Comments on: Insulin Resistance: The Real Culprit

By: zee

zee — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:04:21 +0000

I read a book called “Eat 4 your Blood type” That actually gave me ideas exactly what I should and shouldn’t eat. I loved Chicken, but with AB+ I can’t eat that, made huge difference to me. You can always google this and find so many hits.
Hope this helps..
Zee

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:05:07 +0000

I wish someone would just come up with a list of things that we should eat. The food pyramid is obviously obsolete.

By: Candy

Candy — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:27:20 +0000

Hi I just want to know if you did any research on all the ingredient’s side effects of Simply Slim dieet capsules. I found that all of the ingredients have very dangerous side effects. I want to know why do you get urine tract infection that spreads to intestines or the other way around and can not rid of it even with antibiotics, natural yogurts, water, etc. Can you help?

By: diana

diana — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:22:03 +0000

IR or not, this article pertains to anyone who eats carbs. Unless you’re Inuit and isolated from all western contact, it’s you.

I wish he’d put in cites. I prefer to read the source materials, too. Gary Taubes has a good book on the background for this idea: “Good Calories, Bad Calories.” And Lierre Keith, in her newly-released book, “The Vegetarian Myth,” gives even more background information on nutrition (and includes insulin issues, too). Both those books have actual footnotes, to boot!

Further, there seems to be confusion over fat. All about it, food fat and adiposity, too. Fat is the preferred fuel for bodies (brains included, and if carbs are needed –as some insist– they can be made from protein anyway). And human bodies come in myriad sizes and shapes. Until western medicine does studies (again –see Roseto, PA study … lost the one I had so now still looking for a cite!) on fat non-dieters, and good luck finding such folks, health risks of dieting will be confused with risks of adiposity. Dumb, but the idea is to obscure the variables and convince everyone to eat carbs (cheap, owing to corporate welfare funding) and take lots of pharmaceuticals. At least we tend to agree here –that doesn’t work so hot, huh?

Again, for clarity: weight isn’t the issue. In fact, it isn’t AN issue at all. All efforts toward health will work to re-stabilize weight at a healthy level, which is probably not what misogynistic western culture thinks is right. On that note, do remember that women who are at the chart “ideal” weight die younger on average than women who are significantly fatter! You sure it isn’t an aesthetic ideal now?

By: Dana

Dana — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:40:17 +0000

Oh and, while it may be true that the fat we store is saturated, what happens to it when it’s released? It has to be broken down into fatty acids to get past the cell membrane. Are the molecules still considered saturated at that point? Because if they aren’t, our fat stores are useless as a source of saturates.

Our bodies convert fats to a certain degree, too.

By: Dana

Dana — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:31:13 +0000

Speaking of vitamin C, I’m given to understand it has a form similar to glucose, and that it enters cells by the same receptors. So if you’re on a lower-carb diet, or a no-carb diet (and by “diet” I mean “way of eating” or “eating habits”), you don’t need as much C. Plus, there is vitamin C in animal foods. I have heard that adrenal glands are a really good source, and traditional cultures tend to eat kidneys, so there you go. So even for C there’s no reason to eat carbohydrates.

I would say eat vegetables and lower-sugar fruits if you LIKE them, but if you don’t like them, learn to like eating more of an animal than you do presently.

By the way, all this stuff with insulin resistance and prediabetes and diabetes is on a continuum. It would be prudent to eat in such a way that you never develop IR, so this article is useful for more than just IR sufferers.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:41:05 +0000

Peter,
This article is dealing with people who have Insulin Resistance. The advice he is giving is aimed at these people not people without IR.

By: Lena Buhr

Lena Buhr — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:29:37 +0000

Hi Elah, thank you. I do wish though I knew more about the subject; in english! :)…What I’ve finally found is that my natural interest in medicine is growing so, I have sent an interest form to the University of New South Wales in Australia for their Undergradutae Program in Medicin…I was sent some info on different educations thru Kilroy, and just had to apply! If, ever i would attend the program, I’ll make sure I’ll help all patients with diabetics with a proper natural diet…

I do trust this raw meat diet very much. I take long walks with such joy and energy. My only problem is to find enough of good meats, LOL! My natural curls and hair colour is slowly coming back and I’m always so calm and steady. If one cannot eat 100% raw meat all the time, one should not worrie about it. We all need to do what is best for us at the moment. Sometims I make an omelette with heavy cream and real butters and cook it just so that the center is still raw och mooshy (?). This I do when the shop is out of good meat. I never have any blood sugar issues and that feels sooo goood! All the best, Elah!

Love and Peace from Sweden!

By: Elah

Elah — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:01:44 +0000

Thank You Lena,
Yes, I am seeing a physician, and had the blood test done through the physician. Thankfully, the physician is a somewhat alternative MD, but did not acknowledge that the Leptin Level was to high as it was in the “standard” level. She did send note saying that low Insulin and low C-Peptide means not enough Insulin production for sugar metabolism and regulation, but not what to do about it. I did not discuss Rosedale plan with her as I had not finished the book at the time of seeing her, and was not quite sure what Insulin Resistance was. I do not take meds so no concern there. Possibly, the plan will help the C-Peptide level and maybe some energy medicine on the Pancreas will help the Pancreas with Insulin? Not sure. Also, using the Rosedale plan should lower the sugars that need to be metabolized, I would think. Not sure about that one either. Thanks for the comments and any help.

By: Lena Buhr

Lena Buhr — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:27:39 +0000

Hi Elah; are you seeing a physician at this moment?
I know of Type 1 diabetics who did very well on low/no carb and high fat etc but always carefully checked their insuline. It tended to get lower quickly on the new diet regimen and so took precautionary measurements.
I would go check with my doctor first so that your low insulin level doesn’t give you any harm.
I used to be hypoglycemic, but on this diet I’m always steady as a rock : no shaky hands syndrome or feeling dizzy and/or weak. But we are all different. Always consult a physician as soon as possibel, even if they might not approve on your diet, they can help you keep an eye on your insulin levels and help cut back on meds.

Love and Peace!