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 "Many people with type 2 Diabetes are able to control their blood sugar level with diet, Exercise, and oral medication. As a result, type 2 Diabetes is also referred to as non-insulin-dependent Diabetes, or adult-onset Diabetes. The latter term is left over from a simpler time. With the increase in childhood obesity, more and more children are being diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes all the time. Type 2 Diabetes is the most common kind, and it is increasing at an alarming rate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that one in three children under the age of 5 will develop this kind of Diabetes during their lifetime."- Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book) |
| "You would see commercials on television for a miracle medicine for fighting Diabetes. Exercise truly is the best and least expensive component of effective Diabetes care.
In one large, well-designed study, modest weight loss (7 percent of body weight) and 150 minutes per week of Exercise were more effective than the prescription drug metformin in warding off metabolic syndrome and type 2 Diabetes.218 Among the group that exercised and lost weight, the incidence of metabolic syndrome dropped by 41 percent, the diagnosis of Diabetes was delayed by 11 years on average, and the incidence of Diabetes was reduced by 20 percent." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book) |
| "Exercise was also a lot more affordable.
If you were to follow this approach, 150 minutes of Exercise a week would break down into 30 minutes a day 5 days a week—or, if it fits the schedule better, 50 minutes a day 3 days a week. Vigorous activity is even better than walking at preventing type 2 Diabetes, but walking briskly is better than sauntering, and even that is more helpful than no Exercise at all.222
People who already have Diabetes also benefit from regular Exercise, because it has a profound impact on a person's ability to control blood sugar. Exercise may even reduce the likelihood of serious complications of Diabetes." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book) |
 "EXERCISE: Twice a Day, Every Day
Studies have shown that people who Exercise cut their risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes by 24 percent. That's because Exercise is insulin's best friend: It lends a helping hand, moving sugar out of the bloodstream and into the cells.
When muscles are fit, it takes less of the hormone to move sugar into muscle cells, says Eric P. Durak, director of Medical Health and Fitness in Santa Barbara, California, and an expert on Diabetes and Exercise.
If you have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, you may need the insulin-regulating power of Exercise, says Durak."- Bill Gottlieb, Alternative Cures: The Most Effective Natural Home Remedies for 160 Health Problems (Get the book) |
 "In many cases, intensive lifestyle changes in diet and Exercise actually can prevent, reduce, or delay the risk of developing adult-onset Diabetes.
Diabetes Self-Tests
There are several ways to test yourself for Diabetes. The tests for type 1 Diabetes are also used for self-monitoring by persons diagnosed with the condition. Home testing tends to be slightly less accurate than tests done in a doctor's office.
Type 1 Diabetes
To test for type 1 diabetes:
1. Purchase chemically treated plastic glucose testing strips at a drugstore.
2. Prick your finger and apply a drop of blood to the tip of the strip.
3."- Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book) |
 "Exercise
An appropriate Exercise training program is an important part of a hypoglycemia treatment and prevention plan. Regular Exercise has been well-documented to prevent Type II Diabetes, and regular Exercise improves many aspects of glucose metabolism, including enhancing insulin sensitivity and improving glucose tolerance in existing diabetics. Some of the effects of Exercise on blood sugar control may stem from the fact that Exercise increases tissue chromium concentrations.42
TREATMENT SUMMARY
The primary treatment of hypoglycemia is the use of dietary therapy to stabilize blood sugar levels."- Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D., Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition (Get the book) |
| "People who already have Diabetes also benefit from regular Exercise, because it has a profound impact on a person's ability to control blood sugar. Exercise may even reduce the likelihood of serious complications of Diabetes.222'223 Physical activity can improve insulin sensitivity and make weight control (at least a little) easier.
***** Exercise
Regular Exercise raises good HDL cholesterol, lowers blood pressure, helps fight off depression and anxiety, and reduces the risk of type 2 Diabetes as well as heart attack and stroke." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book) |
| "Exercise can ward off conditions such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, and osteoporosis, and because it releases endorphins into the body, Exercise can also help overcome depression. Our brains need Exercise as much as our bodies do. Bodily Exercise increases the supply of oxygen to the brain. Studies have found that no matter how old you are—whether you are in your sixties, seventies, eighties, or even in your nineties— you can rebuild muscle. Science has found that brain cells do not die as we age if we keep our minds active. Hobbies, reading, and acquiring new skills Exercise the brain and help prevent memory loss." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book) |
| "Durak, director of Medical Health and Fitness in Santa Barbara, California, and an expert on Diabetes and Exercise. Reducing insulin needs by that amount means that they may need fewer insulin shots overall, putting much less wear and tear on injection sites.
Durak suggests that for maximum enjoyment and fitness, people with Type I Diabetes include different kinds of Exercise in their sessions: a bit of aerobic Exercise (such as brisk walking or jogging), a bit of strength training (working out with weights), and a bit of stretching. in which experimental animals were given chemicals that kill the islet cells of the pancreas, instantly causing Diabetes." - Bill Gottlieb, Alternative Cures: The Most Effective Natural Home Remedies for 160 Health Problems (Get the book) |
| "That's because Exercise is insulin's best friend: It lends a helping hand, moving sugar out of the bloodstream and into the cells.
When muscles are fit, it takes less of the hormone to move sugar into muscle cells, says Eric P. Durak, director of Medical Health and Fitness in Santa Barbara, California, and an expert on Diabetes and Exercise.
If you have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, you may need the insulin-regulating power of Exercise, says Durak. The key to using Exercise to normalize blood sugar, he believes, is to work out twice a day every day—once in the morning and once in the evening, for 15 to 20 minutes each time." - Bill Gottlieb, Alternative Cures: The Most Effective Natural Home Remedies for 160 Health Problems (Get the book) |
| "Regular Exercise has been well-documented to prevent Type II Diabetes, and regular Exercise improves many aspects of glucose metabolism, including enhancing insulin sensitivity and improving glucose tolerance in existing diabetics. Some of the effects of Exercise on blood sugar control may stem from the fact that Exercise increases tissue chromium concentrations.42
TREATMENT SUMMARY
The primary treatment of hypoglycemia is the use of dietary therapy to stabilize blood sugar levels." - Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D., Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition (Get the book) |
| "Diabetes Self-Tests
There are several ways to test yourself for Diabetes. The tests for type 1 Diabetes are also used for self-monitoring by persons diagnosed with the condition. Home testing tends to be slightly less accurate than tests done in a doctor's office.
Type 1 Diabetes
To test for type 1 diabetes:
1. Purchase chemically treated plastic glucose testing strips at a drugstore.
2. Prick your finger and apply a drop of blood to the tip of the strip.
3. Wait one minute and compare the color on the strip to a color chart, which lists various glucose levels." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book) |
| "Type 2 Diabetes can be controlled by diet and Exercise alone, but oral medications or injections of insulin can be added if regulating the diet does not work. Obesity is a major factor in type 2 Diabetes, and a weight reduction program is often all that is required to control it.
Q It was once thought that people with Diabetes should avoid sweetened foods. For weight control, this is still the case. However, research has shown that sugar—a simple carbohydrate—does not cause the greatest increase in blood glucose. Eating baked potatoes or some breakfast cereals causes a greater rise in blood sugar." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book) |
 "Also known as pelvic floor exercises, these Exercise are good for controlling incontinence resulting from childbirth, urinary stress, urge, and prostate surgery. Doctors at Connecticut Children's Medical Center have found that 90 percent of children who wet the bed and 100 percent of children who have trouble controlling urination during the day improve after approximately six months of performing the exercises with the help of a biofeedback computer game.
Strengthening and restoring muscle tone is the main principle behind Kegel exercises. This improves the urethral and/or rectal sphincter function."- Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book) |
 "I considered hospitalizing him, but was able to control the Diabetes on an outpatient basis, with dietary change and Exercise. As B.J.'s Diabetes stabilized, he began his brain longevity program. He modified his diet a great deal; this wasn't very hard for him to do, because he no longer craved sweets (as do most untreated diabetics). He began doing mind/body exercises and started taking deprenyl and a number of nutritional supplements and natural medicinal tonics.
He experienced a dramatic shift in cognitive function. On his way home from consulting with me, he endured a long wait in the Dallas airport without becoming emotionally upset. Normally, he told me, a frustrating experience like that would have "driven him crazy."- Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., Brain Longevity: The Breakthrough Medical Program that Improves Your Mind and Memory (Get the book) |
 "Researchers say that this dietary shift, along with low Exercise levels, might be to blame for this explosion of Diabetes.12
• In England and Wales the rate of Diabetes markedly dropped from 1940 to 1950, largely during World War II when food consumption patterns changed markedly. During the war and its aftermath, fiber and grain intake went up and fat intake went down. People ate "lower" on the food chain because of national necessity. Around 1950, though, people gave up the grain-based diets and returned to eating more fat, more sugar and less fiber. Sure enough, Diabetes rates started going up."- T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book) |
| "Over time, if blood sugars are not carefully regulated, the bodies of people with type 2 Diabetes also lose their capacity to make insulin, and insulin injections become necessary for them.
In type 2 Diabetes, insulin can be rendered ineffective for a number of reasons. Obesity or high blood pressure can restrict the flow of insulin to muscle cells. Since fat cells may compete with other cells for insulin, having 300 times as many receptor sites for insulin as muscle cells, type 2 Diabetes accelerates the accumulation of body fat, which in turn worsens the Diabetes." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book) |
 "Mi Id aerobic Exercise 4 days a week enabled borderline cases to neutralize 11% more blood glucose than when not exercising. With Diabetes, avoid sugar, refined Carbohydrates (count Calories), and stress. Use the Reams Urine Test, S.U.R.E. Institute, Dallas, Tx., 214-243-1725.
Pancreatic Deficiency Signs Are hypoglycemia, alcoholism, diabetes/the symptoms for which are nervousness, sweating, dry mouth and skin, gum infections, sugars accumulate in tissues causing excessive thirst,hunger and fatigue, blurred vision, skin growths under the arms. When wounds and cuts don't heal, energize the liver connected to the pancreas connected to the gallbladder. Gallbladder removal weakens the pancreas, precursing Diabetes."- Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book) |
| "A number of the herbs listed here have overlapping functions because, for reasons of availability or allergy or contraindi-
Risk Factors for Diabetes
Risk factors for Diabetes include the following:
• Heredity.
• Age over forty.
• Race (African-Americans are more likely to develop Diabetes than are people of other ethnic backgrounds).
• Poor diet.
• Overweight.
• Lack of Exercise.
• Viral infection. cations, one may need to change herbs from time to time. That is why it is always important to consult a doctor and herbal medicine specialist before using herbal remedies as part of an overall treatment program." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book) |
| "Brief periods of Exercise on a regular basis greatly lower the risk of hypoglycemia. Small mistakes in Diabetes control have consequences for health.
Herbal treatment also has small but beneficial effects. Some herbal treatments can control blood-sugar levels, while others can prevent or ease diabetic complications. A number of the herbs listed here have overlapping functions because, for reasons of availability or allergy or contraindi-
Risk Factors for Diabetes
Risk factors for Diabetes include the following:
• Heredity.
• Age over forty." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book) |
| "The second study also found that the rate of Diabetes could be reduced by 58% just by modest lifestyle changes, including Exercise, weight loss and a moderately low-fat diet.23 Imagine what would happen if people fully adopted the healthiest diet: a whole foods, plant-based diet. I strongly suspect that virtually all Type 2 Diabetes cases could be prevented.
Unfortunately, misinformation and ingrained habits are wreaking havoc on our health. Our habit of eating hot dogs, hamburgers and French fries is killing us. Even Dr." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book) |
| "Two recent studies considered a combination of diet and Exercise effects on this disease.22 23 One study placed 3,234 non-diabetic people at risk for Diabetes (elevated blood sugar) into three different groups.22 One group, the control, received standard dietary information and a drug placebo (no effect), one received the standard dietary information and the drug metformin, and a third group received "intensive" lifestyle intervention, which included a moderately low-fat diet and Exercise plan to lose at least 7% of their weight. After almost three years, the lifestyle group had
THE PERSISTENCE OF HABIT
CHART 7." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book) |
 "Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, often develops from the same kind of dietary extremes that cause Diabetes, but instead of a diabetic shortage of insulin, an excess is produced. In time, if insulin overproduction continues, the pancreas w becomes overworked, and loses its ability to produce sufficient and/or effective insulin, the result being Diabetes. This is why hypoglycemia often precedes the onset of Diabetes.
To resolve a hypoglycemic condition, one must control insulin production."- Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (Get the book) |
| "Regardless of the type of insulin therapy used, the proper care of Diabetes must include appropriate diet and lifestyle (see Diet and Exercise later in this chapter).
NIDDM
When Type II Diabetes cannot be controlled satisfactorily with diet therapy, drugs or insulin may be utilized for additional support. Since most Type II diabetics are obese and secrete large amounts of insulin to overcome the body's cellular resistance to insulin, additional insulin is usually of only limited value.
While healthy individuals secrete approximately 31 units of insulin daily, the obese Type II diabetic secretes an average of 114 units daily." - Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D., Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition (Get the book) |
| "With Diabetes, avoid sugar, refined Carbohydrates (count Calories), and stress. Use the Reams Urine Test, S.U.R.E. Institute, Dallas, Tx., 214-243-1725.
Pancreatic Deficiency Signs Are hypoglycemia, alcoholism, diabetes/the symptoms for which are nervousness, sweating, dry mouth and skin, gum infections, sugars accumulate in tissues causing excessive thirst,hunger and fatigue, blurred vision, skin growths under the arms. When wounds and cuts don't heal, energize the liver connected to the pancreas connected to the gallbladder. Gallbladder removal weakens the pancreas, precursing Diabetes.
The Liver is the largest interior body gland, secretes Bile to emulsify Fats. The Lymphatic system carries absorbed food to the liver to be purified." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book) |
| "Exercise improves Immunity, cuts the riskofcancersofthe breast(in half), colon cancer, and lessens by 2.5 times cancers of the uterus, ovaries, cervix, and vagina. Regular Exercise improves aerobic efficiency (with B-Complex and alkaline foods). Exercise like walking pumps muscle lymph, flushes the kidneys, improves circulation, and bums 7 Calories perminute; swimming uses 6-8 Cal.; jogging 12 Cal.; cycling 10 Cal.: jumping rope 13-14 Cal.: rowing 14-15 Calories/min., increasing heartbeats to 160-175 per minute; for those aged 60 and over, 120 heartbeats per minute is a maximum guide." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book) |
| "Physical Inactivity
Regular Exercise is extremely important in reducing the risk of heart disease and strokes. Exercise accomplishes this goal by lowering cholesterol levels, improving the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart, increasing the functional capacity of the heart, reducing blood pressure, reducing obesity, and exerting a favorable effect on blood clotting. To improve your Exercise regimen, follow the recommendations given in the chapter A Health-Promoting Lifestyle." - Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D., Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition (Get the book) |
| "I strongly suspect that virtually all Type 2 Diabetes cases could be prevented.
Unfortunately, misinformation and ingrained habits are wreaking havoc on our health. Our habit of eating hot dogs, hamburgers and French fries is killing us. Even Dr. James Anderson, who achieved profound results with many patients by prescribing a near-vegetarian diet, is not immune to habitual health advice. He writes, "Ideally diets providing 70% of calories as carbohydrate and up to 70 gm fiber daily offer the greatest health benefits for individuals with Diabetes." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book) |
| "In time, if insulin overproduction continues, the pancreas w becomes overworked, and loses its ability to produce sufficient and/or effective insulin, the result being Diabetes. This is why hypoglycemia often precedes the onset of Diabetes.
To resolve a hypoglycemic condition, one must control insulin production. Avoiding denatured and refined foods is one answer, because these foods lack the minerals and other nutrients which control all metabolic activities, including insulin production. Refined flour or sugar, for example, is composed primarily of carbohydrates that deliver energy and warmth (yang)." - Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (Get the book) |
 "Then do this quick Exercise in the power of negative thinking. It requires only your imagination, for less than a minute. Imagine that you're driving in heavy, fast traffic and you see a large tarantula climbing onto your steering wheel and then crawling slowly up your bare arm. Concentrate intensely for a moment on this scary image, and pretend it's really happening. Now, imagine that you're home alone, you hear glass breaking, and then you see a burglar with a gun climbing through your window. In a moment, you and the burglar will be face-to-face.
If you really worked at this Exercise, you changed your body chemistry and functioning."- Sydney Walker III, M.D., A Dose of Sanity: Mind, Medicine, and Misdiagnosis (Get the book) |
| "Stabilized Rice Bran Rice bran has 65% of the rice kernel nutrients, and new technology created a balanced water-based predigested supplement of vitamins, minerals and proteins that, with low-fat diet and Exercise, may lower LDL cholesterol and blood pressure, raise HDL cholesterol, control blood sugar/glucose, inhibit hypoglycemic headaches, help control Diabetes mellitus types 1 and 2, lower Insulin injections, convert fat to energy, and neutralize free radicals; contains 74 antioxidants, including Tocotrienols reputed being 40-50 times stronger antioxidants than Vitamin E, with B-Complex, essential fatty acids, Minerals, and Amino acids. Stabilized Rice Bran has Carbohydrates and Gamma Oryzonal for energy, strength, and stamina." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book) |
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