Insulin Resistance

What is one of the common cause for the following:

1. Obesity.
2. Hypertension.
3. Type 2 Diabetes.
4. High cholesterol.
5. Rheumatoid Arthritis.
6. PCOS.
7. Prostate problems.
8. Fibroids formation.
9. Skin tags.
10. Waist more than 40 inches in men and more than 35 in women.
11. BMI more than 30.


The answer is - Insulin Resistance. This is the body's response to our bad lifestyle. This change makes body to take care of excess food or bad food. The place in the body that is affected becomes the disease.

This auto immune behaviour snowballs into the rest. It starts with disturbed hormonal balance and manifests in all those diseases that I mentioned. Each body is different and thus the disease is also different in every individual with the cause remaining one - Insulin Resistance. It takes 10 to 20 years of Insulin Resistance for a disease to manifest. So you see it is as difficult as cancer to notice it early.

It is a condition characterized by impaired biological responses to insulin. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, regulates blood glucose levels by promoting the movement of glucose into cells for energy production or into the liver and fat cells for energy storage. 

Simple solution is raw food diet.

What Insulin Is & Why It Matters

Insulin is a hormone that is secreted by the pancreas. When you eat a meal, your blood glucose (sugar) rises after you digest the food. Insulin goes into action, binding with your cells in order to store the glucose either in muscle as glycogen (the energy source for the muscle) or as fat. If you are healthy, the body “prefers” to replenish glycogen first, only storing excess glucose as fat if glycogen stores are topped off.

When you develop insulin resistance, the cells aren’t readily binding to insulin. The body has to pump out more insulin to get the high blood glucose that’s circulating out of the blood and where it needs to be. High insulin increases fat storage, which is one reason that high insulin levels are associated with obesity.

Why does Insulin Resistance develops.

If you watch your daily diet, every time you eat carbs, there is Insulin secretion. What all do we eat since morning for this action.

1. Tea/coffee with refined sugar and biscuits early morning.
2. Breakfast. Bread/toast/pao, butter, jam, parantha, puri, potatoes fried, juice canned or packet, poha, upma, dosa, idli, vada, uthapam, milk, dalia, etc.
3. Snacks. Pakoras, samosa, kachori, haldi ram products, tea with sugar and milk, etc.
4. Lunch. Rice and wheat roti.
5. Snacks. Same as mid morning.
6. Dinner. Rice, wheat roti, desert, icecream, milk, etc.

If you calculate the total carbs and corresponding sugar intake daily, you will realise that we at an average are eating 40 spoons of sugar. Our body can take only 5 gms of sugar daily.

This leads to Insulin Resistance in a period of 10 to 20 years. This time differs from person to person as per individual's metabolism.

Now just transpose this time period in your family, if any one in your family is suffering from any one of the diseases that I mentioned earlier.

If one generation is battling with Rheumatoid Arthritis, there will be a diabetic or hypertension suffering person in second generation. The third generation will be battling obesity or PCOS or fibroids or prostrate issues. This is because of overlapping of bad choice of food amongst the generations for 10 to 20 years.

Thus if you are suffering from any one of disease that I mentioned, there is a need to change the lifestyle of the entire family.

Now do you know chronic/genetic is a term coined by the so called intelligent doctors, but you have the control. If you are diabetic or hypertension, it is important to get Insulin Sensitivity test done for your children.

We as parents need to revisit the definition of AFFECTION.

Affection is not cheese, burgers, pizzas and chicken wings. Limit your visits to McDonald, Domino and  KFC. Subways are famous for notoriety, pick your choice.

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Is Lime Acidic or Alkaline

The acidity in our body can be harmful and lemon water can help reduce this. Though lemon has citric acid, the nutrients and minerals in it are alkaline in nature. Citric acid is not a strong acid and so, is easily removed from our bodies by elimination processes like perspiration. Lemon, however, stimulates the formation of calcium carbonate that neutralises other strong acids in the body. This is helpful, especially if your diet is heavy in proteins like meat and cheese. Experts say lemon can help change the pH balance of the blood and can also help in dealing with urinary tract infections.

Strengthens your immune system
All citrus foods are a storehouse of vitamin C. This vitamin is known to fight colds and is good for your immune system. Lemons also have potassium, which stimulates brain and nerve function and controls blood pressure.

Clears and freshens your skin
Experts say that vitamin C is great for youthful skin, because it helps in the production of collagen. Its antioxidants revive dull skin and keep it healthy. Warm lemon water removes toxins from the blood stream. Also, diluted lemon juice, when applied to blemishes, can actually help lighten them.

Battles bad breath
Lemon juice battles bad breath by keeping bacteria away.

Aids in weight loss
Lemon juice in the morning fights food craving. Also, it has been found earlier that people who maintain an alkaline diet tend to lose weight more quickly than others.

Do not overdo the lemon bit
Just because one lemon helped you lose two kilos, squeezing four in your juice will not help you lose eight! Lemon has corrosive properties too and your tooth enamel may suffer.

Note to remember
Adding a little honey to your lemon juice makes it more palatable and also battles phlegm and helps rid your body of mucous.

Never
Use bottled lemon juice. Only the natural lemon is beneficial.

Always
Rinse your mouth with plain water after you drink lemon juice

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Whole Plant Based Diet

A Simple Analogy

If there is no water in the overhead tank of your building, no amount of twisting and turning the tap of your kitchen will yield water. So if you don't eat sugar where will sugar come from in your blood. Insulin produced by pancreas in our body is responsible to control the sugar levels in our body. This mechanism has broken down due to some reason and thus Diabetes. Sugar is the primary source of energy for the body, consequently is the basic necessity for us. So why does the excess of sugar causes problems? The infrastructure of our body is unable to transport this excess sugar and a kind of logistics problem manifests in our body causing Diabetes.

I often meet diabetic patients to inspire them from my reversal story. The first thing they want to know is my Diet Plan. My answer to them in simple one line is - Whole Food Plant Based Diet. They are immediately dejected with my reply. However when I explain the diet in totality they reluctantly begin to show some sign of belief. Before I continue as to how I achieved my reversal I want to share my Whole Plant Based Diet plan.

What is Whole Plant Based Diet

A whole food plant based diet is one of the healthiest diets you can follow. Clinical research studies have shown that adopting a low-fat, plant-derived diet can aid in weight loss, improve insulin sensitivity, reduce blood sugar and cholesterol and reverse a Type II diabetes. Eating a whole plant based foods diet means maximizing your nutrient absorption and including foods from natural sources while avoiding the highly processed foods. Whole natural foods include fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, legumes and whole grains. A whole food is a food that is as close to its natural state as possible, such as a stalk of broccoli, a raw almond, or a scoop of quinoa, as opposed to a bag of potato chips, packed fruit juices or a ready made snacks.

Advantages

• Less Sugar. Plants have natural sugar, this means that the sugar in your blood will be steady for long time. You will be satiated for a longer time as compared to other sources of refined carbohydrates.
• More Fiber. Vegetables are very rich in fiber.
• More Vitamins. Vegetables contain a lot of vitamins and antioxidants which we need to protect our cells from free radicals.
• Better Digestion. Our body is able to easily process plant based foods.
• Better Hydration. Fruits and vegetables have water as inherent component.
• Less Toxins. Since the plant based food contains vitamins and nutrients in natural absorbance form their absorption is easy with lesser byproducts as toxins.
• Increased Energy Levels. Lesser load on body in utilizing plant based diet  increases energy levels.
• Balanced Diet. Whole plants based diet provides a natural balanced nutrition to our body. 

I can actually go on and on, however the advantages for a diabetic patient have been mentioned above. One of the side effect of the plant based diet will be loss of extra weight. The body will consume the excess fat and a person will achieve ideal weight. I lost 10 kgs in four weeks. I would recommend you to watch this video. The most able and accomplished person in the world is The President of United States and he has this to reveal about Whole Plant Based Diet.

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