Posts published during November 2018.
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Those of you who read this blog regularly already know that my answer would be “No! Cheese is not the enemy!” At home, we’ve chosen largely an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet, which basically means we eat eggs and cheese. But isn’t cheese the enemy? Recent News This topic hit my social media feed recently, so I … Read more
Science continues to explain what we’ve known for a long time. Mothers should eat in a healthy manner while pregnant! This past week, a study out of Germany was published explaining how for some, the root cause of Type 2 Diabetes might be in the expression of a single gene, and that this gene can … Read more
Another study was published this week associating plant-based diets with better outcomes for diabetics. The conclusion: Plant-based diets were associated with significant improvement in emotional well-being, physical well-being, depression, quality of life, general health, HbA1c levels, weight, total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, compared with several diabetic associations’ official guidelines and other comparator diets. Plant-based … Read more
This past week, a new study was published in the November 1 issue of Cell further investigating a role of gut bacteria and amino acid metabolism and its role in impairing insulin sensitivity. The particular branch-chained amino acid (BCAA) under study was histidine, and how the gut bacteria process it differently in diabetic versus non-diabetic individuals. In … Read more
I’m now back after not blogging for the whole month of October! The short version of the story is that living in the “real world” outside of a fasting clinic made it hard for me to keep my weight, blood pressure, and blood glucose low. The photo above is indicative of the food temptations abound … Read more