@Steve50
I too think it maybe the aggressive action that really gets dirty with the disease. I am now 62lbs lighter than worst levels and I had a 6.4 millimols/L reading this morning = a diabetic reading. I got the Slimfast last night & I have a Vitamix to blend the shake with some additional ice.to make it seem more than it is. I'm checking my FBGs in the morning only. That's the one key reading that makes the difference. Maybe I needed to lose 40lbs then start doing hardcore NP / ND but I'm trying not to become a complete waif as I'm 6'4" in height. Alas here states-side there is no support for the NP/ND protocol except with Dr Fung yet he is in Canada
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I still think we are pioneers with the NP - even though so much is known about it and so much research has been and is being conducted based on it's hypothesis. Even so, we are swimming against the tide.
The medical establishment (quite rightly) is cautious and slow to respond - at least in our cases - as it may not approve the NP for quite some time if at all. What we are doing here, is mounting up the evidence. Through our relatively small movement, we are providing a platform for engagement - and also an evidence base, that may not be otherwise possible given the ethical constraints of the medical establishment. Our doctors are only learning about this through Continual Professional Development - a relatively unstructured and random process. If it ever makes it onto the curriculum, it will take years and years before it has an impact on community health.
The food and nutrition industry is all over the place pushing and pulling us in one direction or another - tempting us with products and diets. Again, a lot of research has been done - and continues to be done. But commercial interests are always going to compete with good science. Basically our modern diet is killing us. We know this - but don't seem to be able to turn the culture around.
The pharmaceutical industry is not really involved in the NP. The NP is actually more about a dietary related 'self cure' - in some ways related to the recent 'immunotherapy' breakthrough in cancer treatment. Essentially training the body to fix itself. The key difference being in cancer this is achieved with a drug. A magic bullet. Something tangible that we can take. In the case of the NP it is achieved by an 'idea' - providing our own bodies with the wherewithal to develop and maintain our own chemical balance - by taking away the things that have and are causing damage (fatty liver and pancreas) and aiming towards lowering or eliminating the use for drugs. No magic bullet. In many ways too simple and too good to be true - but with no platform to launch this from - no drug company endorsement, no nutritional sponsor, no media headlines beyond the initial story of the groundbreaking work of Prof T.
So - it is really up to us to drive this movement, collect up our ideas, test out theories and share our experiences. This thread of (dare I use the term 'social media') is the best platform we have. We can form our own community. We are not going to change the world - but we may change our little part of it - if what we are doing turns out to be the best way to deal with the growing epidemic of T2 - even just for us, then it has to be worth it. Even if it does not catch on - or is overtaken by other breakthroughs, I will still feel as if I have been proactive - and not been sitting back waiting for someone or something to find a cure.
So - there is very little by way of support for the NP - except this group of course. We support each other. There is some information to share around, some experiences too. But there is also the psychological support. The NP is not easy. We need to help each other and encourage each other through it. I used to play music and was making quite slow progress - till I joined a band. Collective music making moved me along and made it fun. Not sure if that analogy works all that well - but if we think of ourselves as doing this collectively - listening to each other and doing it together, then that is 'support' isn't it? And if it turns out we can turn things around, kick T2 into remission, who knows.....
I don't think any of us are naive enough to think we are changing the world here. We are just learning. That's all. Caring enough about our own health and learning how to manage it.
End of though stream....