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GlaxoSmithKline
fined $3 billion in US Drug Fraud Scandal
2. Believing Fitness Myths Can Sabotage Your Weight Loss Success
3. Can't Lower Your Blood Sugar?
4. Improving Your Diabetic Condition with Exercise
GlaxoSmithKline fined $3
billion in US Drug Fraud Scandal
GlaxoSmithKline was socked
with $3 billion in fines by US authorities over charges it marketed
drugs for unauthorized uses, held back safety data, and cheated the
government's Medicaid
program.
Believing
Fitness Myths Can Sabotage Your Weight Loss Success
There
is no shortage of misinformation when it comes to diet and exercise. The
fitness industry is a multi-billion dollar business based on selling you
one piece of equipment or another, one supplement or another, constantly
bombarding you with images of "the perfect body" if you will
only do this or that.
For Full Article Weight
Loss Myths
Can't
Lower Your Blood Sugar?
Diabetics are often given contrary information on what is the
correct diet or even what types of food are best for the diabetic condition.
Here is an article that clearly shows the reason and need for a low carbohydrate
diet:
"All carbohydrates are basically sugar. Various sugar molecules -
primarily glucose - hooked together chemically ["bonded"] compose
the entire family of carbohydrates. Your body has digestive enzymes that break
these chemical bonds and release the sugar molecules into the blood, where
they stimulate insulin."
"This means that if you follow a 2,200-calorie diet that is 60 percent
carbohydrates - the very one most nutritionists recommend - your body will
end up having to contend with almost 2 cups of pure sugar per day."
excerpted from Protein Power
by Doctors Michael and Mary Eades
Based on this astounding information, the question is not whether or not a
diabetic should be on a low carbohydrate diet, but just what are the foods for a
low carbohydrate diet?
Without attempting to list every kind and type of food, and for simplicity, I
have grouped foods into three general categories below; those that are high
carbohydrate content which should be avoided, medium carbohydrate content
which can be eaten only in modest or extremely small portions, and low
carbohydrate content that can be eaten as much as one likes:
High Carbohydrate Content:
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All kinds of potato and potato products (including yams and sweet potatoes). Any
products made from grain such as wheat, rye, oats, rice and corn. This includes
any type of bread, pasta, chips or cereals. Any type of hard beans such as navy
beans, pinto beans, black eyed peas, kidney beans, soy beans, lima beans, red
beans, black beans, etc., as well as peas and peanuts. Most fruits and any fruit
juices.
Medium Carbohydrate Content:
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All root vegetables such as beets, carrots, turnips, parsnips and rutabagas.
Most kinds of nuts, avocado, onions, apricots, strawberries, peaches, plums,
tangerines (not oranges), and honeydew or casaba melons.
Low Carbohydrate Content:
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Any kind of meat including beef, pork, lamb, turkey, chicken, any kind of fish,
seafood or shellfish, eggs, or cheese. Vegetables such as broccoli, green beans,
cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, celery, asparagus, any kind of greens
such as spinach, beet greens, kale, Swiss chard, mustard greens and turnip
greens. Summer and zucchini squashes. Salad materials such as any kind of
lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, etc., and any kind of oil such as
corn, olive, peanut, etc., and butter.
For more information see www.mcvitamins.com/diabetes.htm
Improving Your Diabetic
Condition with Exercise
The type 2 diabetic condition is brought about by a diet that
is too high in carbohydrates and a lack of nutrients, which results in the
insulin the body naturally produces becoming less and less effective in keeping
blood sugar levels under control and in a normal range.
While change in diet and proper nutritional supplementation
have a dramatic effect in bringing blood sugar levels down, exercise can greatly contribute to the overall control of the
diabetic condition, as can be seen in the following excerpt:
"While many people may begin exercising out of a sense of
responsibility - the way children eat vegetables they don't like - the main
reason they keep exercising is that it feels good."
"Overall, people who exercise regularly are better equipped to carry
on day-to-day activities as they age."
"One of the great benefits is that many people find that when they
exercise, they have less desire to overeat."
"Even though your fat won't 'melt away,' exercise, particularly if you're
a Type II diabetic, is still of value in a weight-reduction program because
muscle building reduces insulin resistance."
"As you increase your muscle mass, your insulin needs will be reduced -
and having less insulin present in your bloodstream will reduce the amount of
fat you pack away."
"As a result, your own insulin production gradually becomes more
effective at lowering blood sugar."
excerpted from Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
by Dr. Richard K. Bernstein
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