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3 Diseases Linked to Egg Consumption

It is one of the unhealthiest foods in the standard American diet, yet it is still one of the most consumed foods in the United States. Thanks to the marketing efforts of the egg industry, eggs are erroneously promoted as a healthy food. But data from...

Alternative Medicine: Part 3

This blog post is Part 3. For a better understanding, please pre-read parts 1 and 2. Webster's definition of Alternative Medicine: any of various systems of healing or treating disease that is not included in the traditional medical curricula of the...

Ken's Type-1 Diabetes Journey: Logs

In many of my Posts, I mention the fundamental significance of using a log to learn and manage my Type-1 diabetes, not to mention discovering the profound benefits of a Whole Food Plant Based Starch Smart diet. It has been requested that I provide a...

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

Hi Rien, Thanks for the update! It's great to hear your experiences! How do you take care of your omega-3 needs? I take flaxseed meal and chia seeds. I don't worry about omega-3's or any of the fatty acids. Years ago, I was completely ignorant about...

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

Welcome Tara, I am looking forward to Ken seeing your reply here. I know he will be encouraged and be an encourager at the same time. Thanks for joining us. Sean

RE: Bananas and type2 diabetes

Thank you Ken, I was trying to figure out what was causing my heart burn /indigestion, I’ve been dealing with for about a week, it was almost like A gnawing feeling in my chest, almost Like I had something heavy stuck there. I finally had some relief...

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

Hi Tara, Welcome!! I am delighted that you have joined us. After adopting a whole-foods plant-based fat "free" lifestyle, I expect that you will achieve unimagined improvements. At least, I did. When I discovered the benefits of this diet, I too noticed...

RE: Bananas and type2 diabetes

Flora, How much water are you drinking each day between meals? Also what ratio of water to dry oats are you using when you cook the oats? I am just wondering if you might be a bit dehydrated and needing to eat more fresh vegetables and fruit.

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

RE: Bananas and type2 diabetes

Sean, I’m doing the elimination dietFrom McDougall now so I’m eating a bowl of brown rice with cooked plums and baked sweet potatoes for breakfast. But I when I did the split pea soup for breakfast the day prior to that, I did have a couple of small...

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

Hello everyone My name is Rachel and I am the mother of a 12 year old diabetic boy. Matthew was diagnosed at age 4, and my health has suffered so badly because of the worry and stress I feel from the conflicting information from both medical staff and...

RE: Bananas and type2 diabetes

Ken I started the Dr McDougall elimination diet yesterday,is that the one you did ? I had some questions about it, I read it as if the list on the plan were to be included , not just the only foods to eat ? I was able to sleep so well last night and Im...

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

This is an answer to KM Idamari's question on the interview page: Hi KM Idamari, Yes, I have routine lab work and no, I'm definitely not in ketosis. Not even once since 1989. To be passing ketones, one must be very insulin resistant. I'm not losing...

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

download his logs although you may need to tweak the numbers for metric: https://www.drcarney.com/blog/entry/ken-s-type-1-diabetes-journey-logs

RE: Bananas and type2 diabetes

Hi Flora, No, I didn't use Dr. McDougall's elimination diet. My elimination diet started out random. I did not know about Dr. McDougall, or any plant-based doctor for another 22 years. I hadn't even heard the word "vegan" during that time. I just picked...

RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions

I received a question about over testing after meals and over correcting for a resulting high. I thought I would share my answer here: I would not imagine testing too often being an issue. I never want to turn a blind eye to my blood-sugar. I want to...

RE: Bananas and type2 diabetes

'I had some questions about it, I read it as if the list on the plan were to be included , not just the only foods to eat ?' Flora if you are doing an elimination diet the foods on the list are the only foods you eat, and then you see how you do on...