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2 Responses to “Diet Tips”

1. Dave Black Says:
   January 28th, 2007 at 10:17 am

   have you tried the south beach diet ive been told thats a really good
   diet

2. John Smith Says:
   January 30th, 2007 at 9:11 am

   The best websites I’ve found on diet for type 2 diabetes are as follows:
   www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-042.shtml
   www.royalrife.com/diabetes.html (Richard Loyd)
   www.drlam.com/A3R_brief_in_doc_format/Diabetes.cfm (low-fat, high-complex
   carbs)
   www.doctormurray.com/Articles.htm (low-fat, high-complex carb)
   www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/diabetes.html (high-fat, low-carb diet)
   www.bloodph.com/news2002nov.html (Harold Kristal; low-carb; metabolic
   typing)
   www.diabetesaction.org/archive.html (Jane DeVane; FAQs; Q&As)
   www.thorne.com/pdf/journal/5-2/insulin_resistance.pdf (scientific literature
   review)
   www.serrapeptase.info/cond_diabetes.htm

   This is the diet I’d follow if I had type 2 diabetes:
   

   lightly-steamed & RAW (above-ground) VEGETABLES (eat skin if organic
   [org.])–GREEN BEANS & (Jerusalem) ARTICHOKE, celery; turnip, avocado,
   olive, garlic, onion/leek; shiitake, maitake; LEAFY GREENS (seaweed,
   non-iceburg lettuce, spinach, parsley, watercress, dandelion, kale, mustard
   & turnip greens); steamed cruciferous vegetables (especially BRUSSELS
   SPROUTS & cabbage) & asparagus; SPROUTS; org. potato skins
   GREEN SALAD (w/flax or olive oil, red-wine vinegar, & lemon juice only)
   Nuts– hicory, pine, walnut, coconut, cashew, almond, hazel/filbert,
   pistachio
   Seeds–especially ground flax, pumpkin, & sprouted seeds
   Fruit-org. berries (org. strawberries, cherries [anthocyanins],
   blueberries, raspberries, goji); grapefruit, lemon, ripe tomato, cucumber,
   plum, green apples, pears, peaches
   Beans/Legumes-lentils, lima, peas; SPROUTED beans; TEMPEH
   whole Grains–buckwheat, oats & rye; rice bran;Ezekiel/Manna SPROUTED bread
   Seafood-Iceland/Pacific/Alaska wild/deep-sea salmon, sardine, herring,
   rainbow trout organic/grass-fed/naturally-grown Meat-poultry, game, New
   Zealand/Icelandic lamb
   organic/omega-3 Eggs (strictly avoid conventional eggs)-particularly egg
   yolk
   organic/RAW DAIRY-grass-fed milk, cheese, cream, cultured butter, yogurt,
   cottage cheese, buttermilk/kefir. 1st check for dairy (& egg) allergy.
   cooking Oil-For high-temp. cooking, use only coconut/palm oil, butter or
   lard. For low-temp cooking, may use olive oil.
   Beverages–purified water (8 glasses); string-bean, herbal & green teas
   Sweeteners-Stevia, xylitol, lo-han, or other low-calorie, natural
   sweeteners in health food stores
   (www.doctormurray.com/newsletter/2-3-2004.htm), & perhaps a little raw honey
   Spices-cinnamon (1g or Cinnulin from LEF.org), cayenne, garlic, clove,
   turmeric

   Foods to AVOID
   Carbohydrates–NEVER eat large amount at single meal. Eat small meals.
   High-Carb & High-Glycemic Foods (NEVER eat them on empty stomach).
   Grains-RICE (except wild rice), refined grains (dough/flour, pastries,
   pasta), nonsprouted BREAD, nonsprouted WHEAT, millet, & corn.
   Fruits–dried fruit, dates; bananas, oranges, sweet & tropical fruit
   Vegetables-white/red potatoes, parsnips, & other root vegetables
   Animal products–farm-raised fish; pork; conventional meat/eggs; nonorganic
   dairy
   Fats/Oils–HYDROGENATED OIL (e.g., MARGARINE) & Omega 6 polyunsaturated
   oils (canola, cottenseed, soy, corn, safflower, sunflower & sesame).
   other things to avoid–table salt; MSG, SUGAR, Nutrasweet/Equal/aspartame &
   other artificial sweeteners; SODA, coffee, alcohol, beer, JUICE (except
   tomato/V8 from glass bottle); chocolate; FRIED, processed, refined, & other
   junk foods; iron

   Let me know if you’d like me to email the above info as an MS Word

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