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Hello and welcome to my book Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes. Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) itself is not a disease; it significantly raises the risk of developing serious health conditions. Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome are at a higher risk of developing a variety of other conditions and complications. Metabolic Syndrome is the shadowy precursor to Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. It operates beneath the surface, often without obvious symptoms, until a life-altering medical event occurs. Metabolic syndrome can lead to a wide range of complications, including[1]: Heart disease....

This is my personal journey with Type 2 Diabetes, learning about it, and making life style changes that have allowed me to be medication free since November 2023

Hello and welcome to my book on: Women and Diabetes. I hope you enjoy it and find it useful. Although the insulin hormone is the same in both sexes, women generally tend to be more sensitive to insulin than men. This means their bodies can achieve similar blood sugar control with lower insulin levels. This sensitivity may fluctuate due to hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause. Men, on the other hand, may have slightly lower insulin sensitivity, partly influenced by higher amounts of visceral fat, which is metabolically active and can affect insulin. The ...

ello and welcome to this book on The Low Glycemic Index Diet and Diabetes, I hope you enjoy and find the information useful. You may be a Diabetic looking for information on the diet as a component of Lifestyle changes that will reduce or eliminate Diabetic medication. The book breaks down into several sections that collectively help a Diabetic understand how to eat better, Hydrate, and help reduce or eliminate Diabetes Medication. Reducing or eliminating Diabetes medication does not apply to Type 1 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes is a different pathology from all other types of Diabetes. The ...

Hello and welcome to my book: Kids and Diabetes. I hope you enjoy and find it useful. Children are the parents’ passport into the next adult generation. It is up to parents or adults responsible for a child’s care to, well, take care of the child and be educated on diabetes treatment, understand prescribed care and educate their children about diabetes and their care and teach skills and practices they can carry into adult hood. Adults advocate for children and the care required in situations where the child cannot speak for themselves. Most childhood diabetes is Type 1, which requires ...

Hello and welcome to my book on insulin, Homeostasis and Diabetes. This book has been quite a learning journey. From the discovery of Insulin to how the body is designed to maintain homeostasis and what has happened over the past 25 years, I can see how becoming a Type 2 Diabetic was almost inevitable. Homeostasis depends on active regulation, with dynamic adjustments that keep the environment of your cells and tissues relatively constant. The brain is part of many homeostatic systems, providing signals that coordinate your body’s internal clocks and regulating hormone secretion by the ...

Hello and welcome to: Herbs, Vitamins, Minerals, Akkermansia, and Diabates. I have written over 20 books on my experience making lifestyle and nutrition changes to reach a goal of being medication free and free of using a Blood Glucose Monitor - CGM. This personal journey is documented in the Reversing and Preventing Type 2 Diabetes series. Often, we think of herbs, as seasonings, things we add to food to make it taste nice. Vitamins and minerals are as being pills in bottles in neat rows on drug store shelves. In reality: “In the month prior to the(eir) interview, 40.1% of adult ...

Hello and welcome to my book on Celiac Disease and Diabetes. My previous book, Crohn’s, Celiac, Colitis and Diabetes was an introduction to these lifelong conditions. This book concentrates on Celiac Disease and Diabetes. Coeliac disease (British English) or Celiac Disease (American English) is a long-term autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the small intestine, where individuals develop intolerance to gluten. Gluten is present in foods such as wheat, rye and barley.[1] The impact of this damage is impaired absorption of nutrients from food and drink and can lead to a wide range of ...

Hello and welcome to my book on Crohn’s, Colitis and Diabetes. Crohn’s Disease and Type 1 Diabetes are autoimmune conditions; there is a genetic link between them. There is no genetic link between Diabetes and Colitis; however, there is a synergistic link between Colitis, Crohn’s Disease and Crohn’s Colitis - Indeterminant Colitis are part of a family of conditions known as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases – IBD. In this book we start to understand Crohn’s, Colitis and Crohn’s Colitis, which is not a combination of Crohn’s and Colitis; rather it is a rare form of Crohn’s ...

Hello and welcome to my book on: Edible Oils, Inflammation, and Diabetes. I hope you enjoy and find it useful. Edible Oils. So many, I will touch on 14 of the most commonly consumed and used oils. The characteristics of oils such as olive oil, peanut, sesame, and safflower oil will be documented and whether the oil is prone to create inflammation in the body. Inflammation is a normal and important process that occurs in response to illness, injury, or harmful agents in the body. It involves immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators, and serves to eliminate the initial cause of ...

Hello and welcome to my book on: Protein, Crohn’s, Celiac, Colitis, and Diabetes. I hope you enjoy and find it useful. Protein is one of three macronutrients required by the body. It is not optional. Protein is an energy source obtained from food that provides calories as well as vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. It is essential for the growth, development, and repair of body tissues.[1] Protein provides the same number of calories as carbohydrates. Protein – 4 calories per gram Fat – 9 calories per gram Carbohydrates – 4 calories per gram Proteins are tiny particles with ...

Shamanism predates current day organized religions by tens of thousands of years. European cave paintings and carvings showing shaman date from the Paleolithic era. Graves of shamans, 12,000-year-old and older have been discovered in Israel and the Czech Republic. Shamanism is an ancient spiritual path for awakening, raising consciousness, healing, divination and, in many cases, peace-making. All major healing systems have shamanism at their root, as do some of the major religious traditions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhism still contains key shamanic principles. Shamanism ...

This is the Student Manual for the Usui Tibetan Reiki Healing Energy Master Class. It is available as either a physical book or an eBook. The material provides additional information and help in exploring Reiki and is a refence for your life connection with this pure, universal energy.There are three reasons to be attuned to Usui Tibetan Reiki Healing Energy!1.Attuning yourself to Reiki Energy has a beneficial and mindful effect on you spiritually2.Attunement allows you to connect to healing energy when you need it.3.Attunement gives you the knowledge and ability to connect with healing ...

Hello and welcome to my book about Alkaline Water and Diabetes. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes December 20, 2022. It was a shock. However, a shock can be a great motivator to action and change. I started making lifestyle changes that would bring me to my goal of being free of medication. These are documented in my book Prevent and Reverse Naturally Type 2 Diabetes. By In November 2023, my doctor said I could stop taking Metformin, my Diabetes medication. My goal of being medication free had been achieved. However, there is a lot remaining to be done. What has to be done you may ask? ...

Hello and welcome to my book Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes December 20, 2022. It was a shock. It brought a number of thoughts, and fears, to the surface. It brought a sense of my life being at risk. As you will learn from this book, my perspective on diabetes was horrendously negative. My father was diagnosed as diabetic in his later years when I was a young lad, just taller than the knees of a grasshopper. It was the late 1960s. The situation was confusing and stressful for my parents. Information was limited and there was little ...

Shamanism is the oldest religion on the planet! In human existence it predates current day organized religions by many millennia. Shamans are traditional healers, guides and protectors. They are a universal expression of the interaction between people and the natural and super natural worlds. European cave paintings and carvings showing shaman date from the Palaeolithic era and in 2016, a12,000 year old grave of a female shaman has been uncovered in Israel.Shamans have played an essential role in the defence of the psychic integrity of their community for thousands of years.In a general way...

When I began to work on reversing my Diabetic medication needs, I first had to understand the Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load indices along with the implications of my medication and Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor. Significant lifestyle modifications, particularly changes in activity levels and diet, are the most impactful adjustments in behavior that influence whether an individual can discontinue their diabetes medication. While some individuals may choose to make minimal adjustments and continue taking their medication as prescribed, others may opt for more significant changes. My ...

Shamanism is the oldest religion on the planet! In terms of human existence, it predates current day organized religions by tens of thousands of years. European cave paintings and carvings showing shaman date from the Paleolithic era. Graves of shaman 12,000-year-old and older have been discovered in Israel and the Czech Republic.Shamans have played an essential role in the defense of the psychic integrity of their community for thousands of years.They are pre-eminently the antidemonic champions; they combat not only demons and disease, but also black magicians... In a general way, it can ...

This book is an introduction to Soul Retrieval. Soul Retrieval is in the domain of the Shaman.In terms of human existence, shamanism it predates current day organized religions by tens of thousands of years. European cave paintings and carvings showing shaman date from the Paleolithic era. Graves of shaman 12,000-year-old and older have been discovered in Israel and the Czech Republic.Shamans have played an essential role in the defense of the psychic integrity of their community for thousands of years. They are pre-eminently the antidemonic champions; they combat not only demons and ...

ello and welcome to my book on Continuous Blood Glucose Monitors – CGMs, Insulin Pumps, and Diabetes. Insulin is a hormone that cannot be taken as an oral medication. It must be delivered by injection into the blood stream. To determine the correct Insulin dose to be injected, a reading of the current glucose level in the blood must be made first. Traditionally, this has been done by a Lancet Device, commonly called a finger pricker that jabs the skin of usually a finger and draws a small amount of blood. The blood is transferred to a test strip in a Blood Glucose Monitor. While blood ...