"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
Author: Jacquie
Diabetes is a tough disease. Not only having it, but trying to actually make sense of it in the vast morass of bad advice dished out by media, government, nonprofits, Big MED, and Big PHARMA is overwhelming. YOU know about ketogenic diets for diabetics. But the POWERS THAT BE say something different. They tell diabetics … Continue reading Motivation vs. Information
Interval training is a flexible form of training that has also been shown to be particularly beneficial for people with type 2 diabetes. High intensity interval training has made positive headlines thanks to research showing that relatively small amounts of interval training can be as beneficial to health as longer periods of conventional cardiovascular exercise, … Continue reading High Intensity Interval Training
Having diabetes is a major risk factor for developing periodontal (gum) disease, especially when blood glucose isn’t well controlled. One large study found about 60 percent of people with diabetes have some evidence of periodontal disease. Diabetes is the leading cause of periodontal disease. People with diabetes (both type 1 and type 2) experience three … Continue reading Dental Health & Diabetes
Have you begun The 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge? If you are not part of the Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics Facebook group, please consider joining so you can discuss your progress (or lack thereof) with the other group members. Please consider joining this Challenge, even if all you can do is walk out to the mailbox and … Continue reading If you are mobility-challenged
Are you ready to get started on The 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge? Have you already started? If you are not part of the Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics Facebook group, please consider joining so you can discuss your progress (or lack thereof) with the other group members. For ideas about walking/hiking, more information is available on our … Continue reading Begin The 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge
It has become a tradition in Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics to join The 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge every May! The Challenge is to see how close you can get to 10,000 steps a day, 7 days a week. Richard lived in San Francisco for several years after his retirement as president of Pacific Union College. When … Continue reading Get Ready for The 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge
If you didn’t know that Ellen White supports what we now call Intermittent Fasting, I recommend an excellent article by author Dr. DeWitt S. Williams who was diagnosed as diabetic and details his research and personal testimony (see https://spectrummagazine.org/news/2018/ellen-g-white-and-intermittent-fasting). For a comprehensive resource on fasting, see Moore, Jimmy, and Dr. Jason Fung. The Complete Guide … Continue reading Ellen G. White and Intermittent Fasting
The most simplistic explanation of intermittent fasting is nothing (except water) between supper and breakfast. No bedtime snacking! While 12 hours of fasting and 12 hours of feasting, technically, is intermittent fasting, the most popular schedules for intermittent fasting are 16:8 (16 hours fasting and 8-hour eating window) and 18:6 (18 hours fasting and 6-hour … Continue reading Intermittent Fasting
Even though Ellen and James White didn’t know about peripheral neuropathy in diabetic feet, they did seem to have some insight about the importance of keeping one’s feet healthy! [Click on the link below.] This comprehensive Diabetic Foot Care page includes: Basic diabetic foot care Toenail fungus Pedicures Ulcers and other foot complications Shoes Peripheral … Continue reading Diabetic Foot Care
From Dr. Bernstein’s book Diabetes Solution © 2007 by Richard K. Bernstein, M.D. Although not directly related to the normalization of blood sugars, this short but important section on foot care has been included because of the constant danger diabetes can present to the lower extremities. Foot Care for Diabetics If you got this email … Continue reading Foot Care for Diabetics
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