Question: Why doesn’t the American Diabetes Association or the American Association of Diabetes Educators promote fasting as a means to reduce blood sugars?
I think we know… Greed, intellectual laziness, willful ignorance or all of the above.
I have recommended water only fasting, intermittent fasting and fat fasts for years. This is especially true if you experience a weight loss stall or a stall in reducing blood sugar levels into normal ranges.
That’s ironic when you think about it. Almost all diabetics have elevated blood sugars (above non-diabetic normal blood sugars) and I had to end an experiment due to low blood sugars.
There is a lesson there, if you are paying attention.
I am experimenting again … eating only butter, cream and coconut oil. Here is the introduction and Day 1 post, “Fat Fast Day 1.” In yesterday’s post, “Day 2” … I ranted against the ADA and their ridiculous anti-saturated fat stance in addition to providing details on my fat fast. In this post I will talk briefly …
If you have elevated blood sugars or are experiencing a weight loss stall, try a coconut oil fat fast!