Raw Food Diabetics

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Comment by sparrowrose on February 4, 2010 at 9:48am

Tonight: free interview with Dr. Gabriel Cousens, pioneer in treating diabetes with raw food. Read more about the interview and register to listen here:
http://www.naturalnews.com/028084_Gabriel_Cousens_diabetes.html

Comment by Susan Levanduski on February 1, 2010 at 3:23pm

Thanks for the tip, I have a big bottle of D3 but when I start to get low I'll check it out.
I used to take - and spend a fortune on- tons of supplements.I used to hate waking up in the morning and swallowing 20 pills every day. What a waste that was! None of them ever did a thing for me either, I still felt the same! I loved it when Doug Graham talked about "fractional nutrition" in 80-10-10. It just rung so true with me. Especially the part about how humans are only aware of about 10,000 nutrients, so who the he** are we to pick them apart and say take this, take that? And how many millions of other nutrients are out there that we're not even aware of. Just amazing.
I bought some kind of "super nutrient powder" at whole foods, it was really expensive, like $49. After I read 80-10-10 I took it back, along with a $30 bottle of fish oil. (yuk is right).
There are so many people on the internet selling so much junk for people on a raw diet, it's unreal, isn't it?
Do you know anything about alkaline water? I have a friend who sells it, do you think it is a good idea, or just another waste of money?

Comment by sparrowrose on February 1, 2010 at 12:39pm

Make sure to get D3, not D2. D3 isn't vegan (it comes from sheep wool) buit studies show that D2 (it comes from mushrooms) isn't fully effective.
If you want an affordable source, I get 5000 IU capsules from Puritan (I don't get a kickback for saying this, I just like their product and service.)
http://www.puritan.com/d-vitamins-534

Comment by Susan Levanduski on February 1, 2010 at 12:30pm

I read a little, enough to realize that I need to put everyone in my house on about 5000 units a day, at least until summer.

Comment by sparrowrose on February 1, 2010 at 11:57am

When you're tired, it's best to sleep. Proper sleep is as important, if not more important than good food choices for overall health.

If your son is not getting outside, he could be quite depleted in Vitamin D. Did you know that regular window glass in buildings and cars filters half the sun's rays and actually causes the body to become *more* depleted in D? One type of ray from the sun gives us vitamin D and another type takes D away. It is a very clever system whereby we cannot become "D poisoned" by the sun because once our D levels get to a certain point (app. 20,000 IU) the body reacts to the "depleting" rays of the sun so that our D levels don't get any higher.

But when the only sun we get (or even when most of the sun we get) comes through glass, we don't get the D rays, only the depleting rays, so our body gets thrown out of whack and D levels can get very low.

If you feel like doing some reading about the latest research an dunderstandings about vitamin D, check out this site:
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/

Comment by Susan Levanduski on February 1, 2010 at 11:43am

This morning I got really tired and took a nap. Don't know why I was so tired! Now I am going to have to run like a maniac to catch up today!

Comment by Susan Levanduski on February 1, 2010 at 11:42am

I live in Nevada (too much sun!) and am usually outside for about 30-45 minutes every day with the dog. I hate popping pills too, but maybe I should. I should definately give them to my son, who does not get outside every day.

Comment by sparrowrose on February 1, 2010 at 10:49am

(In fact, D is the *only* supplement I currently take. I'm generally anti-supplement but I live too far north to make enough D on my own and it's not currently in the cards to move south so this one I do take.)

Comment by sparrowrose on February 1, 2010 at 10:48am

Have you had either of your Vitamin D levels checked? Because D is a hormone, it affects a HUGE amount of body systems and is linked to all kinds of illnesses, infections, cognitive issues, etc. It's all tied in with seratonin and melatonin and all sorts of other brain structures that permit proper sleep. If your vitamin D is low you need to go outside more, move farther south, or supplement. I take 5000 IU/day and the difference in my life because of it has been like night and day.

Comment by Susan Levanduski on February 1, 2010 at 7:13am

Yes, it's about having hope. And feeling connected spiritually. And not being fearful, feeling safe in the world, even though the world can sometimes be a scary place! And being emotionally stable. Of course no diabetic can be emotionally stable when their blood sugar is all over the place! But I actually adapted to being erratic because I couldn't get my blood sugar under control until now. I'm not the type to act out, and I kept it under control as best as I could, but inside I was suffering all the time. I am so much more at peace now!
I will have to try the tea. I wonder if that will help me sleep. My son and I both have ADD (which I think is SAD diet induced!) but both have trouble falling asleep at night. I am getting better, I am starting to sleep more soundly and dont have to take medicine anymore. He however is not on a raw diet and has been taking a prescription sleeping pill for a long time. I want to get him off it. Do you have any suggestions?

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