Re: Non low carb diets TO ANNE
From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:46:16 -0600 (CST)
I can eat veggies, fruit, whole grains, nuts, and occasional small
portions of meat for the rest of my life for one reason, my health
depends on it. I don't find it ridgid. Diabetes and a diabetic diet is
rigid.
I tried low carb and felt sick, I tried low glycemic and still had some
troubles - and it ended up being a lot of meat.
I know that if I don't eat well, exercise and lose weight, I will become
a diabetic, I watched my father become diabetic and I've experienced a
lot of what he did when he was my age - over the last 5 years, he got it
at 60 but felt he had it at least 8 years before it was discovered (as
is often the case).
Prior to going on this diet I was reacting to more and more foods, and I
was noticing circulation problems in my legs, my blood sugar continued
to increase dispite the glucophage.
I'll never go back to eating like I did before, it was poison. I don't
want diabetes, and I do want a child.
Anne.
At Sat, 9 Feb 2002, anonymous wrote:
>
>Fruits and veggies are VERY important, but what Dr.Furman is neglecting
>to give you is a plan that you can stick with for the rest of your life!
>Thats the key..not a one month wonder..cuz if you go back to eating like
>you were before, all your problems are going to come right back. I
>think MODERATION is the key, and avoiding processed foods ,and junk food
>for the most part. I tried to do something similiar to yours and always
>felt hungry and it didnt last because it was so restricting. I am not
>saying you could not stay on it..if it works for you then great! For
>most of us though, that type of rigidity most often fails :(
>
>At Sat, 9 Feb 2002, Anne wrote:
>>
>>I lost 1.5 pounds since starting a day and half ago (with exercise first
>>thing in the morning before coffee). I ate a lot too. Dr. Furman is
>>of the opinion that our diets are too high in protein and fat and he
>>backs up this assertion with studies comparing people with plant based
>>diets to americans and what happens to them when they eat american diets
>>- they go from non-existant heart disease and low cancer rates to high
>>heart disease and high cancer rates.
>>
>>His food pyriamid is:
>>
>>fats/beef
>>chicken/fish
>>grains legumes, nuts, seeds
>>fruits
>>Veggies cooked & raw.
>>
>>I was quite skeptical at first, but now that I've finished reading his
>>book I'm quite impressed, I don't think I've every read a more
>>intelligently presented and backed up medical book.
>>
>>At Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Laura wrote:
>>>
>>>Thanks Anne-That diet sound like something I could actually adhere to
>>>with just a little effort. I know for sure now that the gallbladder
>>>pain was caused by the low carb. It got so bad yesterday, and then I
>>>ate a handful of raisins and within 1/2 hour it was gone. Definatly not
>>>a diet for me. Please keep us informed on how your diet goes.
>>>
>>>At Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Anne wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I have had success on low gylcemic diet - fruits, veggies, lean protein
>>>>complex carbs. But now I'm starting a new diet - only fruit and veggies
>>>>for 30 days- no processed foods to clean out my system.
>>>>
>>>>I discovered this diet via my mother who did it for 30 days and got rid
>>>>of her life long allergies. She in turn, got it from a Dr. Joel Furman
>>>>who says that a diet mostly consisting of of veggies and fruit and
>>>>supervised fasting (at the appropriate time) can reverse diabetes (and
>>>>therefore also insulin resistance). He writes that before the discovery
>>>>of insulin that this is the way diabetes was treated, and it was
>>>>successful.
>>>>
>>>>I'm just learning about this diet and this doctor. He says a low
>>>>protein and low fat diet is the best way to go for many conditions, he,
>>>>(like others) warns strongly against the Atkin's diet. See
>>>>http://www.drfuhrman.com/ esp.http://www.drfuhrman.com/atkins.htm if you
>>>>prefer to be a vegetarian this is probably something that would be easy
>>>>for you to do.
>>>>
>>>>For me, I could not lose weight until I started taking glucophage, now
>>>>that I'm on it what I do to lose weight actually works.
>>>>
>>>>Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>>Anne
>>>>
>>>>At Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Laura wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I was wondering if anyone out there had any sucess on diets other than
>>>>>low carb. I have low carbed several times (Atkins & CAD)and lost
>>>>>weight, but end up very ill. For some reason after I low carb for a few
>>>>>days, my gallbladder acts up and will not subside until I eat a few
>>>>>carbs. I have been a semi-vegan for many, many years (just don't like
>>>>>the taste of any meat)and am wondering if after 15 yrs of eating
>>>>>virtually no meat, could the addition of these proteins be causing my
>>>>>illness? Am I maybe not able to digest them properly?
>>>>>
>>>>>I would like to try something else if anyone out there has any ideas. I
>>>>>am not a big pasta/bread eater due to allergies anyway, and my diet
>>>>>consists of mostly fruit/veggies. I have had PCOS for approx. 11
>>>>>years, and have much weight to lose after the birth of my 6 month old.
>>>>>Any advice is appreciated
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