"Try vegetarianism and you could win up to $1000! "Non-vegetarians pledging to go meat-free during Vegetarian Awareness Month (October) could win. Even just one day will make you eligible for the drawing. Vegetarian diets help people, animals, and the earth. Join us to make the world a better place and we are all winners! "Non-vegetarians … Continue reading Make a Veg Pledge
Goal: To explore the feasibility and sustainability (or not) of vegetarianism for you. Whether or not you are vegetarian, try this challenge in the month of October. Do it all month or just for one day or one week. Here is a suggested strategy: Total carnivores ==> only “clean” meats/fish Adventist non-vegetarians ==> lacto-ovo vegetarian or … Continue reading Vegetarian Challenge
I had an interesting experience today. I decided to put the phrase "vegetarian carnivore" into Google to see what it would find. My reason was that I was musing on what a vegetarian carnivore diet would look like, with only dairy and eggs (obviously, lacto-ovo vegetarian) but no meat or fish. Such as eggs, yogurt, … Continue reading Vegetarian Carnivore
Those who have been most successful in lowering blood glucose, losing weight, and reversing other diabetes symptoms have eliminated (1) all refined carbohydrates (sugar and starches) and (2) transfats. Goal: To achieve and maintain an A1C of 4.0-5.6%, fasting blood glucose of 70-99 mg/dL (3.8-5.6 mmol/l), no blood glucose spikes above 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/l), … Continue reading Reversing Diabetes with LCHF
For all of us—Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, pre-diabetics, ex-diabetics, recovering diabetics—whatever we choose to call ourselves, we can choose to follow a specific dietary approach to diabetes management. Or not. We will discuss some of the main ways (or combinations thereof) that Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics deal with diabetes. Goal: To keep A1C at … Continue reading Approaches to Dietary Management, Part I.
Managing diabetes is, in itself, a challenge. Why would you want to add additional challenges, you ask? Well, the challenges given in this blog post are not additional obstacles to be overcome, but they are strategies and tactics to employ in order to reach the goals you have set for yourself. I have begun a … Continue reading Two Challenges for October
Recently, a group member asked a question which I re-posted and then decided to blog about so more people would see it. He wrote, "Are you aware of the link between low carb diets and MASSIVE meat consumption, organ meats highly promoted? Vegetarian approach seems rare, leafy greens are the main group on the okay … Continue reading Why Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics?
When I put this question into Google, the first article that came up was "The Ketogenic Diet 101: A Detailed Beginner’s Guide" (June 17, 2017). And it is, indeed, one of the best articles on this topic with a lot of references to documented studies. Simply put, a ketogenic diet is any diet that allows … Continue reading What is a Keto Diet?
This past week one of the group members posted, "Did anyone read 'Vegetarianism and Diabetes: What's the Connection?' by Peter N. Landless and Zeno L. Charles-Marcel in the April 2017 issue of Adventist World (NAD Edition) magazine?" The article begins with a question: "Much is written about diabetes and its management. I have family members … Continue reading “Vegetarianism and Diabetes” from Adventist World
What is your dietary lifestyle? When I first started the Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics group, my initial purpose was to find other diabetics who are current or former Seventh-day Adventists, either vegetarian or non-vegetarian eating only "clean" meat. I stated from the onset that members did not necessarily have to be Adventists as long they understood the … Continue reading Dietary Lifestyles
Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics 