Removing carbohydrates and sugars doesn't reverse the diabetes, because these are not the causes of diabetes.
Diabetes is not caused by the lack of antidiabetic medicine.
Antidiabetic medicines can only control the sugar levels. Medicines cannot reverse diabetes.
Reversing /curing / healing diabetes means reaching normal blood sugar levels without any medicines.
Reversal of diabetes is only possible by removing the cause of diabetes and allowing the body to heal.
Dietary sugar is not good, but it is not the cause of diabetes.
Dairy products are most important cause of diabetes.
Dairy products have many proteins, fats, hormones, adulterants and chemicals that cause diabetes.
Fats in dairy products are the major cause of diabetes.
Cow’s milk proteins are foreign to our body and are similar to pancreatic proteins. Our immune system creates antibodies against foreign proteins. So, in addition to attacking the milk proteins, our own pancreatic cells are attacked by our antibodies. This is implicated in type 1 diabetes.
People who have been given cow’s milk at early age have been shown to have higher risk of getting type 1 diabetes.
When a breastfeeding lady drinks cow’s milk, the milk proteins are transferred to the baby through the breast milk. This may increase the chances of type 1 diabetes in the child in future.
In Samoan Island, children do not drink milk; there is virtually no childhood diabetes.
Finland has highest per head milk consumption. Finland has highest rate of type 1 diabetes.
In India pregnant & breastfeeding mothers are advised to take more milk. This is not healthy at all.
Drinking cow or buffalo milk during breastfeeding does not increase the breast milk production.
Traditionally Indians did not consume dairy. Milk and milk products consumption was made possible by the White Revolution. This also led to sudden rise in diabetes.
Diabetes is due to the disturbance of hormanl regulation. It's a hormonal imbalance.
Diabetics also commonly get thyroid disease, PCOD, and obesity. All are due to hormonal disturbance.
Steroid medicines can induce diabetes.
Prostate and Breast Cancer are common in diabetics as these are also due to hormonal disturbance.
Hormonal imbalance disturbs the entire body.
Milk is full of powerful hormones like progesterone, oestrogen, prolactin, oxytocin and growth hormones. These produce strong unnecessary effects all over the body.
Oxytocin injections are commonly used by farmers to increase milk yield by cows and buffaloes. This oxytocin has serious effects on milk drinkers. Oxytocin injections for milk production are banned in India!
Cows are routinely made pregnant through artificial insemination within few months of delivering a calf. This makes the cows pregnant as well as lactating at the same time. Milk of such pregnant cows is upto 33 times higher in hormone levels than just lactating cows. Such milk creates powerful hormonal disturbance in our body.
Stopping milk and milk products relieves menstrual pains, menopause symptoms and allergies. This shows hormonal effects of the milk on our body.
Pesticides in milk disrupt hormonal balance in the milk drinkers. Pesticides that enter cows body through the fodder, gets concentrated and released in milk. Indian milks carry thousands of times more pesticides (HCH & DDT) than safe limits.
Because milk and meat are produced at the top of the food chain, pesticide levels are also higher in these foods.
Animals grazing in garbage dumps consume PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) from wastes. This enters milk and acts as a powerful hormonal disruptor in human body.
Urea, a very commonly used fertilizer by farmers is concentrated in the cow’s milk. This may be the most likely reason for kidney damage, commonly observed in diabetics.
Antibiotics injected to cows enter its milk. These antibiotics can trigger human body leading to diabetes.
Atleast 65% of the Indian milk is adulterated. Common adulterants are detergents & caustic soda. Indians may be actually eating detergents and caustic soda on festivals as it is very common to consume dairy products on special occasions!
Organic milk may not contain adulterants and pesticides, but it can still contain hormones and fats, which are not good for healthy as well as diabetic individuals.
A1 milk is from exotic cow breeds whereas A2 milk is from Indian cows. This is a new marketing gimmick. This doesn’t make milk any healthier.
Even when organic milk is consumed, it increases junk food intake as sugars and bakery items containing refined foods are always accompanied with milk recipes.
Completely eliminating dairy products is the best way to reverse diabetes. But do consult the Doctor and take Vitamin supplements as you may get some deficiencies.
All the milk products can be made using plant based milk and other dairy free recipes.
When we eat fatty foods, including dairy products, the fat is stored in our muscles. When enough fat is stored, the cells cannot take up glucose from the blood. So, the blood glucose increases. This is the reason, fatty foods creates laziness as the glucose fails to enter cells. Milk is loaded with fats. Removing milk, reduces accumulation of fats in cells and allows entry of glucose.
Plant foods have zero cholesterol. Cholesterol is found only in animal products.
STRESS : Being bullied, working too hard, Losing a job, Marriage or relationship problems, recent break up or divorce, death in the family, difficulty in studies, family problems, busy schedule, recent move and so many things create stress in our lives. These all eventually lead to diabetes.
Refined foods like white rice, maida and refined oils have no fiber and do not contain many vital nutrients. Consuming refined foods leads to diabetes. Replace white rice with unpolished rice and refined oil with cold pressed oils.
Processed foods contain multiple chemicals and adulterants that are implicated in diabetes. Common processed foods are breakfast cereals, cheese, tinned vegetables, bread, savoury snacks, such as crisps, sausage rolls, pies and pasties, meat products, such as bacon, sausage, ham, and salami, microwave meals or ready meals, cakes and biscuits, drinks, such as milk or soft drinks
Lack of exercise is a major cause of diabetes.
Lack of sleep leads to diabetes. Correcting lifestyle and diet, automatically corrects sleep.
Staying indoors reduces exposure to sunlight. This causes Vitamin D deficiency. This is implicated in diabetes. Go out for long walks and exercise in morning and you will get sunlight.
Plastics in common household items like water bottles are implicated in diabetes.
Chemicals in shampoos, toothpastes, shaving creams, lotions, deos, hairdyes, perfumes, medicines etc can create hormonal disturbances after long term use, leading to diabetes.
Though it is a sensitive issue, some medicines and vaccines are also implicated to cause diabetes. This is the reason many experts recommend to avoid overuse and longterm use of medicines. Statins, a common medicine for lowering cholesterol, increases blood glucose levels. Steroids and antidepressant medicines increase weight, which leads to diabetes.
Obesity is the major risk factor for diabetes. Walk daily and eat right to lose that weight.
Beverages like tea, coffee, soft drinks (including diet cola), alcohol and addictives like tobacco are acidic and raise blood sugar levels.
Raw food intake like fruits, salads has decreased during recent times. This has lowered fiber and nutrient contents of our foods.
Eating out is a recipe for disaster. When you eat out, every principal and rule about food is broken. Eat freshly cooked home food.
Cheap food is junk food. Cheap food is fast food. Fast food is refined food. Refined food is very poor in nutrients. This surely leads to diabetes.
Event mania. All events are competing to serve more and more junk foods. This is leading to mindless addictions.
Weak, sick or hospitalized persons are given refined, processed and fast foods!
Its a myth that diabetes is a Genetic Disease. It may be so scientifically. In that sense, everything is genetic. Diabetes is a lifestyle disorder. Once you believe the idea that diabetes is genetic, you will not be motivated to improve your lifestyle and reverse it.
Fruits are not bad for diabetics.
Health Insurance gives a false sense of protection. This makes you careless. Carelessness ultimately leads to lifestyle and dietary errors. Ending with diabetes.
Reference : Shah N. Reversing Diabetes in 21 Days : A Nutrition-Based Appr Oach to Diabetes and Related Problems. Penguin; 2017.
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Dr. Madhukar Dama
Lifestyle Advisor