Wow! … what a YEAR! 2012 vs 2011 saw a whopping 400 % increase in blog traffic! The main goal of this blog is to share the primal or paleo lifestyle with more and more people. Because I was diagnosed with diabetes, I do talk about self treating my diabetes often… but this way …
The fight continues!!!! Indeed!!! Aahhhgggghhhh!!!! (that’s a primal scream by the way) :) The North Carolina Trial Court dismissed my lawsuit against the North Carolina Board of Dietetics and Nutrition because it ruled that I was not ‘injured’ by the government’s action. The law firm that is representing me (Institute for Justice) …
To the average person I often seem ‘crazy’. When the world is turned upside down, there is no virtue in ‘normal’. In a crazy world: Sanity, reason and a love for nature can appear to be… crazy. Eating only ‘real foods’ and refusing to eat foods that are toxic to me… is called ‘crazy’. Standing …
My first post since May … my apologies for the long delay. Much has happened since May. I won’t go into the investigation and my lawsuit against the state of NC in this post … I’ll try to write an update on that topic soon. What this post IS about … an update on ‘Steve’. …
A great fatty fish to eat is salmon, especially wild caught salmon. This recipe for salmon is diabetes friendly and great for those… who may not like the taste and texture of salmon.
46 grams of carbohydrates for just the cereal alone. Add to that a full cup of milk which is around 11 more grams of carbohydrates, that equals about 57 grams of carbs in a single serving for a single serving!
This experiment is one of my favorites. I’m testing to see if I am still insulin resistant. I tested my insulin resistance with an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) using two different scenarios.
After following a ‘low carb paleo’ meal plan and lifestyle for a couple of years, I decided to perform a Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). I’d been following a paleo or primal lifestyle and I wanted to test to see how my body would respond. Why? Ultimately to see if I was still diabetic, at …
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Diabetes & Exercise, what you need to know. Exercise is an important tool in your diabetes toolkit, you should know how to use it.
I received a letter from the North Carolina Board of Dietetics and Nutritionists stating that I am in ‘substantial compliance’ with NC Law. The letter was dated April 9, 2012 and I received it April 20, 2012. If this is new to you, click here for the investigation post. In January, the state board opened …
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When diabetics follow a high carb, grain-based diet they face the harmful and dangerous diabetes ‘roller coaster’, with soaring highs…and crashing lows. The medical industry diets can not TOUCH THIS!
I always eat a very low carb paleo meal plan but I wanted to go strict paleo “all the way”. To do so I eliminated as many of the potentially inflammatory agents, namely nightshades , dairy and eggs.
Definition of an ADA Minion is someone who profits from dishing out harmful (American Diabetes Association Approved) high carb, grain based dietary advice… to diabetics. I’ve had many exchanges online with ADA Minion but here are just a couple of posts about the exchanges. My first post “Karen Johnson“, My favorite… a 3 post series, …
This is NOT an April Fool’s post… it is NOT. If you eat and move as I do… I will all but guarantee it will add years to your life and add life to your years. I am doing another experiment. You can see previous posts on it here “Intro” “Week One” for all …
Half Way, 30 Day, Very Low Carb, Strict Paleo – Update Read More »
Yeah… I know, the title was meant to be intriguing. The title is accurate … I am primal and I did lose some blood. :) I love to ‘push the envelope’ … I love to do things that most can not do or that people do not expect ‘diabetics’ to do. I love to prove …
In short, the experiment is to see if adhering to a strict very ‘low carb paleo’ meal plan for 30 days would affect my insulin sensitivity. In other words, can low carb paleo cure diabetes?
Hey! Do you know who this is? Her face and story has been widely reported and published in major leading newspapers. This is Karen Gale. :) This is an updated story … two years after the original post. See… if I can do it….and if SHE can do it… YOU CAN DO IT … TOO!!! …
There is a nagging question that needs to be answered…. and I am going to take care of this once and for all. First… some background I am not going to bore you with my story (click here for the short version, click here for the long version). In short, I successfully “self treat” my …
This post will discuss a study that will, according to the article bring about… A revolution to personalized medicine!!! … here is the original article, “Revolution in Personalized Medicine”. If you are not familiar with epigenetics, here is a post I wrote, “Your DNA is NOT your Destiny“. Also, here is a 10 minute video …
The names of the two main types of diabetes have changed in recent decades… the reason for this change speaks volumes about the ADA’s protocols and who their recommended treatments actually benefit.