So here's the skinny on Diabetes.  Medicine can't cure it! There is no physiological reason to give a type II diabetic (95% of all diabetes) insulin yet it happens every day.  1 out of every 3 Americans have this unnecessary condition.  It is the most easily preventable illness next to heart disease.  Every day I see it in my clinic and every day I see to it that it is controlled and for the most part cured without the use of pharmaceuticals.  Diet and exercise doesn't fail.  Drug companies have marketed so well over the past 50 years and created a subliminal feeling that diet and exercise can fail so that they can generated profits of 7.8 billion dollars a year.

Let's look at a diet schedule for diabetics that can dramatically change blood sugar levels and if combined with the correct supplements can allow the pancreas to regenerate and repair and return to it's innate abilities.

The American Diabetes Association recommendations for healthy eating is terribly flawed telling patients that whole grains are healthy for them.  They prescribe a diet regimen that would be just great for a non diabetic.  When someone has drastically mistreated their body and become diabetic they have to take drastic measures to return to normal.  So let's get healthy!

Protein blocks insulin production and stimulates glucagon production.  Glucagon is the other hormone secreted by the pancreas.  It is responsible for breaking down fats for use as energy by the body.  Therefore a protein diet would be logical.  This doesn't mean adopting an Atkins diet in where meat is eating in excess.  This does mean eating legumes, nuts, poultry and fish in descending order.  Fiber is also important and should be from predominantly vegetables and fruits.  Diabetics have a concern with eating fruit because of the "sugar" but have no problem eating candy bars and other processed foods and drinking cola.  Fruit is a great way to gain essential nutrition and promote and alkaline environment for cellular metabolism.

Here is what you should avoid:

Processed foods
Any food that contain genetically modified ingredients, artificial sweetners, artificial flavours or anything you cannot pronounce.

Starches and grains
Pasta, Potatoes, Breads, Cereals and anything with gluten content.

Juices and soft drinks
(Water and teas are the only beverage juice is a waste of energy they usually contain processed sugars and artificial sweetneers)

Here is what you should upload into your life:

Vegetables
Fiber and Alkalinity are some of the greatest benenfits of veggies.  Order organic to your doorstep if you can it's cheap and it forces you to take advantage of some amazing variety.  Go green! Green leafy veggies have so much nutrition like calcium and iron as well as tons of antioxidant power.  I like swiss chard, kale, collard greens, green beans, peppers and spinach.  A great substitute for lettuce in salads is baby spinach.  Remember that potatoes ARE NOT VEGGIES.  Ok, maybe by definition but a nutritional breakdown suggests that they fit much better with pasta, white bread and white rice so leave them alone!  Uploading veggies as part of every meal and snack plus substituting with a "Greens" nutritional supplement mix will allow the body to maintain an alkaline environment which will allow the body's cells to repair and regenerate.

Legumes
A great source of fiber and protein.  This list includes

• Adzuki Beans
• Black Beans
• Black-eyed peas
• Broad Beans (Fava Beans)
• Butter Beans
• Calico Beans
• Cannellini Beans
• Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)
• Edamame
• Great Northern Beans
• Italian Beans
• Kidney Beans
• Lentils
• Lima Beans
• Mung Beans
• Navy Beans
• Pinto Beans
• Soy Beans including black soy beans
• Split Peas

Wow! Look at all this variety.  In Eastern and European countries these are staples and those countries have a dramatically lower incidence of disease.

Nuts
Yes you can be nuts over nuts! Raw nuts be them almonds, pastacios, cashews, peanuts, walnuts, pecans and all the rest.  Almonds are my favorite and contain the most nutrient-bang for you buck with the most protien, calcium (yes calcium!), B vitamins, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium to name a few.  So have raw  nuts handy as a snack in between meals and for dessert.

Poultry and Fish
If you look at most healthy countries dinner plates meat is a garnish.  It is prepared with utmost care and flavor to savor but it doesn't make up the bulk of the plate.  So eat meat just don't load up on it.  Cook your meats with healthy oils like olive, canola and coconut oils and flavor them with light kosher salt, pepper and spices like paprika, cayenne, tumeric and herbs like fresh oregano, basil and rosmary.

Fruits
I am tired of hearing diabetic patients say they can't eat fruits because of sugar while they throw artificial sweeteners and processed foods down the hatch.  Real organic fruit is full of fiber, antioxidants and nutrition that is excellent for the body while not raising blood sugar levels through the roof.  Stick to powerful and easy fruits that aren't too acidic like apples, blue berries, bananas and pomegranites.

Supplementation
This is another key to helping the body regenerate.  Chromium picolinate, alpha-lipoic acid, vanadyl sulphate and a green complex a few to consider.  Be sure to consult your chiropractic or naturopathic physician regarding the right choices and dosages for you.

There you have it.  Follow this plan and watch your life change and your health flourish exponentially.  Pick a date on the calendar to get started.  Get all the ingredients leading up that date, throw away everything that doesn't fit in with this scheme of health so that you are not tempted by unhealthy twinkies and away you go!

Yours in Health,

Dr. M