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Success StoriesSee articleType 2 Diabetes, Angina, Exhaustion, and 50 Pounds Gone in 18 Months
I have had a love affair with food my entire life. Growing up, my dinners consisted of meat, potatoes, fried vegetables, white rolls, and desserts topped with ice cream. The winter holidays were filled with cooking and entertaining. And every New Year’s Eve, I would make a resolution to go on another diet to get […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFor 26 Years, I’ve Managed Type 1 Diabetes With a Plant-Based Diet
Until age 35, my health was very typical for an American. Then in November of 1988, all that changed: my immune system suddenly decided that my insulin-producing pancreas beta cells were foreign and attacked and annihilated them, leaving me with type 1 diabetes. In less than 30 days, I lost 45 pounds and grew deathly […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow I Lost 140 Pounds, Cured My Type 2 Diabetes, and Saved Thousands in Medications
In 2010, my doctor suggested that I purchase a funeral plot, because I would most likely need one within five years unless I lost weight and got my chronic health conditions under control. I was 51 years old and taking well over $1,000 in medications per month. I had type 2 diabetes; my total cholesterol […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow I Reversed My Diabetes and Stopped All Medications with a Plant-Based Diet
I grew up at the tip of southern Texas with four brothers and three sisters. When I was eight years old, my father abandoned our family, and my mother was left to raise eight children on her own. In search of better employment, she moved us to the Chicago area in 1982. In high school, […] -
WellnessSee articleHow Does Fat Affect Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 29 million people in America have diabetes and 86 million have prediabetes. Insulin resistance is recognized as a predictor of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. But what causes insulin resistance? In this NutritionFacts.org video, Dr. Michael Greger talks about how fat affects insulin resistance, and about […] -
WellnessSee articleMy Patient Didn’t Just Control His Diabetes, He Cured It!
Some of you may have read my story about how I came to embrace a whole-food, plant-based diet and the effects it had on my personal health and my approach to the prevention and treatment of chronic disease in my practice. As I have incorporated plant-based eating as the cornerstone of my therapeutic arsenal, many […] -
WellnessSee articleThe Smoke and Mirrors Behind Wheat Belly and Grain Brain
The Atkins Diet lives on in the current bestselling books Wheat Belly by William Davis, MD and Grain Brain by David Perlmutter, MD. Robert Atkins, MD, creator of the Atkins Diet, was upfront with his recommendations to eat a diet almost exclusively made up of meat, poultry, cheese, butter, fish, and eggs, with very little […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI Lost 180 Pounds in a Year … Along with High Cholesterol, Pre-Diabetes, and Sleep Apnea!
A little over a year ago, I decided I wanted to lose weight and get healthy, because I was dangerously overweight and always felt tired and depressed. I started by buying a scale with a 400-pound limit. Seeing 395 pounds was a real eye-opener! I joined a gym and started working out three hours a […] -
WellnessSee articleWhat’s Wrong with Eggs?
A common question I hear as a dietitian (second only to “Where do you get your protein?” of course) is “What’s wrong with eggs?” Where to begin? Let’s start with the obvious egg facts. Eggs have zero dietary fiber, and about 70 percent of their calories are from fat—a big portion of which is saturated. […] -
WellnessSee articleDo Potatoes Cause Diabetes?
Are potatoes dangerous? Do potatoes cause diabetes? You might think so if you followed the headlines. In 2006, the media was full of reports making these claims, some of which are still being made today. All of this attention was based on the results of a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.1 The […] -
WellnessSee articleMore than Weight: Obese Teens Struggle with Diabetes
Obesity levels are on the rise, especially in adolescents. A new study released on Sunday shows another side to the obesity epidemic in American youth: the rise of diabetes and youth’s inadequate self-care of this disease. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health and published by New England Journal of Medicine, tested several […]
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