Archive for March, 2010
Moderation: The New Word for Diabetes Control
If it wasn’t such a serious problem, it would be hilarious. Before the discovery of insulin in the 1920s, the treatment for the diabetic was to restrict dietary carbohydrates, which means all forms of sugar. Fruits and vegetables are also simple sugars and they begin their chemical change upon contact with saliva. With grains, it’s [...]
In: Diabetes, Diet, Disease, Heart Disease, Hypoglycemia, Insulin
Is the New Atkins Diet a Protein Overload
When I finally figured out the secret to weight loss success in January 2007 (that carbohydrates were the problem), I began looking into Dr. Atkins’s New Diet Revolution. I was challenged by Low Carb writer Jimmy Moore to read the book and ensure that I was doing Atkins correctly. Many people picked up on the [...]
In: Diet, Heart Disease, Insulin, Obesity
Are Chemicals Responsible for Obesity?
Readers of this blog are aware of my love/hate relationship with Men’s Health. Some months, they will publish a dazzling article such as “The Cure for Diabetes” or the “Thin Man’s Diabetes” which squarely put the blame on refined and easily digestible carbohydrates. But then, they will follow that up with months and months of [...]
The Concept of Gamma-Glucose
A few months back, I shared some of the 1950′s era work of Dr. Benjamin P. Sandler. He wrote a terrific work called, “How to Prevent Heart Attacks.” You’ll recall that he said, “I do not subscribe to the theory that the fat content of the diet is responsible for this difference in incidence of [...]
In: Diet, Exercise, Heart Disease, Hypoglycemia, Immune System
Being Fat Does Not Stop the Surgeon General
One in three U.S. children and 67 percent of adults are considered overweight or obese. Those sobering statistics have caused the most important people in the US to give the matter of obesity and overweight their full attention. Among them, is the US Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin. That wouldn’t be so controversial except for [...]
