As a diabetic, you may have heard a dietitian (or even someone else less qualified) talk about "glycemic index" and "glycemic load." The short story is that knowing about glycemic index and glycemic load really has very little value for diabetics. The glycemic index was created based on results from non-diabetic persons. Glycemic load is … Continue reading Glycemic Index/Glycemic Load
Category: 8 Laws of Health
Cholesterol in Food
"My doctor told me my cholesterol is really high and that I should take a statin medication. Will statins prevent me from having a heart attack? Or will statins put me at a greater risk for diabetes?" These are very common questions that we hear a lot, so I'm referring you to our article, Cholesterol … Continue reading Cholesterol in Food
Trust, Law of Health #8, cont.
This blog post will continue our focus on Trust, Law of Health #8. Please access the full article with that link. Scroll down to where you left off last week, which should include: Mindful breathing Meditation Music Nature One day of rest We can summarize this Law of Health #8 with the following: Create your … Continue reading Trust, Law of Health #8, cont.
Trust, Law of Health #8
This article on The Law of Health #8, "Trust in Divine Power," is considerably longer than all of the previous ones! For that reason, I'm going to take two blog posts to cover it. Since stress is the No. 1 non-food factor in raising blood sugar, we need to focus on the many causes of … Continue reading Trust, Law of Health #8
Rest, Law of Health #7
Rest is the balance to Exercise. Review our article, "Get Adequate Sleep," and then read the full article, "Rest." View again this 3-minute video, “Sleep for Better Diabetes Control” (December 2016) https://youtu.be/0vtQKZ35VAc Have you answered these questions for yourself? How is sleep related to diabetes? How long should I sleep? Is it possible to sleep too long? … Continue reading Rest, Law of Health #7
Air, Law of Health #6
Air is essential for life! You can get exercise, fresh air, and sunshine all at the same time on your daily walk! Even on days when it really is too cold or too wet to walk outdoors, you can stand outside your front or back door and take several good, deep breaths. Anytime, indoors or … Continue reading Air, Law of Health #6
Temperance, Law of Health #5
When we think of "temperance," we automatically think of abstaining ("abstemiousness") from tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse. But temperance for a diabetic goes beyond that! I often say that the real temperance for diabetics is portion control! You also may know that one of my pet peeves is the saying, "Everything in moderation." NO! Moderation … Continue reading Temperance, Law of Health #5
Sunlight, Law of Health #4
If you exercise (Law of Health #2) outdoors, you can get sunlight! At least on days that are not cloudy, overcast, rainy, or snowy. What are the benefits of sunlight? For young, healthy adults, spending 15-20 minutes in the sunshine causes the body to create as much as 10,000 IU (international units) of vitamin D. … Continue reading Sunlight, Law of Health #4
Water, Law of Health #3
I frequently evoke the 80:20 rule in trying to describe the most important aspects of diabetes control, with 80% being Nutrition and 20% being Exercise. That's a bit simplistic, though, and it only involves two of the eight Laws of Health. So, in my brain, I include Water with Nutrition, as well as Temperance, which … Continue reading Water, Law of Health #3
Exercise, Law of Health #2
By now, you should have completed The 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge! How did you do? Please check in, in the Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics Facebook group (if you're not a member, please consider joining!). And now that you have completed The 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge, this is a good time to review the Law of Health … Continue reading Exercise, Law of Health #2
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