferers are given 3 different treatments:
1) one will follow the Paleo lifestyle and advised by chef Pete Evans and orthopedic surgeon Dr Gary Fettke (also an author and health champion for reducing sugar and polyunsaturated oils). The Paleo lifestyle (as it's not really a diet because it doesn't restrict calories) is to eat more vegies, healthy fats, grass-fed meats, fermented foods, and cutting dairy, grains and sugar - so it's just real, natural, low-inflammatory foods!
2) one will follow the 5:2 diet as proposed by Michael Mosely (a journalist!). This diet restricts your diet to just 800 calories (normally 2000 calories is recommended by dietitians for a "normal" daily intake) for 5 days, then letting go and having pretty much anything on the other 2 days per week with no calorie restrictions.
3) the last person will get advice from a Dietitian, and follow the "rules" as instructed by the Dietitians Association of Australia and the government's food guidelines.

The cause of diabetes is simple - wrong food choices of high-carbohydrate foods such as sugary foods and drinks, alcohol, breads and bakery products, and whole grain foods - breakfast cereals, pasta and more. Refined or processed carbohydrates like these break down into glucose (ie sugar) in the body quickly, leading to high blood sugar levels. The body responds to this by secreting large amounts of insulin, which does 2 main things - 1) forces cells to take in more glucose (because high blood glucose is toxic and inflammatory), and 2) forces the body to turn the excess blood sugar into fat. Simply, high amounts of these carbohydrate foods causes weight gain as fat.

Over time, the body gets less responsive to the high blood glucose, which remains high, and the pancreas (the organ which produces insulin) starts producing less because it's worn out. This leads to insulin resistance (as insulin no longer works), constant very high blood glucose, inflammation of the blood vessels, high cholesterol, eyesight starts to fail, nerves stop working (hence a lack of feeling in legs mainly) and can lead to infections that don't heal and eventual amputation being required. The kidneys start failing too, leading to high blood pressure, then heart disease, then death. So diabetes is a very serious condition.

Then we come back to the point of the article - what is the difference between  Nutritionist and a Dietitian? There are many in this example of type 2 diabetes:
1) A Nutritionist will treat the cause of health issues by recommending reducing refined and processed carbohydrate foods as listed above, and replacing them with healthier alternatives so the sufferer doesn't feel they are missing out or going on a diet where they are frequently hungry. A Nutritionist will recommend more vegies, healthy proteins from grass-fed meats and plant sources, healthy fats (which don't lead to weight gain!) and reducing bad fats such as trans-fat, and a healthy lifestyle of more movement, reducing stress and its effects, and more.
2) A Dietitian (as shown in the episode above) wanted to increase fibre in their diet (ie more vegies) which is great, but to go on a diet by restricting calories (ie a low-fat diet), and INCREASING intake of whole grains! This will prolong the high blood sugar and pancreas issues in this sufferer because grain based food (high in carbs) are part of the cause of diabetes!
3) A Nutritionist uses treatments from recent proven scientific research. A Dietitian will follow the recommendations of the Dietitians Association of Australia which are NOT backed up by recent research, but by corporate interests and food companies who have a say in the guidelines or who support the DAA financially, as listed on their website (a conflict of interest?). Dietitians who step outside the DAA guidelines with a low-carbohydrate diet for diabetes are de-registered and kicked out of the association as seen in one case in 2014: http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2015/10/jennifer-elliott-vs-dietitians-association-of-australia/
4) A Nutritionist won't recommend a restrictive diet for diabetes, won't recommend calorie counting (as calories are not all equal and affect people differently anyway). Diets can be very restrictive and tough for people to stick to long term. And then the body will adapt to the low food intake and start slowing down metabolism and energy production, and actually storing more fat because it thinks it is starving! This is why there is the rebound effect after a short while on a diet. Hence diets don't work!
5) A Nutritionist recognises that health conditions are complex and often have multiple causative factors, which can be different in people with the same condition. Hence they will recommend a holistic (whole body) personalised treatment plan, because everyone is different! A Dietitian has a "one size fits all" approach with a single treatment plan for everyone, which is the standard medical approach. Dietitians mostly work in a hospital environment. Have you seen the food fed to hospital patients lately? I rest my case...

We will see how this story concludes later!

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type 2 diabetes is completely reversible!

8/4/2016

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If these statistics (in the picture) from the World Health Organisation are correct, this is pretty scary and a sad indictment of the state of health policies and education around the world, and the marketing of junk foods.

Diabetes (in particular, Type 2 Diabetes) is a metabolic disorder, meaning that it is caused by diet and lifestyle choices and is COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE with scientifically proven nutrition and lifestyle changes!

Unfortunately the governments, dietitians, medical profession and junk food corporations keep pushing dietary advice that causes more people to develop diabetes, and making diabetes symptoms worse. Just look at the food pyramid (see my article on this recently on this page) and government dietary guidelines which say to eat 45-65% of your food intake as carbohydrates!
Carbohydrates in your body (such as sugar, whole grains, alcohol, breads, pasta, soft drinks, fruit juices and more) are quickly broken down into glucose (ie, sugar) which causes a high blood sugar spike - which is toxic to your body, as it's effectively diabetes. Your body responds to this high blood glucose by secreting a lot of insulin, a hormone which tells your body's cells to take in the high blood sugar, and also to store the excess blood sugar into body fat stores.
The resulting quick clearing of blood sugar then causes low blood sugar levels, so you feel hungry, have mood swings, and get cravings for another quick "hit" of carbohydrate (ie sugar) again and the cycle continues. Eventually your poor pancreas (the organ that produces insulin) becomes so overworked and unable to keep producing enough insulin quickly enough for all the carbohydrates you eat, that its function slows and your blood sugars remain at very high toxic levels for longer.
Constant high blood sugar levels also cause your body's cells to start to ignore the signals of insulin - as if it was a false signal. Your body is now "immune" or resistant to the effects of insulin, so your blood glucose levels remain at very toxic high levels.
If type 2 diabetes is not treated or reversed with dietary and lifestyle improvements, high blood sugar levels cause a lot of inflammation and damage in the body, in blood vessels, the liver, kidneys and many other organs, and can lead to atherosclerosis, heart disease, kidney damage, nerve damage, eye damage and more, and can even lead to death.
In short, a diet high in carbohydrates (sugar, whole grain products, and alcohol being the worst) cause weight gain, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Dietary recommendations that continue to recommend high carbohydrate diets for everyone are causing this epidemic in diabetes and obesity!
What should you eat instead? That's whole new topic! Or just contact me for a personalised consultation to help you with the correct and proven advice to lose weight, reverse type 2 diabetes, and be healthier!

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Does the paleo diet cause weight gain and diabetes?

25/2/2016

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I have previously written about the Paleo diet in an article below. The Paleo diet copped another battering in the media this week when an Australian study was made public that this diet can lead to rapid weight gain and insulin levels (ie, type 2 diabetes) in the body.

I have read the study and some of the facts hidden from the media articles are:
1) The study believes incorrectly that the Paleo diet is Low Carbohydrate and High Fat (LCHF) and was configured as such.
2) The study was done on just 9 mice, over an 8-week period. Mice don't have the same metabolism or biochemistry, the number of them isn't anywhere near enough for scientific relevance, and an 8-week period is not really long enough.
3) The mice used were a genetically modified (GM) breed, which have altered metabolism so they develop severe obesity, type 2 diabetes and autoimmune conditions - hence they are already diseased, and aren't suitable test subjects or likely to produce any valid conclusions relevant to humans.
4) The Paleo diet is NOT low carb! It is high in vegetables and fruits, which contain mostly carbs! However the Paleo diet is very low in processed carbs, meaning no sugar, milk, breads, or any other grain products. This is a lot different to the study where the only carbs (6% of their diet) came from simple sugar, which is NOT a healthy carbohydrate!
5) The Paleo diet is NOT high fat! It has a higher fat content, but healthy fats found in eggs, avocadoes, fish, grass-fed meats, nuts and seeds. These healthy fats do not contribute to weight gain in body fat! In the study, a whopping 81% of the diets for the GM mice was fat! This isn't a valid representation of the Paleo diet either.

And I could go on... with such a biased study design, the conclusions just defy logic and contradict all independent research studies on nutrition and the causes of diabetes.

This is the problem with modern science that is dominated by limited research funding being provided by corporates wanting a positive spin in research studies so they can maintain their profits. As a result, studies like this one can be biased from the beginning and deliberately setup to get the results they want. Only by looking into the real facts of such studies with a critical eye can issues like this be found. Unfortunately the media don't check this and they just feed you what the biased press release tells them! It's corporate profits trumping over your health, sadly.

So what does cause weight gain and diabetes? Your diet certainly plays a part, with excessive sugar and processed carbohydrates causing high blood sugar levels and high insulin levels, with insulin converting the excess blood sugar into body fat. A diet higher in healthy fats does not raise blood sugar or insulin levels, and does not contribute to body fat!

There are many other factors that lead to weight gain and diabetes too - stress, lifestyle factors, environmental factors, poor sleep quality/quantity, and various nutritional deficiencies, and more. This is what I can help you with - finding the causes and resolving them, to bring you back to health!

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type 2 diabetes is preventable and completely reversible!

14/11/2015

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This Saturday (14th November 2015) is world diabetes day, to raise awareness of about the different types of diabetes.

Type 1 is also called "insulin dependent" or "juvenile onset" diabetes as it usually first appears in young toddlers at ages 1-4, but can occur later too. This is the condition where the pancreas cannot secrete enough of the hormone insulin. As a result, sufferers need to inject insulin to stay alive. There are 2 subtypes - type 1a is the autoimmune form, where the body's immune system attacks the pancreas, and type 1b being the "unknown cause" form.

Type 2 is called "non-insulin dependent" or "insulin resistant" diabetes, as the body becomes immune or stops responding to insulin, even though the body makes enough of it.
Type 3 is also known as Alzheimer's Disease, as it shares many symptoms and physiological effects with other types of diabetes.

Gestational Diabetes is another type, seen in pregnant women.

The hormone insulin brings down blood glucose levels, by enabling cells to take up the glucose in the blood for energy, and it is also used to store the excess glucose as body fat.

Symptoms of high blood sugar include frequent urination, increased thirst, tiredness, blurred vision and more. Untreated diabetes can lead to a diabetic coma, as well as high blood pressure which then causes eye diseases and kidney disease/failure, which then progresses to heart disease/failure, strokes and death. Hence diabetes has very serious long-term health implications.

The good news is that the most common form of diabetes, type 2, which can progress into all the other types, is completely preventable and reversible, without the need for any medication or insulin! Recent research confirms this, as I have also seen with clients.

More recently research is showing that type 1 may also be preventable or alternative treatments can help to reduce the amount of insulin needed.

If you or someone you know has diabetes, particularly type 2, and they would like to prevent further complications, I would like to help!

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What do I specialise in?

31/8/2015

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I've had some people recently ask me what is my specialty, or what conditions do I help with. My specialty is helping people with cancer. Strangely enough, somewhat related to cancer is weight loss and type 2 diabetes, which I do help people with too!

There is a well known fact that the typical unhealthy western diet contributes to weight gain, which in turn leads to diabetes and cancer. Conversely, improving your nutrition can relieve the symptoms of weight gain and cancer. This can only be achieved with a holistic approach which includes specific nutrition and lifestyle advice, stress relief, emotional healing, and a lot more.

Cancer has been a major interest of mine for many years. While I don't treat cancer as such, I treat and support the whole body to relieve symptoms, reduce the side-effects of cancer treatments, reduce pain, and generally improve quality of life. There is much recent research that an intake of good nutrition (together with specific supplements) can do all of these things, and I only use scientifically proven treatments (ie "evidence based") to help improve peoples' health.

If you know anyone who is looking for a more natural, gentle approach to weight issues or cancer, I'd be grateful if I were able to help.

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