I do NOT ‘live’ like a diabetic. I eat like I want (low carb primal foods) and I exercise like I want…. I love the way I eat, play and live. I do not feel limited in the slightest way. That is so empowering!!! … and unlike the ‘typical’ diabetic. Yes, if I run barefoot sprints …
This article hit the news wires Friday… no real new news… but there was nuggets of information that need to be mentioned. Obesity Epidemic Risks Heart Disease Tsunami “More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese — more than double the number in 1980 — as the obesity epidemic …
My Trip to South Mountain State Park in North Carolina. * Note: Pictures of our trip are below… following a brief discussion. :) Why did I title this post as such? Why not call it a “Trip to the Mountains”? … to make a point. I went to the mountains as a person with normal …
Brief Intro I am in an almost constant state of experimentation … or so it seems. Here is a post on some of my experiments. :) Someone said that we are all living experiments and I agree. For most of my life, I was an experiment to see how much punishment a body could take…. poor …
Too often, ‘we’ take drugs so we can eat cakes, cookies, bread, grains, cereals and chips. Taking drugs so we can consume more poison… is not a wise idea. Yet, millions do it every day.
Large corporations are influencing our national dietary guidelines and diabetes care as well.
First let me say… I walk and run in my yard barefooted regularly … while it is possible a rock or other sharp object could lay beneath the snow, it’s highly unlikely. Too, the snow is fresh and soft, it also provides a nice cushion. I also run sprints barefooted at the high school, on …
In the previous post, I posted pictures of our trip to Wilmington, NC (and Wrightsville Beach). In this post I will be showing people the food choices I made during the 36 hours away from home. Above is “my” low carb primal meal plan… did I stick to it? On a daily basis, I show people …
The pictures were taken January 4-5, 2011 at Wrightsville Beach, NC. … included are a couple of updated pictures of me… it’s been many months since I’ve posted any… but as you can see, I’m still about the same. I’ve been in the 160 – 170 lb range for well over a year now… despite …
many Many MANY THANKS! For all of the support last year. I started this blog officially in June of 2010 and each month saw an increase in views, visits etc…. so thank you for that. It is very satisfying to see the growth as the blog strives to educate, motivate and entertain. The monthly growth …
If you noticed the title of this post… “Diabetes Statistics I” , yes there will be others. There are sooo many statistics to share… This posts highlights the failed nutritional policy of the American Diabetes Association and it’s proponents such as the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) which is the “home” of Certified Diabetes …
When dentists push high carb diabetes diets, can things get any worse? I remember my childhood dentist. He was a strict no candy, no sweets adherent. Things have changed for the worst. Dentist Insurance company promotes American Diabetes Ass. high carb, grain based, diabetes diet. Dentists jump in to defend the insurance company from my …
Some of you who read my blog …. “get it”. You understand what primal living is all about, you are “mostly primal” and you LOVE IT! Most of you who read are curious about primal living… You see the success stories (click here) but for many reasons you do NOT commit. This post is about …
I have not had a “hard” ADA rant in some time. (ADA = American Diabetes Association)… but make no mistake, the ADA infuriates me EVERY DAY! I was critical of the ADA yesterday in this post, click here. I won’t restate it all here but please read it. What set me off today? This “tweet”. …
For the last four months… averaging between 13 and 16 net carbs per day… and the American Diabetes Association claims you need 120 g of carbs for body function… BA HAHHAAH!!!! :)
I was pondering a new report by an insurance company (United Healthcare) stating that, “DIABETES rate could reach 50% by 2020!” As I read and thought about the article … I remembered a question that has been nagging me for some time. Why are the insurance companies NOT more involved in promoting a low carb …
I want to make this clear… I do not seek out people or businesses to harass. I only attempt to correct… “misunderstandings, untruths or deceptions” Often times in the course of “correcting” those issues mentioned above, the ADA Minion in question will attempt to lie or deceive further…resulting in a longer drawn out confrontation. Another …
My thoughts on this recent article in the New York Times, “Protecting Yourself From the Cost of Type 2 Diabetes” … “ONE in 10 Americans has diabetes, and if present trends continue, one in three will suffer from the disease by the year 2050, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” I agree, if we …
When I posted the first article , “ADA, What Diabetes Looks Like”, it was in response to a Twitter Post by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). In the post the ADA asked, “What does Diabetes look like to you?” … If you missed the original article, you can find it by clicking here. There were several excellent …
This post concerns a study regarding Glucose Levels as a predictor of Post Operative Mortality, the link to the study is below. Preoperative Glucose Levels Predict 1-Year Mortality After Surgery “At 1 year after noncardiac surgery, high preoperative glucose levels are associated with higher mortality rates.” This means, you have a higher likelihood of death …