Veganism can cure Type II Diabetes

It has long been known by doctors that one of the contributing factors for Type II Diabetes is diet. We all know soda is bad for us, everyone knows carrots are good for your eyes and spinach makes you strong. So why arent we all seeing 20/20 and look like the chiseled individuals that adorn the magazines we all like to look at? Because Meat tastes like murder, and murder tastes good. And sugar mmmm sugar so delicious, Cotton candy are you kidding me!?!? Heaven.

So what is all this nonsense about being a vegan? I know that for me personally when i used to hear someone say they were a vegetarian, or a vegan I would roll my eyes, and try not to get too close them because they most certainly smelled like patchouli. Of course since I'm always right I was right, about the patchouli.

But as I certainly grow older and arguably wiser, I've come to question the merits of a Vegan diet on a whole other level. The level that, well it makes sense.

Let's look at a few things about the Vegan diet that tend to make it work as a cure for some people with type II Diabetes.

1. Regulate Blood Sugar - Eating this mainly plant based diet will do one thing for you. Regulate. Regulate your blood sugar levels since there are not huge spikes with sugar, and simple carbohydrates that essentially turn straight to sugar. Because the diet is pretty high in soluble fiber, it will also help you regulate in other well, more moving ways as well.

2. Heart Healthy - The make up of the Vegan diet is naturally cholesterol free, low in saturated fats, and high in soluble fiber which makes this one of the most heart healthy diets known to man. This is good news since Type II Diabetes has a high instance of heart disease related to it.

3. Weight loss - It is easy to see why weight loss occurs when you see how many calories are in oil and fats, and how much room they take up in your stomach, you then compare how many calories are in leafy green vegetables, fruits and nuts and you can see how you just cant stuff that much into one hole. Due to this difference, you eat until you are full, but you are full of better food with far fewer calories. Weight loss is inevitable.

Many vegans eat the way they do for moral reasons and want to go to parades, throw red paint on people with fur coats, etc, etc, and oh yes wear lots of patchouli. Forget that noise, relax and have some broccoli bro.

If I thought it would be delicious, I would eat a baby seal, and if I knew the baby seal tasted BEST after being clubbed, that is how I would order it, "Ill have the clubbed baby seal, stuffed with veal, and fois gras" MMMM I'm getting hungry. BUT my choice is for health reasons.

My choice is for the energy that I get, and in convincing some of the more unhealthy people in my life to go vegan I hope to add years to their lives, reduce their medications and overall play a part in them having a better life.

Although it seems like it would be fun to throw paint on someone.

Low Salt diet increases the risk of heart attack?

Now that's a headline that will capture your attention. Ironically it was a recent study published in the May 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. So dies that mean everything we've read for decades is made up of lies or is it something simpler..... like this study is WRONG. What do you think?

A statement from officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quickly followed that the study was flawed, and the results should not be applied to the public. In fact, CIDC Medical Director Peter Briss, M.D., commented, "At the moment, this study might need to be taken with a grain of salt." They critcized it in an interview, something they normally do not do.


The low salt study involved only those without high blood pressure at the start, was observational, considered at best suggestive and not conclusive. It included 3,681 middle-aged Europeans who did not have high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease and followed them for an average of 7.9 years.

The researchers assessed the participants’ sodium consumption at the study’s start and at its conclusion by measuring the amount of sodium excreted in urine over a 24-hour period. All the sodium that is consumed is excreted in urine within a day, so this method is the most precise way to determine sodium consumption.

Lowering salt consumption, Dr. Alderman said, has consequences beyond blood pressure. It also, for example, increases insulin resistance, which can increase the risk of heart disease.

“Diet is a complicated business,” he said. “There are going to be unintended consequences.”

Without going into great detail about this study's shortcomings, one must use this instance as an example of how contradictory study results can be. Nearly every day, food and nutrition makes the news with today's report often contradictory to what you heard last week or last month.

When you read beyond the headlines, a different story often emerges. Nutrition is an evolving science, so we will continue to read conflicting advice.

Keep the following points in mind as you ready your next food and nutrition research findings:

◦Study results are often one piece of a bigger puzzle, so don't make changes in your diet until more studies confirm the results.
◦Check out the study methods looking for longer studies with more people, which will likely produce more valid results.
◦Beware of attention-grabbing headlines that may oversimplify complex research results. Look for bottom-line conclusions at the end of the news story.
◦Don't believe recommendations that promise a quick fix, such as medical miracle. Claims that are too good to be true usually are.
◦Look for research conducted by respectable scientists or organizations and then reported in a reputable publication. Supermarket tabloid publications are not considered reputable!
◦Review research reports for expert interpretation by nutrition and health professionals not involved in the research.